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Erik Lehnsherr
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| Name: | Erik Magnus Lehnsherr Max Eisenhardt[1], Erik the Red, Grey King, White King, Michael Xavier, Prisoner #214782 |
| Occupation: | Supervillain or superhero (depending on the universe and time period), formerly headmaster/teacher, sovereign leader of Genosha, terrorist, Nazi hunter, hospital orderly, carpenter |
| Relationships: | Jakob Eisenhardt (father), Edie Eisenhardt (mother); Ruth Eisenhardt (sister); Joseph (clone); Magda Lehnsherr (wife); Wanda Maximoff (daughter), Pietro Maximoff (son), Anya (daughter), Lorna Dane (daughter); Crystal (daughter-in-law), Vision (ex son-in-law); Luna Maximoff (granddaughter), Thomas and William Maximoff (grandsons); Tommy Shepherd and Billy Kaplan (reincarnation of grandsons), Talia Josephine Wagner (AU!Professor W's X-Men granddaughter), Rogue (love interest/frenemy), Raven Darkholme (love interest in XMFC/ally/frenemy), |
| Fandom: | X-Men, Marvel Ultimate Universe, X-Men: Evolution, Wolverine and the X-Men, The Super Hero Squad Show, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, X-Men Movieverse, X-Men: First Class, Pryde of the X-Men, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, X-Men: The Animated Series, |
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Erik Lehnsherr also known as Magneto is from the Marvel Comics.
Canon
Magneto is a mutant with the ability of magnetism; able to generate and control magnetic fields, which allows him to fly.
Comics
Magneto first appeared in The X-Men #1 (September 1963).
X-Men: Evolution
Magneto is voiced by Christopher Judge. Magneto appears mainly as a villain in the X-Men: Evolution universe, however he frequently teams up with Charles Xavier and his X-Men.
Wolverine and the X-Men
Magneto is voiced by Tom Kane, and is the ruler of the island of Genosha in Wolverine and the X-Men.
X-Men Movieverse
Magneto is portrayed by Sir Ian McKellen in all X-Men Movieverse films besides X-Men: First Class. Michael Fassbender portrays Magneto in the X-Men: First Class film series.
Other Appearances
Besides above animated series - Magneto has also appeared in X-Men: The Animated Series, Super Hero Squad Show, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Pryde of the X-Men, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. Magneto also briefly appeared Spider-Man (1981 TV series), Fantastic Four (1978 TV series) and Spider-Man (1967 TV series).
Fandom
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Though he is a villain, Magneto has a large fan following. He is often considered an anti-villain, whose motivations are often framed as understandable or justified.
Magneto Was Right
"Magneto Was Right" is a slogan used to describe the views of Marvel Comics character and X-Men villain, Magneto, namely his extremist position that war is the only way to achieve equality for the fictional mutant race, as opposed to the X-men's pacifist approach. Some fans say Magneto is facetiously, while some genuinely agree in his position, applying it to real-world politics and systems of oppression.
- Know Your Meme page
- Magneto Was Right fansite – has "essays, biographies and images on the arguable realism of Magneto's essential argument."
- Magneto Was Right – The Nerds of Color blog post
- Magneto was right? - Comic Vine discussion forums
Shipping
The largest pairing for Erik is with Charles Xavier. However he is frequently found in other pairings as well, for example Erik/Raven, Erik/St. John, and Erik/Rogue.
Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fics
- For Erik/Charles fanfiction, check out their page!
Comics:
- The Damned Have No Right To Weep by Alara Rogers, Magneto has killed the X-Men, and must pay the price.
Arts
X-Men Comics:
- Magneto X-men villain, some 1985 fanart and commentary by Pyracantha
- Magneto by SachaLefebvre
- Magneto Colors by frogbillgo
- Magneto by KrisSmithDW
- Erik Lehnsherr 1 by DeanDraws
- Erik Lehnsherr by StarshipSorceress
- Magneto by Imaliea
- Magneto by Sklyear
- Erik Lensherr by jasric
Vids
Meta
- Magneto, Archived version character profile by everycharacterisamarvel
Mailing Lists
- Magneto Mailing List (defunct)
Archives and Communities
- Erik Lehnsherr works tagged at AO3
- Magneto works at FFN (X-Men Comics category)
- Magneto works at FFN (X-Men: Evolution category)
- Magneto works at FFN (X-Men: The Animated Series category)
- Magneto works at FFN (X-Men Movieverse category)
External Links
Fansites
Tumblr
- Magneto tag
- Erik Lehnsherr tag
Resources
- Magneto at Wikipedia
- Magneto at Marvel.com
- Magneto at Marvel Database
- Magneto at UXN
- Magneto at X-Men Evolution Wiki