Maxwell Lord IV (Prime Earth)

Maxwell Lord IV
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
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Real Name	Maxwell Lord IV
Other Aliases	Max Lord, Black King, Eclipso
Relatives	Maxine Lord (mother) · Albert Lord (father, deceased)
Affiliation	None · formerly Checkmate, Suicide Squad, Global Peace Agency, Black Lantern Corps
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Terrorist · formerly Government Agent
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6' 2"
Weight	185 lbs (84 kg)
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth
Creators	Keith Giffen · J.M. DeMatteis · Kevin Maguire
First Appearance	OMAC Vol 4 #2 (December, 2011)

I love this world... but something has happened... there has been a change. It seems like I'm the only one who can see that humanity is broken. And the people with the powers to fix it don't know how.

— Maxwell Lord

History

DCnU

 Main article: OMAC: Omactivate!

Lord is the leader of Checkmate, which is now an international organization referred to as a Global Peace Agency. Having imprisoned the sentient satellite Brother Eye, Eye turns on him and begins using OMAC to attack their Project Cadmus facilities. Lord sends a team of elite agents after OMAC led by Sarge Steel. Mokkari gets the assignment after Steel fails, but he is unsuccessful as well. He calls S.H.A.D.E. in to help deal with the threat, and Father Time sends his top operative Frankenstein who nearly kills OMAC. Brother Eye attempts to assassinate Lord with an employee of Kord Industries, making their conflict personal. Max eventually destroys Brother Eye by outsmarting him with magnetizing weaponry. Having neutralized the threat, he determines OMAC to be harmless and lets him go.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Limited Telepathy: Lord has the ability to push the boundaries of the mind with his own. At a young age he could hear the thoughts of others and eventually learned to use it tactically. Reading the psychology of others in order to play on his manipulation of the people around him.

• Persuasion: As he puts it, while Lord has the power to influence a mind he cannot make his order absolute. He's more permission and not mandate as he cannot directly control a persons actions but nudge them to act on what the desire.

Abilities

• Deception
• Tactical Analysis
• Business Management

Weaknesses

• Blood Loss: While using his powers Maxwell Lord starts to bleed from his nose. The more people there are the more blood is lost and this may lead to bleeding from eyes, mouth, and ears. With the blood loss that comes from the use of his powers he sometimes losses consciousness. When that happens the people under his control also lose consciousness.
  

Paraphernalia

Weapons

• Black Lantern Ring (Formerly)

Notes

• Maxwell Lord was created by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire, first appearing in Justice League #1. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Maxwell Lord first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in OMAC (Volume 4) #2 by Dan DiDio and Keith Giffen.

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Footnotes

Checkmate Member This character was a member of the top secret government organization Checkmate. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Checkmate members" and "Government Agents" categories.

Justice League Villain This character is or was primarily an enemy of the Justice League, in any of its various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Justice League Villains."

Black Lantern Corps member This character is or was a member of the Black Lantern Corps. Those who have died may wield the Black Power Ring, symbolizing their lack of both life and emotion. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Black Lantern Corps members category."