he is the x-men’s greatest enemy welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we will
explore the comic book origin of magneto
as with most comic book characters there
are often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follow the original
storyline which unfolded in 1982 s
uncanny x-men number 161 which was
expanded upon in 2008 x-men magneto
Testament I won’t to stand by and watch
it happen again Charles Xavier first met
Magnus aka magneto in Israel working as
a volunteer at a hospital for Holocaust
survivors Charles soon discovered that
Magnus grew up in a concentration camp
in Auschwitz and suspected that he may
be a mutant because he was unable to
read his mind together Charles and
Magnus were able to help another
Holocaust survivor
Gabrielle Haller recovered from a
catatonic state Charles and Magnus grew
closer but Magnus disagreed with
Charles’s opinions about mutants
coexisting with humans believing that
humanity would fear mutants and seek to
destroy them
you’re a fool Charles look at them they
can’t even make peace with each other
Charles witness to the true extent of
Magnus’s abilities when Hydra soldiers
attacked their Hospital and kidnapped
Gabby in the ensuing chaos a transport
ship full of Hydra soldiers came apart
in a dramatic explosion killing all the
soldiers on board but somehow not
damaging any of the surrounding
buildings or innocent bystanders Charles
immediately suspected this to be
Magnus’s intervention an accusation that
Magnus did not deny Charles disagreed
adamantly with Magnus’s decision to use
violence but the pair was forced to stop
their argument when they discovered that
a Hydra soldier had been left behind and
taken prisoner and that he could help
lead them to Gabby’s location together
Charles and Magnus were able to
infiltrate Hydra and find Gabby during
the struggle to escape
Magnus demonstrated his powers once
again in order to stop a hail of bullets
this convinced Charles once and for all
Magnus was a mutant who could control
metal objects while they were able to
rescue Gabby Charles
Magnus again disagreed on the role of
mutants in society
Magnus eventually left Charles and Gaby
claiming the abuse would not only fight
for their place in the world but that
they would win Magneto’s origin story
was expanded significantly in 2008
Magneto Testament a five-issue
miniseries that focused on Magneto’s
childhood during World War two in this
version magneto was originally named max
Eisenhart a young Jewish boy living in
Nazi Germany max witnessed the
executions of his mother father and
sister he was then sent to Auschwitz
where he survived by bribing the guards
max became emotionally distraught when
he discovered that Magda a remaining
Earl who he had fallen in love with when
he was younger was nearly killed during
a mass gypsy execution max planned on
breaking out of the concentration camp
much to the chagrin of the other
prisoners eventually however he was able
to persuade them and they were able to
successfully break out of Auschwitz
following the war max changed his name
to Magnus and had a daughter with Magda
an angry mob however discovered Magnus’s
powers burned down their home and killed
their daughter in the process Magnus
would change his name to Erik Lehnsherr
and relocate to Israel where he would
eventually be friend Charles Xavier his
past experiences would shape his outlook
on life however and helped to create his
alter ego magneto a mutant who would do
anything to protect mutants from humans
even if it meant destroying humanity in
the process I’ve been at the mercy of
men just following orders
over again magneto frequently came into
conflict with the x-men over the years
starting from the very first issue where
he was introduced as the Earth’s most
powerful super villain and the leader of
the Brotherhood of mutants right from
the beginning magneto was focused on
demonstrating how inferior humans were
to mutants even if the x-men foiled his
plans at every turn
like all comic book characters magneto
has gone through numerous reimagining
perhaps not more prominent than in the
ultimate x-men storyline in this series
Magneto’s background is much more
unclear
he’s also much darker and more ruthless
considering humans to be parasites that
don’t belong on the same planet as
mutants in this alternate storyline
magneto is still at the leader of the
Brotherhood of mutants however this time
around he was the one responsible for
crippling Charles Xavier and their
relationship was nowhere near as complex
as in the mainstream comic line in fact
at the end of the first issue magneto
actually hired Wolverine to assassinate
Charles no matter the continuity magneto
has the ability to influence
electromagnetic fields and he uses this
ability for a wide range of effects
essentially he has the ability to move
and manipulate anything that’s made out
of metal magneto is also able to resist
almost all telepathic attacks including
those from his frenemy Charles Xavier
while a number of explanations have been
given to account for this power one of
the most popular theories claims that
it’s because he has special technology
wired into his helmet an explanation
that’s carried over into the film
franchise sorry Charles
please be the better man you have a gun
I don’t trust Erik there will be no
turning back
aside from comics magneto has appeared
in various media he was voiced by David
Hamblin in the popular 90’s animated
series x-men
would have realized that his childish
quest for peaceful coexistence with
humans is hopeless he’s perhaps best
known however for playing a major role
in the x-men film franchise where he’s
played by Sir Ian McKellen in the
present and Michael Fassbender in the
past are you a fan of magneto for more
comic book origins be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com it’s time to end this
war
to watchmojo.com and today we will
explore the comic book origin of magneto
as with most comic book characters there
are often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follow the original
storyline which unfolded in 1982 s
uncanny x-men number 161 which was
expanded upon in 2008 x-men magneto
Testament I won’t to stand by and watch
it happen again Charles Xavier first met
Magnus aka magneto in Israel working as
a volunteer at a hospital for Holocaust
survivors Charles soon discovered that
Magnus grew up in a concentration camp
in Auschwitz and suspected that he may
be a mutant because he was unable to
read his mind together Charles and
Magnus were able to help another
Holocaust survivor
Gabrielle Haller recovered from a
catatonic state Charles and Magnus grew
closer but Magnus disagreed with
Charles’s opinions about mutants
coexisting with humans believing that
humanity would fear mutants and seek to
destroy them
you’re a fool Charles look at them they
can’t even make peace with each other
Charles witness to the true extent of
Magnus’s abilities when Hydra soldiers
attacked their Hospital and kidnapped
Gabby in the ensuing chaos a transport
ship full of Hydra soldiers came apart
in a dramatic explosion killing all the
soldiers on board but somehow not
damaging any of the surrounding
buildings or innocent bystanders Charles
immediately suspected this to be
Magnus’s intervention an accusation that
Magnus did not deny Charles disagreed
adamantly with Magnus’s decision to use
violence but the pair was forced to stop
their argument when they discovered that
a Hydra soldier had been left behind and
taken prisoner and that he could help
lead them to Gabby’s location together
Charles and Magnus were able to
infiltrate Hydra and find Gabby during
the struggle to escape
Magnus demonstrated his powers once
again in order to stop a hail of bullets
this convinced Charles once and for all
Magnus was a mutant who could control
metal objects while they were able to
rescue Gabby Charles
Magnus again disagreed on the role of
mutants in society
Magnus eventually left Charles and Gaby
claiming the abuse would not only fight
for their place in the world but that
they would win Magneto’s origin story
was expanded significantly in 2008
Magneto Testament a five-issue
miniseries that focused on Magneto’s
childhood during World War two in this
version magneto was originally named max
Eisenhart a young Jewish boy living in
Nazi Germany max witnessed the
executions of his mother father and
sister he was then sent to Auschwitz
where he survived by bribing the guards
max became emotionally distraught when
he discovered that Magda a remaining
Earl who he had fallen in love with when
he was younger was nearly killed during
a mass gypsy execution max planned on
breaking out of the concentration camp
much to the chagrin of the other
prisoners eventually however he was able
to persuade them and they were able to
successfully break out of Auschwitz
following the war max changed his name
to Magnus and had a daughter with Magda
an angry mob however discovered Magnus’s
powers burned down their home and killed
their daughter in the process Magnus
would change his name to Erik Lehnsherr
and relocate to Israel where he would
eventually be friend Charles Xavier his
past experiences would shape his outlook
on life however and helped to create his
alter ego magneto a mutant who would do
anything to protect mutants from humans
even if it meant destroying humanity in
the process I’ve been at the mercy of
men just following orders
over again magneto frequently came into
conflict with the x-men over the years
starting from the very first issue where
he was introduced as the Earth’s most
powerful super villain and the leader of
the Brotherhood of mutants right from
the beginning magneto was focused on
demonstrating how inferior humans were
to mutants even if the x-men foiled his
plans at every turn
like all comic book characters magneto
has gone through numerous reimagining
perhaps not more prominent than in the
ultimate x-men storyline in this series
Magneto’s background is much more
unclear
he’s also much darker and more ruthless
considering humans to be parasites that
don’t belong on the same planet as
mutants in this alternate storyline
magneto is still at the leader of the
Brotherhood of mutants however this time
around he was the one responsible for
crippling Charles Xavier and their
relationship was nowhere near as complex
as in the mainstream comic line in fact
at the end of the first issue magneto
actually hired Wolverine to assassinate
Charles no matter the continuity magneto
has the ability to influence
electromagnetic fields and he uses this
ability for a wide range of effects
essentially he has the ability to move
and manipulate anything that’s made out
of metal magneto is also able to resist
almost all telepathic attacks including
those from his frenemy Charles Xavier
while a number of explanations have been
given to account for this power one of
the most popular theories claims that
it’s because he has special technology
wired into his helmet an explanation
that’s carried over into the film
franchise sorry Charles
please be the better man you have a gun
I don’t trust Erik there will be no
turning back
aside from comics magneto has appeared
in various media he was voiced by David
Hamblin in the popular 90’s animated
series x-men
would have realized that his childish
quest for peaceful coexistence with
humans is hopeless he’s perhaps best
known however for playing a major role
in the x-men film franchise where he’s
played by Sir Ian McKellen in the
present and Michael Fassbender in the
past are you a fan of magneto for more
comic book origins be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com it’s time to end this
war
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