Machinist (DC)
The Machinist is a male comic character who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
The Machinist
Uncovering a piece of one of his creations, the newly arrived superbeing known as Ulysses tracked the unique magnetic energy signature to the Metropolis Scrap Yard. He and Superman arrived at the site in order to find the perpetrator for the recent attack though the Machinist had sighted them at the scene. One of his mind ticks managed to ambush Ulysses and take over his mind where it had him attack Superman. The Man of Steel was then forced to take down his ally which was when he was confronted by the Machinist. He had two of his mechanical wolves attack Superman in order to use this incident as a test of his creations and to show prospective clients his machines that were capable of standing up to Superman. According to his projections, his creations being able to stand up to the Man of Steel for 10 minutes was enough to net the Machinist tens of millions of dollars. During the fight, he unleashed mind-ticks intending to take control over Superman but Ulysses used his eye beams to kill the Machinist. However, the Machinist revealed he was simply speaking through an innocent man under his control and dressed as him. (Superman v3 #34)
Overview
Personality and attributes
He made his mechanical creations for the purpose of selling them to interested parties and in fact considered them his merchandise. In some cases, he had them target heroes in order to showcase their capabilities to prospective clients. (Superman v3 #34)
The Machinist through his network claimed to have had access to the greatest library in the world and could see death on a scale that others could not believe. (Superman v3 #34)
Powers and abilities
He considered his creations to be his merchandise. It was noted that his creations were connected to a vast network allowing him to see everything through their eyes. (Superman v3 #34)
Among his creations included:
- Mind-Ticks : small yellow mechanical bugs that could embed themselves into the skin of a living being causing them to fall under the control of the Machinist and forced to follow his orders. (Superman v3 #34)
A common tactic employed by the Machinist was to take innocent people and use Mind-Ticks to control them. He then had them dress as him and act as his proxy where they pretended to be him. Thus, he was safe and if killed then an innocent man was murdered in his place. (Superman v3 #34)
Upon settling in an area, he had a workshop that he called the Factory where he produced his creations. (Superman v3 #34)
Notes
- The Machinist was created by Geoff Johns and John Romita Jr. where he made his first appearance in Superman v3 #34 (October, 2014).
Appearances
- Superman v3: (2014)
- Action Comics v1:
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