Virgil Swann (Smallville)

Virgil Swann
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Real Name	Virgil Swann
Other Aliases	Doctor Swann
Relatives	Patricia Swann (daughter, deceased)
Affiliation	Veritas
Base Of Operations	New York City
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Mathematician, physicist, engineer of "Swann Communications"
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Smallville (TV Series)
Creators	Alfred Gough · Miles Millar
First Appearance	"Rosetta" (February 25, 2003)
Appearance of Death	"Sacred" (February 23, 2005)

Virgil Swann was a wealthy businessman and a leading figure in the Veritas Society.

History

To the outside world, Dr. Virgil Swann was a billionaire astronomer and a pioneer in the field of satellite communication. He was even chosen as Time Magazine's Man of the Year for 1977. Five years later, he had a daughter named Patricia.

The details are unknown, but sometime after the birth of his daughter, Swann was left quadriplegic. Around 1989, Swann sold his company and donated much of his fortune to charity. Afterwards, Swann became a recluse for much of his life.

However, there was a secret side to Virgil Swann. Swann was the leader of Veritas, a secret society that was convinced that a savior from the stars would come. In 1989, he had intercepted a transmission from another planet. Which is what motivated the change in his life. Swann devoted years of his life towards translating the message, eventually being able to learn the language.

In 2003, Swann learned that one of the symbols had been found burned into the side of a barn in Smallville, Kansas. When he learned that the farmer, who owned the barn, had an adopted son named Clark Kent, he decided to contact the boy. Convinced that this boy was the one he had been waiting for and the one that the message had been about. Swann managed to arrange a meeting with Clark, where he managed to confirm that Clark was the child spoken off in the message.

For the remainder of his life, Swann tried to help Clark, but passed away less than two years later.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Multilingualism: Swann was able to read the Kryptonian language.

Weaknesses

• Restricted Mobility
• Technological Reliability: Virgil Swann was unable to breathe on his own and required a portable ventilator.

Notes

• Virgil Swann was portrayed by Christopher Reeve. It was Reeve's final role, before passing away in 2004.

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