In his first appearance, the first Scavenger was seeking the Time Decelerator, an alien device left on Earth, that transports him to a timeless, limbo-like dimension.
[5] However, a later encounter with Hawkman retconned his redemption, stating that Peter Mortimer was secretly part of a pedophile ring who videotaped himself raping young boys and girls.
[6] In The New 52, after the events of Throne of Atlantis, Mortimer begins scouring the ocean floor for Atlantean technology and weaponry to sell to the highest bidder.
[7] Little of the man's history has been revealed, except once during "Superboy and the Ravers" he mentioned he was one of the men who originally were the Argonauts and challenged the gods, which led to his dilemmas later in life.
Scavenger and other villains, including Red Panzer, are sent to Gotham City, where they go on a murderous attack against law enforcement officers.