Post by Dawn on Feb 10, 2010 1:54:24 GMT -5
First Name: Henry "Hank"
Last Name: Henshaw
Alias or Nick-name: The Cyborg, The Cyborg Superman
Age: 55-60
Height/Weight: 6'4", 225lbs, (Variable)
Eyes: Blue, (Variable)
Hair: Black, (Variable)
Persuasion: Misguided (Evil)
Powers/Weapons: (I wanted to write this section myself but Wikipedia's version was so much cleaner)
Following his exposure to cosmic radiation and subsequent "death," Henshaw's consciousness survives in an electronic state, making him virtually indestructible as he can transfer his electronic consciousness into any nearby machine (and even some that are light years away). Henshaw is able to 'inhabit' any machine or technology and manipulate said devices as though they are living metal. He can animate machines, construct any technological device, and control any mechanical system. In addition, Henshaw's 'Cyborg' body possesses a various number of other mechanical sensors, and has the ability to interface with any machine. His technological components can transform into a myriad of weapons and tools - since his first appearance as the Cyborg Superman, Henshaw has consistently manifested his technical half in that manner.
Thanks to his interactions with Superman's birthing matrix, Henshaw possesses knowledge of both Superman's Kryptonian genetic code and Kryptonian technology. This information allows him to construct cyborg bodies with organic portions that are genetically identical to Superman and mechanical components built from Kryptonian (and later, Apokoliptian) alloys. Using Superman's genetic code gives the Cyborg access to all of Superman's powers, such as high levels of superhuman strength, speed, and durability; super acute senses; x-ray, heat/laser, and infrared vision; and ultrasonic hearing, including, Superman's vulnerability to kryptonite radiation, which appeared to weaken both the organic and technological components of Henshaw's body, while also preventing him from altering his body. However, even though his organic half might be mortally weakened by kryptonite, the mechanical components of his body will allow Henshaw to still function, albeit without any of his Kryptonian powers. He may be immune to Kryptonite radiation, as he seemed to suffer no ill effects when he fought a Kryptonite-poisoned Superman (who was also emitting the deadly radiation himself.)
Henshaw's physical durability has, at different times been greater than and lesser than Superman's. He was shown melting and burning up in Earth's sun during a battle with Superman Red, an exposure which Superman survived with no ill effects. Darkseid's Omega Beams were unable to destroy him, but did succeed in imprisoning him the second time. Superman was hurt by the attack despite the fact he was not even the target.
In addition to the powers he has because of his Kryptonian-Cyborg body, he also has been shown wielding ten Qwardian power rings and as such has access to all the immense powers they bestow. Among these powers are energy and matter manipulation; they allowed Henshaw to overcome Superman handily during the Sinestro Corps War. (This version of Henshaw wields 5 green and 5 yellow rings. He is capable of creating more, given time, however due to a logarithmic curve there is no gain in power after 10.)
Finally, Henshaw seems to be able to alter his "natural" energy attacks to affect specific foes. He has been able to defeat both Superman and Eradicator with a single blast, on several occasions. Normally he uses a weapon crafted out of one of his arms, but when pressed, he merely uses his eye-beams: either only his mechanical one, or both his Kryptonian eye and cybernetic one simultaneously.
History:
Hank Henshaw was an astronaut who's maiden spaceflight went horribly wrong, due to a burst of solar radiation. He and his three fellow astronauts, one of whom was his wife, were mutated in varied ways by this phenomenon. The shuttle crashed back on Earth, but nobody was harmed due to their mutations. Eventually, Hank's two friends would commit suicide. He, too would have perished, had fate been so kind.
Hank reversed the radiation and saved his wife's life, at the expense of his own. His body deteriorated as he was working to save her. His mind, however, lived on, in an electronic state. His powers over metal and electronics grew stronger with time, and he was able to create a cybernetic body with which to visit his wife. She was shaken beyond the threshold and committed suicide, as well.
He fled the Earth in a fragment of Superman's birthing matrix, slowly coming to realize that it was the Man of Steel's actions that caused the flare that changed his life. He vowed vengeance.
An extremely condensed timeline of the heretofore:
Henshaw explored the universe, and encountered Mongul. He forcibly recruited Mongul and they returned to Earth. Hank, upon learning of Superman's death, built a Kryptonian-Cyborg body with which to masquerade as Superman and destroy his name. He kills Eradicator mk2 while Mongul rains special Cyborg-nukes on Coast City, destroying the entire area and everyone in it.
He erects Engine City in it's place, intending to use it to turn the Earth into a starship. Superman and a host of other heroes defeat Henshaw. Hank retreats to a device he planted on Doomsday's back. Doomsday happened to be on Apokolips, and with Doomsday as his hammer, Hank conquers the planet. Later, however, Darkseid and Superman's combined might prove too much and Hank is captured by the omega effect.
Darkseid releases Henshaw under the condition that he never return. Eventually, Hank assists an intergalactic tribunal in the capture of Superman and some of the same heroes he fought at engine city. He demonstrates great power in defeating Eradicator, Steel, Superboy, and Matrix Supergirl simultaneously. True to form, Hank begins conquering the planet and Superman is able to stop him. As punishment for the destruction of Coast City, they teleport him into a black hole.
Henshaw is, however, not vulnerable to such things and ends up in the Marvel universe, where he destroys a planet while trying to transform it into Warworld. Silver Surfer stalemates him long enough for Parallax to arrive. Eventually Parallax corners Henshaw and disperses his consciousness. Hank, however, lives on, having transferred himself to and taken control of a piece of the Source Wall. Energy Superman arrives to defeat him again, and seemingly does. But the crafty Cyborg was riding Superman's electronic suit all the way back to Earth.
Henshaw retires as a supervillain and takes up teaching a high school art class. He loses control of himself on Superman appreciation day and Superman finds him. Not prepared for battle, he hides in a clay statue until it eventually comes into the hands of the Toyman. With the Toyman's help, Hank captures Superman's energy form and divides him into dozens of energy containers.
Superman is able to escape, but splits into Red and Blue doing so. Superman red defeats and captures Hank at the corona of the Sun. Hank eventually escapes to Kandor, where he enacts plans to restore Kandor to it's full size...on top of Metropolis. Superman is able to stop him and sends him into the Phantom Zone.
During an attack on the Fortress of Solitude, Hank manages to break back into our universe and brutalizes Superman until the Kandorians are able to subdue him. They transfer him back into the Phantom Zone, but he seems able to come and go at will. Beyond the edge of the universe he commandeers the Manhunters, upgrading them and turning them into his personal army. Hal Jordan arrives at Biot, their homeworld, and finds the Lost Lanterns. Collectively they overpower Henshaw and his androids, destroying Biot and most of Henshaw's body. He is then captured by the Guardians, interrogated, and imprisoned. He reveals that he knows of the 52 Earths.
Sinestro's Fear Corps free Henshaw, and he rebuilds his body along with his Manhunter army. The Manhunters and Henshaw become a critical cog in Sinestro's war machine, as they are responsible for the construction of the Anti-Monitor's suit and Warworld. Hank, however, is beyond such things by now and is only working for the Anti-Monitor because he believes that the AM is powerful enough to finally destroy him. When the Corps are defeated, Hank is left adrift in space, the remnants of his body found and resuscitated by the Manhunters.
Through many struggles and battles and plans, he has come to this point. Weary of life and finding death as acceptable as the Man of Steel's perpetual torment, the Cyborg's greatest ability has become his curse. As an incorporeal, technopathic consciousness, he may be already beyond the power of death.
Comic character is from: Superman, Green Lantern
Last Name: Henshaw
Alias or Nick-name: The Cyborg, The Cyborg Superman
Age: 55-60
Height/Weight: 6'4", 225lbs, (Variable)
Eyes: Blue, (Variable)
Hair: Black, (Variable)
Persuasion: Misguided (Evil)
Powers/Weapons: (I wanted to write this section myself but Wikipedia's version was so much cleaner)
Following his exposure to cosmic radiation and subsequent "death," Henshaw's consciousness survives in an electronic state, making him virtually indestructible as he can transfer his electronic consciousness into any nearby machine (and even some that are light years away). Henshaw is able to 'inhabit' any machine or technology and manipulate said devices as though they are living metal. He can animate machines, construct any technological device, and control any mechanical system. In addition, Henshaw's 'Cyborg' body possesses a various number of other mechanical sensors, and has the ability to interface with any machine. His technological components can transform into a myriad of weapons and tools - since his first appearance as the Cyborg Superman, Henshaw has consistently manifested his technical half in that manner.
Thanks to his interactions with Superman's birthing matrix, Henshaw possesses knowledge of both Superman's Kryptonian genetic code and Kryptonian technology. This information allows him to construct cyborg bodies with organic portions that are genetically identical to Superman and mechanical components built from Kryptonian (and later, Apokoliptian) alloys. Using Superman's genetic code gives the Cyborg access to all of Superman's powers, such as high levels of superhuman strength, speed, and durability; super acute senses; x-ray, heat/laser, and infrared vision; and ultrasonic hearing, including, Superman's vulnerability to kryptonite radiation, which appeared to weaken both the organic and technological components of Henshaw's body, while also preventing him from altering his body. However, even though his organic half might be mortally weakened by kryptonite, the mechanical components of his body will allow Henshaw to still function, albeit without any of his Kryptonian powers. He may be immune to Kryptonite radiation, as he seemed to suffer no ill effects when he fought a Kryptonite-poisoned Superman (who was also emitting the deadly radiation himself.)
Henshaw's physical durability has, at different times been greater than and lesser than Superman's. He was shown melting and burning up in Earth's sun during a battle with Superman Red, an exposure which Superman survived with no ill effects. Darkseid's Omega Beams were unable to destroy him, but did succeed in imprisoning him the second time. Superman was hurt by the attack despite the fact he was not even the target.
In addition to the powers he has because of his Kryptonian-Cyborg body, he also has been shown wielding ten Qwardian power rings and as such has access to all the immense powers they bestow. Among these powers are energy and matter manipulation; they allowed Henshaw to overcome Superman handily during the Sinestro Corps War. (This version of Henshaw wields 5 green and 5 yellow rings. He is capable of creating more, given time, however due to a logarithmic curve there is no gain in power after 10.)
Finally, Henshaw seems to be able to alter his "natural" energy attacks to affect specific foes. He has been able to defeat both Superman and Eradicator with a single blast, on several occasions. Normally he uses a weapon crafted out of one of his arms, but when pressed, he merely uses his eye-beams: either only his mechanical one, or both his Kryptonian eye and cybernetic one simultaneously.
History:
Hank Henshaw was an astronaut who's maiden spaceflight went horribly wrong, due to a burst of solar radiation. He and his three fellow astronauts, one of whom was his wife, were mutated in varied ways by this phenomenon. The shuttle crashed back on Earth, but nobody was harmed due to their mutations. Eventually, Hank's two friends would commit suicide. He, too would have perished, had fate been so kind.
Hank reversed the radiation and saved his wife's life, at the expense of his own. His body deteriorated as he was working to save her. His mind, however, lived on, in an electronic state. His powers over metal and electronics grew stronger with time, and he was able to create a cybernetic body with which to visit his wife. She was shaken beyond the threshold and committed suicide, as well.
He fled the Earth in a fragment of Superman's birthing matrix, slowly coming to realize that it was the Man of Steel's actions that caused the flare that changed his life. He vowed vengeance.
An extremely condensed timeline of the heretofore:
Henshaw explored the universe, and encountered Mongul. He forcibly recruited Mongul and they returned to Earth. Hank, upon learning of Superman's death, built a Kryptonian-Cyborg body with which to masquerade as Superman and destroy his name. He kills Eradicator mk2 while Mongul rains special Cyborg-nukes on Coast City, destroying the entire area and everyone in it.
He erects Engine City in it's place, intending to use it to turn the Earth into a starship. Superman and a host of other heroes defeat Henshaw. Hank retreats to a device he planted on Doomsday's back. Doomsday happened to be on Apokolips, and with Doomsday as his hammer, Hank conquers the planet. Later, however, Darkseid and Superman's combined might prove too much and Hank is captured by the omega effect.
Darkseid releases Henshaw under the condition that he never return. Eventually, Hank assists an intergalactic tribunal in the capture of Superman and some of the same heroes he fought at engine city. He demonstrates great power in defeating Eradicator, Steel, Superboy, and Matrix Supergirl simultaneously. True to form, Hank begins conquering the planet and Superman is able to stop him. As punishment for the destruction of Coast City, they teleport him into a black hole.
Henshaw is, however, not vulnerable to such things and ends up in the Marvel universe, where he destroys a planet while trying to transform it into Warworld. Silver Surfer stalemates him long enough for Parallax to arrive. Eventually Parallax corners Henshaw and disperses his consciousness. Hank, however, lives on, having transferred himself to and taken control of a piece of the Source Wall. Energy Superman arrives to defeat him again, and seemingly does. But the crafty Cyborg was riding Superman's electronic suit all the way back to Earth.
Henshaw retires as a supervillain and takes up teaching a high school art class. He loses control of himself on Superman appreciation day and Superman finds him. Not prepared for battle, he hides in a clay statue until it eventually comes into the hands of the Toyman. With the Toyman's help, Hank captures Superman's energy form and divides him into dozens of energy containers.
Superman is able to escape, but splits into Red and Blue doing so. Superman red defeats and captures Hank at the corona of the Sun. Hank eventually escapes to Kandor, where he enacts plans to restore Kandor to it's full size...on top of Metropolis. Superman is able to stop him and sends him into the Phantom Zone.
During an attack on the Fortress of Solitude, Hank manages to break back into our universe and brutalizes Superman until the Kandorians are able to subdue him. They transfer him back into the Phantom Zone, but he seems able to come and go at will. Beyond the edge of the universe he commandeers the Manhunters, upgrading them and turning them into his personal army. Hal Jordan arrives at Biot, their homeworld, and finds the Lost Lanterns. Collectively they overpower Henshaw and his androids, destroying Biot and most of Henshaw's body. He is then captured by the Guardians, interrogated, and imprisoned. He reveals that he knows of the 52 Earths.
Sinestro's Fear Corps free Henshaw, and he rebuilds his body along with his Manhunter army. The Manhunters and Henshaw become a critical cog in Sinestro's war machine, as they are responsible for the construction of the Anti-Monitor's suit and Warworld. Hank, however, is beyond such things by now and is only working for the Anti-Monitor because he believes that the AM is powerful enough to finally destroy him. When the Corps are defeated, Hank is left adrift in space, the remnants of his body found and resuscitated by the Manhunters.
Through many struggles and battles and plans, he has come to this point. Weary of life and finding death as acceptable as the Man of Steel's perpetual torment, the Cyborg's greatest ability has become his curse. As an incorporeal, technopathic consciousness, he may be already beyond the power of death.
Comic character is from: Superman, Green Lantern
