Superman Analogue: The Immortal
34In the world of Invincible, there is a #supermananalogue who is a Man of Yesterday instead of a Man of Tomorrow.
Music: “Against Time” and “Jolly Good”
by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com
Original Thread: https://twitter.com/CaseAiken/status/1157761593687650305
Original Text: Let's do a really literal #SupermanAnalogue: Immortal from Invincible. Now, this is a series with a lot of Superman types and everyone eventually got some kind of shtick to differentiate them, but Immortal was very one to one in the Superman spot when he first showed up.
Obviously, from here on there are going to be some spoilers, but not really for the later half of the series.
Anyway, when introduced, he was the leader of the Justice League inspired Guardians of the Globe. While we assumed Omni-Man was the team's Superman, it was not the case.
The Guardians of the Globe were introduced as clear analogues to the Justice League as a short hand to establish how messed up it was that Omni-Man betrayed them.
However, we learned that, in Immortal's case, his name was pretty accurate. Immortal ages incredibly slowly and if killed will come back to life if his body parts come back together. When first reassembled, he made a beeline for Omni-Man, exposing his treachery to the world.
This is also when we started to get a sense of the power heirarchy of Supermen in Invincible. Immortal is initially one of the most powerful heroes in the series, but he doesn't hold a candle to most mature Viltrumites or any of the beings that can rival or best them.
It didn't take long for Invincible to surpass Immortal (a fact that contributed to their hostile relationship plus the whole being murdered by his dad thing) so he ends up falling somewhere like Mighty Man: impossibly powerful but overshadowed in the context of the series.
But Immortal is more than just a runner up Superman: he has lived for millennia, having numerous families. In the modern era, he married Dupli-Kate and semi-retires with her.
The beard should be a dead giveaway, but we also learn that he WAS Abraham Lincoln! He's kind of like if Vandal Savage was a good guy in that respect.
He eventually would become a dictator of Earth in the far future, his mind having withered over the millenia. He asks a time travelling Invincible to kill him permanently.
When threats would arise, Immortal would jump in. He was never not a hero, but he was terrestrial, and didn't take a part in the galactic politics of the later part of the series, even though his powers would have been welcome in the war against the Viltrumites.
Immortal was a great example of how heroes can be on the same side and operate on similar scales but still fucking hate each other. Immortal was a dick to Invincible, but the reverse was also true.
It's funny, with his similar name and very similar costume, you'd think Invincible would be connected to him, rather than Omni-Man. It's not like Invincible opted to call himself Kid-Omni-Man or something...
Master Thread: https://twitter.com/CaseAiken/status/1346189702580342785
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