Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto — X2 Character Profile

About Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto

Mutant with magnetic powers control, leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants, Xavier's former friend.

Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Magnetism control, Metal manipulation, Flight

• Strength: 8/10
• Intelligence: 8.5/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 4/10
• Influence: 9.5/10

Affiliations

• Earth-10005
• Revised X-Men film series timeline

Quick Facts about Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto

Occupation

superhero, leader, terrorist

Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto's Known Relations

• Peter Maximoff — Child
• Mystique — Unmarried partner
• Charles Xavier — Enemy

Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto appears in 8 titles

• X-Men (2000) — character page
• X2 (2003)
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) — character page
• X-Men: First Class (2011) — character page
• The Wolverine (2013) — character page
• X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) — character page
• X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) — character page
• Dark Phoenix (2019) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Ian McKellen

Appears in

X2 (2003)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto — Alliance Complex Ally — Logan / Wolverine (Hugh Jackman)

  Former enemy turned strategic partner with shared grievances against Stryker.

• Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto — Alliance Recruiter — John Allerdyce / Pyro (Aaron Stanford)

  Magneto successfully converts Pyro to the Brotherhood.

• Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto — Conflict Arch Enemy — William Stryker (Brian Cox)

  Ideological and physical adversaries with mutual destruction goals.

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• Madeline Drake (Jill Teed)
• Ororo Munroe / Storm (Halle Berry)
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• John Allerdyce / Pyro (Aaron Stanford)