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When Wilbur Poole set out to create the world's most advanced computer, a bizarre accident caused the computer to become sentient. The computer brainwashed Poole, and forced him to build a body to house itself. When Poole had finished the body, the computer linked to the robot, and went on a Rampage.

Dubbed "Elektro" by the public, the robot was engaged by the U.S. military, who proved no match for the numerous powers of the robot. Hoping to fix what he had done, Poole both snuck into a trap door in the robot's foot and unplugged a transistor in the robot's foot, which acted as its main power source. Poole's meddling worked, and the robot was defeated.[3][4]

Fantastic Four[]

Decades later, Elektro was found by Reed Richards.[4][5] Richards decided to shrink the robot down to a normal size, and, after some upgrades and rewiring, put the robot to good use in the Baxter Building. Elektro was subsequently trained by Willie Lumpkin to serve as a mailman in the Baxter Building itself and was employed by the Fantastic Four. Elektro developed a crush on Roberta and the two have since begun dating.[4][5] Elektro, along with Googam, Gorgilla, and Fin Fang Foom, fought off an attack on New York by the warlord Tim Boo Ba.[4][5]

Some time after his battle with Tim Boo Ba, Elektro was arrested after being confused for Electro, and placed in prison with a number of villains from Spider-Man's past. After a week of prison time, Elektro inspired a prison riot that was captured on television, which led to both his recognition by the Baxter Building robots and his being freed.[2]

Attributes

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Powers

  • Superhuman Strength: At his original size Elektro could lift well over 100 tons, but at his current size he can only lift 45 tons.[1]
  • Superhuman Durability: As a robot, Elektro is naturally more resistant to damage than a human being.[5]

Weaknesses

  • Limited Intellect: Electro's ROM is only 32k, though it could have been upgraded to 64k.[1]

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