If you are a fan of Marvel Comics, especially the X-Men series, then you are sure to know about one of Marvel's best villains, Magneto. However, how much do we really know about him? Yes, he controls metal, fights against the X-Men, and has a wicked temper problem, but we think there is more then what meets the eye. He often times does as much good as bad and is very passionate about fighting for the rights of his people, so passionate that he might destroy entire cities to prove his point. He has also stopped natural disasters and spared many of his enemies when he had the upper hand. This makes him a very c𝄹omplex character in the way that he struggles justifying his own morals if the end does not justify the means. He has more than once joined the X-Men and done a lot of good just to be embittered again at humanity, attacking them again. This is always amplified by the writer of the stories, as some see him as bad, some as good and some see him as a complex and conflicted character that only really wants the best for all mutants.
One thing i༒s clear, there is a lot more to be learned about such an interesting character, so let's look into some of his more obscure facts that you probably did not know.
25 Magnets Are OP �🥂�
As♒ always with comics over the years, a character's powers can change based on the writer or reader feedback. Now, did you know Magneto used to be able to turn invisible? Maybe we have been using magnetic forces all wrong, but we have never seen a magnet turn something invisible.
We know, of course, his main power is to manipulate metal, but he can also alter the magnetic poles of Earth, shift tectonic plates and use the iron in his foe's blood to stop them in place. He can also create electromagnetic fields to block attacks, increase or decrease gravity, and even use the field to cause others to becomꦗe mentally unstable. With all that said, it's a wonder that he ever loses a fight.
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24 ♉ Non-Magnetic Bullets
There has been some debate about whether he can control m🧸etals that are non-magnetic, specifically lead, which most bullets are normally made of. Even did an episode of their show on this, asking the same question. They decided that he would not be able to stop bullets, which is also shown in the comics when he is unable to save JFK.
So, would he have to affect the gun before it shot?
Is the impurity of the lead enough to alter? His force field can stop lasers, so why not normal bullets? Not to mention, in the comics it is noted that most 🐽groups that fight Magneto with firepower do so with polymer guns and non metallic ammo. So, the force field question is still valid, he is more dangerous then we think.
23 Always The Villain 🐎
Did you know that Magneto almost had his own prequel movie? We have seen bits and pieces of what it was meant to be in the X-Men: First Class movie, which showed a little bit of his tragic past. Sadly, a more in-depth look at his life may have given us a lot of insi♎ght into why he is the way he is. Magneto as a character is tragic and his hatred towards mankind is not fully explained, beyond that he feels his kind is threatened.
There are also some that say Magneto and Xavier will less of a focus in the movies to come as well. Marvel's movies are doing pretty well and it likely that they will take the franchise in a new direction, so we may never get a better look at his origin than in First Class.
22 𒐪 The Call of Cthulhu
So first things first, if you do not know what Cthulhu is, after you are done reading go and buy The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft. If you are familiar with the concept you might be surprised to learn that in issue of "Uncanny X-Men" Magneto builds a base on a mysterious island that feels alien in nature which is covered🤪 in statues of an octopus creature.
Sound familiar? Well, it is meant to be none other than the island of R'lyeh. R'lyeh is, of course, the submersible island that Cthulhu and many other elder Gods are in prisoned on. To awaken Cthulhu would be to c⭕ause the awakening of all the elder Gods driving the world into madness and destruction. It is a great Eas🦹ter Egg hidden in the older comics and personally one of my favorites.
21 ❀ Logan's Greatest Fear
It is safe to say that Wolverine relies o🅺n h🤪is adamantium skeleton just as much as his healing factor. We already know that Magneto can more or less control Logan because of his skeleton being metallic, however, there was a time Magneto got so angry he removed all the adamantium from Logan's bones.
This sounds so painful, we do not even know where to begin.
Magneto was defeated shortly after and both of them took some time away from their teams, probably to reflect on their life choices. Logan went feral for a little while and Magneto disappeared to heal a broken spine. Thankfully, Logan did calm down and was able to get the adamantium 🌳put back, poor Logan's life is really one of suffering.
20 ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ Tꦏhere From the Begining
By Magneto's aging lo🍎ok, you could assume he has been around for awhile, but did you know he has been there from the very beginning? In the very first X-Men comic, he was the first ever villain they ever fought. He was considered to be the greatest th🍌reat that Earth had ever faced and it took all the X-Men combined to take him down.
He would go on to become much more sympathetic and less of an evil mastermind.
Thes♔e were the days that he was able to turn himself invisible because, you know, comic book reasons. Comic books have come a long way from every villain being a stereotypical madman and we arꦺe glad that we get to see how far Magneto has come.
19 🦩 Man Of Many Masks
When you think of the abilities that Magneto has, the farthest from your mind might be master of disg🎃uise, but there have been numerous times that he has gone undercover. Whether he is hired as headmaster of Professor X's school, pretending to♏ be Xorn to infiltrate the X-Men, or even just dressing in casual clothing to blend in, he's been pretty tricky.You'd think with his long history with the X-Men that he would be easy to recognize.
He has g🥀otten away with this to an alarming amount of success. It would seem that any time he goes into hiding he is really just hiding in plain sight and not in a hidden base somewhere. But, really? How did he take over as headmaster and no on🤪e realized it was him?
18 Why ﷺIs He So Young? 🐻
So have you had ever wondered why he looks so young in the comics? He is not a young man, but for someone who was born in the mid to late 1920's, he is looking pretty 🅰good. Well, according to the comics the💜re was a point in time where he was transformed back into a baby then transformed back to a younger man then he started as.
It has always been hard to tell his age due to his permanent silver hair.
This is another plot to ke𝓡ep him relevant as time g💎oes on. What is even stranger then the time-wrap, is how did did he remember everything? Shouldn't he have started life anew and lost his ideals? He must have been a really smart baby.
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17 Just... ꦉWhat?
Did you ℱknow what one of his powers is having a "magnetic personality"? Well peel your hand off your face because it is a thing, as he has the ability to be very likeable with the use of magnetics. To be fair, we know that he is able to affect people's minds due to the use of magnetic fields, so p✃erhaps this is just part of that. No wonder he has such a huge following.
This is one of those powers that is no longer mentio🦋ned in the comics, but with everything he does, it is no wonder he was able to get Rouge to fall in love with him, gain 🥀an army of followers and even be likeable to escape time and time again.
16 🅷 Sweet 🍬Sweet Revenge
In the comics, a few German war criminals fro🌊m World War II, including Red Skull, were taken care of due to Magneto's wish for revenge. At that point in time Magneto was pretty brutal to anyone that he did not l♌ike, but for these guys, he hit them full force. It just goes to show, do not mess with Magneto.
With all the brutality he was able to get away with, you might wonder why he seemingly spares so many of the X-Men when they fight, only flying off the handle♛ a few times. Well isn't it obvious? He is actually a misguided good guy, who just so happens to like revenge 🅘and stealing his enemies gold stashes.