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Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. Primarily associated with the superhero group the X-Men, both as ally and enemy, he first appeared in X-Men #1 (Sept. 1963), created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Magneto has been the X-Men’s primary antagonist since his (and their) first appearance. He has led several teams against them, including the Brotherhood of Mutants and the Acolytes. He is also the father of the superheroes Quicksilver, the Scarlet Witch and Polaris. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1921[1]) is an American writer, editor, was the Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Comics, and memoirist. ... Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds of others stretching... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic modifications that allow for abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... The Hellfire Club is a Marvel Comics supervillain team that frequently battle the X-Men. ... The Acolytes is a team of comic book mutant supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Flag of Genosha under Magnetos reign. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... Erik the Red is a cover identity in the Marvel Universe which has been used by three characters: Scott Summers (Cyclops), Davan Shakari, a Shiar agent, and Erik Magnus Lehnsherr (Magneto). ... Comic book fiction traditionally features characters with superhuman, supernatural, or paranormal abilities, often referred to as superpowers (also spelled super-powers). Below is a list of many of those that have been known to be used. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... In comic books, the term first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... The Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise, it features the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1921[1]) is an American writer, editor, was the Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Comics, and memoirist. ... The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practising the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ... Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds of others stretching... The Brotherhood of Mutants, originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and briefly as the Brotherhood, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... The Acolytes is a team of comic book mutant supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Universe. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Magneto is depicted as one of the most powerful mutants in the Marvel Universe, possessing the ability to control magnetism. He is also one of the most morally complex characters in American comic books. A Jewish Holocaust survivor, his actions are driven by the purpose of protecting the mutant race from suffering a similar fate. Characterizations of Magneto have varied through the years, from supervillain to anti-hero to even hero, but he is most often shown as an uncompromising militant and has engaged in acts of terrorism when he felt it was for the benefit of mutantkind. This puts him at odds with his best friend Charles Xavier, whose X-Men seek peaceful coexistence with the rest of humanity. His magnetic flux density has been measured at over 200 Tesla. In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic modifications that allow for abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with magnet. ... An American comic book is a small magazine originating in the United States containing a narrative in the comics form. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... “Shoah” redirects here. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ... For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ... Terrorist redirects here. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... Current flowing through a wire produces a magnetic field (B, labeled M here) around the wire. ... SI unit. ...

While his militant actions have made him unpopular with some humans, many mutants have come to view him as a savior; at one point, when he was assumed to have died, he was portrayed as a martyr, with the phrase "Magneto was right" becoming popular among the mutant community and his face becoming an icon in t-shirts and posters, similar to Che Guevara. Look up Martyr in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (June 14,[1] 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara, El Che or just Che was an Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, medical doctor , political figure, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas. ...

He has been featured in almost all X-Men animated series and video games and in the feature-film series, in which he is portrayed by Sir Ian McKellen. Wizard Magazine rated him the 17th greatest villain of all time.^[8] The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a universal phenomenon. ... X-Men is a 2000 American action film, featuring a group of comic book superheroes called the X-Men. ... Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CBE (born May 25, 1939) is a veteran English stage and screen actor, the recipient of a Tony Award and two Oscar nominations. ... Wizard or Wizard: The Magazine of Comics, Entertainment and Pop Culture (originally titled Wizard: The Guide to Comics and Wizard: The Comics Magazine) is a magazine about comic books, published monthly in the United States by Wizard Entertainment. ...

Publication history

Magneto first appeared in the debut issue of X-Men in 1963, along with the titular team of the same name, where he attempts to take control of a missile base. Magneto later forms the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in X-Men #4, which faces the X-Men regularly for the first few years of the title's existence. The Brotherhood of Mutants, originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and briefly as the Brotherhood, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ...

Through the decades from the 1960s, Magneto has appeared in several issues of the original X-Men series, generally known as Uncanny X-Men, as well as in such spin-offs as X-Men, Astonishing X-Men, Alpha Flight, Cable, Excalibur and The New Mutants; many X-Men miniseries, and several other Marvel titles. His first solo title was a one-shot special, Magneto: The Twisting of a Soul #0 (Sept. 1993), published when the character returned from a brief absence; it reprinted Magneto-based stories from Classic X-Men #12 & 19 (Aug. 1987 & March 1988), by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Bolton. Alpha Flight is a Marvel Comics superhero team, noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams. ... Cable (Nathan Christopher Summers, a. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... The New Mutants #1. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... An illustration by John Bolton John Bolton (1951, London) is a comic book artist and illustrator most known for his dense, painted style - often verging on the photoreal or resembling an oil painting. ...

Magneto's first original title was the four-issue miniseries Magneto (Nov. 1996 - Feb. 1997), by writers Peter Milligan & Jorge Gonzalez, and penciler Kelley Jones. The miniseries took place during a period where it was believed Magneto had been de-aged and was suffering from amnesia, calling himself Joseph; it was later revealed that Joseph was a younger clone of Magneto. Peter Milligan is an Irish writer, best known for his comic book, film and television work. ... Jorge Peco Gonzalez (born c. ... Kelley Jones (born July 23, 1962 in Sacramento, CA) is a comic book artist best known for his runs on Batman with writer Doug Moench and on Sandman (DC Comics/Vertigo) with writer Neil Gaiman. ... Joseph was the name of Magnetos clone, though he was originally intended to be an amnesiac Magneto (Professor X had previously wiped Magnetos mind in a battle). ...

Later, Magneto became ruler of the nation Genosha. During this period he received two miniseries; Magneto Rex (written by Joe Pruett and drawn by Brandon Peterson) and Magneto: Dark Seduction (written by Fabian Nicieza and drawn by Roger Cruz). Flag of Genosha under Magnetos reign. ...

Fictional character biography

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Early life

During the 1940s, a young Magneto and his family are persecuted for being Jewish.^[9] They are shot at by the Nazis and buried in a mass grave; Magneto manages to survive, only to be captured and sent to Auschwitz. There he is forced to work in the Sonderkommando. National Socialism redirects here. ... Auschwitz (Konzentrationslager Auschwitz) was the largest of the Nazi German concentration camps. ... Sonderkommandos were work units of Nazi death camp prisoners forced to aid the killing process. ...

Magneto and Magda escape from the death camp; Magneto and Magda with their daughter Anya. Art by John Byrne.

While in Auschwitz, Magneto falls in love with a gypsy named Magda. Together they escape the prison camp and marry, and Magda soon gives birth to their daughter, Anya. Anya is later killed in a fire, with a mob of people preventing Magneto from rescuing her. Art taken from Excalibur #9. ... Art taken from Excalibur #9. ... John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950) is a British-born naturalised American author and artist of comic books. ... Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Roma (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ...

Enraged, Magneto's powers manifest uncontrollably, killing the mob and the surrounding townspeople. Terrified, Magda flees Magneto, discovering months later she is pregnant again. After giving birth to the mutant twins Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, Magda disappears. Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Universe. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ...

Hunted for the destruction of the town and attempting to search for Magda among her own people, it is revealed that Magneto pays a renowned forger named Georg Odekirk to create the cover identity of "Erik Lehnsherr the Sinte gypsy" for him.^[10]

Xavier later remembers meeting Magneto, at the time using the alias "Magnus",^[11] while working at a psychiatric hospital near Haifa. There, the two hold lengthy debates on the consequences humanity faces with the rise of mutants, though neither reveals to the other that they are mutants. Hebrew חֵיפָה Arabic حَيْفَا Founded in 3rd century CE Government City District Haifa Population 267,000 1,039,000 (metropolitan area) Jurisdiction 63,666 dunams (63. ...

When the two friends reveal their powers to each other and face Baron Von Strucker, Magneto leaves, realizing his and Xavier's views are incompatible. Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Sgt. ...

It was also this episode which provided for (at least) initial financing for Magneto's various enterprises, as he confiscated the Nazi gold Strucker was seeking. Sometime after his wife left him, Magneto worked as a hunter of Nazi war criminals for a mysterious agency, taking orders from a man known as Control. Control and his agency decide Magneto is taking too many liberties in his assignments, and they attempt to kill him, but Magneto seemingly kills them all. Nazi gold refers to the assets in gold transferred by the Nazi regime to banks outside the Third Reich during the Second World War. ...

Rise of Magneto

Magneto and Xavier would eventually part ways because of the differences in their beliefs on how to help mutants. Art by Carlos Pacheco.

Magneto's experience in the Auschwitz concentration camp shapes his outlook on the situation that mutants face in the world. Determined to keep such atrocities from ever being committed against mutant-kind, he is willing to use deadly force to protect mutants. He believes that mutants ("Homo superior") will become the dominant life form on the planet. However, he constantly wavers between wanting peaceful existence with homo sapiens and wanting to enforce his superiority over all humanity. Image File history File links Xavmags. ... The JSA roster as drawn by Pacheco and Jesus Merino Carlos Pacheco is an Spanish comic book artist and penciller. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

Magneto's first terrorist act was attacking a United States military base. He is thwarted by Charles Xavier's mutant students, the X-Men. After forming the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Magneto briefly conquers the fictional South American nation of San Marco in the hopes of establishing a mutant homeland there, but is once again foiled by the X-Men. He later creates Asteroid M, an orbital base of operations in an asteroid he and his followers hollow out, but it is later destroyed in a battle with the X-Men. Terrorist redirects here. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... The Brotherhood of Mutants, originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and briefly as the Brotherhood, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... Asteroid M, from X-Men (Second Series) #-1 (July 1997). ...

After several unsuccessful attempts at rallying more mutants to his cause, Magneto tries to force the allegiance of the Stranger. A powerful alien being, the Stranger encases Magneto in a special cocoon and spirits him away to another planet where he remains for a long time. Magneto's Brotherhood splinters, and Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch desert him. Magneto eventually escapes and makes his way back to Earth where he attempts to reenlist them to his cause, but his plans are foiled by his former minion Toad, who has grown tired of Magneto's cruel treatment. The Stranger is a fictional cosmic entity that appears in the Marvel Universe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Using ancient and advanced alien technology he finds near the core of the earth, Magneto creates an artificial humanoid he names "Alpha the Ultimate Mutant." Alpha rebels against his creator and reduces Magneto to infancy. Magneto is then placed in the care of Xavier's former love interest, Professor Moira MacTaggert at Muir Island. At Muir Island, MacTaggert tinkers with the infant Magneto's genetic code in an attempt to prevent him from becoming "evil" in adulthood. However, her genetic tampering loses its effect when Magneto activates his powers again. Magneto is eventually restored to adulthood when he is found at Muir Island by the alien Shi'ar agent Erik the Red. --Duk 01:00, 3 August 2005 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Dr. Moira Kinross MacTaggert (sometimes spelled MacTaggart, McTaggart, or McTaggert) was a fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Muir Island is a small, fictional island off of the northern coast of Scotland in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Muir Island is a small, fictional island off of the northern coast of Scotland in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Shiar, pronounced // (Shee-ARR), are a fictional species of aliens in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Erik the Red is a cover identity in the Marvel Universe which has been used by three characters: Scott Summers (Cyclops), Davan Shakari, a Shiar agent, and Erik Magnus Lehnsherr (Magneto). ...

Redemption

Magneto goes on trial for his crimes in Uncanny X-Men #200. Art by John Romita Jr.

X-Men's 150th issue begins a serious recasting of Magneto's role in the X-Men series. He returns to his attempts at global conquest, but this time casts himself as the saviour of a self-destructive world. The world is on the brink of nuclear holocaust, and Magneto's solution is to make himself a kind of benevolent dictator, taking all the money spent on national defense the world over and using it to feed the hungry, build schools, etc. Nonetheless, he still intends to overthrow governments and rule the world, and thus is opposed by the X-Men. Download high resolution version (794x1219, 1478 KB)Cover to Uncanny X-Men #200. ... Download high resolution version (794x1219, 1478 KB)Cover to Uncanny X-Men #200. ... John Romita, Jr. ...

When he discovers that Jean Grey has been killed, he tells Cyclops that he respected her, and all the X-Men, and grieves for her death. Cyclops throws this back in his face, and he responds in anger, revealing that all of his family has been killed, and he knows about grief. Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Cyclops (Scott Summers) is a fictional character who exists in the Marvel Comics Universe, a superhero who is the field leader of the X-Men. ...

As Storm stands over his sleeping figure, she has this to say: "For all his crimes, for all the grief and pain he has caused, Magneto is not, in his heart, an evil man. Given different circumstances, he could have been like us - or we like him."

Though he has no qualms about sinking a Russian submarine that attacks him and then raising a volcano in the city of Varykino as revenge, he does give time for a mass evacuation before lava sweeps over the city. Likewise, he is shocked when he physically strikes down the adolescent X-Man Kitty Pryde in battle. Remorseful at almost killing such a young mutant, Magneto puts an end to his attempt at world conquest and retreats to rethink the path his life has taken.^[12] Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ...

Magneto later discovers that former Brotherhood members the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are actually his children, simultaneously learning about their recent marriages to the Vision and Crystal, as well as the birth of Quicksilver's human daughter Luna Maximoff. Seeing Luna as a bond to the human race he has rejected, Magneto tries to reach out to his children, but, angered by his rejection of them and their mother, they push him away and refuse to forgive him. This article is about Marvel Comics modern-day characters. ... Crystal is a fictional character, a superhero in Marvel Comics universe. ... Luna Maximoff is a fictional character, a supporting character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Magneto finds himself allied with Professor Xavier and the X-Men when a group of heroes and villains are abducted by the Beyonder, a nearly omnipotent yet frustratingly short-sighted being, to an alien world to participate in the Secret Wars; the being placed the heroes and villains according to their desires, and so Magneto was placed with the heroes as his desires were based on a wish to help mutants rather than the more selfish drives of the others. This surprises many of the other heroes, who still believe he is a villain, although they mostly come to accept him as an ally; Captain America even speaks in his defence on some occasions, and the Wasp develops a certain affection for him, although it is tempered by her knowledge of his past. The Beyonder is a fictional character in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Secret Wars (full title Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars) is the name of a twelve-issue Marvel Comics comic book limited series produced between 1984 and 1985, and a Mattel toy line that reflected the series. ... Captain America is a fictional comic book superhero published by Marvel Comics. ... The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) is a comic book superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

After the Secret Wars are over, Magneto is transported back to his base, Asteroid M, where the alien Warlock, travelling to Earth, collides into the asteroid, breaking it to pieces. Magneto is sent falling towards Earth and into the Atlantic Ocean, sustaining serious injuries. He is rescued by Lee Forrester, the captain of a fishing trawler. Lee helps him recuperate from his injuries and the two share a small romance. Warlock is a fictional character, a cybernetic alien superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, affiliated with the original New Mutants, a mutant superhero team. ... Aleytys Lee Forrester is a comic book character created by Marvel comics. ...

After recuperating from his injuries, Magneto is asked to aid the X-Men in battling the returned Beyonder, and Magneto stays with the X-Men even after the Beyonder is defeated. His association with the team softens his views on humanity and Magneto surrenders himself to the law to stand trial for his crimes. A special tribunal is organized, and chooses to strike all charges against Magneto from prior to his "rebirth," deeming that this had constituted a figurative death of the old Magneto. However, the tribunal is interrupted by an attack from Fenris, the twin children of Baron Wolfgang von Strucker. Fenris is defeated but Professor X is brought to near-death due to the strain of the battle and previously sustained injuries. Xavier asks Magneto to take over his school and the X-Men, and tells him that doing so would make amends enough for his past crimes. Magneto agrees and chooses not to return to the courtroom. Instead he takes over Xavier's school under the assumed identity of Michael Xavier, Charles Xavier's cousin. Seeing him try to reform, the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver begin accepting him as their father. Fenris (Andrea and Andreas von Strucker) are two fictional characters from the Marvel Comics universe, namely German mutant twins Andrea and Andreas von Strucker, children of supervillain Baron Wolfgang von Strucker of HYDRA. Andrea is female, Andreas is male. ... Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Sgt. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ...

Though Magneto makes a substantial effort as the headmaster to the New Mutants and an ally to the X-Men, his tenure is disastrous. He is forced to deal with the death of all of the younger students, the New Mutants, and their traumatic return to life after being slain by the godlike Beyonder. He is manipulated by the White Queen, mutant headmaster of the rival school "The Massachusetts Academy" into battling sanctioned heroes the Avengers and the Supreme Soviets. Magneto submits to a trial once again, but uses mind-control circuitry he salvages from the wreckage of Asteroid M to alter the opinions of the head justice in charge of the trial. As a result, he is finally absolved of his past crimes. Magneto does not make that decision lightly and wrestles with it afterwards. Feeling that desperate measures needed to be taken after the genocidal massacre in the Morlock Tunnels, Magneto and Storm join the Hellfire Club jointly as the White King. He is unable to prevent his students Roberto Da Costa and the alien Technarch Warlock from running away from the school, sees the death of the young mutant student Douglas Ramsey, and witnesses the apparent death of all of the senior X-Men on national television. Magneto ousts longtime co-chair Sebastian Shaw in order to establish himself as the head of the Hellfire Club, a move which alienates the New Mutants permanently. However, he appears to have quickly lost interest in the Club due to the endless intrigues among its members. New Mutants may also refer to the genetically engineered superhumans of Mutant X (TV series). ... The Beyonder is a fictional character in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Emma Grace[1] Frost, also known as the White Queen, is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... The Avengers is an elite fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Universe. ... The Supreme Soviets is a fictional team of Russian superheroes in the Marvel Universe. ... The Hellfire Club is a Marvel Comics supervillain team that frequently battle the X-Men. ... Sunspot (Roberto Bobby da Costa) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero most commonly associated with X-Men-related groups the New Mutants and X-Force. ... Warlock is a fictional character, a cybernetic alien superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, affiliated with the original New Mutants, a mutant superhero team. ... Cypher (Douglas Ramsey) is a fictional mutant character, a superhero from Marvel Comics. ... Sebastian Hiram Shaw, also known as the Black King, is a Marvel Comics supervillain, and an adversary of the X-Men. ...

Seeing conditions for mutants grow progressively more perilous, Magneto begins seeking allies to protect mutants from humanity. He participates in the "Acts of Vengeance" alongside such established villains as Doctor Doom, the Wizard and the Mandarin, although he is defeated in a confrontation with Spider-Man (Albeit a Spider-Man temporarily empowered by the energies of the Captain Universe entity). He also confronts Red Skull, an unrepentant Nazi war criminal, on whom Magneto takes revenge by entombing him alive. He works alongside the American intelligence agent Nick Fury as well as a number of Russian operatives in order to re-establish peace in the Savage Land. Tired of the constant state of strife, Magneto builds a second orbital base where he hopes to live a life of quiet seclusion. He is, by this point, a figurehead for the cause of mutanthood and is sought out by a group of new mutants calling themselves the Acolytes. Category: Possible copyright violations ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Wizard (Marvel Comics) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The Mandarin is a Marvel Comics supervillain and archenemy of Iron Man. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Captain Universe is a disembodied superhero in Marvel Comics universe who was created by Bill Mantlo, and first appeared in Micronauts vol. ... Red Skull is the name of three Marvel Comics supervillains who are enemies of Captain America, other superheroes, and the United States in general. ... For the French hip hop artist, see Nikkfurie. ... The Savage Land is a hidden prehistoric land within the fictional Marvel Comics Universe. ... The Acolytes is a team of comic book mutant supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Avalon and Genosha

After this, Magneto sets his sights significantly lower than world conquest; he seeks only a haven for mutantkind. He first attempts to make the orbital base known as Asteroid M such a haven but is opposed by the governments of the world and the X-Men. The X-Men do not know whether or not Magneto is returning to his villainous ways, so they confront him. At the time the X-Men are divided into two teams, code named Blue Team and Gold Team. Asteroid M, from X-Men (Second Series) #-1 (July 1997). ...

Xavier sends in the Blue Team, led by Cyclops. Cyclops has never trusted Magneto, despite his reformation and Xavier trusting him enough to ask him to take care of the school in his absence. Without giving Magneto a chance to explain himself, Cyclops orders the team to attack. During the battle Wolverine, who had been friends with Magneto when Magneto was on the team, attempts to kill him, much to Magneto's shock. With the exception of Rogue, none of the X-Men are any different. Feeling betrayed by his former allies, Magneto flees. Cyclops (Scott Summers) is a fictional character who exists in the Marvel Comics Universe, a superhero who is the field leader of the X-Men. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Rogue (Anna Marie) is a Marvel Comics superheroine, a member of the X-Men. ...

Magneto later discovers how Moira had tampered with his mind when he had been de-aged. Enraged by this, he feels that his redemption has been a lie. Though it was later revealed that the genetic tampering had lost its effect when he had first used his powers after being re-aged, and thus his actions had never been influenced by Moira's tampering, the damage was done. Magneto once more becomes the X-Men's enemy. The United Nations Security Council, in response to a resurgent Magneto, votes to activate the "Magneto Protocols" - a satellite network, in slightly lower orbit than Avalon, which skews the Earth's magnetic field enough to prevent Magneto from using his powers within, preventing him from returning to the planet's surface. “UNSC” redirects here. ...

In response, Magneto generates an electromagnetic pulse not only destroying the satellites, but deactivating every electric device on Earth within minutes. The X-Men respond by hacking into Avalon's own computer systems to teleport a small team to the station with the aid of Colossus (who had joined Magneto as one of Magneto's Acolytes). There the X-Men engage Magneto in battle. Example of an electromagnetic pulse, in this case caused by the electrical discharge required to fire the Z machine. ... Avalon is the name of at least two places in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero in the X-Men. ...

Finally, Wolverine launches a killing strike which leads Magneto to respond by ripping the adamantium from Wolverine's bones. This act of self-defense enrages Xavier to the point that he blanks his former friend's mind, leaving him in a coma. This action lead to the creation of Onslaught. Magneto remains comatose on Avalon worshipped by his Acolytes, under the leadership of Exodus, until Avalon itself is destroyed. During the destruction, Colossus places Magneto in an escape pod sending him back to Earth. This pod is intercepted by Astra, a former ally who now desires his death. She clones Magneto and when the clone is ready, she restores Magneto's mind since she feels there is no point in killing him unless he knows it is her doing. Adamantium is a fictional chemical substance and metal alloy in the Marvel comics universe. ... Onslaught is a Marvel Comics supervillain who was the focus of an enormous intra-company crossover in 1996. ... Exodus (Bennet du Paris) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men. ... Astra is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

After a pitched battle, Magneto triumphs over the clone sending him crashing into a South American barn. However, too weak to continue the battle, the real Magneto goes into hiding while the now-amnesiac clone becomes known as Joseph (christened as such by the nun who discovered him) and eventually joins the X-Men. Since the world believes Joseph to be the real Magneto, Magneto takes his time to plan. He engages in a pair of brief diversions, first posing as "Erik the Red" and revealing Gambit's past crimes to the X-Men, resulting in Gambit's expulsion from the group. Then he kills Odekirk to prevent his true identity from being discovered by Sabra and Gabrielle Haller. Joseph was the name of Magnetos clone, though he was originally intended to be an amnesiac Magneto (Professor X had previously wiped Magnetos mind in a battle). ... Gambit (Remy Etienne LeBeau) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ... Sabra (Ruth Bat-Seraph) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Gabrielle Haller is a fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Following this, Magneto constructs a machine to amplify his powers and blackmail the world into creating a mutant nation. The X-Men and Joseph, who has fallen under Astra's control again, oppose him. The X-Men defeat Magneto, leaving his powers severely depleted from over-strain, while Joseph sacrifices his life to restore the Earth to normal. The United Nations, manipulated by its mutant affairs officer Alda Huxley, cedes to Magneto the island nation of Genosha, which has no recognized government. Magneto rules that nation for some time with the aid of many who had previously opposed him, including Quicksilver, Polaris, and the founder of the Acolytes, Fabian Cortez. The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... Flag of Genosha under Magnetos reign. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Fabian Cortez is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men. ...

Despite the UN's hopes that Genosha's civil war between humans and mutants would destroy or at least occupy him, Magneto crushes all opposition to his rule and rebuilds the nation by forming an army of mutants dedicated to his cause, including mutants coming from all over the world seeking sanctuary. Eventually, Magneto is able to use the Genegineer's equipment to fully restore his power. Intending to declare war on humanity, he captures Professor X to use as a symbol with which to rally his troops. In the Eve of Destruction storyline, Jean Grey recruits a new lineup of X-Men to help Cyclops and Wolverine rescue Xavier and defeat Magneto. Taking the opportunity for revenge, Wolverine attacks the defeated Magneto, leaving him with serious injuries and crippling him for a time. David Moreau, also known as the Genegineer, is a fictional character, a villain in the Marvel Universe. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Xorn

Soon after this, Genosha is decimated by Sentinels under the orders of Cassandra Nova Xavier, Charles Xavier's previously unknown dead twin sister, whom Xavier had killed in the womb. Magneto and 16 million mutants who were gathered at Genosha are reported deceased. Months after the event, a team of X-Men searching in the debris find what was apparently a recording of Magneto's last words. Mutant-supremacist ideas, attributed to him, become wide-spread in the mutant community with some holding him as a martyr of the mutant cause. Magneto has become a Che Guevara-like revolutionary figure in the mutant community. T-shirts and posters with Magneto's face and the phrase "Magneto Was Right" become popular items, even amongst certain students in the Xavier Institute. The Sentinels are fictional robots in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Cassandra Nova is a fictional enemy of the X-Men in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (June 14,[1] 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara, El Che or just Che was an Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, medical doctor , political figure, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas. ...

Meanwhile, the mutant known as Xorn joins the X-Men after being rescued from captivity in China. Xorn is said to be a Chinese mutant with a "star for a brain" and wears a face-concealing metal helmet with a skull-like motif. He also possesses nebulous healing powers, although the only times he was shown to use this ability are when he deactivates a number of microscopic Sentinels and simultaneously restores Professor Xavier's ability to walk, and "heals" a supposedly dead bird. Xorn is a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. ... The Sentinels are fictional robots in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

In the Planet X storyline, he eventually removes the helmet, revealing Magneto's face beneath. It is alleged that Xorn never existed and is simply an identity conceived wholly by Magneto. Having "exposed his deception", he then schemes to destroy the X-Men and reverse the polarity of the Earth's magnetic field, increasing his power with the use of a mutant drug called "Kick". He recruits the Special Class and Esme from the Xavier School to serve as his Brotherhood of Mutants, though most eventually turn against him. Before being decapitated by Wolverine, "Magneto" devastates much of New York City and kills Jean Grey using a lethal electromagnetic pulse that caused her to have a massive stroke. Cover to New X-Men #147. ... The inclusion of items on this list, exclusion of items from this list, or length of this list is disputed. ... The Stepford Cuckoos are a group of fictional mutant psychically-linked quintuplets of the Marvel Comics universe, students at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Example of an electromagnetic pulse, in this case caused by the electrical discharge required to fire the Z machine. ... Stroke (or cerebrovascular accident or CVA) is the clinical designation for a rapidly developing loss of brain function due to an interruption in the blood supply to all or part of the brain. ...

Some time later, the X-Men find another Xorn, who identifies himself as Shen Xorn and claims that the "Magneto" who devastated New York was Kuan-Yin Xorn, his brother. Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada later elaborated on this,stating that "Kuan-Yin Xorn came under the influence of as-yet-to-be-revealed entity that forced him to assume the identity of Magneto." This remains the official explanation of the Xorn character and its relationship to Magneto. The Editor in chief is a publications primary editor. ... Quesada at the February 7, 2007 midnight signing of The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born at Midtown Comics Times Square, New York. ...

House of M

Main article: House of M

Magneto in House of M

With the launch of a new Excalibur series, Xavier meets up with the real Magneto who is still alive. House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (600x918, 120 KB) HOUSE OF M COVER All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright (c) 1941-2005 Marvel Characters, Inc. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (600x918, 120 KB) HOUSE OF M COVER All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright (c) 1941-2005 Marvel Characters, Inc. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ...

Xavier brings with him the coffin supposedly containing the corpse of Xorn (but which is later shown to be filled with guns), and explains how the impostor has killed over 5,000 people including Jean Grey. Magneto is shocked and angry that people think he is capable of committing such an act. Xavier and Magneto put aside their differences to rebuild the island nation, rekindling their friendship in the process.

Magneto's daughter Wanda suffers a mental breakdown over the loss of her children and starts to warp reality in order to recreate them, inadvertently resulting in random attacks on the Avengers, until Doctor Strange puts her into a coma to stop her. In Genosha, Magneto hears Wanda's psychic cry for help and, using a wormhole, whisks her away before the Avengers can do anything. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... Avengers Disassembled, referred to in some participating series as Disassembled, is a crossover event between several Marvel Comics series. ... Doctor Strange is a fictional character, a comic book sorcerer and superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Analogy to a wormhole in a curved 2D space (see Embedding Diagram) Artists impression of a wormhole as seen by an observer crossing the event horizon of a Schwarzschild wormhole, which is similar to a Schwarzschild black hole but with the singularity replaced by an unstable path to a...

Back in Genosha, Magneto tends to Wanda, becoming more withdrawn and angry, allowing only Xavier to visit, in the belief that Xavier can help Wanda. Xavier is angry to learn that Magneto revealed he was alive, in rescuing Wanda, but agrees to try and help. Months pass with no avail, and not even Dr. Strange's magic helps. The X-Men and the Avengers meet to decide what should be done, and when some of the members suggest killing Wanda, Quicksilver rushes to Magneto to inform him of this development. The Sorceress by John William Waterhouse Magic and sorcery are the influencing of events, objects, people and physical phenomena by mystical, paranormal or supernatural means. ... Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Universe. ...

Magneto admits that he doesn't know what to do anymore and that the groups may be right, but Quicksilver convinces Wanda that she can undo her wrongs, prompting her to warp reality into the House of M. In the new reality, Magneto is attacked by Sentinels over Manhattan in 1979, and reveals an alleged international anti-mutant conspiracy involving Richard Nixon. This results in Magneto being granted sovereignty over Genosha as leader of the world's mutants. House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ...

A group of heroes- brought together by Wolverine, the only hero left unaffected by the shift- have their memories of the "real world" restored by Layla Miller, and they band together and attack Magneto in Genosha, believing him to be the one responsible. During the battle Layla is able to restore Magneto's memories as well, and he confronts his son, enraged that Quicksilver had done all of this in his name. Quicksilver reveals that Magneto would have let Wanda die, but Magneto replies that Quicksilver was only using Wanda and himself, and he would never have allowed this to happen. Furious, Magneto kills Quicksilver by pummeling him with large pieces of steel and then crushing him with a Sentinel. Layla Rose Miller, also known as Butterfly, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Sensing her brother's death, Wanda incapacitates Magneto and removes his mouth when he tries to talk to her. She revives Quicksilver, telling Magneto that Quicksilver had only wanted him to be happy, but even when she gave Magneto what he wanted he was still a horrible man, and mutants were freaks. With the phrase "Daddy - No more mutants," Wanda changes the world back to its original form and causes ninety-eight percent of the mutant population to lose their powers. Magneto is one of the many mutants to lose their powers, and is left a broken man; although Wolverine contemplates killing him, he concludes that their old foe deserves every second of his crap 'sapien' life. Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of...

When Quicksilver comes to Genosha to restore the mutants' powers with the Inhumans' Terrigen Mists, Magneto condemns his actions, pointing out the disastrous effects the Mists have on non-Inhumans. An angry Quicksilver attacks Magneto with his new powers from the Mists, savagely beating him until his own daughter Luna begs him to stop. When the Inhumans come looking for their Mists, Magneto tells them what has happened. The Inhumans are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics Universe, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. ... The Terrigen Mist is a fictional substance from the Marvel Comics Universe, a natural mutagen able to alter Inhuman biology. ... Luna Maximoff is a fictional character, a supporting character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

The Collective

The Collective, a being comprised of energy from all the former mutants' powers, merges with an energy absorbing mutant named Michael Pointer. The Collective kills all of the most recent incarnation of Alpha Flight save for Sasquatch, and battles the New Avengers before landing in Genosha. There it repowers Magneto and reveals itself as Xorn. Xorn explains that he took the image of Magneto because he knew mutants would follow him, and that they needed the real Magneto again. Magneto, not in control of himself, begins attacking the New Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents while he pleads for them to kill him. He is taken down with a direct brain attack from mutant S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Daisy Johnson. Iron Man, Ms. Marvel and the the Sentry combine their powers and send the Collective/Xorn into the sun. Michael is separated from the Collective. Magneto, unconscious, is loaded into a S.H.I.E.L.D. helicopter, but it explodes upon take-off; his body is not found among the rubble.^[13]. However, as of the end of Civil War, it's been revealed that Pointer, who was shown to retain some powers immediately after the separation, is coerced into joining the newly formed Omega Flight, using a suit designed to harness his powers as the new Guardian. As for Magneto, it's unknown if he retains the powers Xorn gave back to him. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Michael Pointer, codenamed Guardian IV is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Alpha Flight is a Marvel Comics superhero team, noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams. ... Sasquatch is a fictional character, a superhero in Marvel Comics universe. ... ... Flag of Genosha under Magnetos reign. ... Xorn is a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... Daisy Johnson is a fictional character, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Carol Danvers, also known as Ms. ... The Sentry (Robert Bob Reynolds) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who lives in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Civil War is a Marvel Comics crossover event built around a seven issue limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar, and penciled by Steve McNiven. ... Several newspapers go by the name of Guardian: The Guardian, a British newspaper founded in 1821 as the Manchester Guardian, which took its current title in 1959. ...

Endangered Species

Recently, it has been confirmed that Magneto will have a role in the upcoming 'Endangered Species' storyline- focusing on Beast's attempts to find a 'cure' for M-Day and save the mutant race from extinction- and is being looked for by The U.S. Government, The Morlocks and the X-Men. Professor Xavier has mentioned that he has been unable to locate Magneto with Cerebra, in spite of the increase in power to his recently restored telepathy, suggesting either that his repowerment by the Collective was temporary or that he may somehow be masking his presence to avoid detection. At this moment, both Professor Xavier and Nightcrawler are looking for Magneto, as are agents of the O*N*E* organisation. Xavier and Nightcrawler have found traces of Magneto paying his respects at a local graveyard, standing in front of a tombstone beloning to one of his very first henchmen. Also, the Morlocks are after Magneto for reasons of their own, and use him to justify their terrorist acts. Endangered Species is a 2007 story set in the X-Men franchise that continues to build on the events presented in the House of M storyline. ...

Powers and abilities

Magneto ripping the Adamantium from Wolverine's bones.

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As the Master of Magnetism, he can lift, move, and alter objects, sometimes weighing many thousands of tons, through magnetic force (e.g., he can lift a Russian Typhoon-class submarine from the ocean floor), project metal at an unparalleled velocity and place tremendous pressure on metallic substances to liquefy and reshape them, control ferrous particles in the atmosphere, alter the Earth's magnetic field which extends into space as the magnetosphere, prodigiously increase his own strength to superhuman levels, erect electromagnetic force fields with a high degree of impenetrability, manipulate the iron-enriched blood-flow to one's brain (to induce aneurysms or unconsciousness, to alter thoughts and perceptions or blank a person's mind completely, etc.), levitate a person or control a person's actions by manipulating the iron in their bloodstream, remove the iron from the bloodstream entirely through a person's skin, and achieve a wide range of other effects. The magnetosphere shields the surface of the Earth from the charged particles of the solar wind. ... A magnetosphere is the region around an astronomical object in which phenomena are dominated or organized by its magnetic field. ...

Magneto has harnessed magnetism to stop armies, raise islands from ocean floors, and move mountains, even threatening to devastate the world with apocalyptic floods and earthquakes. Magneto once blanketed Earth with a self-generated electromagnetic pulse that caused widespread devastation. Example of an electromagnetic pulse, in this case caused by the electrical discharge required to fire the Z machine. ...

Magneto usually protects himself with a personal forcefield that he can quickly expand to protect large areas. His forcefield has withstood the effects of multiple nuclear weapons, volcanic eruption, the depths of space and attacks from multiple Avengers or X-Men, including Phoenix, Thor, and even Galactus (during the Secret Wars). It has been suggested that Power Cosmic be merged into this article or section. ... Secret Wars (full title Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars) is the name of a twelve-issue Marvel Comics comic book limited series produced between 1984 and 1985, and a Mattel toy line that reflected the series. ...

Magneto is also capable of flight for very long distances and at varying speeds. He can glide along the planet's natural magnetic lines of force, and can also create an anti-gravity field to propel himself.

By concentrating, Magneto can perceive the world around himself as patterns of magnetic and electrical energy. He can perceive the natural magnetic auras surrounding living beings.

Magneto can use his magnetic powers in more than one way simultaneously. He can completely assemble a complicated machine within seconds through his powers. Although Magneto often gestures when using his magnetic powers, he can utilize them fully even when standing totally still merely by concentrating.

Although Magneto's primary power is magnetism, he has occasionally shown the ability to project or manipulate any form of energy that is related to the electromagnetic spectrum. He can fire and absorb bolts of electricity and magnetic force, reverse lasers and other forms of radiation or energy, create enough intense heat as infrared radiation to destroy a metal door, and become invisible by deflecting visible light around his body. (He has also dispersed a "flame cage" created by the original Human Torch, but whether he had simply expanded his personal force field or employed something else entirely is unclear.) In Excalibur (vol. 3), Magneto uses his powers to create a traversable wormhole between two points in space. Uses of such powers are extremely rare, however. Legend γ = Gamma rays HX = Hard X-rays SX = Soft X-Rays EUV = Extreme ultraviolet NUV = Near ultraviolet Visible light NIR = Near infrared MIR = Moderate infrared FIR = Far infrared Radio waves EHF = Extremely high frequency (Microwaves) SHF = Super high frequency (Microwaves) UHF = Ultra high frequency VHF = Very high frequency HF = High... The Human Torch is a Marvel Comics-owned superhero. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... Analogy to a wormhole in a curved 2D space (see Embedding Diagram) Artists impression of a wormhole as seen by an observer crossing the event horizon of a Schwarzschild wormhole, which is similar to a Schwarzschild black hole but with the singularity replaced by an unstable path to a...

His 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 great amounts of magnetic forces. When his powers are not at their peak, he appears to have greater difficulty controlling forces other than magnetism.

A long-running mystery throughout the history of the X-Men is to what extent Magneto is capable of manipulating the psionic spectrum. A definitive explanation has never been given, though Magneto has been depicted reading minds (stated as a "scan of surface thought") and proved fully capable of astral projection, a reasonably difficult psychic feat. He has been able to fight off telepathic intrusions and attacks from the likes of Psylocke, Jean Grey, and even Professor Xavier through sheer force of will. Magneto himself has been described as being the second most powerful mutant mind on earth, after only Professor Xavier himself, originally under the pen of his creator Stan Lee, then later under the stalwart, but controversial, pen of former X-Men artist John Byrne. Chris Claremont, long-time X-Men scribe and perhaps the definitive writer of Magneto, has claimed Magnus has no psychic talents at all, but instead is just of such an incredibly strong will, that he's able to resist psychic assaults, with varying degrees of difficulty. Later stories, such as during the Secret Wars, as portrayed by Jim Shooter, have claimed Magneto as a "latent" telepath rather than one fully aware and in control of his abilities (which seemed like an attempt to coincide with his original depiction, and Claremont's later take on the character). Psylocke (Elisabeth Glorianna Betsy Braddock, sometimes Elizabeth) is a Marvel Comics superhero, sister to Captain Britain, and often associated with the X-Men. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Professor X Professor X (full name Charles Francis Xavier) is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Dr. Druid has claimed the only reason he could mentally enthrall Magneto was because he had taken him unaware, and claimed that it would only work for a limited amount of time, so formidable was Magnus' mind. A psychic screen that masked his presence from the other X-Men was quickly seen through by the Master of Magnetism, and Rogue, after absorbing Druid's power, mentioned the strength of Magneto's mental shields. Psylocke made a similar claim in X-Men Vol. 2 #2 when she attacked him with her psychic knife, which had been temporarily increased in power by Fabian Cortez, one of Magneto's Acolytes. Although she was able to break through his mental defenses, she remarked that she only had an edge because she caught him off guard and likely would not have come close to even hurting him at her normal level of power. However, it must also be noted that Psylocke's telepathy was not at its peak then, either, due to the fact that it was split between herself and Revanche; Psylocke was unaware of this at the time. Fabian Cortez is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Revanche. ...

A mastermind, Magneto is a genius within various scientific fields. He is an expert on genetic manipulation and engineering, with knowledge far beyond that of contemporary science. He can mutate humans in order to give them superhuman powers, create adult clones of human beings, and then manipulate the genetic structures of these clones during their development. He has designed magnetically-powered skycraft and spacecraft, complex robots and computers, and magnetically-powered generators and created artificial living beings, space stations, and machines that nullify mutant powers within a radius of several miles. A genius is a person of great intelligence. ... An iconic image of genetic engineering; this autoluminograph from 1986 of a glowing transgenic tobacco plant bearing the luciferase gene, illustrating the possibilities of genetic engineering. ... Engineering is the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ...

Inspirations

Director of X-Men Bryan Singer has stated that while Xavier is partially based on Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi, the modern depiction of Magneto is in part a derivative of Malcolm X and Meir Kahane. Others have compared Xavier to both King and X, while suggesting Lehnsherr's beliefs are more in line, from a mutant perspective, with those of Louis Farrakhan or Nat Turner. The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... X-Men is a 2000 American action film, featuring a group of comic book superheroes called the X-Men. ... Bryan Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American film director. ... “MLK” redirects here. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી), called... Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, also known as Detroit Red and Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Omaha, Nebraska, May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965 in New York City) was a Muslim Minister and National Spokesman for the Nation of Islam. ... Rabbi Meir David Kahane (, also known by the pseudonyms Michael King, David Sinai and Hayim Yerushalmi, 1 August 1932 – 5 November 1990) was an American-Israeli Orthodox rabbi, author, political activist, and a former member of the Israeli Knesset. ... Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. ... Nat, remembered today as Nat Turner, (October 2, 1800 – November 11, 1831) was an American slave whose failed slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, was the most remarkable instance of black resistance to enslavement in the antebellum southern United States. ...

Other versions

Earth-27

In the Exiles comics, an alternate good version of Magneto living on Earth-27 falls in love with Rogue. Magneto uses his powers to alter Rogue's DNA so they can touch and kiss. They have a child together, a son whom they name Magnus, who has both his magnetic powers and the white streak in his auburn hair. Magnus quickly shows the potential to be an even more powerful master of magnetism than his father. Unfortunately, during his teens, Magnus develops his second mutation, which turns anyone touched by his skin into immobile steel, never dying. Like his mother he cannot touch anyone. Magnus lives a lonely life, and is eventually forced to join the Exiles, a group of alternate reality mutants forced to repair broken realities. The Exiles first mission involves a reality where all superpowered individuals have been either exterminated or imprisoned. They are instructed to save the one individual who can save this broken reality. They mistakenly release a totally evil and depraved version of Professor Xavier who uses his mental powers without remorse or mercy. Magnus dies on the team's mission after giving his life to stop a dangerous bomb set by the leader of high security prison. After the Exiles learn that Magnus' corpse is trapped inside the Crystal Palace, they free it and return it to his homeworld, where Magnus is buried by his parents. Rogue (Anna Marie) is a Marvel Comics superheroine, a member of the X-Men. ... For the Gold Key and Valiant Comics character, see Magnus, Robot Fighter. ... In Marvel comics Secondary Mutation was a worldwide phenomenon that seemed inexplicable. ...

Earth-295 (Age of Apocalypse)

In the reality of the Age of Apocalypse (Earth-295), Magneto founds this world's X-Men after the death of his friend Charles Xavier, at the hands of Xavier's own son David who traveled back in time to kill Magneto hoping to fulfill his "father's greatest wish". The Age of Apocalypse is a popular X-Men story arc. ... Legion (David Charles Haller) was the Marvel Comics character responsible for creating the alternate timeline known as the Age of Apocalypse. ...

He and the X-Men fight against the forces of this world's Apocalypse who, without the interference of Xavier, was able to take over North America. Holocaust, Sinister, Mikhail Rasputin and Abyss are Apocalypse's horsemen, and while Magneto's team is composed not only of X-Men but also of standard "evil" mutants from traditional timelines, including mutants such as Sabretooth, other individuals who are "heroes" in Earth 616 serve Apocalypse in this timeline. This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Holocaust (also known as Nemesis) is a supervillain from the X-Men series of comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Mikhail Nikolaievitch Rasputin is a Marvel Comics supervillain, best known as the brother of the X-Mens Colossus. ... Abyss is a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

In this timeline, Magneto is married to his former protege Rogue, and being able to touch due to his magnetic mastery over his own bio-aura, are able to have a son together who they name Charles, in honor of Xavier. Magneto and Charles are later personally captured by Apocalypse himself, though they are rescued by Rogue and the other Xmen, including Nate Grey, who raid Apocalypse's citadel in a desperate final attempt to save all of reality from M'Kraan crystallization.

As the X-Men use the M'Kraan Crystal to send Bishop back in time to return the timeline to its proper course, Magneto and Nate Grey square off in one last fight against Apocalypse and Holocaust. Nate Grey jams the original fragment of the M'Kraan Crystal into Holocaust, crystallizing them both, while the battle between Magneto and Apocalypse ends with Magneto using his control of magnetism to rip the techno-organic Apocalypse in half. Following this, Manhattan Island and most of North America are enveloped in nuclear bombs.

It is later revealed that the day was saved by Jean Grey, who manifested the Phoenix Force at the point of near-death.

However, nobody realizes this, and everyone assumes it is Magneto, who immediately becomes a reluctant hero to a grateful humanity. The X-men then help rebuild America in record time, and Magneto is made Federal Director of Mutant Affairs of the government of the newly-restored United States of America, with the X-men deputized as a mutant police force sanctioned to bring to justice the remaining survivors of Apocalypse's regime. Just as the burden of maintaining the deception eventually begins to take its toll on an extremely-stressed Magneto, he is secretly visited by Mister Sinister (who everyone has assumed to have been killed by X-Man ), who reveals to him just what really happened when the bombs fell. Sinister offers his silence in exchange for Magneto's promises not to go looking for him and to let him have the body of Jean Grey, who is actually still alive. Magneto is forced to accept for the sake of preserving the current fragile peace of global mutant-human relations, which had improved primarily due to the general public's mistaken assumption that he had personally saved the world by single-handedly stopping nuclear armaggeddon. A subsequent scheme of revenge orchestrated by an embittered former x-man later forces Magneto to confess the truth to the rest of the shocked team of X-men. He is nearly killed by an enraged Weapon X, but is saved by the intervention of his wife. The X-men then proceed to stop Sinister from conquering the world using his own version of the Sinister Six (which consisted of brain-washed mutants including this world's version of Dark Phoenix) in a violent confrontation filled with many deaths, including those of both Gambit and Quicksilver. Grief-stricken and guilt-ridden, Magneto then voluntarily goes into US government custody as penance for his deception. While in jail awaiting trial, Magneto appoints a restored Jean Grey as the new leader of the X-Men in his absence. For members of the Marvel Comics superhero team, see X-Men. ...

Earth-311 (1602)

In the alternate history of 1602, Magneto is known as Enrique, or the Grand Inquisitor, His true agenda is a mystery. Born a Jew in the Venice Ghetto, he was taken in by a Christian priest and baptised. The Christians later refused to let him be returned to his Jewish family, saying that giving him back to the 'Christ-killers' would damn his soul to Hell. Being unable to be reunited with his family left him psychologically scarred. When he grew up he became the leader of the Spanish Inquisition, and oversaw the Inquisition from Domdaniel. He was ordered to execute the witchbreed, but hid those who could pass off as normal. Enrique's only known followers are his children Petros and Sister Wanda (Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, who are unaware of their parentage, although Enrique is, and chooses not to tell them), and his spy in the Vatican, Toad. Enrique uses his position to further his needs and curry favour with influential figures, including King James of Scotland. Towards this end, he has all 'witchbreed' killed. While Enrique is attempting to have Angel killed, the witchbreed is rescued by Iceman and Cyclops. This does not deter Enrique, who continues on his path until Toad is discovered to be a witchbreed by the Pope's men, and to save his own life he sells out Enrique, Petros and Wanda. The trio are set to be sacrificed, but Enrique escapes and pursues many of the other heroes to America. However, the New World is under the threat of impending doom, and Richard Reed determines that to restore balance, Enrique has to co-operate. With the help of Nick Fury and Thor, Enrique participates in the restoring of the world. He then tells his enemy, Carlos Javier, to train Petros and Wanda. Marvel 1602 is an eight-issue Marvel comic limited series, published in 2003, written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove. ... Archangel (Warren Worthington III), originally and still occasionally known as Angel, is a Marvel Comics superhero, best known as one of the founding members of the mutant super-team known as the X-Men. ... For other meanings, see: Iceman ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... Cyclops (Scott Summers) is a fictional character who exists in the Marvel Comics Universe, a superhero who is the field leader of the X-Men. ... Mister Fantastic is a Marvel Comics superhero who is the leader of the Fantastic Four. ... It has been suggested that Ultimate Thor be merged into this article or section. ...

Earth-811 (Days of Future Past)

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In this possible future, when Sentinel robots rule North America, Magneto is in a wheelchair and, like the rest of the surviving X-Men save Wolverine, held in a mutant concentration camp, his powers suppressed by an inhibitor collar. It is implied but never stated that he devised the X-Men's plan to escape from the camp and send Kate Pryde's spirit back through time. When Franklin Richards is able to disable the inhibitors and the other X-Men flee the camp, Magneto stays behind to cover their escape and is presumably killed by the Sentinels. Cover to Uncanny X-Men #141. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Franklin Richards is a fictional character in Marvel Comics universe. ...

Earth-982 (MC2)

While he has yet to be seen in the MC2 comics, Magneto has inspired a few possible successors: Characters from the MC2 universe. ...

• Magneta- She is The Mistress of Magnetism. She made her first appearance in the comic J2 wanting help to start her own proactive superhero team. She would later take up crime as a new member of The Revengers in Last Planet Standing.

• Charlie Philip- He first appeared in Spider-Girl #44, where he wanted to become a crime fighter with magnetic power (With a device he created to wear). He wanted to become Magneto, but without the bad attitude. He came across Spider-Girl when he tried to steal a superhero costume. His second appearance was in Spider-Girl #92 where he tried to secure/steal funds to become a super hero, this time posing as Magneto. He is stopped by Spider-Girl and X-People member Push.

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Earth-1612 (Ultimate Magneto)

Magneto on the cover of Ultimate X-Men

In the Ultimate Marvel comics, Magneto, a.k.a. Erik Lehnsherr's background differs greatly from his mainstream history. He has given contradictory accounts of his past; he once told Cyclops how his entire family had died in the Holocaust, but he also claimed to come from a rich family who he no longer spoke with though it is possible the family he mentioned at that point were an adopted family, rather than his true family. His wife's name was Isabelle, and is aware from the beginning of his familial relationship with Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. It is also noted that he verbally mistreats them, hinting that he regards them as a living reminder of having an inter-species relationship. An arrogant fantasist who gradually sank deeper and deeper into his self-proclaimed role as Mutant Messiah, Eric Lensherr eventually reinvented himself as Magneto, the leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants and a ruthless terrorist who is willing to kill hundreds in the name of mutant supremacy.^[14] Additionally, he was the one to cripple Professor X. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (550x825, 138 KB) All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright (c) 1941-2005 Marvel Characters, Inc. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (550x825, 138 KB) All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright (c) 1941-2005 Marvel Characters, Inc. ... The various characters of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, as seen on the cover of Ultimates (v2) #12. ... The Brotherhood of Mutants, originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and briefly as the Brotherhood, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ...

In addition, Magneto helped Xavier to create the Savage Land, using his knowledge of technology and genetics. He created an artificial language called Epsilon-Omega, based on Esperanto and featuring its own script, for mutants to use in the Savage Land, as a rejection of human languages. They even have plays, poetry and songs in this language. The Savage Land is a hidden prehistoric land within the fictional Marvel Comics Universe. ...   is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. ... An artificial or constructed script (also conscript or neography) is a new writing system specifically created by an individual or group, rather than having evolved as part of a language or culture like a natural script. ...

This version of Magneto is significantly darker and more cynical than the mainstream version, regarding all humans with utter and unwavering disdain and likening them to "insects". On several occasions he has attempted to implement unflinchingly genocidal plans for humanity. He commands a noticeably larger Brotherhood than his mainstream counterpart and has displayed enough power to defeat the Ultimates (including Thor). Magneto was imprisoned following the events of "Return of the King", the sixth arc in the series. Aside from a brief mention in the Ultimate Six arc of Ultimate Spider-Man, he was then unseen until "Magnetic North", the 12th arc and the final run for writer Brian K. Vaughan. Magneto was found to have hatched a scheme to escape, utilizing the willing cooperation of Forge and Mystique as well as the unknowing but amicable aid of Longshot's mutation for luck. Ultimate Six is a seven-issue comic book limited series and crossover between Spider-Man and the Ultimates (2003), featuring the Ultimate Marvel version of the Sinister Six. ... For the video game of the same title, see: Ultimate Spider-Man (video game). ... {Unreferenced|date=March 2007}} The forge or smithy is the workplace of a smith or a blacksmith. ... Mystique, as a name, can refer to: Mystique, a comic book character from the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Magneto escapes by the end of the arc, leaving Mystique in his cell to impersonate him. He and Longshot then exit the Triskelion unharassed and Magneto makes it clear to Longshot that he has something different planned than any of his more typical world-domination schemes.

Most recently, Magneto has shown up in the "Aftermath", following the death of Charles Xavier. Magneto has apparently freed Forge from prison, and there are signs that he is building something. Exactly where he is hiding is still unknown, but with Charles Xavier's death he now believes it's time to speed up his plan. He takes pleasure knowing his former friend is dead (unaware that he is in fact alive and was simply transferred into the future). He has a close relationship with Mystique, and arranged for her to be freed from the Triskelion by having Mastermind take her place. He has also apparently established a mutant commune. Publicity information suggests that he shall be the main villain in the upcoming Ultimates 3 storyline. The Ultimates are a fictional team of government-sponsored superheroes in the Ultimate Marvel Universe, appearing primarily in their self-titled comic book limited series The Ultimates and The Ultimates 2, published by Marvel Comics, written by Mark Millar, and drawn by Bryan Hitch. ...

Earth-2149 (Marvel Zombies)

In the reality of Marvel Zombies, Magneto is one of a few survivors following a plague that caused an undead-like effect in "super-powered beings". It is revealed in Marvel Zombies: Dead Days that he made a deal with the Sentry to bring him to Earth 2149, but hadn't counted on him to infect the planet so rapidly. With his Acolytes either dead or having retreated to Asteroid M, Magneto hides out with a small group of human survivors, a female cop, a lone father and his daughter. Ultimate Reed Richards meets them in their hideout, a subway station. Magneto acknowledges the irony of working with normal humans, but believing that "Beggars can't be choosers when you're down to the last few people alive". Magneto learns the zombiefied Fantastic Four of his reality had tricked Reed, in a plan to allow the zombies to cross to Reed's universe for more victims. Reed and Magneto work together, first getting diabetic medicine for the young girl, then taking the civilians back to the dimensional teleporter that Reed had emerged from, although they require the aid of the rest of the Ultimate Fantastic Four to do so (It is interesting to note that Magneto is the first person outside of the team to explicitly refer to the Ultimate FF as 'superheroes'). After Richards escapes with all three of the civilian survivors and his teammates, Magneto stays behind, not wanting to die but acknowledging that he is the only one capable of destroying Richards' dimensional transporter so that zombies won't infect Earth-1610. Marvel Zombies is a comic book miniseries, published by Marvel Comics. ... A group of actors portraying zombies in a film A zombie or zombi is an animated human body devoid of a soul. ... Sentry may refer to: A sentry is a guard at a gate or other point of passage. ... Within Marvel Comics, most tales take place within the fictional Marvel Universe, this in turn is part of a larger multiverse. ... The Acolytes is a team of comic book mutant supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Asteroid M, from X-Men (Second Series) #-1 (July 1997). ... Mr. ...

Magneto destroys the device and flees from the zombies. He is contacted by the Acolytes in Asteroid M, who offer to send a shuttle down; Magneto, however, refuses to let them risk infection, and says that he will find a way up to them somehow. Magneto decapitates the zombie Hawkeye and steals Colonel America's shield. He attempts to decapitate him also but only succeeds in slicing off the top half of Colonel America's brain. Zombie Cap becomes very annoyed at this, demanding double rations when Magneto is caught. Magneto is soon confronted by more zombie hordes and prepares for a fight. He drops many of them with a rain of metallic debris, but is swiftly bitten by the zombie Wasp. Magneto is pounced upon and devoured before turning, his last words being "I hope you choke on me!" Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ... Captain Americas shield is a fictional item, the primary defensive and offensive piece of equipment used by the Marvel Comics superhero Captain America, and he is seldom seen without it. ... The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) is a comic book superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Earth-9997 (Earth X)

In Earth X, Magneto resides in Sentinel City, a city he constructed after drawing all the Sentinels to the Savage Land and using the extra forces there, destroying all the sentinels and turning them into a city. He rules there with Toad. Earth X Hardcover (2005), written by Jim Krueger cover by Alex Ross This article is about the Marvel Comics miniseries Earth X and its sequels. ... The Savage Land is a hidden prehistoric land within the fictional Marvel Comics Universe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

After the Celestial is removed from the Earth, the resulting shifts due to the removal of the vibranium within the Earth shifts the magnetic poles such that Magneto is depowered and Toad is given all of Magneto's powers. Toad forces Magneto to constantly dance and humiliates him at every opportunity by forcing him to become a Jester. When the vibranium is restored, Magneto's powers are restored as well. Magneto then joins the other heroes in the fight against Creel. The Celestials are a group of fictional characters and extra-terrestrial beings that appear in the Marvel Universe. ... Vibranium, is a fictional metal that appears in the Marvel Universe. ... A jester or fool is a specific type of clown mostly associated with the Middle Ages. ... The Absorbing Man (Carl Crusher Creel) is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Universe. ...

X-Men: Fairy Tales

In the second issue of the X-Men: Fairy Tales limited series, based on the African story The Friendship of the Tortoise and the Eagle, Magneto appears as the eagle, alongside Professor X as the tortoise. Magneto/eagle has witnessed his family's slaughter when he was young, and had to teach himself to fly and survive. He has many 'demons' of his past that continue to haunt him, although while he is with his friend, Professor X/tortoise, they fade. When they come back to haunt him, he no longer believes in the friendship, thinking himself a danger to those around him. X-Men Fairy Tales, featuring Cyclops as Momotarō. Marvel Fairy Tales is a term for a number of comic book series published by Marvel Comics and written by C. B. Cebulski. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ...

In other media

Movies

• Magneto was played by two-time Academy Award-nominee Sir Ian McKellen in the movie X-Men and its sequels, X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand. In the first and third film, he is the main villain. In all of these films, he wishes for mutant prosperity, but is not above battling the X-Men or killing innocents to do so. He attempts to mutate the world leaders in the first film, though he is unaware of its lethality. In the second film he escapes from prison and becomes more ruthless, manipulating Xavier into killing humans (just after foiling William Stryker's plan of vice versa). At the end of the third film, after attempting to destroy a mutant cure facility, Magneto is injected with the "cure" that strips him of his powers, although the final scene indicates it is wearing off. A movie entitled "Magneto" was announced after X-Men 3, planned for 2009, reveals more about him and how he became Magneto.

• 20th Century Fox has registered http://www.magnetoorigins.com giving belief that the Magneto spin-off film may be called 'Origins: Magneto' or 'Magneto Origins'. There has been no official confirmation of the film title from the studio. ref: (http://xmenfilms.net/xmfnews/2007/07/23/origins-spinoffs/)

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Cartoons

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• In the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon, Spider-Man battled a scientist named Dr. Magneto wielding a magnetic gun in "The Revenge of Magneto". The character was (very) loosely based on the Magneto character from the comics, and more closely resembled Albert Einstein.

• In the 1978 Fantastic Four cartoon, Magneto briefly took control of the team in "The Menace Of Magneto".

• The solo Spider-Man cartoon from 1981 featured Magneto in the episode "When Magneto Speaks... People Listen".

• Magneto returned in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, attempting to free his fellow mutants from prison in "The Prison Plot". He was voiced by Michael Rye.

• Magneto was the main villain in the animated X-Men pilot Pryde of the X-Men - his first actual animated appearance battling the X-Men.

Magneto's first appearance in X-Men Animated Series.

• Magneto's voice was provided by David Hemblen in the animated television series X-Men. In the series, he first appears in the third and fourth episodes where he launches a missile but it is stopped by the X-Men. Then he attacks a factory to draw Professor X out, but is stopped by the Professor's telepathy. In the first season finale, he helps the X-Men defeat the Master Mold and the Sentinels. He appears in nearly every episode in the second season, in which he and Professor Xavier are powerless and travel throughout the Savage Land. At the end of that season, all of the X-Men save them from Mr. Sinister, and they regain their powers. In the fourth season, he helps defeat Apocalypse. Later, he lives on Asteroid M until it is destroyed. Disheartened by the destruction of his Asteroid M mutant sanctuary, he does not care about even the impending assimilation of mankind by the Phalanx, until he receives news from the Beast, Forge, Mr. Sinister and Amelia Voght that his son, Quicksilver, has been kidnapped by the Phalanx in the second part of the two-part fifth season premiere. He teams up with them to defeat the Phalanx and save everyone they had captured or assimilated. By the end of the series, he has gathered up an entire army of rebellious mutants, but receives news from Wolverine, Cyclops and Jean Grey that Professor Xavier is dying. He has Xavier say his goodbyes to the X-Men before he dies. Lilandra Neramani then takes Xavier to her planet where there is a suggestion that he may be cured.

• Magneto's voice was provided by Christopher Judge in the animated television series X-Men: Evolution. During the show's first season he is a shadowy, mysterious manipulator where the X-Men, except for Professor Xavier, do not know of his existence, until the first X-Man, Wolverine, figures it out, although Magneto becomes a more direct threat from the first season finale. In the first season he uses his agent Mystique to assemble a team of mutants (The Brotherhood), and even recruits his own son Quicksilver to spy on them. In the first season finale, he pits the Brotherhood against the X-Men and brings the winners to Asteroid M in an attempt to convince them to join his cause. His decision to leave Mystique behind leads her to betray him (although flashbacks indicate that they have been at odds since Magneto separated Mystique from her newborn son Nightcrawler), and their vendetta lasts throughout the second season. In the second season, Magneto personally recruits a new team, the Acolytes, de-ages himself using the same technology that created Captain America, and finally reveals the existence of mutants to the public after the X-Men and Brotherhood fight off a Sentinel which was meant to destroy every mutant known. In this time his daughter Wanda is introduced, who hates Magneto for abandoning her as a child and leaving her in a mental asylum (when asked about what specific event led to Magneto institutionalizing Wanda, X-Men: Evolution's head writer 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." [1]). She hunts him down relentlessly until he uses the mutant Mastermind to change her memories, painting him in a new light. In the third and fourth seasons of the show, Magneto dedicates himself to preventing the awakening of the mutant Apocalypse, although all his attempts fail and upon Apocalypse's awakening he is transformed into one of his Four Horsemen after he is thought to have been killed by Apocalypse. He is freed of this enslavement in the finale episode Ascension: Part Two, and is last seen being helped by his two children. In the final moments of the episode, Charles Xavier reveals that he witnessed the future in the mind of Apocalypse, and among the visions he saw was Magneto becoming an ally of the X-Men and training the New Mutants, like he did in the comics.

• Tom Kane is confirmed to be voicing Magneto in Wolverine and the X-Men.

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Video games

• Magneto appears in X-Men: Children of the Atom. He was the non-playable boss of the game whom the players must defeat at his space station Avalon. His abilities rendered him very difficult to defeat.

• In Marvel Super Heroes and X-Men vs. Street Fighter he returns as a playable yet weaker character.

• A capeless and non-helmeted version of Magneto was a playable character in the game, Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects. In story mode, he is the last playable Marvel character in the game's story mode and like many Marvel heroes and villains in the story, is taken down and (possibly) killed (a strange "swooshing" sound is heard as he faints/dies, indicating that he actually indeed dies. As a sequel to Marvel Nemesis is scheduled for release later in 2007, he may be in it if he did not die.) by the most powerful Imperfect, Paragon, after she refuses his offer of an alliance (She mistakes him for Niles Van Roekel, the man who kidnapped her, annihilated her village, froze her for several centuries and mutated her).

• In X-Men 2: Clone Wars, Magneto served both as a boss and, for the first time in X-Men video game history, as a playable character. Upon defeating him in the third level aboard Asteroid M, Magneto joins the X-Men when he discovers that his entire crew had been assimilated by the alien Phalanx invasion.

• Magneto was one of the main villains in X-Men: Madness in Murderworld.

• In the Quake conversion X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse, the player played a cyborg created by and working for Magneto.

• In X-Men Legends, Magneto is voiced by Tony Jay. Like the other characters in the game, he appears in his Ultimate costume, though his personality and his relationship with Xavier is more similar to his 616 incarnation.

Magneto as a playable character in the video game X-Men Legends II.

• In X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, Magneto was made the main playable character as part of the game's Brotherhood, and is voiced by Richard Greene. He sided with the X-Men when Apocalypse kidnapped Quicksilver when rescuing Professor X and fighting the forces of Apocalypse.

• Originally, Magneto did not even make an appearance in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, but was said to have been among the heroes who were defeated by Doctor Doom. However the new Xbox 360 downloadable content features him as a playable character. Magneto has special dialogue with Professor X.

• Magneto is an unlockable character in Marvel Vs. Capcom 2, and usually regarded as one of the game's better fighters.

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References in music

• The album Venus and Mars by Wings includes a song about superheroes called "Magneto and Titanium Man". Paul McCartney was said in the Bullpen Bulletins to have toured the Marvel offices soon after the album came out, and it was claimed that he was a fan of Marvel Comics. The song references the names of two other Marvel villains (Titanium Man and the Crimson Dynamo). In the song, the three supervillains try to convince the singer/narrator that a woman police officer trying to halt a bank robbery (which he is apparently in love with) is in fact the bank robber herself.

• Another song to mention Magneto is the Tearjerkers "Comic Book Heroes" from the various artists compilation Through the Back Door, in which some of the lyrics are "Doc Ock, Von Doom and Magneto, don't wanna be like them."

• Magneto is a song by the post-hardcore band Brigade, fronted by Charlie Simpson's brother, Will.

• In the song "Space Game" by MC Lars, Magneto is mentioned alongside a long list of other fictional characters who 'can't stop him'.

• In the song "Physical Stamina" off Jeru tha Damaja's Wrath of the Math, rapper Afu-Ra states that he is "strong like the Juggernaut, electric like Magneto."

• In the song "Secret Wars" by rapper/producer the Last Emperor, in which rappers fight marvel characters, Magneto battles Ras Kass.

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Toys

• Magneto has appeared in the Marvel Legends toy line in Series 3 and in the X-Men Legends box set.
• Toy Biz produced a Magneto figure for their X-Men toy line in 2006.

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Bibliography

Main article: Bibliography of Magneto

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Trivia

• A Jack Kirby close up image of Magneto's face was used as source material for Roy Lichtenstein's Image Duplicator (1963).
• While Magneto is Jewish, for a while he maintained a cover identity as a Sinte Gypsy while searching for his wife Magda. This created confusion amongst some readers as to his heritage,^[15] until it was authoritatively confirmed that he is Jewish.^[16][17] This confusion probably stems from a comic book published in the early 1990s which attempted to retcon Magneto into being a Sinte, possibly because Marvel was preparing to make Magneto a deadly villain again in the crossover called "Fatal Attractions" and they did not want to draw accusations of anti-Semitism by having one of their main villains be Jewish. This attempted retcon was corrected a few years later when it was revealed that the name "Erik Lehnsherr" and the Sinte ethnicity were part of a cover identity, as mentioned above.
• In the SpongeBob SquarePants episode, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, Magneto is parodied as "Reflecto".

Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds of others stretching... Roy Fox Lichtenstein (27 October 1923 – 29 September 1997) was a prominent American pop artist, whose work borrowed heavily from popular advertising and comic book styles, which he himself described as being as artificial as possible. // Roy Lichtenstein was born on 27 October 1923 into an upper-middle-class family... Sinti or Sinte (Singular masc. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy are a superhero duo, who star on the fictional television series and are watched by characters on the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. ...

References

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External links

• Marvel Comics official biography of Magneto
• Marvel Comics official biography of Ultimate Magneto
• XMenFilms.net Popular Fan-Site with News, Photos, and More!
• Magneto's bio at UncannyXmen.net
• Metaphilm: The Dark Wisdom of Erik Lensherr
• Magneto is Jewish FAQ