Who Is General Immortus? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

General Immortus is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 91 comic issue appearances. General Immortus is a criminal whose lived for centuries with the use of a life-extending potion. He is known for being a member of the Brotherhood of Evil.

Who is General Immortus?

History Many centuries ago, the man now known as General Immortus gained a supply of a certain chemical that allowed him to survive down the ages. As the years passed, Immortus paid the greatest chemists in history to duplicate the chemical, but none could do so. At last, in the 20th century, with only enough chemical left for two more centuries, Immortus became desperate. Since one more attempt to duplicate his chemical would exhaust his remaining supply, Immortus became the secret benefactor of Niles Caulder , a brilliant young scientist who was pursuing his own research into the secret of immortality. When Caulder learned that Immortus was his benefactor, he refused to continue his research, but Immortus forced him to do so by implanting a miniature bomb in the young man's chest. Ultimately, Caulder tricked Immortus into shooting him as part of a plan to free himself from Immortus' domination. Though Caulder was able to have the bomb deactivated, the effort left him a paraplegic, his legs totally useless. To combat Immortus, Caulder gathered a group of super-powered misfits he called the Doom Patrol .

Key facts

General Immortus is of human origin and first appeared in "The Doom Patrol". The character is published by DC Comics. With 91 recorded issue appearances, General Immortus ranks among the most featured characters in comics.