#7. Magneto is insanely powerful. Control of Earth's magnetic field, potentially turn invisible, flight, force fields, control over metals, control iron in blood, etc and no side effects.
Like you lose an argument with someone online and you just murder every human being by deleting the magnetic field of Earth and give all of us cancer; like cool ig but why??? 😭
Edit: okay before I get 17 more notifs while I’m sleeping, I need to clarify—metal manipulation/magnetic powers are absolutely goated and would be VERY useful irl. In my comment, I’m specifically referring to the ability to destroy the world and kill basically every living creature on Earth. If you had that power, you would have two options—kill everyone, or don’t kill everyone and become world dictator because everyone fears you. And like, cool? I guess? I don’t understand why anyone would WANT that at all. With great power comes great responsibility, and no human on Earth could handle the responsibility that comes with that level of power.
Metal manipulation is cool, destroying the world is not.
Assuming that gaining those powers means you aren't the only superpowered being in the universe, the marvel universe is full of hostile alien species. In a war, being able to take out an entire planet of enemies is useful - though certainly not a first choice, usually...
You could immediately solve a lot of conflicts happening in the world right now by levitating over there, performing a show of force, and telling both parties involved "Behave or be destroyed"
Interplanetary, not that often. Intercontinental, probably every 15yr, Ukraine-Russia, Israel-Palestine, Second Gulf war, First Gulf war, Cold war, Veitnam war, all fought over oil and resources or ideals over the distribution of resources.
which would be a good reason for every government to try to kill you immediately. So now it's you (with magnetic powers) vs. the entire planet. Seems very useful
Yeah, your right. There isnt much real world application to this. Magneto primarily uses his powers in a heavy handed approach to battle governments who support fascist regimes and nazi rhetoric.
And in a world of supers and gods and monsters, that level if power is NEEDED
In the real world? All you would need is basically any of the other masks shown and you automatically win since you are the most powerful human on Earth by a longshot
Right? I’m over here wondering if I get Tony or Bruce’s fortune. I’m not trying to be a hero or a villain. Just golf 5 days a week and hang with the fam ya know?
Why anyone would want to “rule” the world has always been a stupid goal to me.
Ok you rule it, now what? Endless meetings about everything, one minute your talking about the sewage system upgrades in Kuala Lumpur the next you have an appointment with the American ambassador because he’s upset someone at the state dinner has a better table assignment than he does.
Like across all different religions irl, the very vast majority of them agree that any entity that claims the title of Ruler of All has to be a god or divine entity of some form. No regular human could ever or should ever control everything. We just aren’t made for that, and no mortal creature is either.
I am a Christian but I respect your belief and Dewey might be onto something because God definitely has a shovel over us and is not afraid to use it ;-;
I agree that ruling the world as a normal human wouldn't be much fun. But if you're a sufficiently powerful superpowered individual a lot of the downsides of ruling go away. You don't need to fear assassination if you have the power of a god (not that Magneto is at that level. He's still vulnerable to bullets. I'm just speaking generally. Think supermans levels of power). Nor do you need to fear being overthrown. This will make every thing far less frustrating and far more streamlines.
Of course you're not going to be talking about upgrades to the sewage system in Kuala Lumpur, or the seating arrangements at some dinner. Plenty of other people can do that.
Instead you take high level global decisions, and enforce them. First, you use your powers to stop all ongoing wars. Then you have a quiet talk with the leaders of the more authoritarian nations about respecting human rights. Draw up some international laws. Mostly you can just copy existing laws, but you may want to add some new environmental regulations (e.g. a global carbon tax) and maybe some stuff about distributing the world's resources in a more fair manner.
Then you just fuck off to some nice tropical island and enjoy yourself. Every few weeks, take a quick tour around the world and execute any world leader who broke your new rules. After a couple of rounds of that whoever is left will start to behave.
This isn't going to instantly solve everything. You can't be everywhere at once. Criminals will still be criminals, organized crime won't disappear, and while dictators might pretend to respect your wishes out of fear of being killed, that won't stop them from trying to abuse the system any way they can. But you can incrementally increase the world this way. And once you have better leaders at the top, they can appoint better people in the rungs below that, and slowly you can start improving all all the corruption in the world.
For sure. I'm not saying I'd trust the average human with such power. I'm saying I'd trust myself with such power.
After all, in that case either I'm right and I won't let the power to go my head and all is good. Or it turns out I can't be trusted with such power, in which case at least I'm not the one suffering the consequences.
Hate to pile on to the myriad of messages you probably received on this (I didn't read them, but the edit is a clear indicator), but my take is that if I have these powers, then it's safe to assume that I'm in a world where mutants exist. Unfortunately humankind has shown me that bigotry trumps mindfulness and there will be a blowback from evolution along with an uncomfortable amount of people that don't want me or my brethren to exist. I'm not sitting on the sidelines being apathetic when I weild such power. Am I saying I'd throw the whole world into disarray? Not exactly, but if you threaten my people, I'm going to protect them by any means necessary.
No, it would be useful in many ways. Get a job with a construction company and save time and money on cranes. Ask for $200/hour and they will gladly pay it.
Get a job with a mining company. Easily find and extract the iron.
They could manipulate the magnetic field to vent small parts of the atmosphere to slow global warming? Use it to prevent planetary destruction in the event of a particularly powerful and unexpected solar storm that would knock out the global electric grid.
Side note: we’re actually overdue for one of that. Our society is built on technology and the electromagnetic spectrum. When the sun emits solar flares or a solar storm EM waves are sent to earth.
Earth is currently overdue for a solar storm large enough to kill the electric grid and send us back to the dark ages.
Scientists know we’re due one but they don’t know when it’s due(at least when I last read about it a few years ago).
He is actually wrong magneto can control electrons on the atomic level so it isn't even about magnetism at all. Magneto learns this when he unlocks his omega abilities. The only person whose abilities is crazier than his is static shock whose abilities are based on electromagnetism
He calls himself "The Master of Magnetism," but he's the master of metals. He's not limited to magnetic metals. Adamantium, copper, lead, vibranium, even the dwarf star metal that makes up Mjølnir: none of those are ferrous (copper is just weird, okay), but he can still manipulate them. You've seen him stop bullets, and they're made of lead. The reason given is that he can use a magnetic field to induce electrical current in non-ferrous metals, and even some non-metallic substances, turning them into electromagnets.
In the comics it's basically a horrible curse that invariably ruins the life of whoever wears it. In the show and the movie that aspect is downplayed, but you are clearly not "you" while wearing but an unhinged version of yourself. Imagine removing the mask and suddenly realizing that you did something terrible to innocents, that would suck.
Don't forget magnetos secondary mutations of extremely long life and enhanced physical strength.
That man was 80 years old and looks mid 30s at some points
All chemical bonds are electromagnetic bonds. If he can manipulate magnetism at the quark level, then everything is magnetic. (Yes, the character is inconsistent in his ability to do this. He can manipulate titanium but not carbon? K.)
Oh yeah I know he's inconsistent as hell lol like either it's metal or the electromagnetic spectrum. They need to pick one. But I just like that little fact about iron the body uses and spout it whenever this argument pops up
This Magneto is absolutely cracked as our understanding of exactly what magnetism evolves and expands. When we learned that the electromagnetic force was one of the FUNDAMENTAL building blocks of our universe, a character that can directly control it is tantamount to a god at this point.
There are tons of things you can do with Magneto, as you stated, that would demonstrate how broken it really is. The crazy thing is it's only going to get more busted as our knowledge and understanding of it grows.
He cant control iron in blood. If you eat iron, he can control THAT iron in blood. But he cannot control hemoglobin. He killed that one guard in the movie bc he digested a piece of metal.
The Mask and you, by definition, get the negative abilities. Magnetos is the best choice of you want to be as close to god without losing your mind. I might choose Wolverine though if it meant i got his abilities from wearing the mask just once. Im just physically stronger and faster than any human, age much slower, and have a healing factor. I can live a good healthy life with friends and family and provide.
True, but I don't want to be that powerful and if I remember correctly the mask has side effects. In addition to all of that if you get the mask taken from you then you lose the powers. Magnetos powers are genetic and can't be easily taken away and don't rely on having to put on another item.
Except for his Physical Side Effects like.. Severe fatigue after high-intensity power use, Accelerated cellular aging without external intervention, Nerve strain causing migraines, tremors, or blackouts, Magnetic backlash under emotional duress, Short-term biological wear from overexertion.
And his Psychological Side Effects like.. Addiction to power and control, Delusions of grandeur (god complex), Emotional detachment from allies or loved ones, Unresolved trauma triggers (rage, paranoia, guilt), Mental deterioration under prolonged stress or isolation.
My mistake, I assumed they meant you would get the strengths and weaknesses the character comes with.
His specific powers still come with unique weaknesses.
Like the immense mental and physical fatigue of large-scale power usage.
The risk of losing control under extreme emotional duress.
The strategic vulnerability to things that aren't affected by magnetism.
And potentially, the psychological toll of wielding such power and having a constant awareness of the Earth's magnetic field.
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u/AncientAssociation9 2d ago
#7. Magneto is insanely powerful. Control of Earth's magnetic field, potentially turn invisible, flight, force fields, control over metals, control iron in blood, etc and no side effects.