Brainiac (DCAU)

==Summary==
Brainiac is one of the overarching antagonists of the DC Animated Universe. He is the central computer system of Krypton and one of Superman's greatest enemies.
He served as one of the main antagonists of Superman: The Animated Series and later reappeared as one of the main antagonists in the Justice League episode Twilight (alongside Darkseid), the main antagonist of the Static Shock episode A League of Their Own, and one of the two main antagonists (alongside Lex Luthor) of the Cadmus Society arc in Justice League Unlimited.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , up to , with equipment and preparation
Name: Brainiac 
Origin: DC Animated Universe
Gender: Technically none (Identified as male) 
Age: Unknown 
Classification: Planetary Supercompter of Krypton, AI 
Powers and Abilities: Genius Intelligence, Hacking & Technological Manipulation (Can hack and control most forms of technology, making using any advanced tech against him an iffy prospect at best), Absorption, Data Manipulation & Information Manipulation (Can record (or absorb) all knowledge from a planet and alter programs and datas in computers and technology), Immortality (Type 6 and 8, able to come back in some form as long as a copy of his mind survives. Can download himself into various devices and computers and leave instances of his code to avoid destruction and copy his mind onto nanobots and then shoot them in a beam to infect people with), Biological Manipulation (Altered Luthor's body to give it mechanical characteristics when he took control of it), Matter Manipulation (Can infect objects and structures with his technology to make it a part of himself and control it), Mind Manipulation (Controlled Bruce Wayne after injecting microscopic copies of himself into his bloodstream), Pseudo-Life Manipulation (His drones can control vehicules and other objects to animate them and put them under his control), Master Manipulator, Master Planner, his bodies give him Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Energy Manipulation and Projection, Electricity Manipulation (Can channel electricity through his limbs), Telekinesis, Body Control (Can create limbs like tendrils and cables from his body and use them in combat to harm and restrain his enemies), Absorption (Can steal life force and datas from organic beings), Flight, Time Travel (His speeder allowed him to go from the 31th century to the present to kill Clark), Portal Creation and Teleportation (Via his belt, can open portals and allow the users to teleport) 
Attack Potency: Varies, up to Small City level (His various bodies greatly differ in strength, with the weakest being taken down by a young Clark who just discovered his powers and Batarangs from Batman. His strongest bodies can trade blows with Superman and overpower him and easily defeat other League Members), Planet level with equipment and preparation (Has destroyed dozens of planets using his technology and his ship) 
Speed: Hypersonic+ flight speed with Relativistic combat speed and reactions (Capable of keeping up with Superman in most of his bodies) 
Lifting Strength: Class M 
Striking Strength: Varies, up to Small City level (Can harm Superman in his strongest bodies) 
Durability: Varies, up to Small City level (His strongest bodies can take blows from the likes of Superman) 
Stamina: Infinite as an AI and a robot 
Range: Standard melee range, dozens of meters via artificial limbs and energy projection within his bodies, Planetary with his ship 
Standard Equipment: His Spaceship, Drones, Various other technologies 
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius. Is a "twelfth-level" intellect, with only Luthor even registering on the scale compared to him, a master tactician, manipulator, scientist and engineer. Has stored knowledge from all the planets he has destroyed, giving him a gigantic amount of knowledge and understanding about alien cultures, technologies and species. 
Weaknesses: Can be really arrogant. His nature as an AI can make him more predictable to craftier opponents. Some of his physical bodies are so weak that they can be destroyed by the likes of Batman.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
Category:Characters
Category:DC Animated Universe
Category:Geniuses
Category:Hackers
Category:Technology Users
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Category:Energy Users
Category:Energy Projection Users
Category:Electricity Users
Category:Telekinesis Users
Category:Body Control Users
Category:Flight Users
Category:Time Travelers
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Category:Portal Users
Category:Teleportation Users
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