Talk:Magneto (Marvel Comics)/Archive 1

message: THe Appearences in other media section is too long, plot summaries fo the movie should NOT be in this section, they belong on the movies own page. Mishy dishy 21:51, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Movie apperences 

message: I was an avid collector of X-men as a kid and I distinctly remember, but don't recall which volume, that Eric Lensherr aka Magneto and his family were persecuted by Nazis and thrown into concentration camp for being Romany (Gypsy), not Jewish, as told by Prof. Xavier. Just food for thought and fact-finding..can anyone verify?
67.89.16.4 05:21, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Check out the 'Magneto is Jewish' FAQ. --DrBat 00:07, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Magneto's bio 

message: At one point the governments of the world collaborated in the construction of a magnetic grid designed to prevent Magneto from returning to Earth from this base, but in retaliation Magneto personally generated an electromagnetic pulse sufficient to shut down most of the machinery on Earth; it was only Magneto's reluctance to become a Hitler-like tyrant that caused him to ultimately relent. However, when the world governments threatened to wage war against his asteroid, he retaliated by attacking both a Russian city and submarine, sinking it and killing all on board.
:This all happened after he created Alpha the mutant (when the section takes place beforehand); the submarine is also mentioned in the next section. --DrBat 18:32, Apr 6, 2005 (UTC)
This seems all sorts of convoluted to me, didn't he create the EMP in defense of Avalon?
I thought he'd only threatened earth with the nukes they shot at ateroid M durring the first arc of the newer (non-adjective) x-men title. Bustedbuddha 3/15/6
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Reverted reverts by 131.216.104.246
From edit summary:
*Despite fluctuations in his abilities, Magneto is always nearly as powerful as Silver Surfer.
Relevant section:
*Although Magneto's power is not on the level of the Silver Surfer in his prime, it is for all practical purposes limitless. Magneto can lift a cargo freighter weighing 30,000 tons 50 feet into the air from a distance of 300 feet away, and this was prior to his rejuvenation from an elderly man to a man physically in his late 30's or very early 40's. Using his powers to augment his strength, he can lift up to 100 tons. Moreover, Magneto can use his magnetic powers in more than one way simultaneously. He can completely assemble a complicated machine within seconds through his powers. He can erect magnetic force fields with a high degree of impenetrability around himself for protection. Although Magneto often gestures when using his magnetic powers, he can utilize them fully even when standing totally still merely by concentrating.
This falls under the precendent above of removing RPG/Handbook stats, and numbers which cannot be substantiated, from articles. And comparasions are only useful if you can reasonably expect the reader to know (a) the Silver Surfer's power level and (b) if the Surfer's power is exactly the same, with only greater or lesser power levels to distinguish it. (a) is only slightly likely and (b) is not the case.
*Second, when intellect is a salient feature of a villain, it is a notable power.
Other when it defines a character (as with, say, Brainiac 5 or Mister Fantastic), I say it shouldn't be in the SHB. Magneto is defined by his magnetic abilities, not his brain.
On the images: you can click on them if you want to see more. Having them any larger breaks the page layout.
Other than these, my version of the edits are usually just about being a bit clearer ("He can fire a bolt of electricity and create enough intense heat to destroy a metal door. Heat, or infrared radiation, is part of the electromagnetic spectrum, which also includes visible light, radio waves, ultraviolet light, gamma rays, and x-rays. Magneto can project any of these." is horribly written) - SoM 14:52, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Text removal 

message: I never got to read the article, but i found this which i am presuming is the same thing. changed the link to the second. benmcq 19:54, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Magneto is jewish link was broken

message: Where did the statement "Magneto is a Class 5 Mutant" come from? If it's the film, it's just not true, he would be class 4 accourding to their scale. (see here) Can Anyone comment, I will delete it for the time being, untill I see a source, sorry if this seems a bit rude. Help plz 20:24, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Having watched the film again, it is clear to me that he is a Class 4 mutant, I will edit the trivia to reflect this. (He is above class three - Church Scene and Phoenix is the only Class 5 - Scene with Xavier and Logan in medical room with Jean on the table unconcious)Help plz 18:48, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

text: *This is true, clearly the film has him (and presumably Xavier) as Class 4.  Is it worth noting in that piece of trivia that the film Magneto is significantly less powerful than the comic book one?  — Estarriol talk 10:27, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

text: Callisto mentions that there's only one class five around, if I recall correctly. That would perforce make everybody else a class four at best. CovenantD 15:26, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sure, but it doesn't classify anyone else, right?--Chris Griswold 07:41, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

text: When they first meet, Callisto tells Magneto that he and Pyro are the only two in the building who are above a class 3. If neither is class 5 (as Jean is the only one), they must both be class 4 (it seems a bit odd to me that Pyro is placed in the same class as Magneto, but that is the logical implication). No one else is ever specifically rated. Metamagician3000 14:07, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: A Source For The Trivia

message: Removed reference to the suggestion that the Scarlet Witch somehow influenced Xorn's Magneto-delusions, since New Avengers #20 and the Quesada statement don't seem to implicate her in that at all. Maximoff77 20:57, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Xorn

message: Okay which Magneto voice in the Legends series do you think was better ? Tony Jay or Richard Greene ? Though I never played any of them I want to know you're opinion.
This question (In case it wasnt obvious before) is dedicated to the memory of Tony Jay. God bless his soul.
:Sorry, this isn't a fan forum.  This talk page is for use with issues related to the article solely.  --NewtΨΦ 17:16, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Legends voice

message: There's a conflict between this page and the main Ultimate x-men page. The Ultimate x-men page maintains that Magneto is a holocaust survivor, where as this history is removed from his background on this page. Which one is correct?
:He said he was in the Holocaust in #5, yet his background in #26 contradicts this. I don't know. --DrBat 12:18, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Ultimate Magneto Background