Brainiac is the knowledge-obsessed alien conqueror from Colu.
History
Having bonded with his highly advanced ship, Brainiac roams the cosmos, hoping to study and exterminate everything in the galaxy.
Many years ago, Brainiac caused the destruction of the planet Krypton. Kara Zor-El, who was a teenager during the attack, was able to remember the invasion that only she and her baby cousin Kal were able to escape from.
Years later, after Kal had landed on Earth, grown up, became the hero Superman, lost his wife Lois to the Joker, and attempted to set up a new regime before being overthrown, Brainiac arrived at Earth and had analyzed that Superman's rise and fall had irreversibly compromised Earth's defenses, making it a prime target for invasion.
Brainiac contacted the super-intelligent gorilla leader named Gorilla Grodd, and the two formed a partnership. Grodd's task was to organize Earth's villains against any heroes that would challenge Brainiac in the form of what Grodd would call "the Society".
Hacking into Batman's security program known as Brother Eye, Brainiac was granted complete control of all of Earth's electronics, thus initiating his invasion. Earth's heroes, with Superman's help, managed to successfully defeat Brainiac but, since the alien had abducted major cities and kept them trapped on his ship, his fate - whether he was to live or die - lead to another conflict between former super-friends Superman and Batman.
Possible Post-Braniac Epilogues
Upon beating "Classic" mode in Injustice: Gods Among Us or "Multiverse" mode in Injustice 2 with any playable fighter, the player would receive a possible alternate ending to the game's story featuring their fighter. These alternate histories should not be seen as relevant to future sequels or comic adaptations.
In one scenario, if Batman were to beat Superman, Brainiac would be apprehended and kept alive. Superman would be sent into the Phantom Zone, and Batman and Earth's other heroes would attempt to continue to fix the world, one of those tasks being freeing Brainiac's trapped cities.
In another scenario, if Superman were to defeat Batman, the Kryptonian would execute Brainiac and bond with his ship, therefore becoming the new Brainiac. With Brainiac's intelligence and powers, Brainiac-Superman would mind-control Batman to be his mindless servant as he set out to fix his former regime.[1]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Coluan Physiology
- Cybernetic Enhancement
- Regeneration
- Mechanokinesis: Brainiac is able to control his entire ship with his mind, piloting it as well as commanding various functions such as attacking his opponents. He can also take direct control of his probes and use them as extensions of himself.[2]He can also summon “Destruction Orbs”, floating, spherical robots, equipped with laser cannons. He can also control the mechanical tentacles affixed to the back of his bodysuit, using them as weapons.
- Computer Hacking: Brainiac was able, with his power over technology, to hack into Batman's Brother Eye and gain control over all the world's tech.[3]
- Telepathy: Brainiac can telepathically comunicate with others over vast distances.[2]
- Superhuman Strength: Brainiac is strong enough to hurt Kryptonians. He claims to match Superman's strength and has displayed enough to easily draw blood from a bound Superboy on his Skull Ship.[4]
- Invulnerability: Brainiac can withstand blows from superhumanly strong foes and powerful energy blasts with only minimal damage. Black Canary's sonic attacks had no effect on him.[1]
- Energy Resistance: He was completely undamaged by a powerful blast of heat vision from Superboy.[4]
Abilities
Paraphernalia
Transportation
Weapons
Mechanical tentacles
Notes
- Brainiac was voiced by Jeffrey Combs.
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Footnotes
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