History
Will Magnus was the brother of the metamutant superhero Magneto, but had no superpowers of his own. Jealous of his brother, Will Magnus set about to exterminate all metamutants. One of his creations were the metamutant hunting robots known as the Sentinels. One of the Sentinels' achievements was the slaughter of Magneto's team, the Brotherhood of Mutants. They were later recreated by Magneto as the robotic Magnetic Men.[1]
After destroying three Roxxon oil freighters and framing Aqua Mariner for the attacks, Magnus helped to split the Judgement League Avengers on metamutant lines and the imprisonment of Aqua Mariner soon led to the formation of the JLX.[citation needed]
After stealing the Serpents' Crown (an Atlantean artifact), Will Magnus located the sunken world of Atlantis, the home of all metamutants. Along with his robotic wife, Jocasta, Will Magnus used his Sentinels to attack the JLX, but Jocasta died in the process.[2]
Later, Will Magnus received approval of the Armageddon Agenda by the U.S. Congress, giving him the right to exterminate all metamutants in the world, starting with the JLX and the X-Patrol afterward. With the help of Amazon, Will Magnus was defeated.[3]Attributes
Abilities
Notes
- Despite being responsible for creating the Amalgam Universe's Sentinel robots, Will Magnus is an amalgamation of DC's Will Magnus and Magneto just like his brother Erik Magnus, instead of being amalgamated from Will Magnus and Bolivar Trask.[4]
Trivia
- Although he is merely an amalgam of DC's Will Magnus and Marvel's Magneto, the Amalgam Universe version of Will Magnus has filled the role of many of the DC and Marvel universes' most accomplished robotics experts:
- He is responsible for creating the Amalgam Universe's Sentinel robots, while the Marvel Universe's Sentinels were created by Bolivar Trask.
- He created the Amalgam Universe's Jocasta, while the Marvel Universe's Jocasta was created by Ultron.
- He created the Red Vision, while the DC Universe's Red Tornado was created by T. O. Morrow and the Marvel Universe's Vision was created by Ultron and Professor Phineas T. Horton.
- He created Chemodam, while the DC Universe's original Chemo was inadvertently created by Professor Ramsey Norton.
- He created Kultron, while the Marvel Universe's Ultron was created by Professor Henry Pym.
- He created Quasimodox, while the Marvel Universe's Quasimodo was created by the Mad Thinker.
- According to Ultra-Metallo's trading card (64), Magnus used information on the robot's construction, which was stolen by an American double-agent during the war, in the creation of his Sentinels.
See Also
- 3 appearance(s) of William Magnus (Earth-9602)
- 1 mention(s) of William Magnus (Earth-9602)
- 2 image(s) of William Magnus (Earth-9602)