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Joseph (Earth-616)

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Real Name
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Magneto, Erik Magnus Lehnsherr, Magnus

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Magneto (genetic template), Astra (creator)

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Clone of the mutant Magneto, reated by Astra

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History


The villain known as Holocaust rampaged through Avalon in an attempt to kill Magneto and his followers. Avalon was destroyed. Magneto, in a comatose state, was saved by then-Acolyte and former X-Man Colossus, who used an escape pod to crash to Earth. Ultimately, however, Magneto's body was lost. He was later recovered and restored to health by his first recruit for his Brotherhood many years ago, Astra. Astra also created a clone of Magneto in order to have it kill him, but Magneto escaped and the clone was lost and amnesiac.

The clone was found, sick with fever, by small children who belonged to the Holy Sepulchre Orphanage in Guatemala. Sister Maria de la Joya of the orphanage nursed him back to health, but he proved to have no memory of his past. One of the orphans who had found him, Migdalia, gave him the name Joseph. Over the following months Joseph displayed the superhuman ability to manipulate magnetic forces. Sister Maria suspected he might be the mutant terrorist Magneto, who had recently vanished, despite the fact that Joseph seemed to be in his twenties, making him younger than Magneto had been. However, she was willing to give him a second chance in life.

At one point criminals captured Sister Maria and the children in order to force Joseph to aid them in fighting law enforcement agencies. In rescuing the hostages Joseph slaughtered their captors. The children who had grown to love Joseph were horrified at what he did and he knew he had to leave. Sister Maria told him about the team of mutant adventurers called the X-Men, and Joseph left for the United States to seek help from them.

The X-Men believed Joseph to be an amnesiac Magneto but nonetheless allowed him to join their team. Like Magneto, Joseph has grown quite close to team member Rogue. His's subsequent encounter with Magneto's former minions, the Acolytes, convinced him that he had indeed been Magneto.

However, Magneto reappeared and made another bid for political power by creating another Earth-wide electromagnetic pulse and then merge with the part of the atmosphere called the magnetosphere to gain ultimate power. The X-Men, Joseph, and Astra confronted Magneto, and Joseph sacrificed himself to stop Magneto's schemes, an action which left Magneto temporarily without his powers.


Powers and Abilities

Powers

As a clone, his powers are identical to Magneto's.

Magnetokinesis: Joseph can shape and manipulate electro-magnetic fields that exist naturally or artificially, allowing him to lift and move heavy objects, control ferrous particles in the atmosphere, and even alter the Earth's magnetic field. It is unclear, however, whether he must draw magnetic force from outside himself (if so, then he can do so over vast distances).

Joseph's power is for all practical purposes limitless. Even before his rejuvenation, Magneto once lifted a cargo freighter weighing 30,000 tons 50 feet into the air from a distance of 300 feet away. Although Joseph often gestures when using his magnetic powers, he can utilize them fully merely by concentrating.

  • Electro-magnetic Spectrum Manipulation: Although Joseph's primary power is magnetism, he seems to have some ability to project or manipulate any form of energy that is related to magnetism. He can fire bolts of electricity and create enough intense heat to destroy a metal door. Heat, or infrared radiation, is part of the electromagnetic spectrum, which also includes visible light, radio waves, ultraviolet light, gamma rays, and x-rays. Joseph can project any of these. In addition, he can create anti-gravity fields, and does so whenever he levitates non-magnetic objects. However, Joseph almost always uses only magnetism since it is more difficult for him to manipulate other forms of energy.

Joseph has the ability to fly by riding the electromagnetic spectrum, stopping iron from reaching the brain of victims making them unconscious, and is capable of firing an EM Pulse. Joseph can maintain total control of an entire planets electromagnetic field and can manipulate it accordingly. Joseph can also use and absorb the powers of another mutant possessing the same powers as he does (i.e. Magneto, Polaris)

  • Electro-magnetic Sight: By concentrating Joseph can perceive the world around himself solely as patterns of magnetic and electrical energy. He can perceive the natural magnetic auras surrounding living beings, as well.
  • Magnetic Force-Fields:Joseph can erect electro-magnetic force fields with a high degree of impenetrability, protecting himself or others from almost any psionic, energy, or physical attack. He usually protects himself with a personal forcefield that he can quickly expand to protect large areas. His forcefield has has withstood the affects of multiple nuclear weapons, volcanic eruption. It is possible he is absorbing or rechanneling the energy of these attacks, rather than simply blunting their impact.

Joseph is intimately linked to the Earth's electro-magnetic field. As is it effected, so is he. He knows instinctively all that happens to it. The Earth lends him strength by virtue of it's existence. This connection seems to extend to others possessing similar powers such as Polaris & Magneto.

Joseph's ability to wield his superhuman powers effectively is dependent upon his physical condition. When severely injured, his body is unable to withstand the strain of manipulating great amounts of energy. When his powers are not at their peak, he also appears to have greater difficulty controlling forces other than magnetism. As Magneto's clone, his powers should have also worked in the same manner that Magneto's did. He was said to have much greater raw power than Magneto, but far less control.

Abilities

None known.

Strength level

Joseph can use his magnetic powers to increase his physical strength up through Class 100, the ability to lift over 100 tons.

Weaknesses

None known.


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Equipment: None known.
Transportation: Flight under his own power.
Weapons: None known.


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