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Name: Eric Lensher
Age: 30
Fandom: marvel
Point In Fandom Taken From: just before he set his mind on mutant domination
Employee or Patient? Doctor
Personality:Magneto's personality has all the makings of a messiah complex. Early on in his life, he was taught to be a fighter. His father nourished this desire and it was only reinforced when the Nazis invaded Poland. Seeing his father fight and die did not make him adverse to conflict. Instead it made him realize the importance of power and the need to be able to overwhelm one's enemies. This also instilled in him a contrast between the weak and the strong. The Nazis were strong and were able to oppress the weak. Being seen as weak, young Erik was instilled with a need to be strong and his mutant powers allowed him to do this.
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Little is known about the early life of Erik Lensherr. Born into a German Jewish family at a time of widespread anti-semetism, much of Erik's early life was surrounded by prejudice and bigotry. It isn't clear where or when he was born, but it is known he spent much of his early life in Poland. Not much is known about his parents other than his father was a dishonorably discharged soldier who instilled taught his son to be a fighter early on. Any records of what young Erik's life was like and what his family was like were lost when Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939.

Like so many others, Erik and his family were unable to escape. His father, being the fighter he was, attempted to protect his family from the Nazis. He was swiftly slain by German soldiers and for his defiance, they went onto torture and kill Erik's mother and older sister right before the young boys eyes. He attempted to fight back, but the Nazis spared him. Instead of killing him with his family, they let him watch as they tossed his family into a mass grave and then shipped him off to a concentration camp. It was in these bleak, inhumane conditions that Eirk Lensherr spent most of World War II. With no family to protect him, he was forced to rely on the fighting instinct his father instilled in him. It allowed him to survive through the atrocities of the holocaust until the camp was liberated by Allied forces. It was during this raid when his powers first manifested. He had been cornered and was used as a human shield by German soldiers. Yet in his desire to fight, he generated his first magnetic fields that forcibly disarmed the soldier and opened the gate for others to escape.

Now free, young Erik sought to rebuild his life. It is at this point again where very little is known. He disappears for a time in the Balkans and no records exist of his activities during this time. When he emerges, he is in his twenties and full of renewed energy. Aggressive and ambitious, he takes his family savings that was kept in a Swiss bank account during the war and enrolls in Oxford. Here he demonstrates an uncanny intelligence, attaining near genius level IQ scores and particpating in advanced research in both engineering and biology. During this time he becomes immersed in the study of mutants, namely his own. He also becomes fascinated by war and conflict. He remains isolated from most of his peers and none know of his mutant status since mutants are not well-known at the time. This doesn't stop him from attaining several degrees in record time. With these degrees he begins traveling and lecuring, studying mutation and how it relates to human conflict.

This goes on for years and again his history becomes unclear. It is believed he traveled the world, studying as many human conflicts as possible while also seeking new information on mutation. He eventually emerges from obscurity when his paths cross with Charles Xavier, a graduate student at Princeston who shared his passion for uncovering the mysteries of mutation and human conflict. The two become fast friends and Charles begins traveling with him into areas ravaged by war. They develop reputations as humanitarians and Erik gains a great deal of insight into humanity through Charles.

As Charles helps him break out of his shell, he meets and falls in love with a woman named Magda Maximoff. She begins traveling with him and eventually becomes pregnant with twins. Then one day while traveling in the Balkan, a group of rebels storm a village that Erik and Charles are working in. Many are killed and the destruction is great. While Charles and Erik try to help as many as they can, a group of soldiers eventually find the pregnant Magda. When Erik finds her they start to beat her. It is at this point Erik erupts in a rage, using his magnetic powers to slaughter the soldiers and end the raid in an overwhelming storm of metal that horrifies both Charles and the surviving villagers. Confused, the villiagers chase Erik, Charles, and the wounded Magda out. They managed to get away, but Magda's fate was sealed. By the time Erik got her to a hospital, she was in critical condition. She was able to give birth to the twins, but she did not survive.
List of Abilities/Powers: Magnetic Field Manipulation: Superhuman power to channel and manipulate magnetic fields that exist naturally or artificially. Magneto's power is, for all practical purposes, limitless. Magneto can maintain total control of an entire planet's electromagnetic field and manipulate it accordingly. Magneto has harnessed magnetism to stop armies, raise islands from ocean floors, move mountains, change the course of rivers, and threaten to devastate the world with apocalyptic floods and continent shaking earthquakes. Magneto once blanketed the entire globe with a self-generated electromagnetic pulse that caused widespread devastation. Moreover, he can use his magnetic powers in more than one way simultaneously. He can completely assemble a complicated machine within seconds through his powers. It is unclear, however, whether he must draw magnetic force from outside himself (if so, then he can do so over vast distances), or whether he can also generate magnetic force from within himself. Nor is it clear whether Magneto's power is psionic or purely physiological in nature.
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