39 Facts About Savage Dragon

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Savage Dragon is a fictional superhero created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe.

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Savage Dragon is a large, finned, green-skinned humanoid whose powers include super-strength and an advanced healing factor.

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Savage Dragon is an amnesiac: his earliest memory is awakening in a burning field in Chicago, Illinois.

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Together with Spawn, Savage Dragon is one of two Image Comics titles that debuted during the company's 1992 launch that continues to be published well into the early 2020s, and the only one of the two that for most of its run, has been written and drawn almost entirely by its creator, for which Larsen has been lauded.

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5.

Savage Dragon was listed by Wizard as the 116th-greatest comic book characters of all time.

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6.

The original Savage Dragon, inspired by elements from Captain Marvel, Batman, Speed Racer and later The Incredible Hulk, differs greatly from the modern incarnation.

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Much later, a greatly redesigned Savage Dragon was featured in two issues of Graphic Fantasy, a self-published title with a small print run, published by Larsen and two friends.

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Subsequently, the Savage Dragon made another appearance in the third issue of Gary Carlson's Megaton anthology in its Vanguard strip, which Larsen had been drawing.

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9.

Savage Dragon received the name of "Dragon" from Nurse Ann Stevens, who would later become a supporting character in Mighty Man.

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At first, the Savage Dragon refuses and takes a job in the warehouse of Darling's cousin.

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Savage Dragon pays Vicious Circle members to threaten his cousin in the hope that it will prompt Dragon to reconsider his offer.

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12.

The Savage Dragon joins the police, but Darling is under the thumb of the Vicious Circle, causing him to steer the Savage Dragon away from Vicious Circle activities.

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13.

Later, the Savage Dragon made his first attempt to arrest the Overlord, who easily defeated him and left him impaled upon a church spire.

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The Savage Dragon was believed to be dead, but regenerated from his wounds afterwards.

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15.

Under the domination of this creature, the Savage Dragon went on a rampage during which many innocent bystanders are injured or killed.

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16.

Savage Dragon was finally stopped by the vigilante Mace, and the worms were traced to the Horde.

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17.

Later, the Savage Dragon encountered the She-Savage Dragon, a young superpowered woman who modeled herself after him.

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18.

The Savage Dragon was found by a friendly cabbie and Mighty Man, who used his super-strength to re-set the Savage Dragon's bones.

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19.

Savage Dragon was unable to save ill fellow officer Phil Dirt with a blood transfusion.

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20.

The Savage Dragon was not able to reach the hospital in time, and the baby appeared to have died.

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21.

The Savage Dragon survived and defeated most of the villains, but the Savage Dragon's new superior, Captain Mendoza, suspended him for having been missing for so long.

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22.

The Dragon leads a team of S O S members, including Jennifer Murphy and his former girlfriend Rapture, to this world to stop Darklord.

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23.

The Savage Dragon kills the Overlord, and he is revealed as supporting character Vic Nixon, who had worn the armor to spy on Rita; the armor then corrupted him.

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24.

The Savage Dragon dated a television producer named Marcy Howard, resumed his casual affair with Alex Wilde, and dated Ann Stevens before she was murdered, while a number of super-powered children and adults were kidnapped by the Covenant of the Sword.

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25.

The Savage Dragon finds his house to be a crater and believes Jennifer and Angel are dead.

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26.

The Savage Dragon has encounters with WildStar and Madman and finds out that during his time possessed, without Mace to stop him, he went on a much longer rampage, killing Alex Wilde.

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27.

The Savage Dragon discovers that Cyberface is President of America and has the SuperPatriot under his control.

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28.

Glum fires the gun and asserts his control of the planet while the Savage Dragon is incapacitated in a hospital, having lost his rapid healing abilities.

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29.

Savage Dragon is revived with his healing abilities restored and is able to defy Glum's control because of a loophole in his wish that means he cannot control extraterrestrials.

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30.

The Savage Dragon is unable to get close enough to Glum due to the various robots and villains Glum has under his control.

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31.

The Impostor Savage Dragon has the remains of his former body packed in a preservative solution by Rex, and resumes his normal life.

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32.

Still knowing nothing about the actions of the Impostor Dragon, Angel and Malcolm seek a way to revive the body of the Savage Dragon, despite being faced by Rex with the prospect of creating nothing more than a soulless being or a mind-addled monstrosity, due to the brain matter lost during the attack.

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Savage Dragon lends the help of all the superfreaks in his command to stop Kurr.

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34.

Damian grants his wish, mercilessly killing him shortly thereafter as "Savage Dragon is a dangerous wildcard for the world".

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35.

The Savage Dragon decides to keep his resurrection hidden to Earthlings, and to make amends with his species, offers to help them to find a suitable planet.

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36.

Savage Dragon's origin was revealed in the Image Comics tenth Anniversary hardcover book, which was released on November 30,2005.

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37.

Larsen's story revealed that the Savage Dragon used to be an evil tyrant named Emperor Kurr, who led a nomadic race of space aliens who spent thousands of years traveling through space, searching for a suitable new homeworld.

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38.

In 1995, the Savage Dragon appeared in The Savage Dragon, an animated television series as part of the Cartoon Express on the USA Network.

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39.

Savage Dragon was listed by Wizard as the 116th-greatest comic book character of all time.

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