Ol-Vir

Ol-Vir
Ol-Vir as depicted inFinal Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds#3 (April 2009). Art byGeorge 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-Viris asupervillainappearing in media published byDC Comics.He first appeared inLegion of Super-Heroes(vol. 2) #294 (December 1982), and is often depicted as a member of theLegion of Super-Villains.

Fictional character biography

In the 30th century, theApokoliptantyrantDarkseidsteals the abilities ofMordruand theTime Trapperto enthrall the entire population of the planetDaxam.He then transports the planet to a star system with a yellow sun, giving the Daxamites powers equivalent to those ofSuperman.The enslaved Daxamites wreak havoc throughoutUnited Planetsterritory, with one of them – a child named Ol-Vir – attacking the prison planet Takron-Galtos.Legion of Super-HeroesmemberChameleon Boycontains Ol-Vir by tossing him into a cell withFatal FivememberValidus.The Legion engages Darkseid in battle, eventually causing him to lose control of the Daxamites and retreat.

Sometime later,Nemesis Kidleads theLegion of Super-Villainsin an assault on the Legion. Ol-Vir participates in the attack, but is defeated whenElement Ladtransmutes his costume intolead- a Daxamite's primary weakness.He and Validus later attack the Legion, during whichSaturn Girlrealizes that Validus is her andLightning Lad's son, who Darkseid had stolen at birth and transformed into a monster.Disappointed by Ol-Vir's failure, Darkseid kills him.

Post-Infinite Crisis

In the aftermath ofInfinite Crisis,most of the Legion's original continuity is restored, resurrecting Ol-Vir in the process.

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 toleadrather thanKryptonite.