Brainiac comic book character database

He took control of a base near apokolips and activated it. Although initially working against imperiex with the heroes of earth, they tried to doublecross them later on. Mar 29, 2018 telos the character briefly got his own comic, in which he went on a kind of quest to learn about his own past and reclaim a sense of individuality brainiac had stolen from him. Doomed superman doomed brainiac superman prime onemillion superman red. With over 10,000 characters in the dc universe, this is the most complete listing in existence. Eventually all entries will include links to previously published versions of the character, and all character information on any given page will be cited back to the published source material. The character was originally supposed to be brainiac in disguise, explaining his abilities, but executive meddling turned the character into comic relief. He acquired a spaceship and went on a journey through space, acquiring. Brainiac boasts a 12th level intellect, whereas humans only possess a 6th level intellect. Join the fight to take it back when krypton returns to syfy on june 12. Brainiac would know this and would attack that area and would just short out ultrons robot brain.

This character is in the following 2 stories which have been indexed by this website. Jorel reported the findings to kryptons ruling council, insisting that the planet would soon explode. Segels enemies are closing in, and the future of his home planet of krypton has been stolen. Rogues, aliens, superman, dc comics, monsters, darth vader, skull, base, ship. Krypton tv shows adam strange differs from the comics. Brainiac is an intergalactic collector of worlds, taking a city from each planet he visits and bottling it. Brain interactive construct smallville dc database. Livewire leslie willis is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by dc comics. In addition to the likes of brainiac and doomsday, the fanfavorite antihero lobo. Caiera is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Lex, brainiac, lana, jimmy, krypto, and bizarro are all killed by the imp. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your.

Brainiac is brought to a topsecret military base, where the imprisoned lex luthor is assigned to discover his secrets. The united states department of war asked this story line be delayed from publication, which it was until 1946, to protect the secrecy of the manhattan project. Brainiac storyline was actually a brainiac probe or a clone. Copying the planets database, dox constructed an army of robot servants called terminauts and miniaturized the city his wife and son lived on. This is my version of brainiac, dc comic character. I dreamed of being as great as they and i would be, if superman didnt always stop me. In 1944 lex luthor was the first character in a comic book and one of the first in fiction to use an atomic bomb. Brainiac by ballo sabretooth by artgolod artstation brainiac 1st place. Brainiac, george evangelista arte dc comics, dc comics.

In a set interview with comic book, sipos explains what makes adam strange unique to the series. While jorel was working one day, brainiac appeared on a nearby screen and demanded his collected data, forcing jorel to angrily comply. The superhero database classification number, or shdb class, is a number that represents the overall power of a character. In 2009, brainiac was ranked as igns 17th greatest comic book villain of all time. Jul 21, 2018 announcing brainiac s return and coluas presence was the only big announcement of the san diego comic con panel. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world.

You may also be referring to the venom symbiote itself, a symbiotic organism from another planet who feeds on adrenaline and grants spiderlike powers to its owner. A more traditional spaceship was used in twilight and the superman episode stolen memories, although a variant on the face ship was used in the static shock episode a league of their own. Mar, 2018 behind it all is brainiac blake ritson, a longtime villain of superman with a super computer for a brain. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Supergirl fans recently got their first look at brainiac 5 from the legion of super heroes, but guest star jesse raths appearance as the hero. He is a greenskinned, blondhaired teenage native of the planet colu and member of the legion of superheroes with a supremely advanced intellect. The animated series, justice league, justice league unlimited, and legion of super heroes. And if brainiac is fighting ultron 5, then that ultron is vulnerable at the pair of electrodes at either side of his skull. Nevertheless, brainiac shares luthors intense hatred of the man of steel, and has continued to use his twelfth.

All traits of a character are used for calculating the classification. Later stories revealed the characters name to be vril dox. Geoff johns invoked this in an issue of action comics where every single appearance by brainiac in the postcrisis dcu, prior to johns superman. This article needs additional citations for verification. The story is notable for several major plot developments regarding superman. Brainiac s name was a combination of brain and maniac, and his name is the origin of the word brainiac used.

The character was introduced during the planet hulk storyline. Brain interactive construct smallville dc database fandom. As a result of the various timealtering storylines in the dc universe, there. Announcing brainiacs return and coluas presence was the only big announcement of the san diego comiccon panel. Extremely advanced mental abilities that have allowed him to work through numerous robotic and. Using it, dox dared to look further than anyone ever before, into the fifth. In the same issue, the letter column contained a special announcement explaining that the change in the characterization of brainiac was being made in deference to the brainiac computer kit, a toy computer created by edmund berkeley and based on the geniac that predated the.

This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series smallville and its tiein and comic book series, smallville and smallville season 11. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. Based upon the dc comics character of the same name, this iteration of brainiac first appeared in the superman meets brainiac episode of the new adventures of superman, which originally aired on cbs on december 31st, 1966. Brainiacs name was a combination of brain and maniac, and his name is the origin of the word brainiac used. This doesnt mean that a higher class would always beat a lower class character. Brainiacs name was a combination of brain and maniac, and his name is the origin of the word brainiac used today as a word to mean genius. Telos the character briefly got his own comic, in which he went on a kind of quest to learn about his own past and reclaim a sense of individuality brainiac had stolen from him. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server.

Supermans nemesis lex luthor may be the smartest criminal mind on earth, but his intellect is no match for the alien artificial intelligence known as brainiac. Gcd issue the great superman comic book collection. Its my entry for the comicon challenge of it is a realtime character although polymesh is quite dense. In the meantime, i hope you find this resource to be both useful and enjoyable. Comic villains, dc comics characters, dc comics art, comic book heroes, comic. Nevertheless, brainiac shares luthors intense hatred of the man of steel, and has continued to use his twelfthlevel intellect over the years to bring down the last son of krypton. Welcome to the mayfair games dc heroes rpg online character database. See more ideas about dc comics, comics and superhero. Atilla the hun, genghis khan, captain kidd an al capone. The original brainiac was created by otto binder and al plastino. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman. Brainiac character wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.

This version of brainiac was created by writer oscar bensol. The superman from the prenew 52 dc universe has traveled to the new. Another significant change from the comic book materials is elimination of the starship that resembles brainiacs head, a staple of the comic book character. In superman iii, richard pryor, of all people, plays a wageslave who gets some basic computer training and is soon able to crack into just about anything. He is an expert on the science of timetravel and many other things. Brainiac was the planetarywide supercomputer of krypton. Later stories revealed the character s name to be vril dox. But when his own government deemed him a threat, vril dox. Superman brainiac viewcomic reading comics online for. He is a principal foe of superman and responsible for shrinking and stealing kandor, the. Vril dox is an alien android appearing as one of the main antagonists in dc comics.

On yodcolu, a great scientist named vril dox developed an advanced artificial intelligence named c. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your comic collection. Brainiac is supermans seconddeadliest archenemy after lex luthor, and also a frequent enemy of the justice league. Also, brainiac s cybertentacles connect him to warworlds control systems and enable him to transmit hyberintense psiblasts. Throwdown mentioned challenge of the super friends season 1, episode 1 9 sep. Brainiac is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, commonly as an adversary of superman. This character is in the following 15 stories which have been indexed by this website.

In the comic strip story, supermans foe was named romado, who traveled the cosmos with an alien white monkey named koko, shrinking major cities and keeping them in glass jars. Brainiac is a superintelligent alien being from the planet colu who has fought superman many. The superduel in space batman and the outsiders vol. The actor who provided the voice for brainiac is unknown. Vril dox, alias brainiac, is a conqueror seeking technological domination. After arriving on earth in the black ship, brainiac assumed human alias dr. For the latest krypton news, features and conversation.

Links between the characters, their connections, teams, bases of operation, etc. Brainiac was originally a coluan named vril dox who was the greatest scientist on his homeworld in the fields of force field technology and miniaturization. At some point, he cloned himself to get a lab assistant. He has a tendency to put plans into motion without consulting the legions leader. E verything from popeye cartoons to the mask of zorro to fitness culture influenced supermans comic book inception. Brainiac character brainiac is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, usually as an adversary of superman. Brainiac is a fictional alien robot and a foe of superman. Brainiac, short for the brain interactive construct, is a kryptonian artificial intelligence built by scientist jorel based on the work of scientist daxur to aid in the war on krypton, but was corrupted by zod and used to assist in the destruction of the planet krypton. Although brainiac was able to gain control of several android superheroes, such as the red tornado, hourman, and the metal men, and use them against superman, superman discovered during a fight with the eradicator that brainiac couldnt cope with kryptonian technology, giving superman a plan to stop brainiac s scheme.

Legion of superheroes prezero hourgallery dc comics database. Brainiac 5 is a longstanding member of the legion of superheroes with a 12th level intelligence and forcefield belt. The impact the character has had immense, in that hes only made a handful of appearances. But when his own government deemed him a threat, vril. Brainiac character, a fictional supervillain in dc comics, and an enemy of superman brainiac story arc, a 2008 storyline in action comics brainiac, a version of the villain in the tv series smallvillevril dox also known as brainiac 2, a dc comics character. Braniac is simply a much higher powered character not to mention a lot smarter.

Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. A list of every character that can be found on the dc database. The justice league battle brainiacs forces and supergirl stops the. Jerry siegel and simon shuster created superman, as we know the character, in the mid1930s, and published the first superman comic in 1938. He is regularly portrayed as one of supermans archnemesis a trait he shares with lex luthor and general zod as well as supergirl due to his actions on the planet krypton and has gone on to become one of dcs most dangerous and formidable foes since his debut. See more ideas about dc comics, comic character and comics. This is the first version of brainiac to appear in a medium outside of the comic books. Brainiac character, a fictional supervillain in dc comics, and an enemy of superman brainiac story arc, a 2008 storyline in action comics brainiac smallville, a version of the villain in the tv series smallville. Goyer is a self proclaimed geek that prides himself on rummaging through comic book.

Brainiac was a robotic construct designed to appear. In the new 52, he calls his bottled cities kandor and mettropolis actually a doombot. With tom welling, michael rosenbaum, allison mack, kristin kreuk. Top 20 comic book characterstop 5 most overrated characters in. Brainiac is voiced by corey burton, who had previously voiced the character in superman. For some characters, this means not being affected by changes to the past.

Accompanying todays trailer release, syfy also uploaded their first look of brainiac. The ability to act unrestrained by conventional cause and effect, on a scale that varies depending on the character. While his ancestor brainiac was a supervillain, brainiac 5 strove to atone for the. It is a rare example of superior force winning out over superior intellect. Brainiacs name is a portmanteau of the words brain and maniac. In a face to face fight, i have to give this one over to ultron. Supergirl fans recently got their first look at brainiac 5 from the legion of superheroes, but guest star jesse raths appearance as the hero. A young clark kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in smallville, kansas. In the same issue, the letter column contained a special announcement explaining that the change in the characterization of brainiac was being made in deference to the brainiac computer kit, a toy computer created by edmund berkeley and based on the geniac that predated the creation of the comic book character. Brainiac is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by dc comics.

One of the most intelligent beings in the universe, the wicked brainiacs genius has challenged superman time and again. Please use the character template for creating new entries. Thats one more comic book apearance than i saw brainiac in, though. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. Brainiac 5, also known as querl dox, is a 30th century descendant of brainiac. When referring to venom in the prime marvel universe, you are likely referring to conflicted antihero eddie brock, the third recipient of the venom symbiote after telkar, and peter parker. Before he wore an s on his chest, superman was kalel of the planet krypton. Brainiac is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Sipos says strange is different from the militaristic, dystopian.