Universo

UNIVERSO

Real Name: Vidar

Class: Human technology-user

Occupation: Conqueror

Group Affiliation: formerly Green Lantern Corps

Known Relatives: Rond Vidar (son, deceased)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Earth, 30th Century

First Appearance: Adventure Comics I #349 (October, 1966)

Powers: Universo possessed a hypno-gem that gave him the power of super-hypnosis. When Universo was a Green Lantern he wielded a power ring fueled by willpower and capable of doing almost anything he could imagine as long as it was recharged by his emerald power battery once every 24 hours, but it was ineffective against anything colored yellow. Examples of its' powers include flight, phasing, creating giant objects formed of energy, and force fields.

History:

(Legion of Super-Heroes III #10) - Mojai Desai was an enormously wealthy man from India who came from a long line of leaders going back to the days of India’s long abolished caste system. The Worldcomp computer chose the candidates for the next President of the Earth, including Mojai Desai, and the Khunds assembled a terror team to assassinate the candidates. The Science Police assigned the Legion of Super-Heroes to protect the candidates. Wildfire guarded Candidate Desai, who bragged about his wealth and said he was certain to be elected because of his pedigree. A Khund assassin burst into Desai’s flying mansion, and during his fight with Wildfire he brought the mansion down on his own head. Wildfire flew Desai to safety, and his family safely escaped in lifeships. Desai was elected and celebrated with his family and his trusted advisor Vid-Gupta, who was actually the disguised Universo.

Comments: Created by Jim Shooter & Curt Swan.

Universo received a profile in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #24, Who's Who in the DC Universe #9 and Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #7.

Universo's appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes III #10 was reprinted in Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #335.