Vanishing Point (DC)
Vanishing Point is a location that features in DC.
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History
Origin
Elements of its construction were made by a version of Matt Ryder who brought the material from some point in the future. (Superman v2 #73)
Following a trail of Omega energy, Superman, Booster Gold and Rip Hunter travelled to the station that was in the process of self-destructing but managed to consult with the bio-organic Archivist construct. (Batman - The Return of Bruce Wayne v1 #2)
Post-Flashpoint
Only a handful of people were aware of its existence. (Convergence: Booster Gold v1 #2)
Overview
In its role as an observation post, it could watch events due to existing outside the normal flow of time and space. Some of the materials used to construct it were procured from the future. (Superman v2 #73) From within it, every point of solidified time that had transpired and more was visible. (Convergence: Booster Gold v1 #2)
One section within the Vanishing Point was the Library of Time that was a chamber giving the users visual access to every moment in history. The area served as a living computer with it accessing the timestream for the relevant point of interest. Linear Men that completed their initial stage of training were allowed access to this chamber. (Legacy of Superman v1 #1) Archives within the station contained stored every event that had ever occurred. (Batman - The Return of Bruce Wayne v1 #2) At the vault, there resided the power source of the Vanishing Point with his being a chronal field. No human was capable of surviving exposure to it without shielding and those afflicted with chronal radiation could become transformed into time manipulating entities. (Convergence: Booster Gold v1 #2)
The site was noted to contain defensive systems that could place intruders in a stasis-like state. (Superman v2 #73)
Inhabitants
- Matthew Ryder :
Notes
- Vanishing Point was created by Dan Jurgens where it made its first appearance in Adventures of Superman v1 #476 (March, 1991).
In other media
Television
- In Legends of Tomorrow, the Vanishing Point appeared in the shared universe of the Arrowverse where it was first mentioned in "White Knight". It was said that it was the home of the Time Masters that oversaw the timeline to ensure it was not disrupted. In "Destiny", it was shown that the home of the Time Masters contained a device called the Oculus Wellspring that was a closely guarded secret of their high council that allowed them to see the future. The Oculus was described as being a massive supercomputer that was powered by a supernova. Captain Baxter of the timeship Acheron was heading towards Vanishing Point when it was attacked by Time Pirates leading to her disabling its time drive. In "River of Time", Rip Hunter along with the crew of the Waverider took the captive Vandal Savage to the Vanishing Point.
- In Justice League Action, the Vanishing Point made an appearance in the animated television series in the episode "Time Out". It was the secret headquarters of Booster Gold with it being situated outside of time which he built as a place from which he could combat anomalies in the timeline. Booster Gold took Batman here after a large and powerful Chronovore emerged in the present day that began to freeze time.
Appearances
- Legacy of Superman v1:
- Time Masters: Vanishing Point v1:
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