Fictional character biography
General Immortus is perhaps centuries old, and his origins are shrouded in mystery. [3] At some points, it has even been implied that Immortus' origins lie in ancient history, having claimed on at least one occasion to have been alive at "the Dawn of Man". He once owned a diamond mine, the source of much of his current-day wealth, and he killed many of the slave workers to keep the location a secret, [4] which even remains today. However, little beyond this information has ever been revealed about Immortus' past. His real name has never been revealed, nor his country of origin, although it is implied to be somewhere in Europe.
Until coming into contact with the Doom Patrol, Immortus had sustained his unnatural long life indefinitely with a life-extending alchemical potion, but Immortus eventually lost the formula and was unable to reproduce it. As his previous stocks began to run out he began to once again age, this time rapidly. Immortus hired scientist Niles Caulder to recreate the potion. When Caulder discovered Immortus's identity and plan, he sabotaged the "life extending ray" that he had been developing. [1] Caulder, as "The Chief", formed the Doom Patrol specifically to combat one of Immortus' later schemes. [5]
Most of Immortus' schemes involve him sustaining his longevity by finding a substitute for the elixir of life he had lost. Thus, he funded and became the leader of a secretive criminal syndicate to steal ancient tomes and mystical artifacts and sustain his life. This syndicate is militaristic, hence Immortus' title of "general", and not unlike the Thule Society in its philosophy and dabbling in the occult.
In Salvation Run , Immortus is killed by Parademons. However, he resurfaces in Final Crisis . He is now recruiting followers into his Army of the Endangered. Immortus has Professor Milo operate upon them to give them powers, including established non-powered villains Sportsmaster, Polka-Dot Man, Condiment King and the Human Flame as well as new villains Brown Recluse, Miss Army Knife, N-Emy, Phoney Baloney, and Seductress. He ensures that use of these abilities causes pain until the villains have proved themselves unconditionally. [6] The Human Flame overcomes both the pain and an additional failsafe installed by Milo (a wireless remote wired to his implants and granting to Immortus and Milo the ability to shut down his powers at will). He grievously burns Immortus and kills all of his new followers, save for his lover Seductress, who stays at his side. [7]
In the Dawn of DC series Unstoppable Doom Patrol, Immortus fuses with the Candlemaker and becomes the Eternal Flame before Quiz transports him to the Bleed, the space between realities. [8] [9]
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