Character from Marvel Comics by Marvel Entertainment
A powerful force rebelling against humanity
Known by many names, Max Eisenhardt, also known as Erik Magnus Lehnsherr, is a powerful mutant willing to go to any extreme to protect his species as Magneto, the master of magnetism. During his youth, he suffered atrocities at the hands of the Nazis while interred in Auschwitz. After escaping, he learned at the cost of his own daughter's life that he had the mutant ability to generate and control magnetic fields, a condition that caused additional hate and fear from those who were different from him. With his whole life spent being a target merely for being born different, Magneto rejecting the possibility of any harmony with humans and aimed to conquer the world to enable mutants, whom he referred to as Homo superior, to become the dominant species on Earth.
Magneto wears an iconic red and purple suit with a special helmet that blocks mind control. He's tall and muscular, standing 6 feet 2 inches tall. Hair was originally black, but now is a white/silver. His eyes are bluish-grey. He has an identification number from the Auschwitz concentration camp branded on his forearm.
Also known as: Max Eisenhardt, Erik Magnus Lehnsherr