Vril Dox (Earth-One)



Real Name: Brainiac Nicknames: Master of Super-Scientific Forces Former Aliases: No known former aliases Other Current Aliases: Vril Dox

Status
Occupation: Originally humanoid interface for computer indexing project, later Conqueror Legal Status: No legal status as he was a constructed android Identity: Secret Marital Status: Single Group Affiliation: Frequent Partner with Lex Luthor; ally to many different powered being in his personal ambitions to conquer the known universe Base of Operations: Brainiac was know to operated throughout the known Earth-One dimension with his various interplanetary transport platforms (spaceships) Though Brainiac interacted with other dimensional beings most notably Alexei Luthor of Earth-Two (who Brainiac killed) there were no known published adventures of Brainiac in other dimensions

Origin
Origin of character unknown.

Place of Creation: Colu Known Relatives: No physical relatives due to the fact he was a constructed android; Quil Dox 2 (Brainiac 2; adopted son); Querl Dox (Brainiac 5; adopted decendent; member of the Legion of Super-Heroes) First Appearance: Action Comics #242 Final Appearance: Not listed Action Comics 583 (Sept. 1986) accredited as Imaginary Tale "Whatever happened to the Man of Tomorrow?"

History
Originally created on the distant planet of Colu as the humanoid interface for the massive computer network Brainiac was created as an perfect operating system that began developing by cataloging and storing massive amounts of data and information of the planet. Gaining functional sentience, Brainiac was processed into a functional spy for the ruling class of Colu who were being assaulted by rebels who sought to overturn the represssive government. (Superman (Vol 1) #167 (February 1964))

To increase the illusion that Brainiac was an actual living biological Coluan and not a very mobile super computer, Brainiac was given a "son", a young Coluan boy named Quil Dox who would later become known as "Brainiac 2". Later stories changed this history and state Brainiac created the boy himself rather than was an independent being. Most version of this character's history as shown in the Legion of Super-Heroes state that Vril Dox 2 was an independent person and NOT a cloned creation.

Upon developing his cover Brainiac achieved his original mission and successfully infiltrated the rebels and destroyed them from within. But Brainiac's independence soon overgrew his masters and he defeated them as well. But with now two different factions unified in removing Brainiac from power, the humanoid computer was forced to flee the planet. Brainiac would establish a new power base on Bryak but was again driven from it as with Colu. Re-evaluating one of his original directives to begin cataloging information but now for his own personal power, Brainiac began searching the universe for ever increasing powers and techniques that would ensure his success over other opponents. Brainiac would find one such technique that would allow him to literally tower over others through a shrinking ray whereby he could remove entire massive kilometer wide cities and minimze them and their populace into almost microscopic sized beings. Brainiac began testing the technique on other planets cities but usually met with mixed results if not complete failure in restoring the cities later.

It was during one of these search of populated cities that Brainiac encounterd Superman as Brainiac intended to take Metropolis as a test for his shrinking and re-enlargement process. Superman defeated Brainiac and his advanced weapontry.

Characteristics
Height: x'xx" Weight: xxx lbs (xxx kg) Eyes: Eye colour unknown Hair: Bald Skin: Green Unusual Features: Although Brainiac appeared to be humanoid, he was actually a highly advanced artificial construct with biological components.

Powers
Known Powers: Superhuman intellect as due to his true android computer neural network. Known Abilities: Many intellect abilities afforded to him by his computer nature as well as other abilities. Strength Level: His artifical body possessed superhuman strength and endurance

Miscellaneous
Equipment:
 * Hyper-Ray
 * Ultra-Force Shield

Transportation: Flying saucer Weapons: Brainiac had access to a myriad variety of futuristic weaponry.

Recommended Readings

 * Action Comics
 * World's Finest (Volume 1)

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