Magneto

Max Eisenhardt
Series	Marvel Comics
Age	Unknown
Birthday	Unknown
Sex	Male
Species	Unknown
Height	6'2" (188 cm)
Weight	190 lbs (86 kg)
Alignment	Lawful Evil

1 2 3 “ To live among the stars, to rule jungle kingdoms, to guide entire nations, only to find oneself here. A self-loathing man might see this as deserved punishment. A vain man might compare this to the Christian Devil's fall from heaven. Me, I think the coffee's not terrible. I have been known by many names. Max Eisenhardt. Erik Lehnsherr. Magnus. Magneto. Each name marks its own sin. And one day I'll answer for those offenses. But not today. Only my actions... what I do in the name of all mutants... hold any real meaning. „ ~ Magneto “ I wear red, the color of blood, in tribute to their lost lives. And the harder I try to cast it aside, to find the gentler path, the more irresistibly I am drawn back. I should have died myself with those that I loved. Instead I carted the bodies by the hundreds, by the thousands, from the death house to the crematorium, and the ashes to the burial ground. Asking myself now what I could not then—Why was I spared? „ ~ Magneto as mentioned in Uncanny X-Men #274 “ You dare rise against me? The Human Era is over! The Mutant Era has come! „ ~ Magneto as mentioned in X-Men: Children of the Atom

Max Eisenhardt, formerly Erik Magnus Lehnsherr or more commonly known as Magneto, is a villain from Marvel Comics. He made his debut in X-Men #1 in 1963.

Background

At a young age Max Eisenhardt was born after the events of World War One. He was raised in a middle class German but unfortunately his family was Jewish. This would mean that Max and his family would be in the Auschwitz concentration camp during the events of World War Two, separated from his loving family. However, Max somehow had his mutant powers manifested and would be spared the fate of his family and fellow Jews that were suffering as he remained in Auschwitz to be made into a Sonderkommando. 

Max Eisenhardt would successfully escape the horrors of Auschwitz and would encounter a new form of prejudice as a mutant. After the days of escaping Auschwitz, Max met Charles Xavier and became friends. However, despite being friends they both aren't really the same as Charles is optimistic while Max was traumatised of the days in the Holocaust, which shaped his beliefs and thought that mutantkind should not tolerate humanity and shall prove that mutantkind is indeed more superior.

Powers & Abilities

• Magnetokinesis: Magneto has comprehensive control over all forms of magnetism and utilizes that control to manipulate any metal and achieve a variety of effects. He recently proved able to effectively hold together the headless form of a Celestial. Magneto can manipulate an entire planet's electromagnetic field and once even pulled back the giant metallic 'bullet' where Kitty Pryde was trapped inside, which was at least a few light-years away from Earth, though these are tasks that require great effort on his part. Magneto's power is comparable with Phoenix's, he has harnessed magnetism to stop armies, raise islands from ocean floors, move mountains, change the course of rivers, and threaten to devastate the world with floods and earthquakes. Magneto once blanketed the entire globe with a self-generated electromagnetic pulse that caused widespread devastation. Moreover, he can use his magnetic powers in more than one way simultaneously. He can completely assemble a complicated machine within seconds through his powers. It is unclear whether Magneto's power is psionic or purely physiological in nature.
  • Magnetic Force-Fields: Magneto usually protects himself with a personal force field that he can quickly expand to protect large areas. His force field has withstood the effects of multiple nuclear weapons, volcanic eruptions, the depths of space, and attacks from multiple Avengers or X-Men. It has protected him against plasma attacks which were hotter than the sun. It also remained intact after being attacked by Ghost Rider and Hercules Panhellenios (Earth-616). It has even protected Magneto from a blast from Phoenix Force Jean Grey. Magneto can also use his force fields to hit or trap an enemy, and also levitate objects and beings in the air.
  • Magnetic Armor: In addition to the obvious external force fields, Magneto can reinforce the metallic fibers of his uniform with magnetic fields, making his clothing like armor with a durability approaching adamantium. With this ability, he can resist punches from opponents such as Namor or Colossus and remain conscious.
  • Magnetic Rays: Magneto has the ability to shoot powerful rays and electromagnetic pulses, and has shown this ability to destroy both metallic and nonmetallic objects. Magneto can also use this ability to seriously injure his enemies as he did with Storm. He also one-shotted Iron Man, destroyed a mountain, and cracked Holocaust's armor.
  • Magnetic Flight: Magneto is capable of sustaining flight for very long distances and at varying speeds. Apocalypse, through attempting to replicate Magneto's power in Mystique, mentions Magneto interfaces with magnetic field lines in his immediate surroundings rather than along it. This was later confirmed by Beast and later Sinister who formed a temporary alliance to snap Mystique out of Apocalypse's influence. However, in order to travel in space, Magneto requires and is limited by the interior capacity of his force field to breathe.
  • Geomagnetic Link: Magneto's X-gene plays an important role in mediating tactile perception to Earth's electromagnetic field. This trait remained even when rendered temporarily powerless by Lilandra. As it is affected, so is he. He knows instinctively all that happens to it.
  • Gravity Reduction: Magneto's control over the magnetic and electromagnetic force is so refined that he can shut off gravity within a limited radius of himself by reversing the polarity of the earth's own magnetic field.
  • Metal/Matter Manipulation: Magneto can perceive and manipulate matter at the sub-atomic level. Magneto also demonstrated the ability to indirectly manipulate non-metallic objects via metal ores they may contain. Magneto is also capable of creating powerful electromagnetic fields capable of moving and manipulating nonmetallic objects, as well as levitating them (he can also do this via force fields). He can even perceive tachyons and a variety of antiparticles.
    • Metal Morphing: Magneto displayed the power to physically bond metallic substances to other elements at an atomic level. This newly developed technique allows Magneto to blend alloys to earthen, watery, gaseous and even organic substances. Using such a technique was how he could commandeer the techno-organic physiology of Omega Sentinel with such relative ease.
  • Organic Iron Manipulation: Magneto can control the traces of iron within organic matter and can manipulate the iron-enriched blood-flow to one's brain to potentially induce very limited effects. There are only 2.5 grams of iron in the bloodstream of a healthy human body and perhaps a gram at most in the rest of the body. As a reference, a penny weighs 2.5 grams. Magneto has used his magnetic abilities to extract the adamantium bonded to Wolverine's skeletal structure.
  • Electromagnetic Sight: By concentrating, Magneto can perceive the world around himself as patterns of magnetic and electrical energy. He can perceive the natural electromagnetic auras given off by living beings.
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum Manipulation: Although Magneto's primary power is magnetism, he can also project or manipulate any form of energy within the electromagnetic spectrum, he also has influence over the other forces but he prefers magnetism the most. He can potentially shoot and absorb forms of electromagnetic radiation or energy, create intense heat as infrared radiation, and become invisible by deflecting visible light around his body. The electromagnetic spectrum includes visible light, radio waves, ultraviolet light, gamma rays, and x-rays -- Magneto can project any of these.
    • Electrokinesis: Magneto is capable of generating and projecting powerful bolts of electricity, due to his manipulation over the electromagnetic spectrum. He is capable of absorbing bolts of lightning and projecting an electric aura around himself.
    • Wormhole Creation: Through an as of yet unknown application of his powers, Erik can open wormholes between two points in space and time in order to traverse the most impassible of distances almost instantly.
    • Photokinesis: Erik can manipulate, generate and redirect various fields of light as easily as he can bend metal to his will. Becoming invisible by bending it around himself, turning Dazzlers' own luminary based powers against her, creating holographic projections cast from over a world away and change laser trajectory.
    • Dimensional Awareness: Magneto was seen to sense a Dimensional Rift in the middle of a fight with the Immortal Man.
• Astral Projection: Magneto has occasionally been said to be able to manifest an astral projection of himself. However, like all formerly attributed psychic powers, this has been retconned out of existence at least once, and hasn't been used by Magneto since the "Silver Age" (chronologically speaking).
• Telepathic Resistance: Magneto has trained himself extensively for fighting telepaths, and is resistant to telepathic attack, even when unconscious. This training is similar to that given to the X-Men and New Mutants by Professor X, although the effects are further augmented with the aid of his helmet (see below), his strong will, and his own electromagnetic powers.
• Genius Intelligence: A mastermind, Magneto is a genius in various scientific fields. He is an expert in genetic engineering and mutation. He has created artificial living beings, mutated humans in order to give them superhuman powers, instilled genetic mind-control, created adult clones of human beings, and manipulated the genetic structures of those clones during their development. His discoveries in particle physics would revolutionize the field and place him among the giants of scientific history if they were to be revealed. He has designed magnetically-powered aircraft and spacecraft, space stations, an underground complex said to be a masterpiece of automated technology that would do Tony Stark or Reed Richards proud, complex robots and computers, magnetically-powered generators, and machines capable of nullifying mutant powers within a radius of several miles.
• Skilled Combatant: With several decades of fighting experience, Magneto is a skilled fighter. By increasing his physical stats with his powers, he can hold his own against Iron Man and defeat several men unarmed.
• Multilingual: Magneto is fluent in English, Arabic, French, German, Hebrew, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Yiddish.
• Indomitable Will: Magneto will strive to complete his tasks, no matter what it takes.

Equipment

• Magneto's Helmet: To protect himself from his rival Professor X's powers, Magneto dons a helmet that completely blocks out any telepathic power used on his mind.
• Armor: The costume that Magneto wears is a type of armor that he has created through the use of his magnetic powers. The costume is actually an amalgam of various lightweight but highly durable metallic alloys that further protect him from physical injury. He can also use different metals surrounding him to enhance his armor, making it as strong as Tony Stark's Iron Man Armor.

Feats

Strength

• Manipulated the Phoenix Force out of Jean Grey by shaping the magnetic forces of the Earth itself to create a bottle-effect around her.
• Transports a decommissioned U.S. Navy vessel from San Diego to San Francisco and tosses it at  Juggernaut.
• Ripped all of the adamantium out of Wolverine with his magnetic abilities.
• Gravity Rays can harm Storm, an Omega-Alpha Level mutant.
• Can lift an entire mountain range with his organic matter manipulation.
• Easily lift submarines and ships out of sea with ease.
• Pulled a satellite out of orbit.
• Traded blows with Colossus, who can rag doll Sentinels.
• Able to create earthquakes and volcanoes in a city far from his location.
• Lifted a 170 ton tower and dropped it at Iron Man.
• Levitated a massive island via manipulating the iron ore.
• Pulled a giant metallic bullet which was light years away from Earth travelling at lightspeeds.
• Managed to open up Earth.
• Can manipulate a planet's entire magnetic field.
• Claimed he has enough power to crush the planet.
• Claimed his physical strength is comparable to his capabilities with his magnetic powers.
• Lifted up and moved a thousand-ton space station.
• Without his powers, was strong enough to knock away an Asgardian Troll and knock down a young Beast.
• Beat Red Skull to death.
• Ragdolled Colossus.
• Broke free from Thor’s grip.
• Briefly restrained Red Hulk and blasted him back.
• Overpowered Namor.
• Hit Cable hard enough to make him bleed.
• Summoned a massive surge of energy and affected clouds on a large scale.
• Knocked down Doctor Strange and Hulk, and even generated a magnetic field strong enough to restrain them.
• Briefly restrained Hulk and later blasted him back.
• Matched Doctor Doom in power several times.
• Claimed that Thor was the only superhero during Secret Wars who was comparable to him.
  • This scene was later shown again with Thor present and being blown back, supporting the statement.
• Nearly killed Iron Man even when he was wearing the Endo-Sym armor.
• Nearly destroyed an island while asleep.
• Overpowered Hercules, and Beast was worried Magneto would end up killing him.
• Broke free from Hercules’ grip, which not even the Titans could do.
• Was so powerful that Rogue’s power absorption barely affected him.
• Overpowered Havok in a beam struggle
• Can block Cyclops’ Optic Blasts
• Can punch with the force of a Sun.
• Banshee once compared the power he felt from Magneto to the time Phoenix saved the universe. This is referring to when she stopped the creation of a neutron galaxy which would’ve collapsed into a gravity well powerful enough to destroy the universe.
• Stated to be the most powerful mutant of his power type on Earth. This would make him stronger than his daughter Polaris, who can punch a hole through the Earth down to its core.
• Is an Omega Level Mutant.
• At his absolute peak, managed to withstand an Incursion (collision of two universes) for a time, though he was ultimately overpowered & died as a result.
• Recently overpowered a version of Nimrod that was stronger than Nimrod units that were pressuring Apocalypse in combat

Speed

• Fast enough to block photon-level attacks.
• Managed to react Northstar, whose mutant ability is producing photons & manipulating light.
• Intercepted Red Hulk’s leap.
• Caught Beast and tagged Nightcrawler mid-teleportation.
• Has reacted to and blocked Cyclops’ Optic Blasts multiple times, which move at light speed.
• Reacted to lightning from the clouds.
• Kept up with Iron Man’s flight speed.
• Tagged his son Quicksilver, making Pietro state that “[his] speed means nothing to [Magneto].”
• Siphoned energy from planets across the cosmos in a short time.
• Traveled from the Moon to Earth in a short timeframe.
• Routinely dispatches swarms of bullets with ease, even sniper rounds.
• Can activate his powers “at the speed of thought”.
• Can project his consciousness at the speed of light.
• Traveled 3000 miles in a short timeframe.
• Redirected the Breakworld Bullet at near the speed of light.
• Harnessed magnetic waves to fly from a planet in another galaxy to Earth in a short  time-frame. (22.224 billion c)
• Reacted to a hammer throw from an amped Juggernaut, who was earlier implied to be above Thor.
• Has kept pace with Thor and reacted to Mjolnir.

Durability

• Shields can survive nuclear explosions.
• Took blows from Colossus.
• Survived getting thrown through a building.
• Can create shields that can withstand blows from Thor and She-Hulk.
• Tanked blows from a Captain Universe Infused Spiderman.
• Took a fully-powered optic blasts from Cyclops, which can slice through adamantium.
• Endured having his life force drained by a Psychic Vampire.
• Took 100 knot winds with no damage.
• Survived a beatdown from Jean Grey while exhausted.
• Survived getting shot with a miniature neutron star. (23.191 megatons of TNT)
• Took hits from Namor, Iron Man, Wolverine, and Scarlet Witch.
• Blocked an attack from Mjolnir.
• Beast stated that not even Mjolnir can break through Magneto’s shield.
• Survived getting hit by a massive nuclear explosion. (27.63 megatons of TNT)
• Even when firing his Optic Blasts at full power, Cyclops couldn’t get through Magneto’s barrier.
• Barrier protected him from Hercules’ punch.
• Tanked a blast from Havok.
• Survived getting hit with plasma shots hotter than the Sun.
• Blocked a plasma blast that was strong enough to punch a hole through planets.
• Survived channeling enough energy to destroy the Earth’s atmosphere.
• Survived getting hit by the magnetic energy of Jupiter.
• Survived getting hit by a miniature blizzard slicing through the very marrow of his bones.
• Remained standing after being blasted by a bloodline-destroying hex from Scarlet Witch, with the same attack knocking Quicksilver out of commission.
• Withstood getting blasted by his own electromagnetic power.
• Tanked a lightning strike from Storm.
• Survived several punches from Black Bolt.
• His barriers were able to block a blast from Phoenix.
• Could still move even after Proteus turned all the iron in his blood to lead.

Skill

• Beyond Omega Level.
• Turned an entire island into the first mutant nation on Earth, ruling it in the process.
• Consistently holds his own against entire teams of the X-Men.
• Created his suit of armor with magnetism.
• Can manipulate metallic objects from light years away.
• Held his own against the Avengers.
• Genius level intellect
• Led multiple teams of extremely powerful mutants, both as a villain and a member of the X-Men
• Skilled enough in hand-to-hand combat to defeat a room full of men without using his powers
• Described as the most powerful person on Earth
• Has fought for mutant sovereignty more than any other
• Defeated the Avengers, X-Men, Defenders, and Apocalypse
• Threw a racist into space
• Has overcome the nerf bat multiple times
• Classified as an Omega Level mutant
• Managed to still think and fight while having six aneurysms going on in his brain
• Somehow served as a surrogate nervous system for a Celestial
• Ruled over the nation of Genosha until its destruction
• Reconciled with Charles and the X-Men, leading mutantkind on Krakoa
• Became a good father to Wanda, Pietro, and Lorna

Weaknesses

• Physical Condition: Magneto's ability to wield his superhuman powers effectively is dependent upon his physical condition. When severely injured, his body is unable to withstand the strain of manipulating magnetic energy. When his powers are not at their peak, he also appears to have greater difficulty utilizing his magnetism for great feats. He is also susceptible to physical and mental fatigue that can ultimately affect his ability to adequately use his powers, especially if he overuses or extends them in a short amount of time.
• Headaches: As a side effect of the vast powers Magneto manipulates, he is prone to headaches.

Fun Facts

• Magneto appeared in the ninth season of the popular web series DEATH BATTLE! where he fought against Tetsuo Shima and won.