Board Thread:DC's Legends of Tomorrow discussions/@comment-31.160.48.146-20160419084457/@comment-27106328-20160421114138

31.160.48.146 wrote: Rip traveled back to when Savage was an adult and already had much power, but why won't he travel back 4020 years and kill him as a kid? Would solve much.... That would basically re-create the events of the Earth and of all three tv shows. Savage explained once that he was the man who whispered in Gavrilo Princip's ears, which started WW1. Therefore, these events never would have occurred, and thus WW2 also most likely wouldn't have occurred. Savage and the dagger is also the reason that Kendra and Carter reincarnate, and without them, all events from Legends of Yesterday/Legends of Today forward would most likely cease to exist. This means that Oliver would never have known about William, Darhk would have never gained this leverage and Felicity would still be on Team Arrow. Thus, she most likely would have helped them in Eleven-Fifty Nine and Laurel may not have died. Just a few of the many, many situations that would occur if Savage was killed. As far as time is concerned, he is the most important person in history. Basically, Vandal Savage is the man who glues together time (as weird as that sounds).