Last Updated:
28th September 2007
MAGNETO
| Real Name: | unrevealed, apparently XXXMagnus |
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| Former Aliases: | Prisoner #214782, Erik Lehnsherr, Michael Xavier, White Pilgrim, Erik the Red, White King, Grey King, Creator, Nestor |
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| Height: | 6'2“ | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lbs. | ||||||||||
Hair color: |
White |
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| Eyes: | Gray-Blue | ||||||||||
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| First appearance: | X-Men (1st series) #1 | ||||||||||
| Joined the X-Men in: | Uncanny X-Men #196 | ||||||||||
| Currently in: | no title| X |
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Known Relatives: |
unnamed parents (deceased), |
unnamed sister (deceased), Magda (wife, deceased), Anya (daughter, deceased), Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (daughter), Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver (son), Lorna Dane / Polaris (daughter), Luna Maximoff (granddaughter), T. J. Wagner / Nocturne (alternate granddaughter) Profession: |
formerly headmaster/teacher, sovereign leader of Genosha, terrorist, Nazi hunter, hospital orderly, carpenter |
Group Affiliation: |
formerly the Twelve, Genoshan Cabinet, Acolytes, Hellfire Club, New Mutants, X-Men, Savage Land Mutates, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants |
Powers: |
depowered mutant, formerly possessed a high electrolyte count that increased his personal bio-magnetic field and aligned it with Earth’s electromagnetic field to give him |
total mastery over magnetism, allowing him to sense metallic substances, levitate and manipulate anything containing metal, release magnetic energy as concussive blasts and protective force fields, generate intense heat within metal, draw forth electricity from magnetic fields, manipulate iron in the bloodstream to cause aneurysms, unconsciousness, or biological ruptures, and increase his power by absorbing electricity or intensely cold temperatures |
Note: Magneto’s true name is shrouded in mystery. For the purpose of this Spotlight entry, he will be referred to as Magneto or Magnus.