General Immortus is perhaps centuries old, and his origins are shrouded in mystery. At some points, it has even been implied that Immortus' origins lie in ancient history, having claimed on at least one occasion to have been alive at "the Dawn of Man". He once owned a diamond mine, the source of much of his current-day wealth, and he killed many of the slave workers to keep the location a secret, which even remains today. However, little beyond this information has ever been revealed about Immortus' past. His real name has never been revealed, nor his country of origin, although it is implied to be somewhere in Europe. Until coming into contact with the
Doom Patrol, Immortus had sustained his unnatural long life indefinitely with a life-extending
alchemical potion, but Immortus eventually lost the formula and was unable to reproduce it. As his previous stocks began to run out he began to once again age, this time rapidly. Immortus hired scientist
Niles Caulder to recreate the potion. When Caulder discovered Immortus's identity and plan, he sabotaged the "life extending ray" that he had been developing. Most of Immortus' schemes involve him sustaining his longevity by finding a substitute for the
elixir of life he had lost. He founds and leads a secretive criminal syndicate to steal ancient tomes and mystical artifacts and sustain his life. This syndicate is militaristic, hence Immortus' title of "general", and not unlike the
Thule Society in its philosophy and dabbling in the occult. In
Salvation Run, Immortus is killed by
Parademons. However, he resurfaces in
Final Crisis. He is now recruiting followers into his Army of the Endangered. Immortus has
Professor Milo operate upon them to give them powers, including established non-powered villains
Sportsmaster,
Polka-Dot Man,
Condiment King and the
Human Flame as well as new villains Brown Recluse, Miss Army Knife, N-Emy, Phoney Baloney, and Seductress. He ensures that use of these abilities causes pain until the villains have proved themselves unconditionally. The Human Flame overcomes both the pain and an additional failsafe installed by Milo to disable his powers if necessary. He grievously burns Immortus and kills all of his new followers, save for his lover Seductress, who stays at his side. In the
Dawn of DC series
Unstoppable Doom Patrol, Immortus fuses with the Candlemaker and becomes the
Eternal Flame before
Quiz transports him to the Bleed, the space between realities. ==Powers and abilities==