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It is rather insufferable to think that I am this late to the game. [[The Joker|The psychotic jester]], [[Sinestro|that twisted alien with the ring]], [[Lex Luthor|the bald lunatic]], and that [[Doctor Doom|tin-plated egomaniac]] have all had their own pages here for months, and yet I, Magneto, have only been given my own space today. It is a cruel injustice that must be set right, but [[Humans Are Bastards|should I have expected any different treatment from]] ''[[Humans Are Bastards|Homo sapiens?]]''

 

 

But if [[Secret Identity|Max Eisenhardt]] was anything, he was a [[The Determinator|survivor]].

If I live by any creed, it is this- '''[[World War II|Never. Again.]]'''

 

 

{{examples|Examples of how my character may be described}}

 

* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]: Well, I am. This is sometimes intentional however. Marvel at one point Retconned my ethnic status away while they were preparing for one of my more vicious phases, afraid that such a villain being Jewish would seem anti-Semitic and cause problems. Naturally, no one wondered if it was anti-''mutant''.

** And if you're wondering what they changed me to, it was, as I sort of mentioned before, a Sinte. It was a rather [[Unfortunate Implications|disingenuous move]] given their motivations.

* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type IV]].

* [[Artistic License Physics|Artistic License: Physics]]: See the [[Green Lantern Ring]] entry below. Writers play around with the moniker of "Master of Magnetism" a lot. [[Rule of Cool|A certain rule of showmanship]] is usually in full effect.

* [[Astral Projection]]: It's suggested I learned how to do this despite not having any [[Psychic Powers]] of my own, though perhaps it is merely that, though I do have psychic powers, I prefer to use my Magnetism. I would prefer not to say.

* [[Cool Helmet]]: one that protects me from psychic intrusions as well.

* [[Dark Messiah]]: I will use any means necessary to bring mutants back into dominance. My people have even considered me their "Mutant Messiah" in contrast to Charles' approach.

* [[The Determinator]]: Before it became standard amongst you to attribute my resistance to Xavier's psychic powers to my helmet, I had originally been said to resist them via sheer will.

* [[Do Unto Others Before They Do Unto Us]]: This is one of my main rationales in my war on humanity, and one of the main sticking points in my philosophical differences with Charles.

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: It was called the Holocaust.

** Double subverted: The Holocaust happened, and I survived, even attempting to not let such an event shape me negatively. Then my daughter was killed by you vile lot, I discovered and unleashed my powers to deal deserved judgment...and, regrettably, my beloved Magda left me in fear soon after I had unleashed my wrath upon the culprits responsible.

* [[From Nobody to Nightmare]]: Once I was just a simple young man until My family saw just how horrible humans can be. Though it was after Their murder of My wife and daughter that I fully devoted Myself to My cause. Had They simply left Me alone, I would have stayed Max Eisenhardt.

* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]: Goes without saying but when my eyes are aglow you would be smarter not to get in my way.

* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: Tell me this, can YOU continue to champion human democracy and gentleness if you had seen AND felt EXACTLY what hand your kind dealt to me and other mutants around the world?! You would be a fool or a similar prejudiced scum to believe otherwise!

* [[I Have Many Names]]: Erik Magnus Lehnsherr and other shortened variants such as Erik Magnus, Magneto (well, of course), The Master of Magnetism. To be honest my REAL name is Max Eisenhardt, a German-Polish Jew. In most other retellings, I am content with simply "Magnus".

* [[Knight Templar]]: In the past I have done whatever it takes to ensure prosperity for mutantkind. And naturally, how far I am forced to go depends on who's writing at the moment.

* [[Large Ham]]: How else can I show that I'm superior to you human beings than with powerful speech and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51kYWI3A390 gestures]?

* [[Manipulative Bastard]]

* [[Marvel vs. Capcom]]: I have found myself locked in battle with those curious warriors from that other dimension. Striking of all is how a number of Homo Sapiens from that universe display abilities comparable to members of my own kind. Even the ones that [[Badass Normal|lacked any kind of power]] such as that [[Resident Evil|Redfield]] human [[Badass Normal|still proved a deadly match for me.]] That and my brief alliance with that [[Street Fighter|Bison lunatic obsessed with vile genetic mutations]] as well as encountering that self proclaimed "[[Devil May Cry|Demon Hunter and his twin brother]]" who reminded me all too much of my son Pietro.

** And recently an outfit that I took to wearing [[House of M|at one point]] was forbidden from use due to its resemblance to a Spanish human king. How typical of humans to dictate what I, a mutant, can and cannot wear.

* [[May-December Romance]]: Some people claim to be bothered by the age difference between myself and lovely Rogue, even though thanks to being turned into a baby by Alpha the "Ultimate Mutant" and later returned to adulthood by a Shi'ar agent, I now have a body that is physically in its thirties. And the age difference is never brought up when people talk about Wolverine's romantic relationships with women of roughly Rogue's age (Jean Grey, Mariko Yashida, Yukio, etc.) even though he is old enough to be ''my'' grandfather. But double standards have always been Homo sapiens' hallmark.

* [[Omnidisciplinary Scientist]]

* [[Psycho Electro]]: Not exactly hotheaded, but still a dangerous little stamp. Of course, a lot of that is due to my [[Ubermensch]] ideals...

** That said, my actions as a [[Knight Templar|man willing to use any lengths]] to replace mankind with my own genetically superior people [[Adolf Hitler|does draw unavoidable comparisons.]] But I will not go down the same path as that madman! NEVER!

* [[The Revolution Will Not Be Civilized]]

* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: A character-personified version, with Charles on the admirable but foolish Idealism end and me vice versa. Although really, it is more what you call "realism" than mindless pessimism.

* [[Some of My Best Friends Are X]]: Before I met {{spoiler|Rogue}} I generally was romantically or sexually involved with non-mutant women - dear departed Magda, Isabelle, Polaris's mother, the back-stabbing Wasp, and Cyclops' former lover Lee Forrester.

* [[Steven Ulysses Perhero]]: Yes, my "human" name translates roughly into "intensely strong iron". Though, I believe that "Magneto" is a far more superior and indicative moniker.

* [[Superpower Lottery]]: Several consider me the most powerful mutant alive due to how almost godlike my powers of magnetism can become.

** To further elaborate, electromagnetism is arguably the most interesting of the four fundamental forces in that its scope, and thus the scope of my powers, encompasses virtually everything in the universe. I explicitly control half of physics, all of chemistry (which when boiled down is the study of protons, neutrons, and electrons), and most of biology (which is a combination of chemistry and physics). In fact, because I can manipulate valence electrons, I can force chemical reactions to occur that are normally impossible or make reactions that normally occur not happen. The EM spectrum by itself gives me heat vision, x-ray vision, illusions and invisibility, I am my own radio and can mess with yours, I can produce the deadliest form of radiation, and I can microwave food on a whim (helps with the below trope). Furthermore, I can manipulate peoples' nervous systems which after all run on electrical signals (this may be the best explanation for "Magnetic Attraction"), flash freeze or heat matter by imparting or taking away kinetic energy through protons and electrons, transmute anything into any other thing by rearranging particles at the subatomic level, disintegrate anything bigger than a nucleus, hijack electronics, and a good number of other interesting effects. The long and short of it is: if it can be done via natural means, I can do it.

** You would do well to remember that, during the Acts of Vengeance, I once battled [[Spider-Man]] to a standstill. If that feat sounds unimpressive, bear in mind that he was possessed of [[Captain Universe|otherworldly cosmic powers]] at the time.

* [[Wicked Cultured]]

* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: It would certainly appear to you that my powers have left my mind damaged from the constant use, leaving me in a state of constant irritation and agitation.

* [[Worthy Opponent]]