J'onn J'onzz

**J'onn J'onzz**, also known as **Martian Manhunter**, is the last surviving Green Martian and the co-leader of the Justice League. After his death in Warworld, he was fortuently resurrected by the Monitor.

## Biography

### Coming to Earth

J'onn J'onzz, also known as the Martian Manhunter, was an inhibitant of the planet Mars. After a tragic event caused by some sort of xenophobia, in which the majority of Green Martians were wiped out, J'onn thought himself to be the last Martian and made his way to the nearby planet Earth, which would act as his new home. Over the years, J'onn would learn that Humanity shared many traits in common with his own people, and that they were afraid of those who looked different.

### Finding Kal-El

At some point, he heard about the Kryptonian named Kal-El and had hoped that he would be another Martian. J'onn made contact with this kryptonian after he had observed him for some time and even saved his life in his fight against the Czarnian bounty hunter Lobo. Although their first meeting did not start off very well due to him using his telepathic abilities on Clark‘s father, after a short confrontation, they went inside the Kent Farm and quickly became friends.

J'onn searched though Clark's mind and found memories of Krypton and his parents. He showed him how to activate the Kryptonian Hologram Projector that his parents found in the ship that brought him to Earth. They discussed whether or not it would be wise for them to reveal themselves to the rest of the world. While Clark wanted to do so in the hope that it might improve things for them and other aliens, J'onn, remembering his people and their downfall, advised him to stay hidden.

### Stopping Parasite

Days later, the former janitor Rudy Jones, now known as Parasite, was rampaging in Metropolis. Clark, having received the name Superman by the reporter Lois Lane, tried to stop him, along with Martian Manhunter. J'onn distracted Parasite in order to lure him away from the train he was attacking. While Superman was fighting him, J'onn was able to bring everyone on the train to safety. After Parasite gained the upper hand and absorbed Superman’s powers, J'onn intervened, saving Clark. Parasite started absorbing J'onn's powers before using Superman’s heat vision to incarcerate J'onn. However, J'onn had used his telepathic abilities to project all of this into everyone’s minds so that they thought he was dead.

After having recovered, Martian Manhunter once again aided Superman by stopping Lex Luthor from torturing him with a Kryptonite magnifying pulse rifle. He then pursued Lex while Clark tried to stop Parasite. After he had captured Lex, J'onn witnessed how Clark proudly presented himself to the human race. After Parasite had been defeated, Clark, J‘onn and Lobo met on the roof of the Daily Planet and reflected on the past events. During their conversation, Lobo mentioned how the whole “last of its kind“ title was only a saying and that there were other Martians out there, and maybe even some Kryptonians. As he flew away on his spacehog, Clark advised J'onn to follow him and seek out the other Martians, which he then did.

### Intruder in the Watchtower

Some years later, J'onn had joined the Justice League, a team of superheroes that protected the Earth. One day, he, Green Arrow and Vixen were prsent at a debate aboard their space station, the Watchtower, and out of nowhere John Stewart entered the station. The League members attacked the intruder, though he was able to defend himself with his Green Lantern Power Ring. Shortly before the fight escalated, Green Arrow incapacitated Stewart and the League were able to question him. They found out that the ring he was wearing formerly belonged to their friend Hal Jordan, leading them to believe he had died. After Stewart said he wants to get rid of the ring, they agreed that J'onn and Mari were to stay and watch over Earth while Oliver and John went to Oa in order to find out whether Hal had truly died and to free John from his ring.

## Physical Appearance

In his true martian form, J'onn has light green skin, long and thin arms and legs with elongated fingers and three toes each, torso with narrow hips and a large chest area, an oval shaped head with a long thin chin, red eyes, no hair and a perpendicular mouth with sharp teeth.

In his superhero form, his appearance is much more humanoid, due to him not wanting to scare anyone with his martian form. His entire body largely resembles a normal human, with only his geen skin and red eyes not adding up. He wears dark blue pants with red straps and a golden symbol, a dark blue cape with a collar, red gloves and boots. Additionally, he has some red straps on his chest.

in his undercover human disguise, he appears as a dark skinned, middle aged man with a black mustache and hair. He wears a black suit with tie, a black trenchcoat, a black fedora and a pair of black glasses.

## Personality

J'onn J'onzz is a kind and respecting individual. Though his past experiences with his own race and with Earth‘s inhibitants have made him rather cynical and mistrusting, he still tries to do the right thing when he can. While he thinks humanity is not ready to interact with extraterrestrials, he respects Kal-El for being an optimist and hoping that finding out more about him would improve things. J'onn also seems to be a relatively good strategist. For example, he was able to deduce that Parasite would be able to kill him and therefore created an illusion of him doing so, while he retreated in order to recover. As soon as he did, he waited for his opportunity to reveal himself, which presented itself when Lex Luthor was trying to kill Superman. Despite his intelligence, J'onn seems to display minor aggressive behavior when threatened, or at least when he thinks he is, such as when he froze Jonathan Kent‘s mind or attacked John Stewart, which both turned out to be mistakes, as they led to direct confrontations which could have been avoided otherwise. J'onn‘s long time goal and dearest desire is to find other martians such as him, though he has yet to achieve that.

## Powers

* **Martian Physiology:** As a Green Martian, J'onn's physiology grants him a variety of extraordinary powers. Like superhuman strength, speed, near-impervious skin, telepathy, shapeshifting, intangibility and the ability to defy gravity.
	+ **Shapeshifting:** J'onn is capable of transforming into virtually anything at will. He can use this ability to maintain his human form just as well as his Martian form.
		- **Elasticity:** J'onn can elongate himself through his biopolymers, allowing him to stretch any part of his body at great distances.
	+ **Superhuman Speed:** J'onn has the ability to move and maneuver at incredible velocities. J'onn demonstrated this power when he blitzed away from the crowd to help save Clark, as when Clark was fighting Lobo.
		- **Intangibility:** J'onn can virtually phase through any solid object. This could be used under his own willpower.
	+ **Invisibility:** J'onn possesses the power to turn invisible. He is capable to refract light away from himself, making him impossible to be seen. Even Clark couldn't see him with his x-ray vision.
	+ **Superhuman Strength**: J'onn is incredibly strong. This has been demonstrated when he threw Lobo backwards to protect Clark, as well as facing Parasite and when he snapped Lex's magnifying pulse rifle in half. The extent of J'onn's strength is unknown.
	+ **Flight:** J'onn is capable of defying gravity, allowing him to fly at great speeds.
	+ **Telepathy:** J'onn has the power to communicate, psychically. He has shown this ability when he was leaving the Kent's house, as well as, telling Superman that the reactor is unstable.
	+ **Telekinesis:** J'onn J'onzz possesses the ability to mentally manipulate, shape, change or move any kind of matter. He used this ability on warworld to close to huge door between Lobo and The Justice League.
	+ **Superhuman Durability:** J'onn possesses such a high degree of resilience, making him nearly invulnerable to almost all physical forms of attacks.
		- **Illusion Projection:** Through J'onn's telepathic abilities, he can create realistic illusions to distract anyone. This worked on Parasite into thinking he was being burned alive. As well as, when Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman were all trapped on War World, he used this ability to reveal the truth.
		- **Longevity:** J'onn has been living for eons on Mars when he came to Earth after his race was eradicated by the White Martians.
		- **Mind Reading:** J'onn can read the minds of other beings, mostly to gain information. Just like when this was used on Johnathan Kent to find out where Clark was.
		- **Superhuman Reflexes:** J'onn can react faster than that of ordinary humans. This is demonstrated when Clark tries to sneak up on him at the Kent's house.

## Abilities

* Disguising
* Observation
* Strategizing

## Weaknesses

* **Fire:** Despite his unique powers, J'onn has a vulnerability to fire when the Green Martian race was annihilated by their ravenous counterparts, the White Martians.

## Relationships

Allies:

* Justice League (teammates)
	+ Superman
	+ Batman
	+ Wonder Woman
	+ The Flash
	+ Aquaman
	+ Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
	+ Green Arrow
	+ Vixen
* Lobo (former enemy)
* Jonathan Kent
* Martha Kent
* Green Lantern (John Stewart)
* Scorpion
* Ruby Rose

Enemies:

* Rudy Jones/Parasite †
* Joker
* Lex Luthor
* Cheetah
* Mongul †
* James Ironwood

## Trivia

* This is the twelfth animated version of Martian Manhunter after versions of him appearing in: *Justice League: The Animated Series*, *The Batman*, *Teen Titans Go!*, *Batman: The Brave and the Bold*, *Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths*, *Young Justice*, *Justice League: Doom*, *Justice League: Action*, and the DC Animated Movie Universe (*Justice League: Dark*, *The Death of Superman*, *Reign of the Superman*, and *Justice League Dark: Apokolips War*), which was the previous franchise released in the DC Universe Original Movie line.
* It is unknown if J’onn’s family is alive or who destroyed the Martian race.