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((About|the DC Comics character|The Vedic Hindu deity|Savitr))
((more citations needed|date=August 2021))
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|caption = Savitar, as he appeared on a profile page of ''The Flash Secret Files & Origins'' #1 (November 1997).<br>Art by  Kenny Martinez (pencils), Abigal Roddriguez (inks), and Patrick Martin (colors). 
|character_name = Savitar
|publisher = [[DC Comics]]
|debut = ''[[The Flash (comic book)|The Flash]]'' (vol. 2) #108 (December 1995)
|creators = [[Mark Waid]] (writer)<br> [[Oscar Jimenez (comics)|Oscar Jimenez]] (artist)
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'''Savitar''' is a [[fictional]] [[supervillain]] appearing in comic books published by [[DC Comics]]. An immensely powerful speedster that leads a cult dedicated to the [[Speed Force]], he has battled [[Wally West]], [[Jay Garrick]], and [[Flash (Barry Allen)|Barry Allen]].<ref>((cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=McAvennie |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |title=DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-8578-6 |page=321))</ref>

A variation of the character appeared in [[The CW]]'s live-action [[Arrowverse]] television series ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'', voiced by [[Tobin Bell]].

==Publication history==
Savitar first appeared in ''[[The Flash (comic book)|The Flash]]'' (vol. 2) #108 (December 1995), and was created by [[Mark Waid]] and [[Oscar Jimenez (comics)|Oscar Jimenez]].<ref>((cite web|last1=Robinson|first1=Ashley V.|title=The Flash: Secrets of Savitar|url=http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2016/11/22/the-flash-secrets-of-savitar|website=DC Comics|access-date=1 October 2017|language=en|date=22 November 2016))</ref><ref>((cite web|last1=Allan|first1=Scoot|title=The Flash: Who is Savitar, and is He the New Fastest Man Alive?|url=http://www.geekexchange.com/previews/the-flash-who-is-savitar-and-is-he-the-new-fastest-man-alive/|website=GeekExchange|access-date=1 October 2017|date=21 November 2016))((Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes ))</ref>

==Fictional character biography==
Savitar was originally an unnamed pilot for a third-world nation that was to test a [[supersonic]] [[fighter jet]] during the [[Cold War]]. As he reached top speed, his plane was struck by what appeared to be [[lightning]] and he went down in hostile territory. Discovering he could defeat the enemy by moving at super-speed, he became obsessed, naming himself after the [[Hindu]] "god of motion" [[Savitr|Savitar]] and dedicating his life to unlocking its secrets. As he studied, Savitar discovered new powers that no other living speedster has mastered. He can protect himself in a null-inertia force field, give speed and [[kinetic energy]] to objects or people, even those in a "rest state", and he could also heal his own injuries almost instantly.<ref name=autogenerated1>''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #109 (January 1996). DC Comics.</ref>

Savitar's obsession gained followers, and he became the leader of a [[cult]]. In search of more knowledge, he sought out the only super-speed hero operating at the time: [[Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers)|Johnny Quick]]. This encounter became a battle, the tide of which was turned with [[Max Mercury]]'s arrival leading Savitar toward the [[Speed Force]], but causing him to bounce off, both speedsters being thrown forward in time. Emerging from the timestream before Savitar, Max Mercury became a mentor to the Flash family's various members and other speedsters, secretly preparing them against the day Savitar would exit the timestream.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

Reappearing decades later, Savitar found that his cult had grown in his absence, awaiting his return. He recruited former Blue Trinity member Lady Flash (Christina Alexandrova), and discovered a way to use the woman's speed to divert all energy from the Speed Force to his own army of [[ninja]]s. He then sought to eliminate the competition: The Flash ([[Wally West]]), [[Bart Allen|Impulse]], Golden Age Flash ([[Jay Garrick]]), Johnny Quick, [[Jesse Quick]], [[XS (comics)|XS]] and Max Mercury.<ref>''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #108</ref>

Wally's direct Speed Force connection prevented Savitar from stealing Wally's speed, and a coalition of just about every speedster (except for [[Red Trinity]]) foiled his plans. Hell-bent on at least destroying the Flash's world in retribution, Savitar led Wally on a worldwide race of destruction, until the Flash chose to give Savitar what he wanted: union with the Speed Force. His earlier encounter had shown him that the others who had arrived before would deal with Savitar as they saw fit.<ref>''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #111</ref>

In ''[[The Flash Rebirth]]'' mini-series, Savitar was able to escape from the Speed Force. He was run down by the Flash ([[Flash (Barry Allen)|Barry Allen]]) but Savitar disintegrates when the Flash touches him, leaving only a pile of bones.<ref>''The Flash: Rebirth'' #1 (April 2009)</ref> It is revealed that [[Eobard Thawne|Professor Zoom]] altered Barry's Speed Force connection to make the Flash shift in reverse, [[Black Flash|cursed to kill]] every Speed Force user with a single touch until a conflict between the Flash and Zoom.<ref>''The Flash: Rebirth'' #4 (August 2009)</ref> Savitar, Lady Savitar (Christina Alexandrova) and Johnny Quick have been killed by this effect.<ref>''The Flash: Rebirth'' #2 (May 2009)</ref><ref>''The Flash: Rebirth'' #3 (June 2009). DC Comics.</ref>

In ''[[DC Rebirth]]'', Troia (a version of [[Donna Troy]] from an alternate future) recalls that Wally was killed by either Savitar or [[Brother Blood]] from that time.<ref>''Titans'' (vol. 3) #17. DC Comics.</ref>

A retcon following ''[[Infinite Frontier]]'' establishes that Savitar, escaping his imprisonment at Barry's hands in the Speed Force, was responsible for the deaths at Sanctuary in [[Heroes in Crisis]], not Wally as originally believed. The explosion was caused as the Speed Force attempted to eject Savitar at various points along the timeline, succeeding at Sanctuary. Battling Wally during a frozen moment in time, Wally brings him back to the present, leaving recorded history untouched, before defeating Savitar and adding his power to his own.<ref>''The Flash 2021'' Annual #1''</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
Savitar can move at super-speed, and is able to lend or steal speed from moving objects. He has accelerated healing due to increased metabolism and can generate a null Inertia force field.((citation needed|date=August 2021))

==In other media==
((multiple image| align= right|direction= horizontal|image1= Savitar (Arrowverse character).png|width1= 160|alt1= Promotional image of the third season of ''The Flash''|image2= Savitar (Grant Gustin).png|width2= 150|alt2= Gustin as Savitar|footer=Savitar wearing his armor in a promotional image of ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'' (left) and [[Grant Gustin]] as the character's true identity (right)))
* A loose interpretation of [[Barry_Allen_(Arrowverse)#Savitar|Savitar]], hybridized with the Future Flash from the ''Out of Time'' storyline,<ref>''The Flash'' (vol. 4) #30</ref> appears in ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'', portrayed by [[Grant Gustin]] while [[Tobin Bell]] provides his disguised voice and [[Andre Tricoteux]] portrays him in his [[powered exoskeleton|powered armor]]. This version is a time remnant of '''[[Barry Allen (Arrowverse)|Barry Allen]]''' who was originally created in the future to help Allen imprison Savitar in the Speed Force. Following this, the time remnant is driven to insanity and travels back in time to create the myth of Savitar, escape his imprisonment, and recruit [[Doctor Alchemy|Alchemy]] to serve as his proxy, creating a "[[Causal loop|closed loop]]" in time in the process.
* Savitar appears in ''[[DC Legends]]''.

==References==
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==External links==
* ((cite web|url=http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2017/05/02/the-flash-we-all-know-who-savitar-is|title=The Flash: We All Know Who Savitar Is|author=Robinson, Ashley V.|date=May 2, 2017|publisher=[[DC Comics]]))

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