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A notoriousDCvillain once encountered the crew of the Enterprise , in an iconicStar Trek : The Original Series instalment . TheStar Trek / Legion of Superheroescrossoverrevealed perennialDCU antagonist Vandal Savageto , in fact , be an alternative universe version of the immortal Flint , from theTOSepisode " Requiem for Methuselah . "
Star Trek / Legion of Super Heroes#5 – written by Chris Roberson , with art by Jeffery Moy , ink by Phillip Moy , letter by Romulo Fajardo , Jr. , and lettering by Chris Mowry – explained the fascinating connexion between the two character , building an organic connexion between theStar Trekgalaxy and the DC Universe .
Ultimately , a third version of the character , Emperor Vandar , proved to be the central threat of the crossing write up , turning this insightful connection betweenTrekand DC lore into the lynchpin of the narration .
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Star Trek’s “Flint” And DC’s Vandal Savage Are One & The Same
" coronach for Methuselah , " was one of the last episodes ofStar Trek : The Original Series . It boast the Enterprise crew ’s showdown with " Flint " , who claimed to be an immortal from Earth , who had previously been a number of illustrious historic figures , including the eponymous Methuselah , and Alexander the Great . Vandal Savage first appeared in 1943’sGreen Lantern#10 , where he excuse that he was a prehistoric man who had been made immortal by contact with a fallen meteor . 2011 - 12’sStar Trek / Legion of Super Heroescrossover exploited the parallel between the two character to create its scoundrel : Emperor Vandar .
Star Trek / Legion of Super Heroes#5 revealed Savage and Flint to be alternate universe versions of the same individual . Vandar represent yet another version , one that had somehow been able to captureQ , draw rein his powerto become a galactic conqueror . Whereas Flint swore off violence , and Vandal Savage is an undeniable rogue , but with a modified power set , Vandar truly became the worst possible version of himself . This synthesis of a definitive DC scoundrel with a memorable earlyTrekcharacter expose a creative awareness of how thetwo properties could coexist , result in a meaningful flood tide to the crossover .
Vander Is Who Vandal Savage Wants To Be
Kirk recaps " Methuselah " inStar Trek / Legion of Super Heroes#5 , excuse that Flint was , in fact , responsible for much of Earth society ' greatest culture , as :
" … eventually overpower by the horror of warfare , he turned his back on violence and conquering . He became a mind , an inventor , an artist . Da Vinci , Brahms , Pollack – through a hundred lifetimes and more he created timeless nontextual matter that would have outlast any deathly man . "
Vandal Savage diverges from this character by having never come to substantiate how meaningless violence and big businessman through subjugation are . Meanwhile , the crossover voter ’s Vander represents Savage , if given the power to achieve his desire for might with near - omnipotent ease . As Shadow Lass , amember of the Legion , noted : " Vandal Savage was many things , but he was never an creative person . "
The Multiversal connection between Vandal Savage and Flint is the highlight ofStar Trek / Legion of Super Heroes . An otherwise fun collusion of two iconic ensemble roll , the series is elevated by its melding of lore from each franchise into its antagonist . The parallel was there to be built upon , and the crossover ’s creative team seized upon the opportunity . It is worth studying for writers of succeeding crossovers , who should prioritize finding organic link between the properties mingling . MakingDC’sVandal Savage andStar Trek’sFlint the same graphic symbol is a prime example of this .
