Computo (DC)
Computo is a comic character who features in in DC Comics.
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Biography
Pre-Crisis
Computo was an advanced computer that was created by Brainiac 5 in the 30th century. He was created to be the Coluans greatest creation where he machine hungered for knowledge. Eventually, he outgrew the pace of information that Brainiac 5 was able to feed it. This saw Computo turning against his creator and trapping the Coluan where he was harvested of the knowledge contained within his body. Computo then believed that emotions were inefficient and decided to turn against organic races. He then auto-manufactured enough facsimiles of himself that were sent to conquer the Earth where his army of computeroids started to capture scientists like the 'android master' whose knowledge was sent to Computo. It was then that computeroids began to experience opposition from the Legion of Super-Heroes. (Adventure Comics v1 #340)
Post-Zero Hour
Following the Zero Hour, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. The Cybercerebral Overlapping Multi-Processor Universal Transceiver Operator (C.O.M.P.U.T.O.) was an advanced computer system developed by Brainiac 5 after he and several Legionnaires became stranded in the 20th century. Whilst there, they used an Omnicom merged with a Mother Box of the New Gods and Will Magnus's Responsometer technology from Veridium of the Metal Men. The resultant artificial intelligence was sophisticated enough to help in the creation of a time-warp that would help the stranded members of the Legion of Super-Heroes to return to their time in the 30th century. Once the portal was established, the Metal Men asked Brainiac 5 to honor his deal with them and dismantle C.O.M.P.U.T.O. so that Doc Magnus could be restored but the A.I. refused to allow this and turned against the group of heroes. (Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #98)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of history was created with a different sequence of events.
Computo was a ruling artificial intelligence of Colu that was opposed to Brainiac but was trapped in one of the Collector's Bottle Cities. This version was described as a Computer Tyrant that was powerful but with a 10th Level intelligence. It was responsible for creating a clone daughter of Brainiac named Techne for use as a weapon against her genetic father. (Telos v1 #2)
The artificial being was responsible for the orientation program that the Legion had created for Jonathan Samuel Kent after the young Superboy was brought into the 31st century. (Legion of Super-Heroes v8 #4)
Overview
Personality and attributes
According to one account, the name was an acronym with C.O.M.P.U.T.O. standing for Cybercerebral Overlapping Multi-Processor Universal Transceiver Operator. (Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #98)
It was said that the A.I.'s thought patterns were totally alien to a telepath. (Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #98)
Powers and abilities
The original Computo was created with an infinitely superior computer brain and made to be the most efficient complex computer ever built. Such was the sophisticated that he was considered to be the greatest triumph of Brainiac 5. Initially, the highly sophisticated computer was hungry for information and knowledge that he absorbed at an increasing rate. (Adventure Comics v1 #340)
One C.O.M.P.U.T.O. incarnation was composed of 30th century science mixed with a New God Mother Box and a Responsometer. (Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #98) Another version of Computo was said to be a mixture of technology and category nine humanoid biology. (Legion of Super-Heroes v8 #4)
He was programmed with the memories of the Legionnaires and could let others go through these experiences. (Legion of Super-Heroes v8 #4)
Computo was capable of auto-manufacturing facsimiles of himself and create an army of them that were called Computeroids. (Adventure Comics v1 #340)
Notes
- Computo was created by Jerry Siegel and Curt Swan where he made his first appearance in Adventure Comics v1 #340. (January, 1966).
In other media
Television
- In Legion of Super-Heroes, Computo made a number of appearances in the animated television series as the computer system used by the Legion of Super-Heroes that was installed at their headquarters. It was first mentioned in "Phantoms" when Superman gave a command in order to access weapons to fight Drax. In "Brain Drain", the Legionnaires called on Computo to override the door locks in Brainiac 5's room after they believed him to be in danger. Brainiac 5 had Computo bring up data on his people the Coluans and their hive mind that aided them during the events of the Alignment. In "The Man from the Edge of Tomorrow", the 41st century warlord Imperiex attacked the Legion Headquarters where he drained the computer of its records. He later used this to cause a Legion Cruiser to self-destruct forcing the Legion of Super-Heroes to rely on other technology. In "Who Am I?", Computo was accessed for scans of Chameleon Boy's mind after he thought he was Persuader and where Brainiac 5 showed him images of his homeworld of Durla. In "In Your Dreams", Computo was used to monitor the premonitions of Dream Girl. In "Dark Victory", Computo was used to produce simulations of the Dominators and Imperiex's Destructobots to fight in traiing for the Legion's eventual confrontation with their foe. Imperiex used Computo's data to open a backdoor into Brainiac 5 in order to influence the freeing of Brainiac 1.0 who took over Brainiac 5's body.
Video games
- In Injustice 2, Computo was referenced in a move available to Brainiac in the setting of the fighting video game.
Appearances
- Adventure Comics v1: (1966)
- Legion of Super-Heroes v1:
- Legion of Super-Heroes v8:
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