Ol-Vir

Ol-Vir
Ol-Vir as depicted in Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #3 (April 2009). Art by George Pérez (penciller), Scott Koblish (inker), and Hi-Fi Design (colorist).
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #294 (December 1982)
Created by	Paul Levitz Keith Giffen
In-story information
Alter ego	Ol-Vir
Species	Daxamite
Place of origin	Daxam (31st century)
Team affiliations	Legion of Super-Villains
Abilities	Powers and abilities identical to those of Superman (superhuman strength, super speed, flight, stamina and freezing breath, super hearing, multiple extrasensory and vision powers, and longevity)

Ol-Vir is a supervillain appearing in media published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #294 (December 1982), and is often depicted as a member of the Legion of Super-Villains.

Fictional character biography

In the 30th century, Darkseid steals the abilities of Mordru and the Time Trapper to enthrall the population of Daxam. He then transports the planet to a star system with a yellow sun, giving the Daxamites powers equivalent to those of Superman. The enslaved Daxamites wreak havoc throughout United Planets territory, with one of them – a child named Ol-Vir – attacking the prison planet Takron-Galtos. ^[1] Chameleon Boy defeats Ol-Vir while Darkseid retreats after losing control of the Daxamites.

Sometime later, Nemesis Kid leads the Legion of Super-Villains in attacking the Legion. Ol-Vir participates in the attack, but is defeated when Element Lad transmutes his costume into lead - a Daxamite's primary weakness. ^[2] He and Validus later attack the Legion, during which Saturn Girl realizes that Validus is her and Lightning Lad's son, who Darkseid transformed into a monster. ^[a] Disappointed by Ol-Vir's failure, Darkseid kills him. ^[3]

In Infinite Crisis , most of the Legion's original continuity is restored, resurrecting Ol-Vir in the process. ^[4]

Powers and abilities

Generally, the abilities of Ol-Vir (and other Daxamites) are identical to those of Superman and other natives of the planet Krypton (super-strength; speed; flight; x-ray, heat, microscopic and telescopic vision powers; invulnerability and super hearing). However, they are vulnerable to lead rather than Kryptonite.

Notes

1. As depicted in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) Annual #3 (1984)

References

1. Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #294 (December 1982)
2. Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #1-5 (August–December 1984)
3. Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) Annual #2 (October 1986)
4. Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #2-3 (November 2008-April 2009)