Magneto

Enter Round 1 Fight 6!

Name: Magneto

Alias:Erik Magnus Lehnsherr

Affiliation: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (former), Hellfire Club(former), X-men(former)

Bio: This master of magnetism was the X-Men’s Moriarty in spandex and for a while we wondered why he was such a jerk. Then we found out that he was a Holocaust survivor whose experiences in that hellish environment embittered him towards humankind. Talk about bum deal!

Strength: The self-proclaimed "Master of Magnetism," he’s basically a human magnet, but irritable.

Weakness: Ceramics, plastics and those damn kids who won’t get off his lawn! Oh, and that damn music the kids are listening to today. (Get it? ‘Cause he’s OLD!)

Exemplary Jewish Value: A sense of peoplehood. Like many Holocaust survivors, Magneto has vowed that he will “never forget.” And despite the horrible things he’s done, he still remains a sympathetic character because deep down, he’s motivated by a concern for his people, the mutants…who can be seen as a stand-in for the Jewish people. (Or any other oppressed minority.) Yay, conflicted, eerily-relatable villains!

Real World Organizational Match: The Simon Wiesenthal Center - He hunted down Baron Von Strucker just like Wiesenthal bagged Eichmann.

Biblical Validation: His bones are like tubes of bronze, his limbs like iron rods. He is the first of God’s work; only his maker can draw the sword against him….He regards iron as straw, bronze, as rotted wood. (Job 40:18-19, 41:19)

Magneto on TrialX-Men #1Ultimate X-men 62: Magneto extends his familial empire (written by BKV of Y the Last Man)