Erik Lehnsherr (Dimension-88618)

Erik Lehnsherr, also known as Magneto, is one of the co-leaders of the Defenders. Erik originally acted as a terrorist, attempting to clear the world of anyone who was not a mutant, but eventually saw the error in his way, and slowly became an avid member of the superhero community.
== History ==
=== May 23, 2001 ===
The date of May 23, 2001 to most is a random date, but is very important to Cyborg. This was the day he was the accident that killed his mother, and almost killed him. The cause of this accident was another car being thrown at them, due to the X-Men fighting Magneto in the streets of Metropolis. The X-Men are aware that this happened, but Magneto was informed on the same day Metropolis was destroyed.
=== Fights Against The Cosmic Train ===
Magneto was known for being an international terrorist, that was until the appearance of the Cosmic Train, an entity so powerful that even Magneto had to change his focus towards this threat. From the moment the train appeared, Magneto became an ally to the X-Men. He fought against the train several times, mostly with people such as Doctor Strange and Captain T. In Dimension-88618, Magneto was the one to fight the train the most, almost becoming arch-enemies of each other. 
=== Friendship with Wolverine ===
During his fights against the Cosmic Train, one of the most prominent figures he fought with, was Wolverine. Despite having differences in the past, the two came together often to fight the Cosmic Train. Wolverine and Magneto were very close, and hearing of Wolverine's passing was difficult for Magneto. 
=== The Fight Against Doctor Haxx ===
Sometime during 2020, Batman was doing his regular patrolling throughout Metropolis, when news got around that a man with an enlarged head, who goes by the name Doctor Haxx, was terrorizing the citizens. Batman sped to the scene of the crime, and began his duel with the Doctor. He did what he could, and even got help from Spider-Man, and his good friend Magneto. Despite Batman and Magneto's best efforts, they were no match for Doctor Haxx, who ultimately killed Batman. Destroyed by this, Magneto went on fighting Haxx, while also running into a couple of the people who lived in the area, such as Bruce Wayne. Wayne and Magento hid out in Wayne Enterprises for a while, which ended in Bruce being killed. But before he died Wayne knew of a way to help, and guided Magneto to a man named Doctor Peter Venkman. Peter was a friend of Batman and Bruce Wayne, and was able to provide his Time Machine to Magento, who then used it to go back in time to warn Batman about his impending doom.
After going back in time about an hour, he found Batman in the BatCave. He told him about Haxx, but this was not met with a better outcome. Batman still ended up dead, and Magento went back even further this time. When he got to the Batcave, only Alfred, Batman's butler, was there. He asked Alfred about Batman's where abouts, but Alfred did not know.
Magneto went out to fight Haxx before Batman could show up, and while the fight occured, Magneto made his way back to the BatCave, only to find the Joker, standing around all of Batman's tech. The two fought, only for Magneto to find out Batman had died a third time. Furious about this, Magneto used the time machine a final time, and was able to prevent Batman, and Bruce's deaths. Batman and Magneto fought Doctor Haxx, who had turned into this final form, and were able to kill him once and for all.
=== Recruiting John Walker ===
After Batman was able to escape the prison run by Ultron, he went back to the BatCave, and gained intel on John Walker. He told Walker to go to the Super Cruiser, and that Magneto would meet him there. Upon arrival, Magneto ran into Egger and Krabs, the two owners of the boat. They exchanged stories, but this was soon interupted by multiversal creatures, who attacked the group.
While they were fleeing from the monsters, John Walker arrived and introduced himself. Now with the four of them together, they fought against the creatures, while they also attempted to find a way off of the boat. While fighting these creatures off, John was killed, and his shield was left unguarded, so Krabs picked it up. The group was able to fend of the monsters, long enough to get to saftey, but this too was not long lived, as the Joker showed up, and began to monologue. When he was done, he picked up John's shield (which Krabs had accidently left behind when he went to go to the bathroom), and also looked through John's body, finding a vile of super soldier serum. Joker took the serum and threated Magneto, but then soon left the group on the boat.
=== The Attack of Metropolis ===
Days later, Joker sent out an attack on Metropolis. He, with the help of his group, created a giant robotic Godzilla. It roamed the streets of Metropolis, destroyed any building it came into contact with. Hearing about this, Magneto made his way to the city, to help take the machine down. While he was there, he got help from several heroes from the city, including Spider-Man and Superman. Despite all of their best efforts, they could not take the robot down.
Just as they thought all hope was lost, Iron Man showed up, and told the group he had something that could probably destroy it, but they needed to lead the machine away from the city. The group got the robot to the outer limits of the city, and Iron Man blasted it with his Strikeshot Gauntlet. Despite what Iron Man had said, nothing happened to the creature. As this occured, Australian Vision flew in, and began to blast the mech. He had been rebuilt in Wakanda by T'Challa, and was now ready to keep the fight going. As the rest of the team regrouped and started to devise a new plan, a flash of light appeared, and a portal formed right in front of them and out emerged a man. This man was The Flash, who was out of breath and panting. He refused to tell them anymore then the way to destroy the mech. He told them that they needed to blast it right in the mouth. After telling them this, he sped around in a circle, went through another portal he had formed, and was gone.
The group listened to what he had said, and Iron Man blasted the giant in the mouth, destroying the robot-godzilla. As the machine laid on the ground, a man exited from the top of the head. It was Donald Trump, who had been piloting the machine. He told them that they made him do it, and wasn't really in control. Magneto, furious, demanded Trump show him where Joker had made this machine, and Trump promised to show him.
=== Trolling through Frantic Factory ===
Following the attack on Metropolis, Trump brought Magneto to the Frantic Factory, the facility where the robot Godzilla was made. As they arrived, Trump and Magento walked throughout the place, looking for any clue on what the Joker could be doing next. As they were searching, they found a multiversal portal. While they were observing this portal, Republican Biden walked into the room. He introduced himself, and after realizing that Magneto was jewish, Biden started firing at him. This started a fight between Biden and Magneto, which lead the group into a room with a large device. Biden climbed to the top of this device, while avoiding debris that Magneto was throwing at him. When Biden got to the top, he had a vision. He didn't say what he saw, all he said was the 'he' was coming. This prompted Biden to jump from the top of the tower, killing him on impact.
After this, Magneto and Trump began to make their way out of the factory, as they ran into another version of Magneto. This one was older, and seemingly stronger. He was the owner of the factory, and was a part of Joker's Crazy Kooks. He began to attack, but not both of them, just Trump. This was because Trump isn't a mutant, and this version of Magneto is still hellbent on making mutantkind the superior race. Magneto and Trump ran away from the older Magneto, and did what they could to stay away from him. Eventually, Magneto sent Trump to go hide so the two Magnetos could battle it out.
As they fought, Magneto was able to evade the older Magneto's line of sight, and hid in a different part of the factory. Not long later, Magneto decided to stop hiding, and ran into Captain T. He had travelled to their dimension because Doctor Strange had asked him to bring Magneto and Trump back to Dimension 6144. Captain T and Magneto found Trump, and made their way to the other dimension.
=== The Multiversal Message ===
Upon arriving in Dimension 6144, Trump, Magneto and Captain T all went to the Sanctum Sanctorum. Inside, they met with Doctor Strange, who explained that he had received a message from somewhere deep in the multiverse. He showed them the message, which proclaimed to be an ally, who had their friend. The friend that the message referred to, was none other than Defenders leader, Batman. How this person got Batman, and who they are is a mystery. After showing them the message, Gobby Gobathan entered, and asked Strange to hang out. Before he could respond, he got a notice from Captain T that something was seen roaming the city. Strange sent Gobby out of the Sanctorum, and opened up a multiversal portal. He told Trump to stay in the Sanctorum for saftey reasons. And with that, Magneto and Strange went through the portal.
=== Meeting on the Super Cruiser ===
On the other side of the portal, Magneto and Strange found themselves on Earth Prime, upon the ship owned by Egger and Mr.Krabs, The Super Cruiser. There, Strange told Magneto to stay on the boat with Egger, and that the boat had set an automatic guidance system to a location that Strange had selected.
=== A Tour of Zurdiak ===
The Super Cruiser's system led Egger and Magneto to a small port town named Zurdiak. Upon docking the boat, the two ran into a goat named Kline. He introduced himself, and explained that the entire city has been empty for weeks, mainly because the city had been over run by monsters. Unknown to Kline, the monsters he spoke of were from throughout the multiverse. Kline offered to give the two a bus tour of the town, which they agreed to do.
Kline showed them several sights from across the town, like Wayne Manor, and an ACE chemicals plant. During this, Egger and Magneto talked to each other, about how they didn't understand why Strange would send them to this town. But they continued, and Kline drove them to a little rest stop area, where the group got out to stretch their legs. Magneto and Egger went into the Gas Station, and met a man named Ronny McSlappy. Ronny asked the two what they wanted, but only seemed to listen to Egger, and refused service to Magneto. After an argument was head, everyone got back into the bus and the tour continued.
As they got closer to the top of the mountain, Kline found a large hole, and told them they could climb down if they wanted. While they were exploring it, Kline realized he recognized the room they were in, and made everyone rush out. They questioned it, but also listened. When driving away, Kline explainde that he was thinking that may have been the secret lair for Dr.Thawne, a scientist who used to work in Zurdiak. Kline drove them to the old lab where he worked, and explained that many experiments were done on people in this lab, including people like the Red Guardian.
At one point, Kline pulled over to take a piss, and as he did, Egger and Magneto went over to check out a small little hut they found. As they looked it over, a red rush ran to them, and spoke to them softly. It was Reverse Flash, and he explained that he was Dr.Thawne, and that he had just ran over to Kline and knocked him out. He also told the two that there was a full blown assault happening on Metropolis, but if anyone tried to leave the city, he would run back and kill them all. He made them swear to not leave, and ran away as quickly as he showed up. After finishing his bathroom break Kline found the two, who explained to him what just happened. It took a lot of convincing, but Kline believed them. He told them that he would drive them to Metropolis, but would not enter the city. And so they left, to go help Metropolis.
=== The Fight for Metropolis ===
The trio arrived to Metropolis about thirty minutes after they left Zurdiak. Kline bid them farewell, and he left. Egger and Magneto entered the destroyed city, and quickly ran into the Joker, who proclaimed that him and his Crazy Kooks had over run the city, and were planning on causing its destruction. He made fun of Magneto, telling him his friends were already killed, and also noted on his racist tendencies. After Joker left, Egger and Magneto made their way to the BatCave, and saw that Alfred was there. He asked them if they had heard from Batman, which they had not. They asked if there were any weapons they could use, and he gave Egger the Darksaber. They bid their farewells, and made their way to the town square.
As they entered the town square, they ran into the Reverse Flash, who yelled at them for leaving Zurdiak, and told them that their actions have consequences, and that Zurdiak now has 'one less goat'. He told the two that they were no match for him, and taunted his power of slowing down time. Before he could attack them, he realized where Egger had to have gotten the Darksaber from, and went to go and destroy the BatCave.
After this encounter, Egger and Magneto also made their way to the BatCave, but it was too late. The place was run amok, and Alfred was gone. Egger and Magneto took the Tumbler, and made their way throughout the city. As they made their way back to the town square, Ultron appeared down from the sky, and dropped a corpse in front of them. At first they didn't recognize the body, but a closer inspection showed them that the body was Alfred's. Ultron went on to tell Magneto that Joker had specifically sent out some of the Kooks to kill Egger. He told Magneto that if he wants to save Egger, then Egger needs to leave. They argued about what they would do, but they settled on Egger going into hiding. Ultron flew away, as Magneto called Peter Venkman. He called Venkman and told him to meet him at Kiki's Diner.
While Egger and Spider-Man were busy trying to take down Reverse Flash, Magneto attempted to gather any other heroes he could, but all of them were seemingly occupied with helping others already. He decided to just go to the last location he knew Egger was at, to see if he was there. Unknown to Magneto, as Egger was on his way to Kiki's, he ran into Thanos. Thanos threw Egger around, and shortly after, Magneto too. He set Magneto on the top of a building, and went to kill Egger, who pleaded with him not to. He sent the two flying across the city, landing very far away. Magneto yelled at Egger for killing Reverse Flash, who still claimed it was an accident. Egger told Magneto that he knew where Thanos went, and guided him to the building that Thanos rested on. As Magneto made his way to the top of the building, Thanos telekinetically picked up Egger, and told Magneto that if he took even one more step closer, he would drop Egger, to his death. Thanos told Magneto that he knew of Australian Vision, and that Magneto had to bring him here so he could take that Vision's stone. Magneto called Vision, who told him he was all the way in Wakanda. He also told him how stupid Thanos' plan was, because stones from other universes don't work in different universes. He still told him that he would make his way to Metropolis soon.
Magneto and Egger made their way back to Venkman's place, seeing if he knew a way to trick Thanos. But when they arrived, they were greeted with anger and frustration. He told them that he didn't want anything to do with Thanos. Venkman ordered them to leave, and even pulled a gun on them. Magneto told them that they needed a way to trick Thanos, to which Venkman laughed at. They pleaded with Venkman to help, and he eventually gave in. He told them that he knows someone who could help. He explained that about a year ago, he was helping fix up Cyborg while Superman was attempting to form a team. He knew one of the members that would have been on the team, some person from space. Venkman told them that the only person who would know anything about the alien, would be Superman. They asked Venkman if he could get ahold of Superman, he told them he couldn't, but he knew someone who might.
Magneto and Egger went to the BatCave to gear up, and ran into Cyborg, who was watching over the cave. Magneto and Egger told Cyborg that they needed to find the alien. Cyborg chuckled at this, and commented on his robotic body. He then began to retell the events of the day it happened. He told them he was in a car crash, and explained it was caused by Magneto. After apologizing as much as he could, Cyborg called Superman and told them to meet on top of one of the towers.
Magneto and Egger made their way to the top of one of the towers and Superman quickly made his way there. He had been helping everyone stay out of harms way as the Kooks continued their rampage. He told them he already had to kill two of Joker's men, Donald Trump and Victor Von Doom. Magneto told Superman that they needed 'the man from Mars'. Superman was certain that the Martian Manhunter would not be available to help, but he promised that he would do what he could to get him to come. And with that, Superman flew into space to look for the martian.
While they waited, Egger told Magneto that he didn't feel safe being out in the open, and that he would officially go into hiding. Magneto wished him luck, and with that, Egger left. Moments later, Superman landed back in Metropolis, and with him, The Martian Manhunter. He asked what he could do to help, and as this went on, Australian Vision made it to Metropolis. Magneto explained the current situation to the Manhunter, and told him that they needed him to shapeshift as someone Thanos' trusted. Vision told them that the Manhunter should shapeshift into the Joker, and tell him to go back to his home dimension. After his, Vision said he was going to contact Strange, who would open a portal back to his dimension. He told them that he had been in Wakanda ever since the fight against the robot Godzilla. Vision flew away, and their plan began.
While Manhunter and Magneto exited the towers, the Manhunter went and hid. As this exact time, Thanos entered and began demanding Magneto give him Vision. Thanos completmented Magneto, as he began to pick him up using the Gauntlet, and make him fly very high into the air. From this, Manhunter disguised as Joker showed up, and told Thanos that he needed to go back to his dimension, and if he didn't the multiverse would collapse. Thanos, not believing him, flew him and Joker to the top of one of the towers. But after some light convincing, Thanos agreed and entered a multiversal portal and left this dimension.
Martian Manhunter flew down and told Magneto that it had worked, and Thanos was gone. As they spoke, the real Joker walked out and began to monologue, exclaiming that they just loved to ruin his plans, but had one more trick up his sleeve. He told them about the governments plan to nuke Metropolis, to kill the Kooks. Joker exclaimed about how happy he was about this, stating "If we can't find the Bat, we can nuke him!". Joker then threatened the life of the psychiatrist from Arkham, and told them she was at ACE Chemicals. Magneto and Manhunter made their way to ACE Chemicals in a mad dash to save the women's life.
As they arrived, they saw another Joker, holding a revolver against the head of Harleen Quinzel. They told Joker they needed the girl, but Joker would not listen. They told Joker to put the gun down, which he agreed to, only to push Harleen into the acid that surrounded ACE Chemicals. Joker taunted Magento for being a 'good guy' as Magneto and Manhunter fled ACE and made their way to the town square.
When they got there, they were in a mad panic to look for any living person they could, to get them out of Metropolis before the nuke hit. As they did, Manhunter noticed something, a yellow portal opening. From the portal, out came Strange, who told them that they had to come with him through the portal. They tried to convince Strange to stay behind and help, but the group knew there was nothing that could be done, so they followed Strange through the portal and left that dimension, minutes before the nuke would hit the ground.
=== Finding Batman ===
Upon arriving in Dimension-6144, Strange explained to Magneto and Trump that he had scanned the body of a multiversal alien, one that he thought may be from the same place Batman was at. After scanning the creature, he was able to deduce it's original location, and create a portal to it. Before entering the portal, Strange told Magneto and Trump that a war was about to begin in Star City, and that was why he was sending them off now, to ensure his friends saftey. One goodbye later, and Magneto and Trump went through the portal.
=== Exploring The House of Ideas ===
When Magneto and Trump went through the portal, they ended up in a place called The House of Ideas. This was the original meeting place for the Multiverse Council. After a bit of looking around, they ran into Juno, who asked if they had an appointment. They informed Juno that they did not, to which Juno seemed to be annoyed. Juno went and spoke with the Ruler of Everything, who was very pleased to hear that Magneto and Trump had finally made their way to the House of Ideas. Juno informed the two that there would be a wait, and that they could walk around while they wait. 
As Trump and Magneto walked around the House of Ideas, they ran into Eleanor Rigby, who gave them a tour of the area. She/He also explained to Trump and Magneto what the Multiverse Council was, and why they split up. Once the tour concluded, Juno found them and told them the Ruler of Everything was ready to see them. Trump and Magneto stood underneath a portal, which beamed them in front of the Ruler of Everything's office, and entered once they were allowed. 
In Her/His office, the Ruler of Everything explained what Eleanor Rigby had already told them. But when asked where Batman was, She/He said that Batman himself would be able to explain it better. So Magneto and Trump went back through the portal, and found Juno and asked Her/Him to find Batman for them. 
A minute or two later, Batman appeared. After a quick reunion, Batman took them to the pool, and explained where he had been this entire time. He told them about how the Ruler of Everything is tired, and that he would take the Ruler's place, and shut the multiverse for good. His friends were sad to hear this, but accepting. Batman told Magneto to keep the Defenders going, and made him and Trump the new leaders.
Right before his final goodbye to his friends, he took off the batsuit, and revealed his true identity. He told them his name is Eliot Ness, and he was sorry that they never all got to meet truly until their final goodbye. And with that, Batman said goodbye and sent them throught a portal.
=== Returning "Home" ===
The portal that Batman had created for them was linked directly with the Sanctum Sanctorum. Trump and Magneto ended up right back where they had started. They saw Strange, who asked them to explain what happened. Trump very briefly gave a rundown of what they saw, and then made his way out of the Sanctorum. Strange attempted to open a portal back to Earth Prime, but wasn't able to. He informed Magneto that there was no way home. Magneto was confused and wanted answers, but Strange told him that if he wanted answers, then he was going to have to explain what he saw in the House of Ideas. Magneto then gave Strange a rundown of everything that went on while he was in the House of Ideas, and from that, Strange was able to explain to Magneto why he would not be able to return to his home dimension. 
After this explanation, Strange got a phone call from Captain T, who explained that there was some sort of multiverse beast attacking a part of the city, and he needed some backup. Strange told Captain T that Magneto was available, and told him to come to the Sanctorum. Strange explained this to Magneto, and then informed him that he would have to leave, as he had several heroes in the park who he would have to tell that the multiverse was now closed. Minutes after Strange left, Captain T entered and explained the problem to Magneto.
They rushed out of the Sanctorum and found the monster, and very quickly realized they were unprepared for the fight. They tried to hide, but the creature continued to track them down. Captain T asked Magneto if he knew of anywhere to hide within the city, but Magneto had no clue of any place to hide. That's when Captain T had an idea. He told Magneto that Trump might know, and they needed to get Strange to the Sanctorum. Magneto got to the Sanctorum, as Captain T distracted the beast and found Strange. Soon, Strange appeared in the Sanctorum and asked Magneto what he needed, and Magneto explained that he needed Trump. Strange portaled Trump into the room, and then left. Captain T showed back up, and the three discussed where to hide. Trump then explained that in the week he was stuck in New Earth, he bought a penthouse. Magneto and Captain T questioned this, but not for too long, as they hijacked a car and made their way to the penthouse.
When they arrived, they were greeted with the wonderous things of Trump's Penthouse, such as the dead manatee in his pool. They trio had a lengthy argument over whether it was still alive, but the conversation continued to shift as they went over one room, and saw the rest of Trump's purchases, which included a raptor statue, a six-monitor gaming setup, and an ultrawide television. They also saw Trump's bedroom, which had even more oddities. He another large TV, two soda machines, and a floating barrel of nuclear waste. When asked about these purchases, Trump explained he just signed checks for them all. Captain T explained that doing that was technically forgery, since he is not the Trump of New Earth. 
The trio began to devise a plan, which consisted of two versions, Plan A and Plan B. Plan A was simple, Magneto and Trump would attack from afar, and Captain T would turn himself into metal, and beat the beast to death. Before the left, Trump checked on his manatee, and saw that it's flippers were still moving. Not wanting to believe that the manatee could be alive, Magneto left the penthouse with Captain T. The three of them entered the car they stole, and found the monster again. Captain T began to hit the monster, but it did nothing. Plan A failed as soon as it began, and Plan B had to be put into effect. Captain T told his friends to stay back and work on distracting the beast. As they did this, they saw a large green figure leap into the sky. The figure began to run towards the monster from afar, and almost ran into Trump as it ran. The green figure got the beast and began to rip it apart, and eventually absorbed it's energy, killing it. The green monster faded away and turned back into Captain T, who explained that he was taking the form of an Avenger named the Hulk. Trump told everyone he was going to go and continue his lunch with Gobby, and Magneto wasn't sure where to go from there. Captain T asked Magneto if Strange had explained the New Defenders to him yet, to which Magneto explained he had not heard of them. Feeling awkward, Captain T portaled away, and left Magneto in the road. 
=== The Infinity War ===
Upon seeing that Thanos was invading Earth, Doctor Strange gathers all of New Earth’s heroes. Once together, Strange explains to the heroes that Thanos is attacking and looking for the Infinity Stones. Strange details his plan to stop Thanos, which entails splitting each team up to locate the Infinity Stones before Thanos can. After explaining where each group is going, Strange portals each team out, and their searches begin. Magneto and Egger arrive in California, at the mansion of Quentin Beck. The two come up with their plan for finding the Reality Stone. Since Quentin Beck is a famous actor, the two pose as interviewers, pretending that they have an interview to do with Beck, so they can get into his home. They are let in by Beck, who cannot recall if he had an interview or not. Beck sits down with Magneto and Egger, who are using the names Ronald Bingo and Edgar. Magneto excuses himself, telling Beck he must use the bathroom, when in reality he is searching around the mansion, looking for the Reality Stone. Not long after, Magneto returns, without the stone. Egger taps out of the interview to “use the bathroom” too, and Magneto tells Egger to search in Beck’s basement since it seems very suspicious.
Egger returns from his search around the mansion, still without the stone. Beck offers to give them a tour of his mansion, and they agree to take a look around. At the end of the tour, Beck exposes Magneto and Egger as frauds, noting all of the lies and mistakes they made along the way. He kicks them out of his house, as the two are put back at square one. Egger and Magneto agree to split up and sneak in and look for the Reality Stone. Right as Magneto and Egger walk away from each other, Magneto finds himself in a black void. From all around him, he hears the voice of Beck, who taunts Magneto about the deaths he has caused. Using the Reality Stone, Beck shows Magneto visions of Ronni’s wife’s death, Cyborg’s mom’s death, and when the nuke hit Metropolis. His final illusion is a vision of Logan’s grave, telling Magneto that if he were good enough, Logan would still be alive. Magneto is saved by Egger, who stabs Beck through the chest with the Darksaber. Beck drops the Reality Stone, and the two take it and jump back through the portal.
Now at the Sanctum, Magneto gives Strange the stone, as they portal to the park, where the rest of the Defenders are waiting. While Magneto and Egger aren’t paying attention, Strange slips the Reality Stone to Captain T and tells him to take it off the planet. Strange gives the rest of the Defenders a speech, as Thanos’ ship appears above them. Thanos beams down and stares at the Defenders head-on, with his three stones. The Defenders all attack, and at one point Strange restrains the Infinity Gauntlet, as Gloo shoots the Fart Gun in Thanos’ face as a distraction. Just then, Magneto sends down a storm of cars right on top of Thanos. He gets out from under the cars, and then sees Magneto staring him down, who then tries to throw a car at him, but Thanos swats it away and knocks Magneto to the ground. Magneto eventually gets up in time to see Captain T arrive and help fight Thanos, noting that he was late to the fight. Magneto goes on to watch Captain T, Strange, and even Australian Vision lose to Thanos. And in the end, Magneto witnesses his fellow Defenders be erased from existence.
=== Flashpoint ===
Five days later, the remaining Defenders talk about ways to fix what Thanos did, mentioning that nobody in the group is able to build a time machine. Magneto, feeling stressed, goes outside to get a quick breath, when he is met with another superhero, The Flash. Barry explains that he has been traveling from dimension to dimension, timeline to timeline, looking for this exact moment, so he can help bring everybody back from the dead. Barry tells Magneto about his plan for going back in time and stopping Thanos from getting any of the stones. Before Magneto can tell him yes, Barry sends the two back in time, but to the wrong place. Magneto and Barry see that they accidentally went back too far, and to the wrong dimension. They are on Earth-Prime, the night the Cosmic Train was destroyed.
Seeing his mistake, Barry is about to try again, when he sees that Obama is about to shoot Biden. Using his superspeed, Barry runs into the Obama residence, and pushes Biden out of the path of the bullet, saving his life. Barry runs back to Magneto, who realizes they messed up. The two frantically agree to return to the present and come up with a better plan.
Upon arriving back in the present day, outside the Sanctum, they are confronted with Ultron bots, who usher them inside the Sanctum. Inside, they are met with a group called the Illuminati, which consists of Professor X, Iron Man, Mister Fantastic, Peter Venkman, and Captain T. Doctor Strange enters the room, and is shocked to see the two alive. Captain T explains to Magneto and Barry that they both died months previous when all of Earth-Prime was destroyed. Magneto asks Captain T how that happened, and it is revealed that Barry’s tampering with the past changed the timeline, and the Cosmic Train is back, and destroyed Earth-Prime, and is now aiming to destroy New Earth.
This shocks Magneto, as he knows the Train had already been destroyed. Barry, confused, asks what the Cosmic Train is, and as Strange begins to explain, the room falls silent, as they all hear the sound of the Cosmic Train appearing outside. Strange explains that ever since the Train found out about the Sanctum, it has been constantly attacking it. Barry tells the Illuminati to go out and fight the Train, but Strange explains that they won’t risk leaving the Sanctum alone, so Barry and Magneto agree to go out and fend it off. Outside, Barry and Magneto are face to face with the Cosmic Train. Barry, shocked to see it’s actually just a flying train, asks Magneto what to do, as Magneto launches a bus at it. As they run away from the Train, Barry can’t help but to ask questions, such as “Why can it fly?” and, “Who built it?”, but Magneto does not have the answers. Barry asks Magneto what their plan is, and Magneto admits that he never actually beat it and that it was Emperor Biden who destroyed it last time. Barry then begins to claim that the Train is targeting him because he is Jewish, to which Magneto reminds him that he is also Jewish. As the two scramble around the city, they end up losing each other and trying to find out where the other is. While lost, Barry finds the bus that Magneto threw, and gets into it, to drive it to Magneto (per Magneto’s request).
Barry drives the bus over to Magneto, and upon seeing the Train, comes to the conclusion that it is a boy train. When Magneto asks what that means, Barry reveals that he came to that conclusion based on the fact that it grew another car behind it, but Barry confuses these with “penises” and continues to call them that. As they continue to fight the Train, Barry asks how they are going to beat it, due to it being a Nexus Being, and Magneto admits he doesn’t know. Barry and Magneto find the bus that Barry had driven over, down in an underground expressway. Magneto climbs into the bus and begins to drive it, asking Barry to also get in, but he declines. This ended up being a good idea, as moments later, the bus was destroyed. To lighten the mood, Barry tells Magneto that them fighting the Train reminds him of a cartoon he used to watch as a kid called Foscar the Funny Fish. Magneto dismisses this, and tells Barry he found another bus, and he and Barry enter. While in the bus, Magneto yell’s at it to “Go!”, which makes Barry realize that him hearing Magneto say that, is what sparked him to remember Foscar, since that was his catchphrase in the show. As he says this, the Train continues to smash into the bus, and throw it around, causing Barry to believe that they are going to get killed, but Magneto stands by the bus, claiming it will keep them safe, to which Barry reminds him that the Train literally destroyed an entire universe. After this, Barry notices that the bus is smoking and runs out to safety, and Magneto does too, only moments before it explodes. Barry then notices that the Train grew another “penis”, and begins to call them, “Cosmic Penises”, much to Magneto's chagrin. Barry formulates a plan, where Magneto and he both have to sneak back to the underground expressway, as there is a small room in the tunnel that they can stay in. But to execute this plan, Barry needs to distract the Train so Magneto can get there in time. To do this, Barry pulls out a comically large bone, and tosses it, hoping the Train would fly after it like a dog. This doesn’t work, so Barry and Magneto hide in a bathroom and Barry explains the plan to him. Magneto agrees to the plan, and the two make their way over to the hidden room. On their way, Magneto casually mentions the fact that the entire reason they are fighting the Train is Barry’s fault, but he cuts Magneto off, telling him he better not even dare say that.
Inside, Magneto asks Barry what his plan is now, and Barry tells him that he doesn’t have one, but now they are safe. As Magneto attempts to explain why a third bus might work, Barry begins to rant for several minutes about brunch, and how he doesn’t understand it. At the end of his rant, Magneto asks if that’s what Barry’s idea of a conversation is, and Barry explains that he isn’t good with people, mainly due to the fact that he has been stuck between dimensions for the past couple of months. Magneto then suggests the idea that to stop the Train, they force it into the tunnel, where it can’t move. Barry loves the idea but adds the note that really quickly, during the plan, he can run over to the Vegan Diner and grab a quick bite to eat, and then quickly come back. They both agree to the plan, and head back out, only after Barry comes up with the team name, Team Red. When they are back out in the open and looking for the Train, Barry mentions that the current events are exactly what his bar mitzvah was like. Barry then attempts to call the Train to their location, by pretending that he slept with either the Train’s boyfriend or wife. The Train appears, and Magneto shoves it into the tunnel, as Barry quickly speeds off to the Vegan Diner and grabs some food from Ronny McSlappy. Upon returning, Barry begins to throw lightning bolts at the stuck Train, but eventually, Magneto has to let go of the Train. As it flies off, Barry ponders about who the Train is going to be angrier at, as the Train swoops back in and tries to attack the two. Magneto is able to get the Train back in the tunnel, as Barry throws more lighting, telling the Train to “eat them like cereal”. After being hit with enough lightning bolts, the Train flies off, and Barry and Magneto head back to the Sanctum. Upon arriving, Strange asks them if they are alright, and Barry tells him that he is as good as someone with a “number two” sliding down their leg can be. That’s when Strange notices the odd energy waves that the two are giving off, and Magneto suggests that it’s possibly due to them being from Earth Prime, but Strange tells him that their levels are higher than Venkman’s. That’s when Barry realizes that have yet to fill the Illuminati in on the small detail about why they are there.
In Gotham, Strange and Magneto portal into the street, and Strange re-explains to Magneto his plan. Go inside the Iceberg Lounge, and wait for Doctor Thawne. At the Iceberg Lounge, Magneto goes to the bar and notices the man behind the counter is Ronei McSlappy, which causes Magneto to act strange, worried Roni may notice him. Magneto orders a 7Up, and mentions that the club seems quite empty, to which Ronnie explains that it’s “Seniors Drink 7Up Free Night” so not many people show up. Ronie hands Magneto a pint of vanilla ice cream, and tells Magneto that he likes his outfit, asking him what it’s supposed to be. Magneto lies and tells Ron that he’s a birthday party entertainer. Ronny asks if Magneto is a famous clown, since he looks super familiar, but Magneto shrugs it off. He then asks Magneto if he’s from Kokomo, since that’s where he’s from, and Magneto once again tells him no. Magneto leaves the bar and sits down, and waits for Eobard. Not long after, Thawne shows up and just as Magneto goes to shake his hand, The Batman lands behind Magneto and begins to attack him, mistaking him for Max Eishenhart. Their fight leaks onto the street, with Magneto running away from a speeding Batman. Magneto loses Batman, but then sees the Batmobile speed right past him and crash. Batman and Magneto continue fighting, and Magneto attempts to tell Batman that he’s from another universe and isn’t Max, but Batman won’t listen. While Magneto is running, he runs into Bobby Hill. Bobby accidentally distracts Batman, and Magneto runs off. Batman gives Bobby a couple batarangs and shows him the Batmobile, as Magneto looks for the portal. Bobby attempts to drive the Batmobile, but crashes it. Magneto finally finds the portal and jumps through. At the Sanctum, Magneto and Barry both arrive back at the same time, right in front of the Illuminati. Barry explains what he just went through in New Metropolis, and tells them he learned about COG. The room falls silent, and the Illuminati explain that COG is a very famous scientist, but is a huge prick. Magneto explains that he didn’t even get to talk with Thawne, so he didn’t even get to get a name. Reluctantly, the Illuminati agree that COG is their man, and get ready to send Magneto to Florida.
In Florida right outside of COG’s house, Strange explains the plan to Magneto. He must meet COG, let him wear himself out a bit, then ask him about time travel. Strange notes that there’s no point in asking COG to actually join the team, since he won’t do anything without a price. Strange tells Magneto goodbye and heads back through the portal. Now in the Sanctum, Strange is asked by Barry about what he is supposed to do while Magneto is at COGs, to which Strange explains that Barry has to stay back in the Sanctum since they can’t risk their only source of time travel getting hurt. Back at COG’s house, Magneto enters and meets a woman at the front named Karaline. She asks Magneto if he is there to meet COG, and when Magneto tells her he is, she leads Magneto to COG’s performance room. Inside, COG sits upon the stage, at a lone piano. Karaline informs COG of Magneto’s presence and COG spins around and asks Magneto if he’d like to hear his new song. Magneto nods and COG quickly plays a short tune about his assistant, Karaline. After the song, Karaline heads back out to the front, leaving Magneto alone with COG. Magneto introduces himself and explains that he came to visit COG because he’s heard so much about it and wanted to learn more. COG begins to give Magneto a tour of his home, showing off his pet lobster which is also named COG. Next, COG shows off a banner he has which houses a quote from his father, COG Senior. After this, COG brings Magneto into his treasure room, where he shows off several inventions of his, including the 2023 model of the steamboat and some sort of machine that deals with the multiverse. He also shows off a golden elephant statue he claims he stole from a native tribe, which he then retroactively switched the story, now claiming he lived with the tribe, and they gave it to him. COG makes note of Magneto’s outfit, commenting that it’s a very Max Eisenhart type outfit. Out in the main area of the home, COG shows Magneto a statue of his father, right under the same quote from earlier, and then proceeds to think he saw one of his statues moving. The final room of the tour is the Mask Room, and COG starts by showing off Liam, one of his favorite masks. Next to Liam is an incredibly scary looking mask that COG claims he sees in his room at night sometimes. COG then asks Magneto to pick his favorite, and Erik finds a fuzzy one hung on the wall he likes. COG tells Magneto that the mask can see and hear him, and that only he is able to communicate with him. He informs Magneto that the mask is choosing him, and he will have the mask sent to Magneto’s house as soon as he can. The last thing in the mask room that COG shows Magneto is two masks of his grandparents. COG claims that they are masks of his dad's dads. The masks at random intervals move their eyes and eyebrows, which COG claims is because his grandpas are possessing the masks. Magneto and COG pass by the main room once more, and COG notes that the giant statue in the middle of the room is a statue of him, but when he had a beard. He brings Magneto upstairs and shows him several things he has upstairs, including the first statue he had made of himself, a framed photo of Teddy Roosevelt, and supposedly the actual skull of the Egyptian god, Khonshu. Outside, COG brings Magneto to a small building he has, claiming that whatever is inside, will blow Magneto’s mind. Inside, a single chair sits in the room, as COG explains that it’s a Transuniversal Gateway. Using a small pad on the arm of the chair, one can input something they would like to locate, and then after hitting a nearby switch, the room locates said thing and informs you where it is. COG then mentions that he can’t sell the gateway, but he is selling something similar very soon at an expo the next day. Magneto asks COG what he’s selling, and COG explains that he built a device called the Cosmic Treadmill, which can help navigate space and time. Magneto, realizing that the treadmill is what they need, also claims to be going to the same expo the very next day. To round out the tour, COG brings Magneto to the backyard, which is also the Gulf of Mexico since COG lives on the water. In the backyard, COG shows off his pet Land Shark, Skippy. After this, Magneto coyly asks COG if he can crash at COG’s place for the night, since they’re both going to the same expo the next day and COG welcomes Magneto with open arms.
In the spare room, Markus enters and closes the door behind him after introducing himself to Magneto. Once behind closed doors, Markus reveals his true intentions and explains that COG is a super bad guy, who has done terrible things to get to where he is, and Markus doesn’t want Magneto to fall victim to COG. Magneto explains that he isn’t actually just some random guy, but he’s really there to steal the Cosmic Treadmill. Markus quickly makes it clear he’s on the same side as Magneto and he’s ready to help in any way he can. Markus explains that he knows the treadmill is stashed near the showroom that COG spends most of his time in. The two struggle to come up with an idea to distract COG, until Markus mentions Karaline. This sparks an idea in Magneto, causing him to ask Markus if they can bring Karaline in the room.
Barry gets a call from Magneto, asking him to come to COG’s. Seconds later, Barry arrives and Magneto explains to him and Karaline their plan to distract COG. In COG’s showroom, COG stands, drunk and stoned, sloppily singing Drunken’ Sailor. He hears the doors open and turns to see Magneto, Barry, Karaline and Markus all standing before him. Confused, COG asks what’s going on, and Markus tells him that they’ve come with good news. Barry informs COG that Karaline would like his hand in marriage. This shocks COG, but Markus reassures that Karaline has fallen in love with him, and would like to be his wife. This begins the next part of the plan, as Karaline begins to sing a song that Barry wrote, about the love she has for COG and creepy old men in general. Markus, Barry, and Karaline all sing, as Magneto sneaks out to look for the treadmill. He is unable to locate the Treadmill, and once he returns, the ruse is up, and COG begins to fire at the house guests. Magneto begins a mad dash to find the treadmill. He quickly finds it, but COG does too, shooting at him in an attempt to stop him from taking the treadmill. Eventually Magneto finds a large door, which after opening reveals a long track and a small cart. Magneto jumps into the cart and begins to ride down the track, as COG accidentally makes his automated house close the door right before he went in. Magneto makes it to the end of the track and runs into the base of COG’s pyramid. Inside, Barry speeds in and asks what he should do, and Magneto tells him to run back to Star City and get Doctor Strange to open a portal. He does, and Barry and Magneto are back in the Sanctum and safe.
Barry and Magneto explain what the treadmill is for, just as a sound is heard outside. Strange and Magneto walk outside and see the Cosmic Train floating above them. They begin to fight the Cosmic Train, as Strange and the Train begin an air battle. Eventually, Strange tries to use cosmic ropes to keep the Train down, but even that doesn’t work. During the fight, the Train damages the Cloak of Levitation, which causes Strange's flight to be messed up. Magneto and Strange portal away momentarily to come up with a plan. Strange realizes a type of magic he can use to distract the Train, and the two head back out to fight. Strange attempts to use a giant magic blast against the Train, but it doesn’t do anything. Realizing the Train is too strong, Strange begins to give up. Right then, Barry runs in, and tells Magneto that the treadmill is ready. Strange tells the two to go and that he will hold the Train off. Barry and Magneto run off, as Strange is killed by the Cosmic Train. Barry and Magneto run into the Sanctum, hop on the treadmill and run back in time.
In the past, Barry and Magneto stand on the roof of Obama’s house. They see their past selves right before Barry saved Biden, so they realize they have little time to plan. Barry comes up with the plan for Magneto to use his powers to curve the bullet so that it still hits Biden. Magneto agrees to the plan, and right as Past Barry saves Biden, Magneto curves the bullet, sinking it right in the president’s chest, killing him. The two celebrate and head back to present day 6144 to see if it worked. In the present, Magneto and Barry stand outside of the Sanctum, noting that things seem normal. Inside, Barry and Magneto enter and see the remaining Defenders, just as Magneto had left them. Barry explains to all of them what just happened, but Captain T just shrugs it off. Magneto asks if something is wrong, and Captain T explains that while he’s glad Erik and Barry got to have their fun side adventure, the rest of the Defenders are still trying to figure out how to bring everyone back. Magneto begins to argue with Captain T, all the while a green portal forms on the wall. Out steps Rick Sanchez, who explains that he wants to help the Defenders bring everyone back, since he lost someone close to him too. The Defenders agree to let Rick help, and their planning continues. They attempt to suggest time travel, but Rick instantly shuts the idea down. He then pitches his idea: the Defenders find Thanos, kill him and take his gauntlet to bring everyone back. That’s when Magneto remembers COG’s Transuniversal Gateway, and Rick says he can build one for them. Rick and Gloo head outside to begin building the gateway, while the rest of the Defenders plan inside. Captain T suggests they all split up in Thanos’ ship, due to it’s massive size. They all agree with their splitting up partners, except Rick, who was paired with Gloo. Sometime later, Rick and Gloo bring everyone outside, since they have finished the gateway. Gloo turns the machine on, and after a moment, it locates Thanos’ ship. Captain T opens a portal up and the Defenders jump through, right onto Thanos’ ship.
On board, the Defenders all make sure they know their partners, and then they all split off. In the central room of the ship, Magneto and Barry enter to see Thanos in the center, still wearing the full gauntlet. He taunts them about saving the universe, just as Rick and Gloo portal into the room. Thanos continues to joke, making fun of Rick’s age, and Gloo’s size. Finally, Captain T, CumLord and Krabs all enter the room too. Thanos notes that he didn’t expect to see all of the Defenders so soon. Rick starts the fight, shooting at Thanos using the Little Ricky. CumLord throws a knife through Thanos’ left arm, and Krabs grabs onto it, pulling it down Thanos’ arm. Just as Thanks goes to use the gauntlet, Gloo freezes his hand, and shoots him in the face with the Fart Gun. Magneto then begins to slowly crush Thanos’ helmet, while it’s still on his head. Using telekinesis, Captain T sticks Thanos’ right arm to the ground, and shouts at Barry to grab the gauntlet. He does, and asks what he should do then. Krabs tells him to snap and bring everyone back, so Barry does. When the dust settles, everyone looks around, unsure if it worked. Barry is nowhere to be seen, and neither is the gauntlet.
Despite this, Thanos claims he isn’t done, and brings out his army of Chitauri, including Bungolo Smerm and Loki. Captain T, defeated, turns to his crew and begins to give them a speech. But right behind him, a portal forms, and out steps Gru. Another portal forms, and Egger arrives dawning the Darksaber. More portals, as Deadpool, along with all of X-Force arrive. Tommy Coolatta arrives, and Rick runs to him, telling him to never scare his grandpa like that again. Strange appears, as Captain T reminds him they forgot one person. Strange agrees, as he opens the final portal. Rounding out the group, Trump, riding a smaller version of the robot he used in Metropolis appears. Now with a full team ready, the Defenders begin their assault on Thanos. Rick uses the Little Ricky, Tommy portals Chitauri away, and Gru and Gloo have a final run-in with Bungolo. The two cannot remember Bungolo’s name, so Bungolo electrocutes Gru. But before he can do any more damage, Trump arrives and bites the head of Bungolo Smerm using his robot. On the other side of the battle, Rick tells Tommy they can go to Chuck E. Cheese’s after the fight, which makes Tommy happy. Magneto, from across the fight, sees Thanos, and goes to attack, but is stopped by Loki. Krabs, Egger and Strange all arrive to help, as Magneto lifts Loki into the air, and drops him into a portal Strange formed. Egger ponders where Loki went, and Strange admits he has no idea. Thanos looks around and sees the damage against his team, and realizes he has lost. He then sees Magneto, and begins to charge at him, but is stopped by Slender, who begins to put him in a trance. While he’s distracted, Deadpool jumps in, and cuts Thanos’ head off. Deadpool stands up and joins the main group. Magneto looks around and ponders if they won, but Strange reminds them that Barry is still gone. He also notes that wherever Barry is, he’s probably safe. That’s when Captain T asks Strange an important question: If Strange said there was no way they could win, how did they just win. Rick provides his explanation, saying that it’s his presence alone that Strange didn’t account for, since nobody knew who Rick was before today. Strange agrees with Rick, which annoys him, and him and Tommy head off through a portal.
One month later, on the roof of the Sanctum, Magneto and Strange listen to a final audio recording Australian Vision recorded before his death. He talks about life and death, and his friends, and the team itself. All the while, we see shots of several things, such as Krabs and Egger in a new Super Cruiser, Gru and Gloo at Taco Bell, and Captain T and Strange leading a new group of Defenders. This group is known as the New Defenders, and has the line up of: Gru, Gloo, Jonesy, Batman, Wolverine, Trump, and Gobby. At the end of the audio message, Magneto explains to Strange that he’s going to retire for a bit, but if Strange ever needs him, he’s just a call away. Right as Strange goes to leave, Magneto asks him one final question: what ever happened to Joker’s Crazy Kooks? Strange admits that while he has most of them in a magic prison, Joker got away. But he tells Magneto that it doesn’t matter, since he’s just one guy in clown paint.
== Powers and Abilities ==
=== Powers ===
* Magnetokinesis
* Telepathic Resistance
=== Abilities ===
* Genius Intelligence
== Trivia ==
* Magneto is Jewish.
* Magneto is often called a 'racist', although these claims have no proof.
* Before his eventual turning to the good side, Magneto was thought to have no emotion.
* It has been shown on numerous occasions that Magneto feels remorse for the things he has done.
*Magneto is bisexual.
*Before the events of The Defenders, Erik and Charles were a couple.
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