John Corben (Arrowverse: Earth-38)

Metallo
Arrowverse‎‎: Supergirl‎
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Real Name	John Corben
Main Alias	Metallo
Affiliation	Formerly Luthor Family, Project Cadmus, Intergang.
Base Of Operations	National City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Assassin
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Blond
Origin
Universe	Arrowverse: Earth-38
Creators	Robert Bernstein · Al Plastino
First Appearance	"The Adventures of Supergirl" (October 10, 2016)
Appearance of Death	"Luthors" (February 13, 2017)

John Corben dies today. Long live Metallo.

— Lillian Luthor

John Corben was the first Kryptonite-powered cyborg known as Metallo, and a former member of Project Cadmus and Intergang.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Cybernetic Enhancement: Being shot by Lena Luthor almost cost Corben's life, so Lillian Luthor opered him and turned him into a cyborg-like being.
  • Superhuman Strength: Corben' strength level is augmented by his cybernetic components.
  • Superhuman Durability: Corben' cybernetic endoskeleton is made of Promethium, an rare and indestructible metal alloy.
  • Energy Projection: Corben could emit and fire kryptonite radiation from his body at will.
    • Radiation Production

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
• Firearms

Weaknesses

• Kryptonite Dependency
• Power Instability
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Kryptonite Core

Weapons

• Guns (Formerly)

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Supergirl and is an adaptation of John Corben/Metallo. The original character was created by Robert Bernstein and Al Plastino and first appeared in Action Comics #252.
• John Corben/Metallo was portrayed by Frederick Schmidt.

Related

• 3 Appearances of John Corben (Arrowverse: Earth-38)
• 2 Images featuring John Corben (Arrowverse: Earth-38)
• Quotations by or about John Corben (Arrowverse: Earth-38)
• Character Gallery: John Corben (Arrowverse: Earth-38)

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