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Magneto
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Biographical Information
Real Name: Erik M. Lehnsherr
Alias: Magneto
Master of Magnetism
Magnus (by Charles Xavier)
War
Age: 70+
Species: Mutant
Religion: Jewish
Originally From: Auschwitz, Poland
Relatives: Pietro Maximoff (son)
Wanda Maximoff (daughter)
Affiliations: The Brotherhood
The Acolytes
Horsemen of Apocalypse
Asteroid M
Charles Xavier (former associate/future ally)
Physical Description
Gender: Male
Hair color: Brown (youth)
white
Eye color: Blue
Height: 6'2
Character Information
Powers: Magnetism
First Appearance: Strategy X (voice only)
The Cauldron - Part 1 (physical appearance)
Voiced by: Christopher Judge
GALLERY


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"Your X-Men face a trial by fire. As do my own recruits. Mutant pitted against mutant. One shall lose. One shall win. Only those who emerge victorious shall take their place here on Asteroid M."
Magneto to Charles Xavier

Erik Lehnsherr is the father of Wanda and Pietro Maximoff and former associate of Charles Xavier, he is a mutant and the leader and founder of the Brotherhood of Mutants and The Acolytes. Due to seeing humanities flawed ways while he was a child in the concentration camps, Erik vowed to prove mutants as superior. He was eventually chosen by Apocalypse to be War, one of the Four Horsemen.

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Personality[]

A cold and distant man, Erik showed no emotion to both the people he had working for him or even his own children such as when he remained set on his idea to lock his daughter away due to her uncontrollable powers despite her only being a young child. His personality stems from the fact he grew up during the second World War where he struggled to see humanity's good side, and where during that time, his parents were killed by German Officers during their imprisonment in a concentration camp. These factors, lead Erik into becoming the man he was in present day.

Physical Appearance[]

Erik is an old man with white hair and blue eyes. In his youth, he had brown hair. As he grew up during World War 2, his views on humankind only grew into hate due to mutants being oppressed. In order to retain a slightly more youthful appearance, he was forced to use another device that would prolong his life, once it was destroyed, Erik continued to appear youthful.

His main outfit consists of red armour that includes a purple cape, he also wore a red and purple helmet which prevents telepaths such as Jean and Xavier from entering his mind.

Powers and Abilities[]

Being the master of magnetism, Erik has the ability to manipulate metal and the electromagnetic spectrum. Using his powers, he can also manipulate metal by turning it into a more liquidated form without heating it up. When needing to travel him and whoever else he wants to move, Erik uses large metallic spheres that are capable of holding someone inside. His powers also allow him to generate magnetic pulses powerful enough to deactivate any electronic systems around him. He is often shown to manipulate metallic plane from great distances and once shown to bend Wolverine's adamantium claws, often considered a night-indestructible material.

The scale of Magneto's power are partly attributed to having been enhanced from exposure to the Gems of Cyttorak.[1] This exposure also partially shields his mind from psychic abilities as stated by Caliban, Magneto's mind has become too advanced to locate. [1]T

Due to his age, Erik is one of the oldest mutants alive due to his genetic enhancement that allowed him to live as long as he has as he continuously rejuvenated them in order to appear more youthful.[1], a process that Erik started during an unknown time after the war.

Erik also possesses a high level of intelligence given that he knew what would cause the X-gene to trigger earlier than it is supposed to such as when he experimented on an infant Kurt to trigger his teleportation much to the horror of Mystique who in turn took her son away from Erik and sent him away allowing him to be adopted knowing he would be safe from the man who experimented on him.

Former Powers[]

While under the control of Apocalypse, Magneto became his Horseman of War. This transformation greatly enhanced his already existing powers while providing him new ones. He was able to survive in the vacuum of space displayed a number of powers such as electromagnetic manipulation, gravity manipulation, force field generation and flight.

Upon Apocalypse's defeat, Erik was freed and returned to his normal state.[2]

History[]

Magneto/History

Notes[]

Trivia[]

  • One story that Producer, Writer and Director, Boyd Kirkland wanted to include was how Xavier lost the ability to walk and how he came to know Erik but was unable to do so due to the network not being interested in the idea.
  • When asked what exactly Erik had done to baby Kurt in Shadowed Past, head writer and producer Greg Johnson stated that; "The way we see it, Magneto experimented on him in an attempt to trigger the X-Gene and succeeded".[20]
  • The Gem of Cyttorak Magneto used in his enhancing chamber were the same ones that turned Cain Marko into the Juggernaut in the comics.[21]
  • When asked about what specific event led Erik to institutionalizing Wanda, Greg Johnson stated that; "There was no specific event, it was just years of him trying to handle a hostile, out of control child whose powers were promising to be very destructive if he didn't get her put away".[19]

In Other Media[]

  • This is Erik's third appearance in an X-Men related cartoon, his previous appearances included: Pryde of the X-Men and X-Men: The Animated Series.
  • Magneto then appeared in Wolverine and the X-Men. He has since appeared in X-Men '97 playing a crucial part in the X-Men's ranks.
  • Magneto has appeared in multiple X-Men films, some of which include: X-Men, X-Men: United, X-Men; The Last Stand, X-Men: First Class, Days of Future Past, Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix played by Sir Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender respectively.
  • Magneto has appeared in multiple video games, some of which include: Marvel's X-Men, X2: Wolverine's Revenge, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, Marvel: Snap
  • Erik was played by Michael Fassbender and Sir Ian McKellen in the X-Men films, with Fassbender portraying the younger version (First Class-Dark Phoenix) and McKellen portraying the older Erik (X-Men-The Last Stand).
  • In the comics, Erik's birth name was Max Eisenhardt before he went by Erik Lehnsherr.
  • In other iterations of the X-Men mainly in the comics, Erik had another daughter by the name of Lorna Dane, also known as Polaris and who shared her father's ability to manipulate metal.
  • The idea that Erik could control Adamantium where he was able to easily fight Logan appeared in X-Men (2000) when the latter attempted to protect Rogue from Erik.
  • In many comics, Erik is often referred to as Wanda and Pietro's father though this as been retconned many times.
  • In the comics, Erik had a human child named Anya Eisenhardt who died young after being killed in a fire where Erik was prevented from saving her.

Appearance[]

Season One
Strategy X X Impulse Rogue Recruit Mutant Crush Speed & Spyke Middleverse Turn of the Rogue
Spykecam Survival of the Fittest Shadowed Past Grim Reminder The Cauldron I The Cauldron II
Season Two
Growing Pains Power Surge Bada-Bing Bada-Boom Fun and Games The Beast of Bayville Adrift On Angel's Wings African Storm Joyride
Walk on the Wild Side Operation: Rebirth Mindbender Shadow Dance Retreat The Hex Factor Day of Reckoning I * Day of Reckoning II
Season Three
Day of Recovery The Stuff of Heroes * Mainstream The Stuff of Villains Blind Alley X-Treme Measures The Toad, the Witch,
and the Wardrobe
Self Possessed * Under Lock and Key Cruise Control X23 Dark Horizon I Dark Horizon II
Season Four
Impact No Good Deed Target X Sins of the Son Uprising Cajun Spice Ghost of a Chance Ascension I Ascension II


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