Maximillian Zeus (DCAU)

Maxie Zeus
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Real Name	Maximillian Zeus
Main Alias	Maxie Zeus
Affiliation	Maximillian Shipping Lines
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Occupation	Businessman · Criminal
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	DCAU · Earth 12
Creators	Dennis O'Neil · Don Newton
First Appearance	"Fire from Olympus" (May 24, 1993)
Appearance of Death	Batman Beyond Unlimited #14 (May, 2013)

To the depths of Tartarus with you!

— Maximillian Zeus

Maximillian Zeus was a shipping magnate who had come to believe he was the Greek God Zeus himself.

History

Maximillian Zeus was a prominent business owner who turned into a master criminal. Maximillian Zeus was the CEO of Maximillian Shipping Lines, a prominent shipping company. However, the company's business wasn't good at some point and Maxie started working for mob and mafias in Gotham City. The pressure of working in that line of business caused Maxie's mind to fail and he started believing that he was the reincarnation of the Greek God Zeus. After his mental breakdown, he presented himself as the supreme Greek God Zeus, dressing in a period costume and carrying a metal thunderbolt that could emit an electrical charge. A short time later, he stole the federal government's Electrical Discharge Cannon, and it attracted Batman's attention. Batman later infiltrated Zeus' complex and eventually tried to destroy the cannon with Zeus' thunderbolt rod. Zeus leapt after it and electrocuted himself unconscious, further breaking his mind.

After being captured, Zeus was sent to Arkham Asylum, but he was under the impression that he was in the "true" Mount Olympus as he associated the inmates with Ancient Gods, Janus, Demeter, and Hermes, and in his cell he says "Now at last, Mighty Zeus is home".

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Business Management

Other Characteristics

• Mental Disorder: Maxie primarily suffers from a god-complex which causes him to believe himself as the reincarnation of the Greek God Zeus. This also causes him to view his girlfriend Clio as his "Muse of History".
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Lightning Rod
  • Electro-Blast

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the DC Animated Universe and is an adaptation of Maximillian Zeus/Maxie Zeus. The original character was created by Dennis O'Neil and Don Newton and first appeared in Detective Comics #483.
• Maxie Zeus was voiced by Steve Susskind

Related

• 6 Appearances of Maximillian Zeus (DCAU)
• 1 Images featuring Maximillian Zeus (DCAU)
• 3 Quotations by or about Maximillian Zeus (DCAU)
• Character Gallery: Maximillian Zeus (DCAU)

External Links

• Maxie Zeus at the DC Animated Universe Wiki

Footnotes

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