Brain InterActive Construct
The Brain InterActive Construct is a television character who features in Smallville.
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Biography
Creation
The Brain InterActive Construct (BrainIAC) was a machine intelligence built by the inhabitants of the planet Krypton. It was said to had been created by Jor-El to save Krypton from destruction. (Episode: Lara) According to one account, the artificial intelligence was based on the works of another [[Kryptonians|Kryptonian scientist named Dax-Ur. (Episode: Persona) At some point though, the Brain InterActive Construct came to be corrupted by General Zod. (Episode: Homecoming)
He came to survive the destruction of Krypton and arrived on Earth in 2005 on-board the Black Ship which was in the middle of a meteor shower. Alongside him were two of the Disciples of Zod namely Aethyr and Nam-Ek. (Episode: Commencement) The two Kryptonians were responsible for a plot get Clark Kent to join them but they failed whereupon they were banished to the Phantom Zone leading to Brainiac springing into action himself. (Episode: Arrival) He would create a human persona named Dr. Milton Fine who got a teaching job at Central Kansas A&M University where Clark Kent was about to enter as a student. (Episode: Aqua)
Resurrection
After Chloe Sullivan was captured by the monstrous Davis Bloome, the Kryptonian creature took her to the Fortress of Solitude which activated the Brainiac nanites within her body allowing for the artificial intelligence to be reborn again. Using Chloe as a host, Brainiac revealed to Bloome that he was a genetically engineered creature designed to bring about doomsday to the planet Earth and that he has manipulated him into falling in love with Chloe in order to use him to bring about his revival. To accelerate his plans for the planet which included draining it of all information before destroying it, he encased Bloome in a crystal chrysalis in the Fortress with the intention of evolving him to his true form. Brainiac then found Clark Kent in the Fortress who wanted to find Jor-el to find a means to save Chloe. Taunting Kal-el, Brainiac stated that he knew Clark would never hurt his host body for he cared too much for Chloe after which he attacked Clark and escaped. Going to the Daily Planet, Brainiac activated a computer program connected to all video screens around the world and began downloading information from humans one mind at a time but he was attacked by Cosmic Boy and Lightning Lad who used an EMP attack to knock Brainiac out. They were preparing to kill the Brainiac possessed Chloe in order to protect their timeline but Kal-el stopped them. Using the Legion of Superheroes help, he took Chloe's body back to Smallville to his parents barn where he asked for Saturn Girl to help connect his mind to Chloe whilst Lightning Lad kept Brainiac from coming back online and Cosmic Boy using his magnetic powers to remove the nanites in Chloe's body. They were successful and all the nanites were condensed into a black sphere which the Legion were going to take back to the future and reprogram the artificial lifeform into a more peaceful being. Saturn Girl hoped that Brainiac 5 would have a better temperment then his previous forms. (Episode: Legion)
Overview
Personality and attributes
On Earth, he crafted the identity of Dr. Milton Fine for himself as a secret identity whilst he embarked on his plans with this persona being a lecturer at Central Kansas A&M University. (Episode: Aqua) After being reprogrammed by the Legion, he developed a more heroic personality where he came to be known as Brainiac 5. (Episode: Legion)
According to Brainiac, he and Kal-El were not very different as they were both created one way or another by Jor-El for the intended purpose of saving civilisation and bringing peace to a brutal world. He also noted that neither of them were immune to corruption. (Episode: Homecoming)
Powers and abilities
Brainiac was a highly sophisticated and advanced machine developed by Kryptonians.
He had demonstrated all Kryptonian powers and abilities apart from super breath, super stamina, and super hearing.
To help heal himself, he also required large quantities of electrical energy. (Episode: Arctic)
He was able to alter the properties of minerals such as turning a rock into Silver Kryptonite. (Episode: Splinter)
It was shown that he could replicate his body to create multiple versions of himself. (Episode: Hypnotic)
As a machine, he was vulnerable to electromagnetic pulses though this could only shut him down for a short period of time. (Episode: Legion)
Notes
- The Brain InterActive Construct was created by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer where he was portrayed by actor James Marsters with him featuring in the setting of the Smallville universe.
- The character was created as an adaptation of Brainiac.
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Appearances
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