History[]
Vegas Carver is a character from the 2000 AD strip Flesh. She is the daughter of Claw Carver, a criminal who uses a dinosaur claw as a prosthesis for his right hand, and Janie B. Good, a prostitute who was murdered by the religious fanatic Pastor Sunday. When she was growing up, Vegas was at her father's side as he worked for the Trans-Time Corporation, which used time travel technology to kill dinosaurs in the Cretaceous era so they could feed their meat to hungry people in the 23rd century. She inherited his cynical, sarcastic demeanour, which encouraged her to question everything. She was also privy to the inner workings of Trans-Time, and eventually grew to realise that the organisation was corrupt: they had enough food to feed everyone in the 23rd century, yet the bosses grew rich while people in the 23rd century starved.
Rejecting her father's 'money is God' philosophy, Vegas grew up to lead the eco-terrorist organisation Angry Planet. Her goal was the destruction of Trans-Time and the complete cessation of its dinosaur farming. She was aided in her quest by four reptoids, human/dinosaur hybrids created by an exploding 'time reactor': Tarnation, Randy, Bozeman and Hand Hardtack.
A secret member of Angry Planet called General Butler was elected as US president after Vegas ensured that Gorehead, a huge T-Rex, killed all the other candidates. He outlawed Trans-Time's activities on the grounds that they were weakening the timeline, which might lead to humanity never existing. However, Trans-Time ignored the president's edict. Butler countered this by making Vegas a colonel in the U.S. Time and Space Marines and sending her back to the Cretaceous era so she could continue to fight Trans-Time. Claw Carver, meanwhile, had stolen a lot of gold from Trans-Time and escaped into the time lanes, but had been apprehended by them and given a stark choice: kill his daughter or be killed himself.
Powers and abilities[]
Abilities
Can pacify aggressive dinosaurs using a technique her father taught her.
Strength level
Peak human female.
Paraphernalia[]
Weapons
Guns.
Links[]
- Appearances of Vegas Carver
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