Hector Hall is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in DC Comics's Infinity, Inc, Sandman and JSA.
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25 Facts About Hector Hall
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Hector Hall has gone by the names Silver Scarab, Sandman, and Doctor Fate.
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Hector Hall had enrolled at UCLA and met his childhood friend, Lyta Trevor.
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Lyta wished to follow in her mother's footsteps and become the next Fury, and Hector Hall shared the secret of his Silver Scarab suit with her.
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Hector Hall quickly told them that he was the son of the original Brainwave and didn't want a fight, but the JSA attacked him regardless.
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Hector Hall's consciousness had been cast into the Dreaming, where it was discovered by Brute and Glob, former servants of Morpheus, Dream of the Endless.
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Hector Hall was one such pawn, and he adopted the costumed identity of the Sandman.
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Hector Hall increasingly made use of this time to visit Lyta in her dreams, where he discovered that she had become pregnant with his child.
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Hector Hall told Lyta of his new role and asked her to marry him.
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Hector Hall agreed, and the two of them departed for the dream dimension.
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Hector Hall became more and more obsessed with his role as the Sandman, and devolved from a serious superhero to one who fought nonsensical battles against weak villains.
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Hector Hall sought his aid in reviving his wife from her coma with the JSA, and while he left her with them, he traveled to Thanagar.
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Hector Hall came to rescue Hawkgirl and witnessed the resurrection of his father.
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Hector Hall learned from what he believed to be Nabu, to travel to Gemworld, where he would uncover the secret behind Mordru's spell.
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Hector Hall left Gemworld with this new knowledge, and took with him the skull of Lord Wrynn, a man who had been consumed by Mordru.
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Hector Hall started to prepare for the ritual involving the skull, although Nabu disapproved, wanting Hector Hall to study more.
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When Hector Hall met with Nabu, he was confronted with his 'destiny': he was fated to kill Hawkgirl, after which he would be killed by his own father.
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Hector Hall did not accept this destiny and instead swore that he would form his own path and fate.
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Hector Hall was now imprisoned in the cell he had created for Mordru in the Amulet.
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Hector Hall was brought to the house of the Nelsons, where he was told his wife was dead, which he still refused to accept.
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Hector Hall gathered his strength and managed to return to reality to confront Mordru.
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Hector Hall had operated as Doctor Fate from Salem since then, with Nabu - again inhabiting the helm, but no longer controlling Fate - advising him.
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Hector Hall's identity is known to a few who have figured it out, and in his secret identity, he socialized with some of the inhabitants of Salem, being on the whole more gregarious than his predecessors.
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Hector Hall was able to revive his body and ended up capable enough to beat the Curse.
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