The Preserver is an enemy of Superman who tries to capture him and the last remaining survivors of all types of extinct species and lost civilizations throughout the cosmos against their will in the Superman series. This alien has an unknown past that led him to become a collector. He travelled around the universe and collected the last of all different creatures and forgotten cultures from other worlds.
During his search of Superman who is the last Kryptonian alive, he made a deal with Lobo in exchange for money to lure him to his base. Preserver managed to capture Superman but later betray Lobo since he is the last Czarnian. He also studied the weaknesses of the specimens such as Superman's weakness to red sun light based the Preserver's study of planet Krypton.
Preserver fights Lobo in his transformed state.
Trivia
- The Preserver was referrenced again in another episode of Superman: The Animated Series.
