Scandal Savage is the daughter of immortal
Vandal Savage and an unknown
Brazilian woman, who apparently raised the child in her home country, though trained in combat by her father from childhood on. In an attempt to destroy an
alternate Lex Luthor's plans, the real
Lex Luthor, under the alias Mockingbird, blackmailed Scandal and five other villains into antagonizing the
Secret Society of Super Villains. Despite being outnumbered, Scandal and the rest of the
Secret Six defeated the Society on a number of occasions. Eventually, Luthor granted the Six their freedom, telling them that the safeguards placed against their rebellion were lies. While working with the Six was originally all about saving her mother, Scandal eventually grew to care about her teammates, entering a relationship with fellow member
Knockout. During
Villains United, Scandal positions Knockout as a mole in the Society. During one of the attacks by the Society, Knockout reveals her true allegiances by saving Scandal during a fight with
Talia al Ghul. Knockout then becomes an official member of the Six. While Scandal and Knckout are vacationing in
Bangkok, Knockout is shot and nearly killed by
Pistolera. The Secret Six manage to capture Pistolera, but Scandal cannot bring herself to kill her, with
Deadshot killing Pistolera in her place. Knockout recovers from her injuries soon after. After an unknown assailant kills Knockout,
Amanda Waller sends
Bronze Tiger and
Rick Flag to kidnap Scandal.
King Faraday offers her a place in the
Suicide Squad, but she refuses and promises to kill him. Faraday then orders her to be shipped off to an unknown location. In the third volume of
Secret Six (2008), Scandal is shown to still be depressed over the death of Knockout.
Catman and Deadshot tried to cheer her up by having a stripper dressed as Knockout jump out of a cake for her, with one guest calling the display "morally indefensible". Scandal declines the stripper's advances and manages to pull herself together for the Six's new mission. During that time, the Six's new member
Bane develops a paternal affection towards Scandal, much to her discomfort and later acceptance. Following the mission's success, Scandal encounters the stripper at a supermarket and learns her name is Liana Kerzner. Despite trying to turn her down again, Liana convinces Scandal to go on a date. After resurrecting Knockout with
Neron's "Get Out of Hell Free" card, Scandal proposes a
polygamous marriage with Knockout and Liana, which they accept. In the series
JSA, Scandal Savage appears as the leader of the
Injustice Society. == Powers and abilities ==