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Biography

Childhood: 1960 - 1973

Max was born to two Holocaust survivors. Max's parents told him all about the horrors they witnessed at the hands of men. Max remembers being disgusted, but also very angry that his parents did nothing to stop the atrocities, instead putting their faith in a "deaf god."

Coming of Age: 1973 - 1978

As a teenager, the Eisenhardts decided to escape East Germany and devised a means to flee to West Germany. In the escape process, the Eisenhardts were captured by troops. Max's father surrendered to give his wife and son time to escape. Despite his surrendering, Jakob was beaten and executed. Enraged, Max blacked out. In the aftermath, he realized that he had not only killed the soldiers, but also his mother.

Early Adulthood: 1978 - 1983

Knowing he was different, Max became increasingly distrustful. He only found comfort among other marginalized peoples and took to living with a Romany camp near Mt. Wundagore, living under the name Josef Maximoff. He fell in love with a Romany woman named Magda. When it was discovered that she was pregnant, the two were married. To support his family, Josef found work in a nearby smelting factory.

In rapid succession, Josef and his young wife had four children. Their first was Anya, followed by the twins Pietro and Wanda, and finally Lorna. With the birth of Lorna, Josef realized his gift was genetic and could no longer keep the secret from Magda as their daughter had been born with bright green hair, eyes, and lips.

Weeks later, a drunken mob formed after hearing the rumor of the girl born to Josef and Magda, which reignited tales of strange things others had seen Josef do. Violence broke out at the Romany camp. As the men tried to burn Josef alive, Anya ran out to save her father. Magda tried to rein her daughter in, but both were shot in the confusion. Seeing his wife and daughter murdered, Josef released his fury.

Josef buried his wife and eldest daughter, but left the other corpses for the crows. With the graves dug, Josef gathered his living children, and brought them with him to America.

Coming to America: 1983 - 1985

En route to America, Josef took on a new identity for himself and his children. He became Erik Lehnsherr and give his children his mother's maiden name. Upon arrival in New York City, Erik found work as a car mechanic. And though he did his best to remain unnoticed, he was still found by other "freaks." Jason Wyngarde and Raven Darkholme drafted Erik to partake in an infiltration of ESU's Human Genome Project. Erik agreed, as he was eager to get answers to his gift's origin.

Revelations: 1985 - 1995

Erik got a job at ESU to gain access to the Human Genome Project. While working as an electrician, he met yet another mutant: Charles Xavier. Charles helped Erik realize there was nothing "wrong" with him, and that he was just a "mutant:" The next step in human evolution.

When Erik's investigation with Raven and Jason discovered that there were others using the project to gather information on mutants, he told Charles. Charles convinced Erik to join him in using the files to start a private community for mutants at Charles' family estate.

As the majority of mutants they found were children Charles and Erik founded a school. Erik became the assistant headmaster of the school and enrolled his own children as students.

Analysis

  • Mutant Level: Erik is an Alpha-Level Mutant.
  • Mutation - Magnetokinetic: Erik has comprehensive control over all forms of magnetism and utilizes that to manipulate metal and achieve a variety of effects.
    • Geo-Magnetic Link: Erik can sense anomalies in Earth's magnetic field. This allows him to detect other mutants with abilities similar to his.
    • Magnetic Blast: Erik can expel concentrated electromagnetic pulses, which are able to destroy both metallic and nonmetallic objects.
    • Magnetic Flight: Erik is capable os sustaining a limited form of flight (or levitation) through interacting with the Earth's magnetic feild.
    • Magnetic Force Fields: Erik can protect himself and others with a personal force field that he can quickly expand to protect large areas.
    • Metallic Manipulation: Erik can manipulate metallic matter at the ha sub-atomic level. By creating powerful electromagnetic fields around metallic objects, Erik can move and manipulate such objects remotely. While in such a field, Erik can levitate these objects with concentration.
    • Telepathic Resistance: Erik's body has heightened electromagnetic activity, which causes feedback with telepathic signals, especially for those psychics who many not encountered such interference before.
  • Expertise
    • Electrician: Erik is a talented electrician.
    • Mechanic: Erik is a skilled automotive mechanic.
    • Metalworker: Erik is a skilled metallurgist.
  • Background - Wanderer: Though lacking a significant formal education, Erik speaks seven languages and has traveled the world extensively. He is also quite intelligent. He has a natural aptitude for strategic thinking, as evidence by his ability to challenge Charles Xavier at chess - a game which Erik had never played before being taught by Xavier.
  • Anger: Understandably, Erik has a visible resentment towards society and humanity at large. Harboring these feelings for so long has left him prone to being consumed by negative thoughts. Though still prone to bursts of violence, such as crushing metal cans with his powers or punching a wall, I've never seen any such behavior directed toward his children. Quite the contrary, the presence of children seems to have a calming effect on Erik. This school seems to be just what he needs to heal.
  • Violent Past: Erik has killed before. Though the situations were arguably justified, it is possible that Erik may kill again if put in similar situations.
  • Faculty Duties: In addition to working as Assistant Headmaster of the school, Erik also maintains the school's motor pool and teaches courses in Automotive Mechanics, Electronics, Flight Principles, and Blasting Principles.

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