The Master of Magnet!...ism.Discussion on how to deal with pages like this is here"I am no hero. Merely a man who has seen and done and endured what can never be forgotten or forgiven."—Uncanny X-Men#196(The following should be read in the voice ofIan McKellen,Michael Fassbender, David Hemblen,Tony Jay,Christopher Judge, orTom Kane. If read in the voice of John Stephenson, all references to yourself should be in the third person, which means you can do it to the comicbook tab as well.)It is rather insufferable to think that I am this late to the game.The psychotic jester,that twisted alien with the ring,the bald lunatic, and thattin-plated egomaniachave all had their own pages here for months, and yet I, Magneto, have only been given my own space today. It is a cruel injustice that must be set right, butshould I have expected any different treatment fromHomo sapiens?In my role as a so-called villain and opponent to theX-Men, I was created byStan LeeandJack Kirby, first appearing in"X-Men" vol. 1 #1 (September 1963).The story of my life, however, begins rather earlier- a Jew, I was born inWeimar RepublicGermany in the late1920sbefore moving toPolandwith my parents in 1939... and those of you with remedial historical training canventure a guess as to the end result of that. As a young man, I witnessed and endured some of the very worst of what humanity had to offer.My family was murdered when I was just a boy, and dumped in a mass grave before my very eyes; soon after, I was myself sent to that hell called Auschwitz and on several occasions, I thought I was going to share their fate. While as aSonderkommandoI was forced, on pain of death, to mete out that same fate to thousands of other innocents as at gunpoint. I and others were made to assist in genocide, to assist those monsters in their gas chambers and furnaces. Lame with hepatitis,all hope and reason crushed under the mad Nazi jackboot, I am ready to admit that so many times I was tempted to resign myself to my black fate.But if I,Max Eisenhardt, was anything, I was asurvivor.The one good thing I remember from those years was my darling love, Magda, a Romani girl interned with me, and during the October 7th revolt in 1944, the pair of us managed to make our escape. We fled to Ukraine and lived out the remainder ofthe warand its aftermath in relative peace with her family, and Magda bore us a daughter, Anya. We were happy together, though I hid from my wife a great secret I was only just uncovering myself — I wasa mutant, born with the power tomanipulate magnetic fields and master the entire electromagnetic spectrum.Our peaceful life was not to last. While we lived in the Soviet city of Vinnitsa (alas, the Romani lifestyle did not suit me), I was cheated out of my pay by my employer and, in anger, used my powers consciously for the first time by throwing a crowbar at him through sheer will alone.In retaliation, driven on by fear of what they could not understand, the people of Vinnitsa formed a mob andburned down the inn where Magda, Anya, and I were living. When I saw my daughter's burning body fall out of her room, prevented from helping her by KGB minions who held me down and battered me repeatedly,I did not take it well. I unleashed the fury of my newfound powers, killing the thugs who held me down, the animals who killed my daughter, and tearing a chunk of their wretched city to the ground. Magda survived, but my power, and my temporary insanity, terrified her into fleeing, leaving me alone to bury our daughter (and when Soviet troops attempted to stop me doing so, I turned their guns on them and pulled their triggers).It would be decades before I found out that Magda had been pregnant when she fled. I never saw her again, for she died shortly after giving birth. My last memory of my wife is of her screaming in horror and terror at me.I fled Europe, fled the pain and anguish and the torment, and began traveling, eventually making my way to Israel where I did volunteer work in a psychiatric hospital for Holocaust survivors, those who understandably were overwhelmed by the sheer barbarity of it all. Another volunteer at that hospital was a young American namedCharles Xavier, and I was destined to be hisbest friend and greatest enemy. Charles and I discussed many things, foremost amongst them the fate of mutantkind and the threat posed to it by a worldthat hates and fears us. Charles, in his simple naiveté, thought that humans and mutants couldlive peacefully together, but his only taste of humanity's bestial nature was being bullied by his oaf of a stepbrother, and some brief time as a medic in the Korean War. I, however, had been weaned on a diet of nothing but man's inhumanity; I had seen nightmarish horrors the likes of which Xavier could not begin to imagine, and I was resolved, I wasdetermined, that such a thing must not happen twice. Mutants,Homo superior, would not have to repeat the history of my sorry childhood. We had not yet revealed to each other that we were both, ourselves, mutants.I saw once and for all that Charles' views and mine were incompatible once we were drawn into battle with those Neo-Nazi trash known asHYDRA, who had abducted our friend Gabrielle Haller because she knew the location of a hoard ofNazi Gold. We both revealed our powers that day and overpowered the HYDRA agents, Xavier with his boundless telepathic might and I with my ever-growing mastery over the forces of magnetism. But a fellow mutant, the first one I had ever met, refused to deal with these pond scum with the harsh hand they deserved. In disgust, and realizing we had nothing more to say to one another, I took the gold for myself and left.The final nail in the coffin was when I worked for a Western intelligence agency, tasked with hunting down Nazi war criminals while maintaining my cover as aDouble Agentfor Mossad, and handing over those murderers to Israel for a richly deserved trial and justice. I had fallen in love again, my darling Isabelle, but my Western masters — who had been well aware of what I was up to, but had up to now condoned it — decided that my latest capture, a worthless architect of misery named Hans Richter, was too valuable to surrender to his fate. They recruited him and murdered Isabelle right in front of my eyes, for which Ihunted down each one of my controllers and paid them in kind.In the face of ever growing anti-mutant persecution, I remade myself as Magneto, a living example ofmutant superiority,of mutantexistence, so as to make a statement that mutants no longer had to hide in the shadows. I declared war on humankind, because I realized that force was the only thing humans understood, and the only thing that would save mutants from an identical fate. Xavier, now a cripple, made clear he opposed my plans, and I clashed time and time again with his band of mutant heroes, the X-Men. They thwarted plan after plan, and battled me and my Brotherhood, amongst whom were two bitter young mutant twins called theScarlet WitchandQuicksilver— whom I later learnt were Wanda and Pietro, my children by Magda, though unfortunately only after my radical ways had proceeded to alienate us from one another.In the face of endless opposition, from my own kind and my own children, as well as non-mutant superhumans such asThe Avengers, who accepted Wanda and Pietro into their ranks, I have learnt to soften my stance somewhat. I have evenjoined the X-Men myself from time to time, and worked with them to combat greater mutual menaces. But I stand by my most core belief. I have seen the lowest depths of human evil; I may have dragged myself from the abyss of my own hypocrisy, but though I am no longer as bent on genocide and domination does not mean I am under the illusion that mutants are safe. The safety and well-being of my people are of paramount importance, and rest assured,human troper, I am prepared to doanythingto ensure our survival and prosperity, and to avert the repetition of history which would see mutantkind consigned to the death camps.If I live by any creed, it is this:Never. Again.Despite my resentment towards humans, I admit that some of them have portrayed me in a clever way in the films. The actors that played me areIan McKellenandMichael Fassbender. My voice was also given by John Stephenson,David Hemblen,Christopher Judge,Tony Jay, Richard Green,John DiMaggio, andTomKane.Examples of how my character may be described:Above Good and Evil: As I told Joseph during our last encounter, there are no heroes or villains – there is only what I want and how I'll get it. I have no use for fanciful dichotomies.Adaptational Heroism: In the 90sX-Mencartoon, because the show was basing its stories on what was current in the comics and at the time I wasn't an antagonist, I actually was an ally to the X-Men in most of my appearances.Adaptational Villainy:While I renounceHomo sapiens' limited labels of morality, my counterpart inWolverine and the X-Men (2009)was willing to allow Sentinels free reign of Genosha, killing my fellow mutants en masse, simply so that the remainder would be more willing to wage war, something that goes against everything I have ever struggled for.Likewise, my film counterpart, while charismatic, and certainly true in every regard about mankind's treatment of mutants, is still an utter self-serving bastard, who attempted genocide on mankind using Charles himself. He did eventually see sense, however. Thankfully, in the altered timeline, his younger counterpart saw sense a great deal sooner.Worst of all is the inept counterpart of myself faced by theUltimate X-Men, who completely sacrificed any and all of my moral ambiguity to become nothing more than a repugnant mutant supremacist and genocidal maniac.Affably Evil: In some portrayals,Depending on the Writer, I am a gentleman in my pursuit of mutant freedom. Being played by the charming SirIan McKellenin the movies highlights this aspect of myself.Ambiguously Jewish: I am Jewish by birth, but this aspect of my character is not always openly stated. In addition to more specific examples mentioned below, it's never made clear if I actually practice the Judaic faith, though I do on occasion make reference to my sins and the God that will not forgive them.In the comics, at one point, Marvel at one pointretconnedmy ethnic status away while they were preparing for one of my more vicious phases, afraid that such a villain being Jewish would seem anti-Semitic and cause problems. Naturally, no one wondered if it was anti-mutant. And if you're wondering what they changed me to, it was, as I sort of mentioned before, a Sinte. It was a rather disingenuous move given their motivations.Inthe 90s cartoon series, I was stripped of my status as a Holocaust survivor, as World War II and the Nazis were not allowed due to the insipid "moral code" of human animation producers. Instead, I was given a background as a boy from amore generic Eastern European countrywhich was invaded and conquered in a more recent armed conflict, with my parents being killed during the invasion. Though not quite as horrific as the Holocaust, it still convinced me that using reason in the face of violence was a foolish gambit, and that humanity was far too brutal and warlike to make coexistence a possibility.When I was a child, my people talked while others prepared for war! They used reason when others used tanks, and they were destroyed for their troubles. I won't stand by and watch it happen again, I WON'T!Antagonist Abilities: Whilst I scoff at the mere idea of "fighting fair" (your X-Men hardly agree to battle me one-on-one, now, do they, Charles?), I confess that my mastery of magnetism gives me a number of abilities which opponents have trouble circumventing.First of all, there is the gift ofFlight, and my ability to stay well out of reach of brutish attackers like the brashLogan.Secondly, I am able to placeDeflector Shieldsand other barriers around me to protect even from long-distance attacks.Thirdly, my magnetism can act as anArea of Effectthat does not even require conscious aiming or precision, although this is rather taxing for me.I have demonstrated the ability to performVillain Teleportation, if the need requires.I can use any of the many objects in my vicinity asFlying Weaponsto keep my opponents busy and distract them as I complete my objectives.If there is sufficient iron (or other metals) in their bodies, I can manipulate others likePeople Puppets.When damaged, I can magnetically seal my wounds andreduce damageto prevent blood loss. Why, I can even create a makeshiftprosthetic heartfor myself on short notice. (Though I can't keep it going forever.)Due to the human mind relying upon electromagnetic synapses and other similar functions, I have been known to dabble inMind Manipulationwhen given sufficient cause.And last but certainly not least, being the Master of Magnetism makes me effectively able toshape reality to my very whim.Anti-Hero: Regardless of whether I fight against or with the X-Men, I never hesitated togive scumbags exactly what they deserve.Anti-Villain: One that has started many an argument of varying maturity. To some, I am aWell-Intentioned Extremistsupremacist mass-murdering terrorist demagogue, with occasional outright genocidal ambitions; alternately, some peoplestill root for the Brotherhood despite their muddled blood,weep for my cause, orhave contempt for my position in life. No matter the style "Anti-Hero" they label me, my ideals are rightfully accorded with respect, as all of humanity in thisCrapsack Worldarepersecuting scumwho have it coming... which is allDepending on the Writer. Even God had trouble balancing favorites inthe Good Book, I suppose.Arch-Enemy: TheX-Menin general; Charles Xavier in particular... although Idon't take it personally. If not Charles, then theRed Skull. As much as I battle the X-Men, they are ultimately aFriendly EnemyI would much rather join forces with, but the Skull is by far the one being alive that I despise more than anyone. He symbolizes everything I detest, and I would gladly crush his throat with my bare hands if not for the fact that such a death would be too kind for such Nazi scum.The Artifact: Yes, World War II was 70 years ago.Age is but a number, I'm still a paragon of power.Artistic License – Physics: Writers play around with the moniker of "Master of Magnetism" to the point that very little of what I can accomplish has anything to do with magnetism.Astral Projection: It's suggested I learned how to do this despite not having anyPsychic Powersof my own, though perhaps it is merely that, though I do have psychic powers, I prefer to use my Magnetism. I would prefer not to say.The Atoner:I have in many days attempted to atone for my misdeeds, a result of my status as themain villainwith good aimsadversary to Charles and his X-Men. During two of my atonement phases, I even joined them.In an alternate universe, I had made a deal with an entity from another universe hoping to give mutants a fighting chance, but I soon learned to my horror that I had brought a deadly virus to Earth, and I devoted the remainder of my life in that universe to saving as many people, human AND mutant, as I could from the monsters that were once heroes.Barrier Warrior: I can raise electromagnetic barriers, with varying degrees of "electro-" and "-magnetic."Berserk Button: Do not evenTHINKthe words "Just Following Orders" in my presence.Big Bad: Formerly, the chief antagonist of the X-Men. We have since found more common ground.Big Good: In theAge of Apocalypsetimeline, I led the mutants opposing Apocalypse and his twisted minions."Blind Idiot" Translation: I am the Master OfMagnetism, not the "Master of Magnet" as one of the ridiculous "video games" once portrayed me, nor do I ever invite my opponents to be "Welcome to Die!".Boxing Lessons for Superman: Years after discovering my mutant powers, I studied magnetism in depth, along with many other different scientific fields, in order to perfect my gift.Brainwashing for the Greater Good:When I was de-aged by Alpha, Charles and that womanMoira MacTaggertdid this to me.How dare they! Howdarethey play God with my mind, claiming it was for some greater good!... As it transpired, it hadn't actually worked at all.I... confess I have made use of this, once making Mastermind bury a young Lorna's traumatic memory of killing her mother with her newly activated powers. But I was right to do so!Broken Pedestal: Suffice to say, some of my Acolytes were thoroughly displeased to even look at me when I lost my powers on M-Day. Miss Joanna Cargill especially so.Brought Down to Badass: There have been times where I have had to make do without my powers, for one reason or another. They do nothing to slow my effectiveness however, as Joanna Cargill (and her eyes) can attest.Butterfly of Death and Rebirth: My dear sister Ruthie saw butterflies immediately before she, I, and our parents were apprehended by nazis. They were executed, and I was thought dead and left in the same mass grave.Byronic Hero: Perhaps the only appellation humans apply to me that I would consider suitably respectful. I am a savior, driven to the things I do only because my people need someone willing to stand up and fight for their rights in the face of a world that will always hate and repress them. If this causes me to engage in behavior that humans would not consider "heroic" from their bigoted perspective, than so be it.Card-Carrying Villain: When I adopt such a moniker, it is partly out of a sense of irony. Largely, however, it is because I do not care to waste time answering tohomo sapiens' moral standards. If they will call us "Evil Mutants" regardless, then my Brotherhood and I will embrace the term and live up to it.Changing Clothes Is a Free Action: On our last date, dear Isabelle showed up in a yellow sarong, but as soon as we got to my hotel room she was wearing a black dress.The Chew Toy: It would appear that the universe at large may have a thing against mutants as mankind does.Convection, Schmonvection:Of courseI can fuse metal together in close proximity to my skin. For obvious reasons it does not harm me.Cool Helmet: One that protects me from psychic intrusions as well. As a result,"Bucket Head" is aFan Nickname.Dark and Troubled Past: My life before I became Magneto was riddled with suffering and loss... most of which was bought on at the hands of you barbaric homo sapiens! I've suffered tremendous heartbreak and pain through enduringthe horrors of the German conflictand theloss of innocents, my family included, at the hands of brutal, soulless "men"who were simply "Just Following Orders". This very sentencemakes my blood boil.From then, my suffering never seemed to truly cease, from the loss of my first wife and daughter to the constant conflicts I've been waging in the name of my fellow mutants. Humans did this to me... and theycontinueto show why they are unworthy of living in my utopia.Dark Messiah:I will use any means necessary to bring mutants back into dominance. My people have even considered me their "Mutant Messiah" in contrast to Charles' approach.After the events ofAvengers vs. X-Men, I have bequeathed the role toCyclops, as he alone is responsible for the plan that has brought back mutantkind from the brink. It is not often that evenIam impressed.Deadpan Snarker:Depending on the Writer, my incarnation in the live action films was very much witty.Depending on the Writer: Many, MANY humans, moronic or not, penning my stories.Am I anAnti-Villainwith sympathetic aims,a leader with extreme methods toward a golden age for mutants, or a completely psychotic madman who will strike down ANYONE who gets in my way? It depends on what interpretation there is of me you think holds the most water.How reliant I am on my helmet to resist telepathy tends to depend on whether humans remember I have telepathic talents of my own. I'm not sure when it started, but it appears they've mistaken my helmet for that of Charles' unruly step-brother.Whether or not my powers extend toa certain magical hammerhas also widely varied.At times, I am written as unable, yet onother◊occasionsI am more than capable of it.Determinator: Nothing less could withstand the barbarity of the Holocaust.Disappeared Dad: In my defence, I did not know Pietro and Wanda were alive or my children until well into their adulthood. As to Lorna, I did know she was my daughter, but made no attempt to contact her.Do Unto Others Before They Do Unto Us: This is one of my main rationales in my war on humanity, and one of the main sticking points in my philosophical differences with Charles: I must strike at humans before they do mutants harm.Doting Grandparent: Even if she is lamentably powerless, I will not allow any to harm my granddaughter Luna. Indeed, I once swore I would rather die than allow her to suffer a moment's grief.Early-Installment Weirdness: No one had told my earliest chronicler,Stan Lee, that I had been a Holocaust survivor, a fact thatChris Claremontlater discovered. Hence, the mortifying, and completely out of character instance where I am depicted leading a Nazi-styled invasion of San Marco.Enemy Mine: Truth be told, I have had to side with Charles and his X-Men when the need arises.Said forced team-ups may have also been the result ofanother entity playing a foolish game.On another occasion, I worked with several of the Marvel Universe's most despicable villains, including the Red Skull, in what was colloquially referred to as the "Acts of Vengeance", in an attempt to destroy the "heroes" who constantly interfered with our plans. The bile still rises in my throat when I think of working with that... Nazi... although in retrospect I realize that I and the other participants in the plot were manipulated byLokithe trickster god.Even Evil Has Standards: First of all I amnotevil. I use the term ironically to defy youhomo sapiens' nonsensical moral applications, such as when I named my organization the Brotherhood of "Evil" Mutants.I am far more moral than the likes of Sebastian Shaw, Apocalypse, or William Stryker. I work for a cause. They work only for themselves.Don't even mention theRed Skullto me. Then you will see how "evil" I can be.Speaking of the Skull, the fool managed to steal Charles' brain to gain new "powers" and exploit both humans and mutants. I learned this in the tie-in prelude to the Autumn 2014 eventAXISin my own title. For my friend's sake, THE. SKULL. MUST. PAY.Unfortunately, in my blind rage, I killed the Skull, only to awaken my darker half,Onslaught.I was horrified at the 9/11 attacks to the point that myself, Wilkson and Victor had to help the survivors trapped under the rubble.Evil Genius: I am amongst the many geniuses of this world, specializing in Magnetism (obviously) and Physics in general as well as having a keen knowledge of Genetic Engineering, Engineering in itself, Geology, and other sciences. I'm also very much multilingual, even being able to decipher a long-lost language and have reconstructed advanced computer devices from memory. As expected from my leadership, I am also a talented strategist, a requirement in my war on humanity.I am also quite the connoisseur of the fine arts and finest literature, thus admitting thatHomo sapienshave made at least some worthwhile contributions to life.To others, my ability to manipulate the lessers amongst you is paramount.Evil Is Petty: During one of my more "unstable" periods, when I regained my youth and vitality but before I regained my composure and focus, I used my command of magnetism to make that irritating oaf Wolverine punch himself in the face.Evil Plan: My methods can be rather... extreme, I will admit, but in truth I should belaudedfor my efforts to prevent mutant genocide. Only a homo sapiens would consider creating a utopia for them instead to be evil.Extra-ore-dinary: Whatever the writers decide of my powers, I can always control metal.The Extremist Was Right: Can you really argue with me on this? No matter how many times the X-Men have stopped my plans or saved the world from any other number of threats to it, mutants are still hated and feared by normal humans as much as they were before.Fantastic DrugI admit to using the illegal stimulant known as mutant growth hormone. I harvested it from my own genetic material for my own use! I see no issue with boosting my powers in such a manner, though I advise anyone else who recognizes the merits of practice to do so sparingly. Addiction is a terrible thing.The very existence of the disgusting drug "kick" derived from the disgusting parasite sublime is a blight on my existence. In truth I cannot even blame you homo sapiens for it, but I can blame you libelous slanders for claiming I would ever willingly inhale, ingest or inject myself such a thing!Final Boss: In nearly everyVideo Gameabout the X-Men ever made. It would be easier to list the ones that don't feature me as this.Flanderization: Since the movies, both fans and even writers often seem to assume that my powers are restricted to manipulating metallic objects.My dear Briar was level-headed, if manipulative, when I met her. Now she seems to have become a sex fiend who is turned on by the thought of my daughter fighting for her life. There is no telling how this will affect our relationship.Foe Romance Subtext: Many have felt there is some sort of unspoken romance between Xavier and I. I cannot deny that despite our years of combat I still love Charles and would be insulted if someone suggested otherwise.Forgot About My Powers:There was an incident in which Reed Richards managed to dupe me with a wooden gun. The sheer simplicity of his trick dumbfounded me to the point in which the authorities took me in without incident.To this day I still cannot explain what happened.Freudian Excuse: Back in my day, it was called the Holocaust.…But no, that's not quite right. That wraps things up too nicely.The Holocaust happened, and I survived, even attempting to not let such an event shape me negatively.Then my daughter was killed by you vile lot, I discovered and unleashed my powers to deal deserved judgment... and, regrettably, my beloved Magda left me in fear soon after I had unleashed my wrath upon the culprits responsible.Perhaps what truly makes myUltimate Universecounterpart so disgusting is that he has no reason to be a mutant supremacist. He was not a victim of the Nazis or even of prejudice in general that we know of, instead being born to an affluent and high society family. Yet he chose to take up the cause of mutant supremacy to a level even I would shudder at.Friendly Enemy:Depending on which writer is "guiding" my hand(usually thatChris Claremonttakes this view), there will be many times in which I heavily regret the seemingly never-ending conflicts I have with Charles and his X-Men, even as I dowhat is rightby my people.From Nobody to Nightmare: Once I was just a simple young man, until my family saw just how horrible humans can be. Though it was after their murder of my daughter that I became fully devoted to my cause. Had they simply left me alone, I would have stayed Max Eisenhardt. But now, I am so much more. Now, I amMagneto.Glass Cannon: My powers are typically highly destructive, even if all the writers can think of is manipulating metal, but at the same time I myself am no more durable than any non-powered man. Or did you think I learned how to create force fields around myself for the fun of it?Glowing Eyes of Doom: Goes without saying, but when my eyes are aglow, you would be smart not to get in my way.Good Is Dumb: I admit that during the first period I had running Xavier's Institute, I made some exceedingly foolish decisions.He Who Fights Monsters:The "monsters" in this case beingyou vile, disgusting, bloodthirsty racist genocidal humansand, prior to that, the madmen ofNazi Germanyand theirinconceivable horrors. That fool, Charles, would have you believe some Freudian theory about this reflecting on my own destiny, but...My incarnation inWolverine and the X-Men (2009)is certainly this trope. In the approaching conflict with the anti-mutant faction in America, when warned that the war would lead to aBad Futurewhere civilization is destroyed by the Phoenix Force and the Sentinels reign supremewith humans and mutants alike trampled underfoot, he crossed the line by using Sentinels to attack Genosha to provoke the war, feeling it would be best if he controlled both sides, even though he killed numerous innocent mutants in the process.Heel–Face Revolving Door: I shall always do what needs to be done to safeguard the future of mutantkind — regardless of whether others consider my actions "good" or "evil." Evidently, I am a "face" in such terminology afterI yanked missKitty Prydeoff of what you Homo tropiens might call theBus.Hollywood EvolutionThe X gene is not just the next step in the evolution of the hominid genus, it is the adaptation that finally allows multicellular life on this planet to free itself from the parasitic bacterial colony commonly known as "Sublime". Instead of celebrating our emergence you homo sapiens slander us as corruptions of your genome by hostile Celestials, playing right into your puppet master's flagella. Thankfully the X gene tends to bestow the those who inherit with more gifts than mere immunity, ensuring mutants will ultimately triumph over both our microscopic and macrospic foes.Loath as I am to admit it, onEarth Xthe appearance of the X gene really is the result of Celestial meddling, and mutants really are their pawns to be discarded once we are done unwittingly incubating one of their eggs. In "our" timeline the Celestials merely "gifted" this Earth with Eternals and Deviants, who have largely avoided notice of you homo sapiens thanks to your irrational fixation on us.Humans Are Bastards: Tell me this, can YOU continue to champion human democracy and gentleness if you had seen AND felt EXACTLY what hand your kind dealt to me and other mutants around the world?! You would be a fool or a similar prejudiced scum to believe otherwise!I Have Many Names: Erik Magnus Lehnsherr and other shortened variants such as Erik Magnus, Magneto (of course), The Master of Magnetism. To be honest, my REAL name is Max Eisenhardt, a German-Polish Jew. In most other retellings, I am content with simply "Magnus".Imagination-Based Superpower: Magnetism is capable of anything in my hands. For example, my Magnetic Attraction power can hypnotize the less mentally capable. I have also magnetically lifted various objects and entities that logically I should not have been able to, like simple water. I can even manipulate the entire electro-magnetic spectrum, albeit without the same potency as regular magnetism, and once in a while I display some latent telepathic powers.I'm a Humanitarian: Notme, of course; for all humanity's atrocities against mutantkind, I would never condone so repugnant an action in response. However, myreprehensible counterpartin theUltimate Marveluniverse quite blatantly states he has eaten human flesh in the past, and then goes so far as to threaten to turn humanity into literal livestock for mutantkind as part of his build up to executing the President of America.Immune to Mind Control: I have aspecial helmetthat prevents me from being mind-controlled. A most useful tool when my arch nemesis (Prof. X) is one of the most accomplishedpsychicsin the world.Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Even if my methods reach far into the depths of villainy as you see it, even if I almost becomeexactly like my oppressors, I desire nothing but a world where mutants are FREE from the hand of racism dealt by man.Joker Immunity: I'm Marvel's premiere example. That very trope page brought up that I may well have had more intended permanent deaths, de-powers, and lobotomies to render me harmless than any other super villain, so much so that I might have likely been theTrope Namerif not for the Joker.Knight Templar: In the past, I have done whatever it takes to ensure prosperity for mutant-kind. Naturally, how far I am forced to go depends on who's writing at the moment.Large Ham: How else can I show that I'm superior to you human beings than with powerful speech andgestures?Light 'em Up: I have occasionally manipulated the visible electromagnetic spectrum to make myself invisible. I do have a slightwhite motifwith myhairandlightning, but I don't go pretentiously overboard.Lightning Can Do Anything: If there's no possible way for my magnetism to pull off a certain insane feat, that is where the "electro" prefix of "electromagnetism" comes in.The Lost Lenore: Before I became Magneto, my wife Magda and I tried to live an ordinary live with our daughter Anya. That changed when she burned to death in a fire, right in front of my very eyes, as humans prevented us from doing anything to save her. They did not have long toregretthat decision.Love Triangle:I am part of one, locked in combat with that insolent Cajun Remy LeBeau (better known asGambit, to you) for the affections of the mutantRogue. Shepromisesnothing about the future, but I have won the triangle for now.Made of Iron: In one of my confrontations with Charles' students, I received several blows to the head fromColossus, yet still remained standing, to say nothing of the fact I simply shrugged off that loutish Wolverine's attempts to skewer me.Mad Scientist: In my earlier exploits, I frequently displayed an aptitude for incredible acts of science, once managing to renovate Charles' house into a full-blown cloning facility, to say nothing of my skills at building vast complexes in improbable places, like underneath the Antarctic ice, or in an asteroid.* Manipulative BastardMay–December Romance: Some humans claim to be bothered by the age difference between myself and lovely Rogue, even though thanks to being turned into a baby by Alpha the "Ultimate Mutant" and later returned to adulthood by a Shi'ar agent, I now have a body that is physically in its thirties. The age difference is never brought up when people talk about Wolverine's romantic relationships with women of roughly Rogue's age (Jean Grey, Mariko Yashida, Yukio, etc.) even though he is old enough to bemygrandfather. Butdouble standardshave always beenHomo sapiens' hallmark. Regardless, it has been brought to my attention that Rogue and I have married and started a family inat least one universe, which... does not displease me.Meaningful Name:My original name, Max Eisenhardt, is quite poetic. "Eisen" is the German word for "Iron". "Hardt" sounds like German ("hart") and English ("hard"), which both mean the same thing. "Max" connotes intensity. Who would have guessed a man with such a name would later become the hardened master of metal manipulation?In German names, the "-hard/hardt/hart" suffix originally means "strong"; it is also present e. g. in "Bern(h)ard" (strong as a bear) or "Gerhard" (strong with the spear). Thus "Eisenhardt" means "strong as iron", or in my case also: strong with iron.Morality Pet: At times, Kitty Pryde — fellow mutant and fellow Jew — serves in this capacity.One of my terms as a "face" is due to delivering her from danger.Mundane Utility: Perhaps more like Artistic Utility, but my life-sized steel sculptureCalling Cardsshould count as this.My God, What Have I Done?: In essence, my reaction to harming a young Katherine Pryde in battle. For all that I have sworn to fight for Mutantkind by any means necessary, Ishall notharm children.A Nazi by Any Other Name: Some bigoted comic authors have claimed that I am in truth no different than the Germanic bigots who butchered my family, upholding the same creed of racial supremacy with equal fervor. Naturally, I reject such claims entirely; although it is true that I have noted the uncomfortable similarities in my own crusade to promote Homo Superior to its rightful place and the Nazi beliefs in the Ubermensch and the Untermensch, I have never countenanced the sort of barbarism the Nazis used to slaughter those they considered unfit. I resort to violence only because it is necessary to take such proactive steps to protect my people from humanity; humans will eliminate themselves eventually without any need for direct intervention on my part. Indeed, at least twice I have sought to simply remove my people from humanity to leave them to their fates, such as when I founded Genosha or established Asteroid M, but such efforts have always simply redoubled humanity's fervor to strike at me and mine.However, the same cannot be said about my odious incarnation in theUltimate Marveluniverse. Whereas I fight only to protect mutantkind, he actively encourages mutants to kill and terrorize humans as part of his "mutant supremacy" creed. He has taken separation from humanity to the extreme, attempting to create a new mutant culture to the extent of devising new "mutant commandmants" (something I can almost grudgingly respect), very similar to Himmler and Hitler's efforts at building up their new "Aryan culture"... and also denigrating humanity to levels of the worst form of Untermensch. Filth that they were, even theNazisdid not consider cannibalism as an appropriate "use" for their undesirables, whilst this twisted mutant once threatened on live television to keep surviving humans as literallivestockfor the new mutant civilization. That this psychotic charlatan dares claim the mantle of Master Of Magnetism is an insult, and he should count himself lucky that he was killed by that universe's Cyclops in retaliation forthe cataclysm he caused, as I would have found a way to destroy him for tainting my name eventually. I find a dark satisfaction in the knowledge that, unlike my own mutant brethren, the mutants of the Ultimate universe are the result of failed attempts at recreating the serum that created their version ofCaptain Americathat entered the human gene pool, the reveal of which destroyed the resolve of my impotent counterpart.Naturally, I consider any rumors that my own mutants being just one of several results of the Celestials tampering with the human genome in prehistory to be nothing but transparent anti-mutant propagandaNazi Hunter: When the need arises; burying Red Skull alive was particularly satisfying.* Never Be Hurt AgainNever My Fault: Some humans pretend that my actions have harmed more of my fellow mutants and hurt the cause of mutant rights than they have ever helped, and that I'm pinning the blame for that on humanity. They sure are fine ones to think of me this way!New Powers as the Plot Demands: Over the course of my career, I've found many ways to use the power of magnetism to manipulate related forms of energy for a variety of uses. For example, turning invisible by bending light, manipulating electromagnetic energy to shoot lightning bolts, or altering the behavior of local gravitational fields; some see this as "evidence" of aunified field theorythat states all energy is the same, but just emitted in various ways. Still, in most cases, magnetism is far easier to manipulate than any other, so I usually stay with that.Noble Demon: Pretend you never met me or knew of what massacres I had been forced to commit and place yourself in my position: Wouldn'tyoudo anything to protect your loved ones and your people from harm?Noodle Incident: My father never told me how he saved Major Scharf's life, only that it was too ugly to tell me at the age of sixteen.Not Quite Flight: Controllingmagnetic lines of forceenables me to levitate. It is also a likely explanation for how I can move things lacking ferrous metal.Not So Above It All: When Rogue and I fought the Children of the Vault, I threatened to tear down their structure even if it meant the humans in Mumbai fell with it, but they called my bluff as I was carrying a dying human woman.Old Superhero: I have spent decades protecting mutants from the depravations ofhomo sapiensand my power only grows with my experience (doubtless you believe some of that time was spent as a supervillain). I also havetwo grandsons, who helped me find their mother the last time she went missing, anda granddaughter.Older Than They Look: Thanks to the courtesy of Alpha and the High Evolutionary, I'm in my physical prime, despite being almost a century old.Omnidisciplinary Scientist: Genetic manipulation, particle physics, engineering, designing weapons, space stations, superpowered humanoid lifeforms, devices that generate volcanoes and earthquakes, devices that block telepathy, devices that can nullify all mutant powers except for my own. I've reconstructed computerized devices from memory. I could probably make the top ten list for smartest people on this piddling planet if I put my mind to it.Pay Evil unto Evil:I once imprisoned a man in a basement with limited water and no light. By the time he was found, he was wishing for death. The man in question was theRed Skull; a villain so vile and repulsive that even thepsychotic clownwon't work with him.I once did this with Fabian Cortez, a treacherous mutant supremacist that in the past tried to kill me, manipulate wars between humans and mutants that led to the destruction of a safe haven for mutants I created, and also tried to use my granddaughter as a human shield. The minute I no longer needed him, I flung him miles away and then smashed him into the ground.Put on a Bus: It seems that when I've battled humanity for "too long", I end up swept aside so other villains can "take the spotlight for a while" or other such rot. You equate this to a mere TV show? This is a war I battle! But if I must, the first instance was after my 12th battle when I unexpectedly found myself a prisoner ofan unexpected extra-terrestrial called the Stranger.Putting on the Reich: People ill-knowing of what I have been through tend to bring up my domination ofSan Marco, wherein I had anarmy of mercenaries, outfitted with Waffen-SS surplus uniforms. The stylized "M" armbands were one step away from swastikas, otherwise the resemblance to that monsterAdolf Hitlerwas total. Come to that, many of my actions as aman willing to use any lengthsto replace mankind with my own genetically superior peopledo draw unavoidable comparisons.Rebellious Spirit: I have a bit of a problem with authority, as you might imagine, and I don't recognize peers easily. It should go without saying that I call no man "master," save myself. That said,I brook no opposition within my own ranks.Revenge Before Reason:After being restored by Erik the Red, I was determined to avenge myself on the X-Men, ignoring the fact that in the time since I had last encountered them all but Cyclops had been replaced with entirely different people. Eventually, they had no recourse but to flee, but I still vowed to confront them at another time.If a human were to harm another Mutant, I confess I would more likely call for their death than anything else, even a truly heartfelt apology. Though such things fromHomo Sapiensare fleetingly rare as it is. It became much less amusing when my former Acolyte, Exodus, turned this around on me for defending Charles from Frenzy.The Revolution Will Not Be Civilized: Unlike Xavier, I recognize that there can be no peaceful cooperation between humanity and mutantkind. Mutantkindwilltake its flawed predecessor's place, and although I try not to be too carelessly callous, I will not lose sleep over doing what must be done.The Rival: Charles Xavier, as a result of our differing views on whether mutantkind and man can live in peace or not; in the widerMarvel Universe, my rival is instead Doctor Doom. I am the closest he considers to be legitimate competition.Shock and Awe: A primary attack of mine, aside from throwing any amount of tons of metal at my enemies, is shooting bolts of lightning. Don't expect to turn my own powers against me either.Shooting Superman:MostHomo sapiensobviously never learn that bullets are made of metal. There have been attempts to counter my abilities with non-metallic ballistics, but mutant gifts continuously outpace feeble human innovations in every capacity.The X-Men themselves did this when they sent Wolverine, whose skeleton is magnetic due to his adamantium bones, on a team to deal with me. They should have known better.Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!: For all I do respect, and care for Charles, his naïve idealism about mutant and human coexistence blinded him to reality.Slave Brand: I will forever carry the tattoo of a Nazi concentration camp upon my skin. As my cinematic counterpart so eloquently states, I would sooner die than allow another needle to touch my skin, or that of any other Mutant.Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism: A character-personified version, with Charles on the admirable but foolish Idealism end and myself vice versa. Although really, it is more what you call "realism" than mindless pessimism. Look at the history of thehomo sapiensrace and score its track record of tolerance. Look at how many villains are human or mutant. Given these facts, peaceful coexistence is not reasonable.SNK Boss: InX-Men: Children of the Atom. I am theFinal Bossso do not expect me to be easy. I can fly, block while flyingnotelater entries inCapcom's Marvel fighting gameswould remove the ability for block while flyingmeaning I can stay well out of the reach of my opponents while firing at them with fast, powerful projectile attacks. One of my moves was to release four projectiles that can't be blocked and allow me to do what I wish if they connect with an opponent. My super attack is next to impossible dodge and does considerable damage. Unlike the sub boss Juggernaut who was a slow moving power house, I am extremely fast and while my attacks are ranged they are fast enough to be brought out in close, and my standard attacks are reasonable fast and powerful as well. On top of all this I can create a force field that renders me immune to all damage. The last ability would berestricted to an Infinity Gem when I wasPromoted to Playable.Some of My Best Friends Are X: Before I metRogue, I generally was romantically or sexually involved with non-mutant women – dear departed Magda, Isabelle, Polaris's mother, Cyclops' former lover Lee Forrester, and now mutant-fangirl Briar Raleigh. The back-stabbing Wasp has powers, but as a result of experimentation, not the mutant gene.Spell My Name with an S: Those who have set themselves to the worthy task of chronicling my deeds are often confused as to the spelling of my preferred civilian name. Erik is sometimes written as Eric, and Lehnsherr is written as Lensherr as often as not.Stating the Simple Solution: Marvel were planning to have a major battle between me and Wolverine, whenPeter Davidrealized thatI could just rip his skeleton out and be done with him.Steven Ulysses Perhero: Yes, my "human" name translates roughly into "intensely strong iron". Plus, I have used "Magnus" (which is Latin for "great") as a middle name since the ill-fated incident that cost me the closest to family I could ever experience. Though, I believe that "Magneto" is a far more superior and indicative moniker.Strong as They Need to Be: As this page states, my powers are essentially limited to whatever the writers can think of with magnetism, which means they can vary considerably from one story to another.Superpower Lottery: Several consider me the most powerful mutant alive due to how almost godlike my powers of magnetism can become.Though in media such asthoseanimatedcartoonsand the films, I limit myself. Realistically, I should be able to: turn invisible (due to visible light being a type of electromagnetic radiation),phase shift(electromagnetism is what keeps solid objects from passing through one another and thus I could deactivate this and walk through walls or go beyond that and become completely invincible), unleash any kind of laser blasts at my foes (once again, light is electromagnetic radiation, as is everything onthis chart◊), and even create optical illusions via, again, manipulation of light.To further elaborate, electromagnetism is arguably the most interesting of the four fundamental forces in that its scope, and thus the scope of my powers, encompasses virtually everything in the universe. I explicitly control half of physics, all of chemistry (which when boiled down is the study of protons, neutrons, and electrons), and most of biology (which is a combination of chemistry and physics). In fact, because I can manipulate valence electrons, I can force chemical reactions to occur that are normally impossible or make reactions that normally occur not happen. The EM spectrum by itself gives me heat vision, x-ray vision, illusions, and invisibility, I am essentially my own radio and can scramble any others at my leisure, I can produce the deadliest form of radiation, and I can even produce microwaves on a whim. Furthermore, I can manipulate nervous systems, flash freeze or heat matter by imparting or taking away kinetic energy through protons and electrons, transmute anything into any other thing by rearranging particles at the subatomic level, disintegrate anything bigger than a nucleus, hijack electronics, and a good number of other interesting effects. The long and short of it is: if it can be done via natural means, it can be done byme.You would do well to remember that, during the Acts of Vengeance, I once battledSpider-Manto a standstill. If that feat sounds unimpressive, bear in mind that he was possessed ofotherworldly cosmic powersat the time. Long story short, I have total control over one of the four fundamental forces of the universe. This doesn't put me in spitting distance of strongest mutant, but I'm far away stronger than most others.Supreme Chef: As you know, I am no savage. To go along with my vast powers, I am also quite the skilled cook. It was a necessity during my time as a child prisoner of Nazi concentration camps.Tangled Family Tree: Mine is... complex. to say the least. I'm even present on the page image.Tragic Villain: Had I not been persecuted so horrendously in my youth for the "crime" of being Jewish (and a mutant), would I have turned out to be a different person? Would I be the man Charles always hoped he could help me become? Perhaps. In a better world, where mutants and humans do not wage war and accept each other as they are, I like to believe I would be. I'd still be with my beloved Magda and our children, living peacefully alongside those I treasure most. Regrettably, we don't live in that world... and I may never know such bliss, for humans stole it from me long ago.Übermensch: It's not easy to consider me "nice" in any respect, but I believe myself to have my own type of moral code that allows me to believethat it will all mean well in the end, placing myself as leader, and having to eliminate the inferiors. To any medical evaluator that deems himself worthy of judging me (more so if it's a human psychologist) that would thus make me asociopathideologue with typical monstrous egomania and entitled ruthlessness; others at least put me in a moresympathetic light. Still others go so far as to claim it'sall a result of bipolar disorder brought by my powersand claim I'm just plain mentally ill. A heartfelt but foolish notion.Those Who Fight Monsters: What else would you expect, when one's abilities have allowed him to live through the Holocaust,McCarthyism, theCivil Rights Movement,The Vietnam War, the AIDS epidemic and subsequent witch-hunting vilification of homosexuals... I have seen, to quote Burns, "Man's inhumanity to Man," again and again. In the past, I tried to use my gifts quietly for the betterment of all, like Charles... but I have come to see how slow, inefficient, and utterly futile this method is — how millions suffer and continue to suffer while the pacifistic way simply scratches the surface of Hatred. I see how naive I was to ever believe that peace alone could fight hatred. I know now that the fastest, surest way to eliminate hate is to do just that...eliminate it.The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny: Duringa visit to Japan, I found myself locked in combat with an arrogant, yet powerful youth by the name ofTetsuo Shima.Despite his impudence, I nonetheless took it upon myself to put the troubled boy out of his misery.Unskilled, but Strong:Averted, as there is a very, VERY good reason they call me "The Master of Magnetism" as I am one of the strongest mutants on earth, as well as having great skill and creativity in how I implement my mutant abilities. Considering magnetism is one of the four fundamental forces of nature, I should be held in high regard by humans and mutants alike, and it also helps that I am a learned scientist in my own right, so I WOULD know how best to use them.It is also why I am able to fight those with similar abilities who truly CAN be consideredUnskilled, but Strong. I once did battle with a cosmically poweredSpider-Manon my own. Onanother occasion, I told the assembled heroes of theMarvel Universethat onlyThe Mighty Thorwas my equal in power. No one argued the point with me.Utopia Justifies the Means: Whatever it takes, mutantkind WILL prevail.Visionary Villain: No matter how vile they may be, my every act is a stone in the foundations of a world where mutants do not live in fear ofhomo sapiensoppression.Well-Intentioned Extremist: I'll do what I must to ensure mutants never suffer any more at the hands of you humans.Indeed,when our universe was merged with the universe known as Capcom,I was able to finally build a world for Homo Superior to live on.Wicked Cultured: I shun the human-applied label of "wicked" — I merely do what I must to provide for my people. Nonetheless, I have a full understanding and appreciation for the few positive and admirable things human culture has produced over its long, floundering history.With Great Power Comes Great Insanity:It would certainly appear to you that my powers have left my mind damaged from the constant use, leaving me in a state of constant irritation and agitation.Many would also attempt to remember that ridiculous period in which I, afterposing as Xorn, he conquered Manhattan Island and turned it into, more or less, a concentration camp for humans, complete with gas chambers and/or crematoriums. Even with one of my own likening the imitator's actions toNazi Germany. Of course, that never REALLY happened,and was attributedto my addiction to the mutant-power-boosting drug "Kick". Then they tried to claim the drug was actually a sentient bacteria colony. WhatREALLY REALLY happenedwas when Wolverine decapitated the thing, revealing its TRUE identity as the REAL Xorn'sEvil Twin, imitating me imitating Xorn!That one human wearing the hat and gluing himself to that setteehas a point when he notes how other, gloriously incompetent humans wonder why new readers can't get into comics. I certainly can't after this mess.Worthy Opponent:Our conflicting ideologies aside, Charles Xavier is still my dearest friend, and has done more to help mutants than anyone in the world (besides myself).As loathe as I am to admit it, I must concede that perhaps alone of all humanity,Captain Americadoes seem to truly believe in the ideal of equality that he espouses.You Have Out Lived Your Usefulness: I did this once to Fabian Cortez, afterI temporarily allowed him back in my ranksdue to need of hispowers, but as soon as I found a machine that served as a substitute,I finally killed him for his treachery against me years earlier.I suppose you have read and know all about me now. For once, I must admit your so-called compassion has ensured your survival. Now, I must leave to enact my plans for all mutants. For the defence of Mutantkind!


(for full effect, read it in the voice of Mikey Kelley, Brandon Mychal Smith,Townsend Coleman,Robbie Rist,Wayne GraysonorGreg Cipes)Here's Mikey!'Sup, dudes? I'm Michelangelo, or as my bros call me "Mikey". I happen to be part of theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! My bros are named "Leo" (the leader), "Donnie" (the smart one) and "Raph" (the hot-head). See, the four of us were raised by our sensei Splinter and got mutated from green ooze and became super awesome turtles! My bros and I love having pizza and defeating bad guys such as the Shredder and the Foot Clan.You may have read my awesome stories on comic books, watched radical cartoons and flicks or even had a shell of a time playing some games!The clownI encountered at Gotham has his own page? Not cool, man!Check out these radical tropes!Battle Rapping:Me and my bros rapped against the artists whom we got our names.They didn't sound as smooth as our raps.Berserk Button: Make fun of me all you want, I'm used to it, butneverthreaten my familyBeware the Silly Ones: I may be the silliest Turtle, I can kick your butt just like my bros and Casey.Bizarre Taste in Food: I love using different ingredients to make some awesome pizza.Brilliant, but Lazy: Training is important, but I'd much rather eat pizza and read my comics, or watch TV. I'm still as good as my brothers despite that and a lot of people think I'd be the best if I trained as hard as them.Characterization Marches On: I wasn't always the fun turtle I am today. I was originally imagined as aBruce Lee Cloneand was more done to Earth compared to my brothers. I even alternated with Don as to who would beThe Smart Guy. Next to Raph I was also the most violent.Color-Coded for Your Convenience: In the original books, my headband is red like Raph's. In all the other stuff, it's orange like cheese pizza!Cool Board: Cool indeed! If you've seenTMNT, you see how I shred by skating a sewer pipe!Cowardly Lion: When I was forced to fight Kluh in a rematch to determine the Battle Nexus Champion. I figured he's just beat me and the safety spells would keep him doing anything dangerous. But his dad was really sore about how I beat him so he had the magic of the Battle Nexus tampered with so Kluh could beat me to death. Kluh kicked by shell,until he said he'd kill my family after he was done with me.Then I fought back and wrecked him.Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: I'm the goofball of my brothers, but don't think I still can't kick your shell.Curb-Stomp Battle: Whenever I fight Raph in the 03 series I always beat him because he lets his temper get the better of him.While Kluh was initially beating me up in our rematch, once he said he'd go after my family, I beat that brute up so badly he couldn't stand. The Daimyo gave me the choice to finish him off, but I was taught better than even though Kluh dared to do it. He tried to act tough but he never came after me or my family again after that.Extraverted Nerd: I'm not an egghead like Don, but I do like comic books, horror movies, and video games a lot!Fun Personified: I'm the life of the party!Guest Fighter: I happen to be inInjustice 2(same for my bros), where I get to fight villains that aren't the Shredder and Krang! Heck, even Leo compared some of them to Bebop!Jerkass Has a Point:After I became the Battle Nexus ChampionI never let anybody forget it. Raph complained that I won final round due to luck, and everytime he did I pointed out that I did beat him.Kid-Appeal Character: All the young-ins like me! No wonder why I dressed up as Cowabunga Carl!Kindhearted Cat Lover: I take care of Klunk in the comics and 2003 toon and Ice Cream Kitty in the 2012 toon!Last of His Kind:So apparently there's acomicwhere the Foot Clan's taken over New York in the future and I'm the last one standin' since Donnie, Raph, and Leo all bit the dust courtesy of Shredhead's distant grandkid. Jeez, that's a real bummer if I'm bein' honest with ya, dudes.Mini-Mecha:When my bros and I went to the future, I tried swapping my nunchucks for a mech I called the Mikeytron 6000, but that got wrecked almost immediately afterwards.Morph Weapon: My chucks can turn into a kusarigama in the 2012 toon!Nice Guy: I sure am friendly, dudes!Nice Mean And In Between: I'm a fun lovin' and nice radical Turtle, Raph is mean and often angry (you wouldn't like him when he's angry) and Leo and Donnie are both more wiser and focused than me, but more much reasonable than Raph.The Nicknamer: In the 2012 toon, I nicknameeverymutant me and my bros meet.Odd Friendship:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)I had this with Leatherhead. I am the goofball and he's the big angry gator, but I was the first guy who was nice him while he was in his one mutant war with the Kraang.O.O.C. Is Serious Business: If you manage to make me cut the jokes and get serious, trust me you will regret.When Don ended up in thatBad FuturewhereShredder conquered Earth, the version of me from there isThe Stoic. Splinter was dead, Casey was dead, and Shredder turned theEarth into a pit of suffering and oppression, there was nothing to make jokes about.Serkis Folk: In the 2014 and 2016 flicks, I am computer made! But who the shell is Serkis?Straight Man and Wise Guy: Regardless of who I'm with, I will be the wise guy, with a few exceptions.Totally Radical: I sure love to speak like that. Donnie needs to speak English, though.Trademark Favorite Food: Me and my bros sure love some pizza. Papa Gino's is one of my favorites!The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny: Me and my bros tried tofight it out!I failed...Oh, and Leo won.Wrong Genre Savvy: In the 2003 show, I based my assumptions on what was happening as though I was in a horror movie. I was in a kids show, so I was always wrong.


[I am] a man you cannot touch, directly or indirectly. A mutant you will not remember as soon as I am out of sight, and I will be out of sight as soon as I declare it to be so.Youcannot touch me...But I amall over you."—Me, giving a pretty amazingBadass BoasttoX-Man... right before he kicked my ass. Goddammit.Greetings, pitiful cowards and pathetic basement-dwellers of TV Tropes! You are now reading this inDavid Tennant'sgloriouslyCompelling Voice! Or at leastBrent Spiner's. And, even if you weren't, you most definitely arenow, since *I* demanded it! For I amKillgrave...THE PURPLE MAN!!I first graced this world with my presence inDaredevilVol 1 #4, where I tried to subvert the wills of the people of New York City for my own designs, and matched wits with that...assholein yellow-and-red tights named Daredevil, who would become my premier foe. Ah, the good old days, where you didn't have totryto make a superhero comic! Who ever even heard of experimental nerve gas giving peopleMind Controlabilities based on their skin??? By the way,that's my actual origin. It's as stupid as it sounds.Speaking of not trying, that's exactly what I decided to do after one too many encounters with that blustering buffoon."Who needs the grief?", I thought to myself, and,finally realizing what I could do with my powers, retired from crime to become aMan of Wealth and Taste. The writers weren't done with me yet, though, and a run-in with some of the Kingpin's thugs led me into being forced against my will (note theirony) to participate in a plan to killSpider-Man,Daredevil,Luke Cage,Iron FistandMoon Knight. This failed utterly. Some time after this I moved to an island in the south pacific... where I was kidnapped byDoctor Doom.What joy. LongGraphic Novelshort, I was imprisoned in a "psycho-prism" which he then used to control everyone on earth. This being Doom, he grew bored of victory, and letNamorkillme! Thanks a lot, Earth's mightiest heroes! Couldn't spare a single second of your time to save a helpless victim about to be murdered by a crazed atlantean, huh?!Yes, times were tough for poor old me. But don't cry just yet! For it was only a few years - well,decades, really- aftermy deaththat I would meet...her...Yes, truly my life changed after I met her... finally I had a worthy foe - AJokerto myBat Man, aThanosto myCaptain Marvel, aDr Sivanato my...otherCaptain Marvel! Why, we were made for each other... nevermind the fact that I was originally created to be a Daredevil foe and she was originally supposed to beJessica Drew, thus making my previous statement atotal untruth! People liked my involvement in her story so much, I would become amainstay of her rogues' gallery forevermore!I bet most of you never heard of me until you saw theX-Menepisode "No Mutant Is An Island". I had a ball tormenting Cyclops. Or perhaps you're familiar with me from my appearance in the second seasonThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroesepisode "Emperor Stark", an adaptation of that horrid "Emperor Doom" storyline in whichIwas the one conquering the world throughTony Starkinstead of just being Doom's tool, whereBrent Spinerprovided my voice. In addition,David Tennantdid a masterful job portraying me inJessica Jones (2015)with all the true intimidating potential of my power displayed (probably with a bit of help from his role asBarty Crouch Jr.He may be more famous onEarth-5556, but that was as a do-gooder.); they didn't capture my complexion though, but I certainly approved of the wardrobe!And now, you're all caught up. Oh, there was some stuff in-between then and now, of course - like that timeCarol Danversshot me into the sun, or the time Luke Cage kicked my ass into next week duringthe prison break at the Raft,orthe time where I had a bunch of horrible piece-of-shit kids - but mostly that's all you need to know about me. Now it's time to catalogue all the tropes applying to myhumble personageaccording to this fine website. On with the show!Now,would you kindlyorganize this page for me and put all the examples in a nice, alphabetic order? There's a good troper...Abusive Parent:Not my faultmost of my kids are a bunch of lying, traitorous scum!My parents in Jessica's TV showseemed like theywere this, but it turned out thatthey were just trying to save little Kevin Thompson from a terminal illness.Adaptational Badass: In the comics, Doom used me as a tool to take over the world, while inThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroesadaptation of that storyline I was able to do so on my own by controllingallthe Avengers, making themmytools!Adaptational Jerkass: Mytelevized incarnationactuallyrapedJessica, whereas I simply made herwantto be raped. You decide which one's nastier.Adaptation Name Change: My name isactuallyZebediah Killgrave in the comics, while my TV version'sreal name is Kevin Thompson.Adaptational Nationality: MyComic Bookversion is Croatian, whereas the TV-show version...is played byDavid Tennant.Adaptational Nice Guy: On the other hand, when he wanted some peace and quiet in a loud restaurant, he merely asked everyone to stop talking.I was not so considerate.Adaptational Wimp: At the same time thatEarth's Mightiest Heroesmademethe main villain of their adaptation of that dreadful "Emperor Doom" storyline instead of Dr. Doom, they also gave me aridiculousweakness: Apparently, in that universe it's possible for my control over a person to be broken if someone else points out that whatever I'm making them dois against everything they stand for.A God Am I: I am an immortal, sociopathic tyrant who is able to control everyone at a whim and force them to do my bidding. Doesn't that sound like God to you? I mean, I'm at least more qualified than that Yahweh person, he can't even keep most of his followers! I'm just saying I think it'd bepretty cool if I was.Alternate Universe Purple Man Is Awesome: While I'd argue the main version of me ispretty awesome already, I'll admit there's no holding a candle to thatone version of mewho decided to use his auditory abilities to go from mere Purple Man to PurplePresident.For life. As for why *I* don't go and do that?Meh...Amazing Technicolor Population: That's why I'm the purple man! Though the TV version only wears purple suits.Artistic License – Biology: Let's ignore for a moment the ridiculousness of gaining powers fromnerve gasof all things. My power is supposedly based on pheromones. So how come my control doesn't wear off when I'm very far away from the person I'm controlling? And how does it make sense that I can drain the powers off my children to make my powers work on a global scale? Are my pheromones capable of tapping into theSpeed Force?Biting-the-Hand Humor: In the last issue ofAlias, I gave the book a succinct review: "Seen worse. Been in worse."Blatant Lies: Want to know how potent my power is?Aside from the fact that you just said "yes" to my question, in my first appearance I told a crowd that I wasn't the Purple Man, just a tourist, and they believed me even though I wasn't eventryingto disguise myself!Bond Villain Stupidity: Okay, yes, I blurted out my entire origin story and explained the exact nature of my power to Daredevil during our first encounter, I didn'tknowhis billy club had a recorder in it! Hell,the last time he tried that trick it was just a bluff!Additionally, during the huge jailbreak that eventually led to the creation of theNew Avengers, I attempted to use my power on Luke Cage to kill all the other heroes and then himself, and then gloated that I would take care of our darling Jessica Jones and his bastard baby child she happened to be carrying. I didn't know they drugged me so badly my powers didn't work at the time!Breakout Villain: I was a minor Daredevil villain but have since become this for Jessica. She'd better appreciate it. My involvement in her life gave herthe much-needed drama that is required for every successful Marvel hero.Bullying a Dragon: SeeBond Villain Stupidityabove for details. It led to Cagebeating me to within an inch of my life.Not one of my finest moments...Butt-Monkey: There's no denying it at this point. I tried everything. I dated the Top 50 most fascinating people in the world for kicks. I fought theThunderbolts. I even got retconned into a rapist so I could beDarker and Edgierlike everyone else. But all I ever get to do is take a beating and die, but not really, just to makesomeone else seem cool.Card-Carrying Villain: Ilovebeing evil. Not the case with my TV incarnation, though, whothinks that everyone being his servant is how the world is supposed to be.Cerebus Retcon: Bendis made me into a rapist when he wrote Jessica's first series. The reason this worked to my advantage, unlike DC's unfortunateattempt to reinvent Doctor Light, is the fact that I was already aMind-Rapistto begin with, and my first appearance even had me bringing DD's not-girlfriend Karen Page into a hotel. I mean, seriously...what did you think I was going to do to her?Child Hater: Children should be seen and not heard. In fact, I don't even think they should be seen. Hell, I've got no problemthreatening the unborn!Though in hindsight that earned me a red-ass beatdown...Comic-Book Movies Don't Use Codenames: Myaliasof "Purple Man" seldom appears in adaptations and wasAdapted Outof the TV series.Compelling Voice: That's my power.Complete Monster: It doesn't bother me if you want to label me as such. I can make yousing my praisesall I like.Cool Car: I had a purple Rolls-Royce in the beginning of Marvel Team-Up Annual #4, but I then stole a carriage from some unfortunate passers-by, so the same probably applied to the car. I used them up, and then threw them away,much like my girlfriends.Cut Zebediah Killgrave A Check: From time to time, I attempt to retire from the game and just have fun with my powers. It never works. On the exact opposite end of this trope, I have on occasion tried toTake Over the Worlddespite it not generally being my thing. But most of the time, yes, you should cut me a check. Rather, youwillcut me a check.Depending on the Artist: Yeah, those colorists at Marvel can't make up their minds what shade of purple I ought to be. Occasionally I've entertained the thought ofmaking it up for them,but there's just so damnmanyof them.....Depending on the Writer:The extent of my powers also tends to fluctuate to meet the needs of the story. Back when the Kingpin captured me, my suggestions made people go intoSycophantic Servantmode, even offering improvements to my orders! Now all it does is temporarily turn them into mindless drones who can't even talk until they complete the order I gave them. I miss being able to turn everyone I saw into adoring butlers.Sometimes writers will give different explanations for my powers out of embarrassment. Not as retcons, they just treat it like it always was the case. For instance,Daredevil: Yellowsaid my power is sight-based (if you see me, I can control you) to make my debut story into aPlot Tailored to the Party. This would meanthe colorblind are my greatest threat.Disability Immunity: What? Are you trying to say Daredevil is immune to my power because he'sblind?Ha, next you'll tell me that he's really that lawyer Matt Murdock the court assigned to me in my first appearance! Wait, heis?I wasn't eventryingto make you say that!Driven to Suicide/Heel Realization: Did I do this to myself in Jessica's first ongoing that actually had her name on it? It's unclear, but it wasn't the first time I questioned my morals. Anyway,it didn't take.Early Installment Character-Design Difference: I didn't like how I looked in my first appearance onthat Avengers cartoon, so when I first heard they were dedicating an episode to yours truly Imade surethey drew me in a more menacing way.Enemy Mine: Me and Jessica teamed up to give my bastard offspring Benjamin a well-deserved spanking.Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Ah....Kara.... When will you come home to daddy where you belong?Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: I don't get it.Luke Cageis kind, manly, supportive, a good, present father, just... what exactlydoesJessica see in him? Why can't she see I was the best thing to happen to her in her entire life? Everyone knowsmarried superheroes are less interesting!Evil Gloating: It caused my downfall in my first appearance. I learned fromthatexperience to make sure I have whoever I'm gloating to firmly in my control every time I do so.Evil Is Petty: Sometimes instead of making people off themselves I just tell them to stand on their hands for as long as they can. Among other humiliating things. Usually this is when they annoy me.Eye Color Change: InEarth's Mightiest Heroesthey portrayed my mind control as giving the victim purple eyes.Hallucinations: I can make people see whatever I want them to see. For instance, I wanted jessica to see herboyfrienddead, so she did.Heroic Willpower: People with this in their character sheets are the utter bane of my existence.I Am Not My Father: I know,Kara, I know.But you could be... Just let me teach you.I Have You Now, My Pretty: Jessica, among others. In my first appearance I did this to Karen Page. She was Daredevil'sLove Interest, after all, so this beingThe Silver Ageit was the popular villain thing to do.It's All About Me: Hear, hear!Joker Immunity: Even before I stopped pinballing from superhero to superhero, the amount of times I was definitively killed off only to return with literally no explanation because my ability was justtoo coolto waste like that was utterly ridiculous. For a while there it seemed I had to die in every story I was in.The Man Behind the Man: At one point I gotRogues Gallery TransplantedtoX-Man, and used my powers to help Nate move up in the world. I was going to use him the way Doom used me before, and make the world a better place with him as my figurehead. But like always, it was a complete waste of my time. Serves me right for breaking character!Medium Awareness: As you no doubt have realized by now, I'm one of few Marvel characters to realize I live and breathe within the confines of their boxed wall to wall universe where the imagination of writers and artists dictate what happens next so long as fans keep giving them patronage. Call it a side effect of that silly nerve gas that made me...well me!Meta Guy: In the issues ofAliasthat I appeared in, I displayed this ability.*rolls eyes* Oh, so we're going to pretendyouand I don't know what's really going on? You don't want to embarrass yourself in front of your readers.Mind Rape: I can take control of your minds and bodies, the sensation of which is described as feeling like rape. Some of my victimsare well-acquainted with that feeling.Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Zebediah Killgrave. It's so ridiculous the showrunners in Jessica's serieschanged it to Kevin Thompson and made Kilgrave an alias. Theydidn't even mention the Zebediah part anywhere. Why? It's a fine hebrew name. Did they think it wasXtreme Kool Letterzapplied to Jebediah? It's definitely more realistic thanVon Doom, hint, hint.No-Sell: Yeah, I'mreallygetting sick of all these people who can resist my powers! Daredevil, Doom, Kingpin, Moon Knight, X-Man, Jessica....Never My Fault: It really isn't! If anything, it's Jessica's fault,for not killing me when she had the chance! Or it'sStan Lee's fault, for creating me, in the first place. Or evenYOUR fault, readers, forwanting to see more of me! How'sthatfor an ethical dilemma?Not-So-Harmless Villain: Oh, I was more than capable from day one entrancing Daredevil's blonde girlfriend who-oh what was her name again? Karen Page? Yes, and I would have had some fun with her too were it not for that yellow, yesyellowcolored Spider-Man knock-off getting between me and my next conquest! However, it wouldn't be until decades later (though more like years later inComic-Book Time) when I would be introduced to that one special woman courtesy of a man by the name of Brian Michael Bendis who, taking full advantage of the fact Jessica Jones' debut comic was most certainlynotaimed at younger audiences, reinvented me from being another villain to get his face punched in by the hero to being revealed as the raison d'être why sweet, sweet Jessica was over with the superhero gig before it ever started in earnest, and allowed to use my mind-control powers forall they were worth!Overlord Jr.: Little Benjy was feeling left out because he was a worthless invalid with no powers or purple skin to speak of, so he kidnapped me and put me in a coma so he could drain my blood to replicate my abilities. But me andJessicagave that little upstart a lesson.Painting the Medium:Sometimes, my hypnotic suggestions are demonstrated bytext turning purple. Either my own text, or my thralls'.Taken to hitherto unseen extremes inDaredevil: Yellow, where my power actually paints my victims purple. Of course, that raises the question of whether I myself am actually purple in that story or if it's just more Painting The Medium.Paranoia Fuel: You didn't really think you visited this page of your own volition, did you, troper? You did it because I whispered it in your ear. All your perceptions and actions are in the palm of my hand. How do you know you didn't just dream TV Tropes into being, just because I told you to?Politically Incorrect Villain: I am sexist, I do not respect privacy, I enslave people mentally and break their wills, and I'm also a rapist who leaves the landscape littered with uncared-for children. But you should still put me in yoursaturday-morningcartoon shows.Power Perversion Potential: I was given the power to control the minds of anyone I wanted to, and used it to turn many young beautiful women into my sex slaves. Honestly, it'd be stupid not to.Psychic-Assisted Suicide: One of the many fun ways my powers can be used!Purple Is Powerful: Undeniable. After all, you're still reading my article!Resurrective Immortality: I must have caught it fromNorman Osbornor something, because it's just as much of arandom addition to my powerset as it was for him.Rogues' Gallery Transplant: Does this even need to be said? Anyone who was actually introduced to me by Daredevil's first mag must be 50 years old by this point. And besides, you shouldn't read his comic book, it's trash that doesn't do me justice.Run for the Border: During theCivil War, I hijacked aS.H.I.E.L.D.hovercraft so I could flee to Canada, butU.S. Agentstopped me.Same Surname Means Related: Zebediah Stane was Iron Man villain Obadiah Stane's dad, but he was just a backstory character.Shaped Like Myself: I am purple, as well as a man, thus Purple Man.Soft-Spoken Sadist:Brent Spinerportrayed me like this inThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.Suspiciously Similar Substitute: I've been told I have a few similarities with Jason Cragg, a one-time Ant-Man villain who hadthe same power as meand lost them in his first and only appearance. Clearly,Stan Leedecided he needed an upgrade!Well-Intentioned Extremist: I tried to helpX-Manmake the world better, I really did.But he just slammed that door right in my face. Maybe I shouldn't have trash-talked him...Would Hurt a Child: Although in hindsight, boasting to Luke Cage that I would evenapproachhis and Jessica's unborn child was ahuge mistake.The Worf Effect: I suffered from this being Doom's captive. I throw every command at him while his shields were disabled and he still stood there with that smug ugly mug of his taunting me about who really deserves to rule.Excuse me?You're leaving? No, you won't! I COMMAND YOU to stay here and edit this page until I have thebestSelf-Demonstrating Articleon all ofTV Tropes!I WILL NOT BE DENIED!Oh while you're at it, make some changes to Von Doom's page so that everyone knows that he's a spoiled thumbsucker that misses his mommy.


Lean, Mean, and Evergreen!Caption selected per Image Pickin' thread: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1439223241058151900Please do not replace or remove without discussion in this thread: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1404492079030138900(For full effect, read in the voices of eitherLisa Zane,Cree Summer,Eliza Dushku,Katee Sackhoff,Maria Canals Barrera, orTatiana Maslany.)Hold on. You mean to tell meWILSONgot aSelf-Demonstratingpage before me?! Even though I've been tearing down Marvel's fourth wall two years before he even showed up?! You're lucky I'm not nearly as ill-tempered asmy bigger cousin, or you'd have one hell of a mess on your hands.So I might as well introduce myself: the name's Jennifer Walters, and before I became the lean green machine you see today I was the shy daughter of Sheriff Morris Walters and Elaine Banner. My life took a dramatic turn when one of the local crime bosses tried to kill me to get back at my father. Had it been any other day I would've been a goner, but lucky for me my cousin Bruce was in town and he gave me the blood transfusion that saved my life.Little Did I Knowthe gamma radiation in his blood would have the same effect on me and would turn me into a raging green giant too: aShe-Hulkif you will.At first I transformed whenever I got scared, but eventually I was able to control my change at will. And once I got a grip on my own emotional holdups (the less we dive into that the better), I became the sensational gal you see today! While the old me was shy, mousey, and a bit of a stick, the new me is strong, confident, and the life of the party!And don't think for a second I'm just some girly sidekick for my cousin. Ever since I've been turning green I've been an Avenger, one of the Fantastic Four, a Defender, a Hero for Hire, a Lady Liberator...let's just say I've been a busy girl. Heck, I even get to lead my own team inA-Force!I've made some animated appearances too, most notably as second billing to my cousin inThe Incredible Hulk (1996)and as one of the members ofHulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.. Plus, I finally joined theMarvel Cinematic UniversewithShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law(about time Disney!), which even makes me aFourth-Wall Observeragain.Like I said, I've beenBreaking the Fourth Wallbefore Wade took over that schtick (ThanksByrnie!). That said, I have used the comics themselves as legal records for whenever I have a case that involves superheroes. Just because I'm a Hulk doesn't mean I'm all muscle you know.Feel free to go back to mymain pageif you want. Or you can hang out here and get to know me personally. C'mon, you know you want to!She-Hulkprovides examples of:Action Girl: Duh. It's what you get when The Hulk is in your blood.The Adjectival Superhero: I got saddled withtwoadjectives, if you can believe it. They called me "The Savage She-Hulk" first, and then I was "The Sensational She-Hulk". It's Marvel; they're big on alliteration.Amazonian Beauty: You better believe it! ThoughDepending on the ArtistI'm either a 7 foot supermodel or a female power lifter. Go figure.Arch-Enemy: Titania. That woman needs therapy; she REALLY despises me. On the non-super-powered side, Mallory Book, a coworker at a prestigious law firm branching out into superhuman law, took an instant dislike to me, and made it something of her mission in life to screw with me professionally, even representing the @#$%^&* LEADER at trial. And calling me as a witness. Let's just say it's a good thing for Mallory that I'm alotmore even-tempered than Bruce.Boobs of Steel: HEY. Where do you think you're looking?Brainy Brunette: As Jennifer Walters, anyway. As She-Hulk, it's more dark green.Breaking the Fourth Wall: You think Deadpool's the only one who can do that? I've been known to tear through comic pages to get to where I need to go as well!Cerebus Retcon:It turns out I actually died before becoming She-Hulk. The moment Bruce transplanted his blood in me, I entered the Green Door where The One Below-All left his mark on me.Character Development: Believe it or not, I was almost as grumpy as my cousin when I started out. It took some time before I became the laid-back gal that you know and love.Clothing Damage: Yeah... one of the things I hate about growing two feet and several hundred pounds of muscle. And I like those clothes too! Originally, as the Savage She-Hulk, my "costume" consisted of, apparently, the same ripped slip I wore under all my clothes... how many of those did I buy? Also, despite being (usually) very good friends with Reed Richards, some of my She-Hulk "action" outfits apparently are not made of his great unstable molecules, and rip and tear really easily.Not that any of you guys are complaining, amirite?Cursed with Awesome: There's a reason I'm the page image for that trope. Sure, turning green and growing six inches might have taken some getting used to, butnowI love it.Distaff Counterpart: To my cousin of course. We've got our differences, though: Bruce's big flaw was his repressed angernoteno thanks in part to myjerkof an uncle, Brian Banner, and mine was my crippling shyness. Bruce gets his strength from rage, and I get mine fromconfidence. And of course, he's a scientist, and I'm an attorney.Does Not Like Shoes: It's not that I hate shoes, but I tend to rip them open whenever IHulk Out. If I know I'm going to be on a mission, I usually put on appropriate footwear.Dude Magnet:Jenmay be a mousey lawyer, butShe-Hulk? Well, I'm not one to brag...often... but I do have quite a lot of admirers, both in and out of universe, it seems. I don't really like to get serious with anyone, though. Not enough hours in the day for that.Now quit staring at my butt!Just kidding you can look if you want to, but no touching!Even The Girls Want Me: You may be familiar with my long time rival Titania. Ginger hair? Purple costume? Completely obsessed with defeating me in sheer power and strength? Well, it's been often implied, if not just spelt out by Doc Samson, that her obsession with me could be sexual in nature. Then again, I don't blame her. I'D switch teams for me.Evil Uncle: Remember the note about my jerk of an uncle? Yeah, he tries to antagonize me as well just for being associated with Bruce. Take away any power Brian's "acquired" and he's aPaper Tiger. If I can only convince Bruce to see that...Fan Disservice:The recent me was gray-skinned with glowing green scars. Not a pretty sight at all.But that's nothing compared to my Incredible She-Hulk days way back. Same grey color but I started resembling Bruce in both appearance and speech.And it happened again during the fight with Bruce who's nowimmortal. I really started to resemble Bruce and now with the green to match.The less said about "The Winter Hulk", the better, okay?Fun Personified: My best known trait. You know you love it!At least until I was knocked unconscious by Thanos, and woke up from my coma only to learn that my cousin was murdered, but that's another story...which got concluded but I'm still not quite back to the She-Hulk you all know and love until Issue (7)50 of the Avengers.Hello, Attorney!: Oh, yeah. As She-Hulk I'm the very definition of sexy, and keep all my lawyer smarts! I've even got nice business suit tailored for all my seven-foot, muscular green glory! Jen's... well, kinda plain, so I guess you could sayPlayed With?Leotard of Power: My best known outfit. Probably one of the few outfits I own that doesn't rip when I grow, thank God.Life of the Party: As you wouldn't believe.Male Gaze: I'm a female superhero. Comes with the territory. Sometimes it seems like I can barelyturn aroundwithout the artists ogling my behind. Whatever... I do squats for a reason.Ms. Fanservice: Guess that's what happens when you rip your clothes every time you "suit up." And you know, I like being She-Hulk, why not show it off? I'm gorgeous! Though, somehow, when I became a SHIELD Agent after Civil War, I ended up covered chin-to-toe in a SHIELD uniform, whileAgent Cheesecakegot to run around in the mostStripperific"uniform" I'veeverseen. I have no idea how that happened; clearly I need to review my comic book contracts more closely.Never Live It Down: Okay. For the last time, before you get my size 16 (women's) up your back door:I. Did. Not. Sleep. With. Juggernaut.Also, some yahoo thinks that, because I was the first one to bring down a SHIELD Helicarrier (it wasn't my fault, I swear) I'm somehow to blame every time one falls out of the sky. Is that on theInsane Troll Logicpage? It should be on theInsane Troll Logicpage.Really Gets Around: Oh come on, I'm not THAT wild... all the time... Hey, you're kinda cute!I once had askedTony Starkabout theDouble Standardin this trope, after we'd...debriefedeach other. His answer was interrupted by Zzaxx attacking the Helicarrier. Still, I think it would have been very interesting to hear his response, no? I also decided, after I'd become a bounty hunter, that I was through being a "sexual pinball"... and promptly fell into bed with Hercules. Hey, there's worse ways to fall of the wagon, shut up.And for the last time, Idid not sleep with the Juggernaut!That was an alternate universe version of me who DIDN'T have standards... To be fair, when it showed up in a montage (that Hellcat started without my permission) I apparently thought it was "Annoying, but sweet." I'll take that as the writers acknowledging how I feel about being reminded of that moment.Retool: Every time I turn around it seems. I started off as the Savage She-Hulk, where I was basically exactly like my cousin Bruce butwith boobs. Then I bounced around between a few teams, before becoming the Sensational She-Hulk, which played up my wacky personality and had me breaking the fourth wall with gleeful abandon. Then I bounced around some more teams, got a graphic novel where I got stuck in my She-Hulk form (but not really), then became the Adjectiveless She-Hulk, where I went to work at a law firm specializing in superhero law. We got a bit more subtle about the whole fourth-wall thing, kinda, using Marvel Comics as legal documents (under the flimsiest excuse ever, if you ask me... but hey, I didn't write it). Then partway through Volume Two I got disbarred (and no, I won't tell you why until you get into the flashback issues) and became a bounty hunter, trying to lay off the whole "hero" thing (which is much harder than it sounds, by the way).Statuesque Stunner: Seven feet tall and proud of it!Superpowered Evil Side: Hey, I'm not evil! Just your everyday fun-loving gamma-irradiated gal! Though, when Mallory Book (my despicable co-worker at GLK&H) was defending The Leader (still can'tbelieveshe did that!) she tried to prove that gamma irradiation affected a person's judgement, trying to draw the analogy that it's like being drunk or on drugs, and so The Leader wasn't responsible for his behavior. To try and prove the point, she actually had the gall to call me as a hostile witness, and have me list off all my sexual partners as She-Hulk versus as Jen Walters. She-Hulk took a long time. Jen... not so much.I wouldn't know anything aboutmy current statejust yet. So far,I seem to be dealing with the same problem as Bruce after giving up the superhero business; Trying to stay Jen Walters the attorney and not hulk out. Aside froma bunch of alternate covers, this gray me with what looks like glowing green cuts hasn't made a full debut, so we'll just have to wait until then.Super Strength: Comes with the gamma radiation.Theme Song: According to Slott, at least, mine is "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba. I swear, I keep taking it off my playlist...Trauma Conga Line: Well, I wouldn't say it was that bad, but at the start of adjectiveless She-Hulk, I had a case overturned because I just happened to help save the world during my closing argument, which resulted in me being dismissed from the D.A.'s office. Then I was kicked ou- asked to move out of the Avenger's mansion, because it was felt I was taking a few too many liberties with the partying, the parking, and the pantry. And the underwear model I was "dating" at the time dumped me because he thought I lacked depth... moron. Then I land a job a one of the most prestigious law firms in New York, only to find out I've been hired because they're branching out into superhero law and need an expert in that subject... and the senior partner refuses to let me work as She-Hulk, requiring me to be Jen Walters. But, the job actually turned out to be really fun! While it lasted, anyway. Then there was the whole"Civil War"thing, then I got drafted by S.H.I.E.L.D. as part of the Hulkbuster squad, andthenI found out Tony Stark and his brain trust shot Bruce into space.I was not pleased with that development.What Happened to the Mouse?: WheredidSouthpaw and Jazela go, anyway?With Great Power Comes Great Hotness: But of course! Who would want plain, mousy little Jennifer when they can have all seven feet of curvaceous, vivacious me? (Seriously, this is one of my few hang-ups. Waking up in the morning next to a guy as average, ordinary me instead of the glamazon they went to bed with is. . . awkward and uncomfortable. For all involved.)Work Hard, Play Hard: I'm pretty good at my job, both in the courtroom and kicking villains' butts… And I love partying!! Heh, sometimes I've taken it up to eleven and even the other Avengers have to tell me to cool down a bit.