Vulturo is a Hanna-Barbera super-villain who first appeared in a 1967 episode of Birdman and the Galaxy Trio titled Vulturo, Prince Of Darkness. The character reappeared in another classic episode titled Return Of Vulturo.
The character was reused on Adult Swim's parody series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, where Vulturo is a rival lawyer. In one episode Vulturo gets the help of Birdman's sidekick Avenger. Vulturo tends to often lose the cases to Birdman.
Vulturo's powers are mostly similar to those of Birdman, but specifically designed to overcome those of his opponent, and Dirth, his answer to Birdman's falcon Avenger, is a mechanical creation. Vulturo travels in a vehicle called the Vulturekraft.
Vulturo appeared in only two episodes in the old series wearing a superhero type body suit, and was shown to be a very formidable evil force.
In Adult Swim's comic spoof, Vulturo is more of a comic character, wearing a proper business suit and appearing to be plagued by a speech impediment. In the newer series, Vulturo is voiced by Neil Ross.
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