The Durlan
72 years ago - The Durlan is born on his mysterious home planet.
32 years ago - The 40-year-old Durlan is the first of his kind to leave his planet. He is captured by the computer tyrants of Colu. Brainiac takes ownership of him, and begins experimenting on him.
25 years ago - The 47-year-old Durlan manages to escape Colu when Brainiac imprisons Vril Dox, a clone of himself, in the Starlog. He stays with him, teaching him as he recovers.
19 years ago - The 53-year-old Durlan escapes the Starlog with Vril Dox, helping him form the Omega Men
11 years ago - The 61-year-old Durlan and the Omega Men defeat Calculators of Colu. The Omega Men are phased out, and the Durlan retires to Hardcore Station.
2 years ago - The 70-year-old Durlan, Ferrin Colos, Adam Blake & Ti'julk Mr'asz are attacked by the forces of Lady Styx. The Durlan is killed.
The Durlans eventually have a much more public character in Chameleon Boy of the Legion of Superheroes, but they've remained a mysterious part of the DC Universe, occasionally tapped to play the role of villain in several broad storyarcs, but we prefer the idea of them being completely isolationist until Chameleon Boy challenges that idea in the 30th century.
meanwhile, This allows the mysterious character the Durlan to be a mentor and teacher to Vril Dox. By smuggling himself on Vril's person to escape Brainiac's labs, he can be there from the very beginning with Vril, helping him learn to become the character he grows into, using his vast intellect and the emotional disconnect that comes from being a clone of brainiac to make the hard choices that allow him to eventually forge the Omega Men.
meanwhile, This allows the mysterious character the Durlan to be a mentor and teacher to Vril Dox. By smuggling himself on Vril's person to escape Brainiac's labs, he can be there from the very beginning with Vril, helping him learn to become the character he grows into, using his vast intellect and the emotional disconnect that comes from being a clone of brainiac to make the hard choices that allow him to eventually forge the Omega Men.