Vulturo Prince of Darkness
The villainous Vulturo accrued a fortune from an unspecified source. This wealth financed the development of a series of specialized vulture-themed weapons, which he used to operate as a high-priced assassin. Vulturo was hired by the agents of FEAR to do in the high-flying Birdman after the hero had thwarted many of the organization’s villainous schemes. Wirth his mechanical wings, repulser shield and cobalt ray emitter, Vulturo seemed the perfect adversary to take out Birdman. Furthermore, the villain had devised a mechanical vulture called Dirth to battle Birman’s trusted golden eagle partner, Avenger. To make matters worse, Vulturo chose to attack Birman at night when he hero’s solar-based powers were weakened.
Vulturo’s meticulous planning aside, Birman and Avenger managed to prevail and the villain barely escaped being apprehended by the authorities. It would prove the first of many altercations between the two avian-based adversaries.
Some time later, Vulturo earned a license to practice law and became a prosecutor who faced off against Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, on many an occasion.
Actor Dick Beals voiced the villain in his original appearances on Birman and The Galaxy Trio; while actor Neil Ross voiced the character in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. Vulturo debuted in an episode that aired on November 4th, 1967.