Zaman Druce was the alias of an unnamed member of the Time Masters and the former mentor/ex-friend-turned-enemy of Rip Hunter. Druce de facto seized control of the Time Masters as one of their senior members in control of the Oculus, all for his plan to ensure the timeline in which Vandal Savage took over the world and fought off an invasion from Thanagar.
Druce was a manipulative-liar, trying to appear as a man capable of mercy and forgiveness to Rip Hunter, only to try and ambush him and his crew. He arrogantly refused to owe up to his betrayal of the man that considered him his mentor, stating that Rip's betrayal is all the grounds the Time Masters need to "execute" him. Sure of his own impeccability, he taunted Rip that his friends abandoned him. Druce was extremely arrogant, sure that his plans couldn't possibly fail. This overweening pride of his proved to be his downfall, when revealing the secrets of Oculus to Rip, he mentioned that the Vanishing Point wasn't affected by the device's power, allowing Rip's team to formulate a plan to evade the control of Time Masters. Despite that, Druce tried to claim that destiny would still affect the team and result in Ray Palmer's death, only for him to be proven completely wrong when Mick Rory and then Leonard Snart decided to sacrifice themselves in Ray's death.
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- Legends : Zaman Druce
- Version : DC's Legends of Tomorrow 2016
- Alter Ego : Unnamed Member Of Time Masters
- Multiverse : Earth One
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- Affiliation : Time Masters
- Gender : Male
- Origin : Earth One
- Season : DC's Legends of Tomorrow
- First Appeareance : DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 1 Episod 4 : White Knights
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- Potrayer : Martin Donovan
- Main View : Full Episod
Whenever he wasn't in control of the situation, like when Leonard and Sara Lance unexpectedly assaulted the Time Masters' prison, or when Leonard was about to destroy the Oculus, Druce had shown desperate anger, trying to regain said lost control. Druce was also ruthless, stating that the only difference between a murder and an execution is the authority. Imperiously believing himself to have the authority, he arrogantly thought himself above justice, taunting Rip before ordering his troops to execute the rogue Time Master and his crew, only for his platoon to be slaughtered by the unexpectedly arriving of a timeship, piloted by Jefferson Jackson.
Hunting down Rip Hunter
Druce tracked down Rip Hunter in 1986 after the latter stole the Waverider and assembled a team to stop Vandal Savage. Druce told Rip that Chronos had died in the crash and if he ended his crusade, he would be acquitted of his charges and brought to the vanishing point, along with this team being brought back to their own timeline. Druce then told Rip he had an hour to make his decision. When Rip returned, Chronos held Rip at gun point and Druce told Rip that the council couldn't risk him being kept alive. When Druce told Rip his friends had abandoned him, Firestorm and Mick Rory arrived but Druce quickly escaped.
Confrontation at the Vanishing Point
Druce spoke with the imprisoned Rip Hunter, telling him of the dangers that would beseech the world of the future in case Savage is not allowed to conquer Earth, such as the invasion of Thanagarians. When Rip refused to believe that, calling Druce as mad as Savage himself, the Time Master took him to the Oculus Viewing Chamber. Druce claimed that through the Oculus device, the senior Time Masters can see the "true" version of the timeline. Furthermore, using this device, they can manipulate the outcomes of many different events of the timeline.
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