Electro

Developing a personality that was both selfish and arrogant, others had trouble requesting Maxwell Dillion's services or favors without him demanding something in return. When a fellow line repairman was knocked unconscious and stuck on a high pole with dangerous wires loose, Maxwell was requested by his employer to save the lineman’s life. Easily saving the unconscious lineman and bringing him to safety, a bolt of lightning struck Maxwell knocking him off the pole seemingly killing him. However, Maxwell later discovered that he gained some form of electric powers. After this incident, Maxwell had dreams to use his powers to fulfill his selfish needs and goals and decided to take a career as a costumed criminal and to be known as Electro.

One of the most powerful individuals within the Marvel Universe, Electro is very well known for his ability to control, manipulate, and project electricity by command. After his accident, Electro’s body has mysteriously developed itself into a transformer that could store and discharge electricity at his command. This also altered Electro’s internal chemical energy to higher levels, causing his body to produce electricity with no outside sources, and by performing this Electro would find himself naturally in a weakened state. When absorbing electricity from an outside source, Electro would also find himself increasing his physique, stamina, and health at greater levels depending on the amount of electricity he’s absorbing.

At normal levels, Electro can easily discharge and manipulate the flow of electricity that his body gives off. He usually does this by the combination of thought and muscle control, and by simply snapping his fingers causing a devastating lightening bolt. Normally Electro doesn’t have any coordination of the electricity he produces, even though he chooses a specific location or a target, chances of Electro hitting a narrow and direct spot varies due to the possible interference from objects or other materials that attracts lightning. But it would be after years of experience and practice to where Electro has learned to use and harness his powers making him a deadly opponent. At this level or higher, Electro’s body weight would find itself weightless when using his powers. Because of this, Electro could easily travel on power lines, ride pure electricity, and even levitate with some flight. When Electro’s powers reach at a higher level, his body finds itself generating and giving off more electricity than before. At this state, Electro’s manipulation over electricity increases to where he could even tamper with the minds of humans, mutants, and even those with psychic abilities. When Electro performs this move, his victims would find themselves in an agonizing state of sheer pain, even powerful psychics have also fallen victim to this as well. Another factor is that Electro’s body becomes fully electric to where if he were to be physically touched, the amount of absorbed electricity would carry forward to the individual who’s touching him, causing a deadly shock that would kill a normal human being.

Much like Magneto’s powers, Electro also share the same capabilities with his control over magnetism. Even though Electro has rarely been seen using this display of powers and tends to use it at a lower level, it’s possible that he may have the same power levels as Magneto himself.

However, Electro’s greatest flaw is that he isn’t fully aware of the capabilities and precautions of his powers, which sometimes tend to backfire against him. When he reaches his highest level he becomes more vulnerable towards water or anything else that could short-circuit him. However, Electro does have a limitation when absorbing a certain amount of high levels that could cause serious mental fatigue and stress. As a response to this flaw, Electro realized that this was a lack of mental focus and has been increasing his tolerance to it’s fullest potential. Another great flaw is that Electro’s body carries a balance of dependency for the electricity he absorbs, to where if he precedes over his normal limits, his body finds itself adapting towards that limit. When Electro decreases the amount of contained electricity and/or neglects absorbing any more energy for a great amount of time, he will find himself weakened and his body at a desperate state for more energy in order to reach the recent level of power he once had. Still having somewhat of a human physiology, age also reacts towards Electro’s powers and stability with negative effects as well as he begins to grow older. When Electro is in this state, his body becomes desperate for more intake of electricity to where it reacts against Electro’s will. Even though Electro is still capable of producing, absorbing, and manipulating electricity, by doing this would cause him great amounts of pain and fatigue. Currently, due to the lack of normal power, Electro’s body seems to have shown scar damage around the face that was possibly from the mask he wears. It’s unclear if Electro would perish or his powers would cease to function if he continues to be in this weakened state and possibly revert back to a normal human being.

Electro is also known to have super strength and super speed when he is fully charged.

Just about all versions that Electro wore were made of stretch fabric materials that were repellent towards electrical damage and fire. His first costume consisted of wires all around his body and lined within the costume. After later modifications, Electro added other materials mostly around the hands, feet, and head (the yellow parts of Electro’s costume). This type of unspecified materials gave Electro much more control and steering abilities towards his powers. Such as giving him easier capabilities to throw a lightening bolt, ride on electricity, or have better coordination as to where a lightening bolt would mostly strike. The mask that Electro wears also serves its capabilities of helping to produce area damage with its five-point flap design. Mostly the mask with Electros costume has been modified and changed numerous times to where the flaps have been shortened, enlarged, or fully attached to the rest of his mask.