Optiman (Earth 36)

Optiman
Earth 36‎
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	Optiman
Affiliation	Justice 9, Supermen of the Multiverse
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Blond
Origin
Universe	Earth 36
Creators	Grant Morrison
First Appearance	Action Comics Vol 2 #9 (July, 2012)

Optiman was the leader of the Justice 9.

History

A strange, noble alien visitor to Earth 36 with powers and abilities far beyond those of humanity. While the foremost hero of his world, even with the aid of his team Justice 9 he proved not to be the equal of the monstrous Superdoomsday of Earth 45, who killed and subsequently devoured the champion, leaving his allies in disarray. He was turned into a zombie by The Gentry during their attack on the Multiverse, battling Justice 9.

He was later revived by the Black Lens. When ally Hank Hallmark sought to resurrect his lost love, the Red Racer, Optiman was one of the few members of Justice 9 to support Hank's quest, noting to the rest of the team love can give one the strength to do the impossible, and that they should 'trust in the heart'.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Alien Physiology
  • Heat Vision
• Zombie Physiology

Weaknesses

• Vulnerability to K-Laser: Optiman was vulnerable to the hate-powered "K-Laser", his dimension's equivalent to Kryptonite.

Notes

• Optiman is an homage to Ultiman of Big Bang Comics, who was a pastiche of Superman.
• A hero of very similar appearance fought with the Supermen of the Multiverse against Mandrakk; this, alongside creator Evan Shaner's note of having to "update" Optiman's costume for his appearance in the Multiversity Guidebook, indicates he had a counterpart in the pre-Flashpoint Multiverse.
• According to Grant Morrison's annotations, the resurrection of Optiman via the Black Lens hints at an unseen adventure on Earth-36 that parallels the Blackest Night event.

Related

• 4 Appearances of Optiman (Earth 36)
• 4 Images featuring Optiman (Earth 36)
• Quotations by or about Optiman (Earth 36)
• Character Gallery: Optiman (Earth 36)

Footnotes

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