Erik Lehnsherr

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

## Magneto

* Magnento
* Erik Lehnsherr

### Childhood: 1951 - 1965

Max Eisenhardt was born to two Jewish Holocaust survivors in East Germany. Max's parents told him all about the horrors they witnessed at the hands of men. Max was always both disgusted and angry that his people put faith in a "deaf god" instead of fighting back.

### Coming of Age: 1965 - 1969

As a teenager, the Eisenhardts decided to escape East Germany and devised a plan to flee to West Germany. In the process, the Eisenhardts were captured by troops. Enraged by the soldiers' executing his father, Max discovered his mutant powers. In the resulting violence, the soldiers were killed and his mother was mortally wounded. Horrified, Max fled.

As an orphan, Max became a petty criminal to survive while on the run. After several minor adventures, Max found himself in Israel. With limited resources and no history, Max joined the military.

### Military Service: 1969 - 1973

Max was involved in several conflicts with Egypt and Arab coalitions in the Sinai peninsula. The violence brought out the worst in Max, and he chose to desert, catching the first available boat back to Europe.

### Transia: 1973 - 1984

Max used his mother's maiden name to create his new identity as Erik Lehnsherr and settled in the remote area surrounding Mt. Wundagore. Max, or rather Erik took comfort among marginalized peoples and began living with a camp of Romany refugees. He fell in love with a young woman in the camp named Magda Maximoff. When it was discovered she was pregnant, Erik promised to care for her. To better support his family, Erik found work in a factory in a nearby city.

In rapid succession, Erik and his lover had four children: first Anya, followed by the twins Pietro and Wanda, and finally Lorna. Lorna, who was born with green hair, eyes, and lips. In light of this, Erik revealed his mutant nature and powers to Magda. Not only did Magda accept Erik for who he was, but so did most of her camp, leading to Erik allowing himself to be truly happy for the first time in his life.

However, years later, a drunken mob formed after hearing rumors about the girl born to Erik and Magda, along with other tales concerning Erik. Violence broke out at the camp. As the men dragged Erik out, Anya ran out to save her father. Magda chased after Anya, but both were shot in the confusion by a drunken member of the mob.

Upon seeing Magda and Anya shot, Erik lost control of his powers. In the bloody aftermath, Erik buried his loved ones but left the other corpses for the crows. With the graves dug, Erik gathered his living children, and brought them with him to America.

### Coming to America: 1985 - 1995

After arriving in America, Erik took various jobs to support his family. He met fellow mutants Raven Darkholme and Jason Wyngarde, who were infiltrating the Human Genome Project to find others like them. Erik joined their cause and took an entry-level job as an electrician's assistant for Empire State University to gain access to the HGP.

It did not take long for Charles Xavier to notice Erik's mutant nature due to Erick's constant thoughts about mutant advocacy. Once confronted by Professor Xavier, Erik and Charles became quick friends. Despite his initial plans with Raven and Jason to wage war against humans, Charles asked Erik to join him in brokering peace and establishing a school for mutant children. Believing this aligned with Magda's wishes, Erik agreed.

## Analysis

* **Mutant Level:** Erik is a Beta-Level Mutant with Alpha-Level projected potential.
* **Mutation — Magnetokinetic:** Erik has comprehensive control over all forms of magnetism and utilizes that to manipulate metal and achieve a variety of effects.
	+ ***Electromagnetic Blast:*** Erik can expel concentrated electromagnetic pulses, which are able to destroy both metallic and nonmetallic objects.
	+ ***Electromagnetic Sight:*** By concentrating, Erik can perceive the world around him as patterns of magnetic and electrical energy. He can perceive the natural electromagnetic auras given off by living beings. With careful study, Erik can discern the potential power level of a mutant with sufficient readable energy patterns.
	+ ***Geo-Magnetic Link:*** Erik can sense anomalies in Earth's magnetic field. This allows him to detect other mutants with abilities similar to his.
	+ ***Magnetic Armor:*** Erik can reinforce the iron in his own body to make him somewhat more resilient to damage from external violent sources.
	+ ***Magnetic Flight:*** Erik is capable of sustaining a limited form of flight (or levitation) through interacting with the Earth's magnetic field.
	+ ***Magnetic Force Fields:*** Erik can protect himself and others with a personal force field that he can quickly expand to protect large areas. Erik can also use his force fields to strike or trap an enemy or levitate objects and beings in the air.
	+ ***Metallic Manipulation:*** Erik can manipulate metallic matter at the sub-atomic level. By creating powerful electromagnetic fields around metallic objects, Erik can move and manipulate such objects remotely. While in such a field, Erik can levitate these objects with concentration.
	+ ***Telepathic Resistance:*** Erik's body has heightened electromagnetic activity, which causes feedback with telepathic signals, especially for those psychics who may not have encountered such interference before.
* **Expertise — Electrician:** Erik is a talented electrician.
* **Expertise — Metalworker:** Erik is a skilled metallurgist.
* **Background — Wanderer:** Though lacking a significant formal education, Erik speaks seven languages: German, Russian, French, Hebrew, Yiddish, Arabic, and English. Erik has traveled the world extensively. He is also quite intelligent and has a natural aptitude for strategic thinking, as evidenced by his ability to challenge Charles Xavier at chess — a game which Erik had never played before being taught by Xavier.
* **Anger:** Understandably, Erik has a visible resentment towards society and humanity at large. Harboring these feelings for so long has left him prone to being consumed by negative thoughts. Though still prone to bursts of violence, such as crushing metal cans with his powers or punching a wall, I have never seen any such behavior around the children. Quite the contrary, the presence of children seems to have a calming effect on Erik. This school seems to be just what he needs to heal from the tragedies of his past.
* **Violent Past:** Erik has killed before. Though the situations were arguably justified, it is possible that Erik may kill again if put in similar situations.

### Threat Assessment

* **Might:** 3 — Peak Human
* **Acumen:** 3 — Learned
* **Speed:** 3 — Exceptional
* **Tactical:** 4 — Experienced Fighter
* **Energy:** 6 — Mastered
* **Resilience:** 3 — Enhanced, Tough
	+ **TOTAL:** 48
	+ **RANKING:** Superior

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* He worked with Charles Xavier to develop a Mutant Classification system.

### Notes

* Erik Lehnsherr resides in Subsidiary Reality M, within Murum Locus.
* Magneto is a character originating from *Marvel Comics*.
* In the comics, he was a survivor of the Holocaust.

## Links and References

* Appearances of Erik Lehnsherr

1. ↑ Cerebro Files: Erik Lehnsherr
2. ↑ Cerebro Files: Xavier-Lehnsherr Classification