Evil does not die... it evolves. 
- — Brainiac 6.0 src
Brainiac 1.0 was a Coluan robot who was unwanted on his planet, and the distant ancestor of Brainiac 5.
History
He committed various atrocities such as shrinking and trapping the Kryptonian city of Kandor, which caused a chain reaction that destroyed the planet Krypton. This act earned him the title of "The Terror", especially to the trapped populace of Kandor City. Ashamed of what his ancestor did, Brainiac 5 was reluctant to reveal this to Superman or to anyone else because he also feared how Superman would react to it. Brainiac 1.0 lived on inside Brainiac 5 as a code, but was surrounded by firewalls and safeguards to ensure 1.0's code did not take over his descendant's body.
However, Brainiac 5 ultimately resorted to heeding the help of 1.0's code during the time when the 31st century was threatened by the warlord Imperiex. Consequently, Brainiac 1.0 took control of Brainiac 5, and turning him against the Legion of Super-Heroes. Brainiac 1.0 then tricked Imperiex into believing the Coluan wish to join him, but instead killed Imperiex in which he states that his cause goes against Brainiac's intentions on bringing "order" to the universe. Brainiac then proceeded to take over his home planet Colu and thereafter unleash a intergalactic campaign of converting planets, living beings, and matter into digital information. During an intense battle with the Legion, Brainiac fought against Superman-X and Superman in Brainiac 5's mind. Although Brainiac 1.0 was too powerful for the Kryptonians, Saturn Girl temporarily fused the Supermen's consciousnesses into a single entity and freed Brainiac 5, who then overpowered his ancestor.
Though Brainiac 1.0's threat was believed to be over; however, Brainiac survived and used the discarded armor belonging to Brainiac 5 to become a new Brainiac.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Android Body (Formerly)
- Possession: Brainiac is able to invade the body of any Coluans.
Abilities
Paraphernalia
Transportation
Notes
- This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Legion of Super-Heroes and is an adaptation of Brainiac. The original character was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino and first appeared in Action Comics #242.
- Brainiac was voiced by Corey Burton, who also voiced the DC Animated Universe version.
- While the Legion of Super-Heroes is not part of the continuity of the DCAU, aside from being portrayed by the same voice actor, the two characters share the musical leitmotif used during their appearances.
Related
- 5 Appearances of Brainiac (Legion of Super-Heroes TV Series)
- 4 Images featuring Brainiac (Legion of Super-Heroes TV Series)
- 1 Quotations by or about Brainiac (Legion of Super-Heroes TV Series)
- Character Gallery: Brainiac (Legion of Super-Heroes TV Series)
Footnotes
  This character or group of characters is or was primarily an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes from the 31st Century, and may have existed in any of the various Legion continuities, including but not limited to the Original Legion, Reboot Legion, and the Prime Legion. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Legion of Super-Heroes villains" category. |