Metron
Metron is a male comic deity that features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Metron was one of the New Gods, a morally indifferent being devoted entirely to the pursuit of knowledge.
Despite his neutrality, Metron has intervened on several occasions when reality has been threatened, including Zero Hour, Extant's attempt to seize the Worlogog and recreate reality, and Krona's invasion of the Marvel Universe.
During the Death of the New Gods, a mysterious being was responsible for slaying the various New Gods and bringing about the end of the Fourth World. This saw Metron attempt to track down the one responsible and shockingly discovered that the mastermind of this event was none other than the Source itself. He managed to discover that the Source has been operating in the background for millennia where it attempted to reacquire its full power by merging itself with its splintered other half which was the Anti-Life Entity. Despite this discovery, Metron decided to remain true to his nature and chose not to interfere with the Source's plans but instead decided to observe events that would lead to the end of the New Gods along with the Fourth World. Howwever, it was the death of Mister Miracle at the hands of the Source that changed Metron's views as he became disgusted by the entity's actions. This led to Metron demanding the Source to kill him which it did so after which he went to confront Darkseid.
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
He has stated that he has no ties to any being be they the Olds Gods or New Gods. Instead, he claimed that he was something entirely different and unforseen. (New Gods v1 #7)
Of all the New Gods, he held the greatest of intellects, the clearest of thought and the coolest of judgment. (New Gods v3 #3)
Powers and abilities
He travels existence with his Mobius Chair.
He had been known to make use of reality shards that were crystalline glimpses into possible outcomes rather than probable ones that could lead to a parallel world. Those shown in a reality shard were so unlikely that they could only manifest through artificial means. Metron had been utilising a number of reality shards and used them in a manner similar to computer simulations. He used some as central processing units for his tests with these shards controlling other shards such as the one at Crystal Mountain. (Bug! The Adventures of Forager v1 #3)
Notes
- Metron was created by Jack Kirby and made his first appearance in New Gods v1 #1 (February-March, 1971).
- The characters personality was said to had been based on that of Spock from Star Trek.
- In Justice Legion A's 853rd century, Metron will be the mentor of Hourman.
- In another alternate future, Metron's will was broken, and he served as a minion of Darkseid. The lord of Apokolips used him in an attempt to destroy the Worlogog, and thus ensure the timeline of his future victory.
Alternate Versions
- In Ame-Comic v1 #14-17, the character appeared as a female being known as Metra in the alternate reality setting. She was created by Rannian scientists from cosmic forces and kept asleep within a device referred to as a Mother Box. She was capable of quantum thought even in her sleeping state which the Rannian's were capable of monitoring with Alanna Strange intending to awaken her to battle the forces of Sinestra who was invading the Positive Matter Universe. When the heroes are assembled to battle Sinestra, Power Girl marvels at Metra who she comments as being a sentient big bang who when combined with her incubational Mother Box has the power of creation with the ability to restart the universe. When awakened, Metra equips all the heroes with White Lantern Power Rings to battle Sinestra's forces. Metra ends up deliberating on her purpose before confronting Sinestra where the two evenly matched powers destroy themselves but the New God disperses the energy to create New Genesis and Apokolips in order to allow the cosmos to continue on.
In other media
Television
- In the DC Animated Universe, Metron appeared a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting:
- In Superman: The Animated Series, Metron made his first appearance in the animated television series in the episode "Apokolips...Now!" where he had a non-voiced cameo role. He was present alongside Orion's forces as the New Gods of New Genesis arrived on Earth to stop Darkseid's invasion of the planet.
- In Justice League Unlimited, Metron appeared in the animated television series two-part finale where he was voiced by actor Daniel Dae Kim. He appeared before Lex Luthor to warn him against resurrecting Brainiac though the human ignored his advice with it turning out that the endeavour actually bringing Darkseid back to life. This resulted in the empowered Darkseid invading Earth with Metron observing the forces of Apokolips attacking the world. Luthor managed to sight the New God and confronted Metron who revealed that this course of events was highly probable. He then demanded that the New God reveal a means of stopping Darkseid with Metron deciding to take Lex to the Source Wall where he said that if he survived journeying past it he could acquire the Anti-Life Equation that was long sought by Darkseid.
- In Young Justice: Outsiders, Metron appeared in the setting of the animated television series starting in the third season episode "Quiet Conversations" where he was voiced by actor Phil LaMarr.
Appearances
- New Gods v1:
- New Gods v3 #3:
- JLA v1:
- Justice League v2:
