Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal. His company is responsible for pioneering new, innovative methods in the fields of engineering, chemistry and genetics. Stagg, an unscrupulous man by nature, always resented the fact that his daughter, Sapphire, fell in love with the adventurer Rex Mason. Mason, a former employee of Stagg's, is more popularly known as Metamorpho – the Element Man.

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Supposedly descended from the Biblical Cain, members of the bloodline of the Stag spent centuries ritualistically murdering humanitarians, philanthropists and societal benefactors. [1] Each kill was believed to further tarnish the Stag's collective soul with the ultimate objective of breaching the door to the mythic realm of Shamba-La. [2] This dark purpose eventually brought the Stag to Gotham City where it sought out Batman to be the final victim of its perverse ceremony. [1] Only one member of the Stag's clan was visibly active at a time, giving rise to perception that the Stag was a single, immortal entity. [3] Every Stag was known to speak only a single cryptic sentence: "I am an honest signal." Eventually, Rex and Sapphire decided to get married and Simon allowed them to continue with the wedding after Metamorpho saved his life from a murder attempt planned by one of his employees. [4] During the wedding, Sapphire was kidnapped by Simon's old enemy, Max Tremaine. Simon and Metamorpho worked together with the Outsiders to rescue Sapphire and Tremaine was killed by his own hand. With these events, Metamorpho almost cancelled the wedding, but in a turn of events, Simon convinced him otherwise and the couple married with Simon's blessing. [5] Simon always concocted various schemes to keep Sapphire and Rex apart – some of which, even put Metamorpho's life at great risk. Simon Stagg was responsible for genetically engineering the sentient Neanderthal man known as Java. He kept Java under his employ as his personal bodyguard and chauffeur. Prehistoric Daggers: Each Stag was equipped with an ancient dagger, one of which was revealed to be over 50,000 years old. [4] These daggers were laced with metaphysical circuitry that prevented wounds from healing properly and marked the Stag's murders across the generations. [3]

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