Real
Name:
Johnny Savage
Real
Name:
Identity/Class: Human mutate
Occupation:
Affiliations: Formerly Liberty Project
Enemies: Liberty Project
Known Relatives:
Aliases: Menace
Base of Operations:
First Appearance: Liberty Project #1 (Eclipse, June 1987)
Powers/Abilities: Able to transform into a giant and bestial form which has superhuman strength and durability. Sadly he was far from bulletproof.
History: Johnny Savage is a spoiled rich kid, who at heart, just wanted people to care about him. Unfortunately his successful and influential parents couldn't be bothered to spend time with him, and in his hurt he adopted a violent, couldn't-care-less attitude at the world. Embarrassed by his actions, his parents decided that the problem couldn't be anything they had done, and instead paid for a string of expensive doctors to treat him chemically to "cure" whatever was causing his rages. Instead they managed to give him the ability to transform into a bestial form which allowed him to do even more damage. Defeated by the Liberty Project during his rampage, his parents pulled strings to get him out of jail and on the team, much to the dismay and disgust of the rest of the group. Since he had threatened to kill them all it's hardly surprising that the other Project members didn't warm to him.
Johnny tried, in his own way, to become a useful and valued
member of the Project, but was unable to recognise that he was making genuine,
though slow, progress, because even the slightest set-back was seen by him
as taking him back to the start. His violent blustering meant the other team
members never felt comfortable around him, and eventually he tried to win
their support by faking a new threat who was allegedly out to kill his Johnny
Savage persona. As "Menace," he attacked their base using hired gun men.
But he was unmasked, destroying what little trust he had built up, and he
fled into the night. He tried to locate the one person he felt understood
him, a singer whose music had touched a chord in him. The Liberty Project
pursued, but Johnny eluded them, and tried to reach the singer while she
was on stage during a concert. Armed security men reacted swiftly and gunned
him down, ending his tortured life. Fuller profile to follow.
Comments: Created by Kurt Busiek and James W. Fry.
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