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Rond Vidar, are able to thwart his plans.[2]
Years later, Legionnaires Blok and Timber Wolf view a file from the Legion Archives.
Therein, it is revealed that Universo is a former member of the Green Lantern Corps who
was assigned to journey to the Time Institute on Earth, and prevent the Legion from viewing
the Dawn of Time (an act which had catastrophic consequences when perpetrated eons
earlier by the Maltusian scientist Krona). When he attempted to view the Dawn of Time
himself, he was stripped of his ring by the Guardians of the Universe (making him
and Sinestro the only two renegade Green Lanterns in pre-Crisis continuity).[3] Rond Vidar
would later acquire his power ring.[4]
Subsequently, Universo manages to temporarily take control of Earth again, this time
posing as President Mojai Desai's right-hand man, Vid-Gupta. As depicted in "The Universo
Project", the villain succeeds in mentally controlling the entire Legion except the four
members most difficult to hypnotize: Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5,Chameleon Boy and Dream
Girl. He strands the quartet on a distant world, but the four manage to make their way back
to Earth and defeat Universo once again.[5]

"Five Years Later"[edit]

Years later, the Dominators seize control of Earth during its economic collapse, and
Universo ends up as one of the primary leaders of the resistance movement. He is branded
a terrorist by the Dominion-backed Earthgov, who accuse him of working with the Khunds.
He was in fact working with the Dark Circle, though it is clear he is not working for them and
has his own agenda. Jacques Foccart, Troy Stewart, and the former members of
the Legion of Substitute Heroes work alongside him in resisting the Dominion control of
Earth. After Earth is liberated, he uses his new status to work further schemes with Leland
McCauley IV.

Post-Zero Hour[edit]
Following the rebooting of Legion history in Zero Hour, Universo was reinvented asSarmon
Ardeen, Saturn Girl's cousin. He first appears in the Legion/Titanscrossover Universe
Ablaze (March 2000), set in an alternate timeline in which the Titans are in suspended
animation until the 31st century. He joins forces with a recreated Cult of Blood to take
control of the Titans. When this timeline is negated, the real timeline has him imprisoned on
his home moon, Titan. After the return of the "Legion Lost" from the Second Galaxy,
Universo makes an attempt to control Saturn Girl, and the Titanet telepathic communication
network. This fails, and Saturn Girl leaves his mind in the same fantasy scenario he had
created for her.

This version of Universo has been erased from continuity in the aftermath of theInfinite
Crisis miniseries.

Post-Infinite Crisis[edit]
The events of the Infinite Crisis miniseries have apparently restored a close analogue of the
Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths Legion to continuity, as seen in "The Lightning Saga" story arc
in Justice League of America and Justice Society of America, and in the Action
Comics story arc "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes". Universo is among the
super-villains in Superboy-Prime's Legion of Super-Villains, as seen in the
subsequent Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worldsminiseries. Therein, he gives his assent and
approval as Superboy-Prime murders his son Rond, falsely believing that he would be able
to seize Rond's Green Lantern power ring upon his death.[6]

The New 52[edit]

In the New 52 Universo disguises himself as the new President-Elect of Earth Hiroshi
Takaneda. After a precognitive terrorist attempts an assassination, he hypnotizes Saturn
Girl into missing his true identity. It is revealed that within 9 years, the United Planets will
fall apart under the villain's tyrannic rule.[7]

Powers and abilities[edit]

Universo's primary power is that of hypnosis, allowing him to control people, in a manner
that lasts long after he leaves them. He is able to shift loyalties, erase memories, and even
have people under his control think independently (to a degree) to accomplish the goals he
sets them to. He sometimes wears a necklace which seems to enhance the power of his
hypnosis. Using his mental abilities he can also appear to be someone else, so that
everyone viewing him sees and remembers him as a completely different person.
At one point he possessed a Green Lantern power ring, but it was stripped from him. As
such he had a particular grudge against Oa, the planet of the Guardians of the Universe,
and he had planned in "The Universo Project" to use the Legion to attack Oa.

References[edit]
1.

Jump up^ Adventure Comics #349 (October 1966)

2.

Jump up^ Adventure Comics #359 (August 1967)

3.

Jump up^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #295 (January 1983)

4.

Jump up^ As revealed in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #50 (September 1988)

5.

Jump up^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #32-35 (March-June 1987)

6.

Jump up^ Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #2 (November 2008)

7.

Jump up^ Action Comics Vol 2 #16 (March 2013)

External links[edit]

Universo/Vidar at the Book of Oa website

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Creators

Al Plastino
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Founding members

Lightning Lad
Saturn Girl

Notable members

Blok
Bouncing Boy
Brainiac 5
Catspaw
Chameleon Boy
Chameleon Girl
Chemical Kid/Chemical King
Colossal Boy
Comet Queen
Computo (Danielle Foccart)
Dawnstar
Dragonmage
Dream Boy
Dream Girl
Earth-Man
Element Lad
Ferro Lad
Laurel Gand

Gates
Gazelle
Gear
Glorith
Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg)
Invisible Kid (Jacques Foccart)
Karate Kid (Val Armorr)
Karate Kid (Myg)
Khundian Legionnaires
Kid Quantum
Kinetix
Kono
Lightning Lass/Light Lass
Magnetic Kid
Magno
Matter-Eater Lad
Celeste McCauley
Mon-El
Monstress
Night Girl
Devlin O'Rya

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