Overview
- Metallo is a radioactive intelligent cyborg with a kryptonite power source in his heart, which he uses as a weapon against Superman. This deadly radiation can kill the Man of Steel through exposure alone, although his cybernetic enhancements make him very physically powerful.
Background
- Small-time conman John Corben was nearly crushed in a car accident, but robotic specialist Emmett Vale rescued Corben, transplanting his still-functioning brain into a robotic body powered by kryptonite. After Corben's operation, Vale told Corben he had to destroy Superman; fearing an invasion from Krypton. Corben instead snapped Vale's neck and embarked on a career as a rampaging, homicidal nightmare who desired nothing less than the death of Superman.
Related article links (1)
SupermanAlternate Future
- In the alternate timeline where the conflict between heroes and villains has escalated to war, Wonder Woman confronted Metallo in combat, beheading him before being assailed by Deathstroke.
Combat Statistics
- Metallo (Vendor)
- Metallo (PvP)
- Metallo (Hall of Doom)
- Metallo (STAR Labs Research Facility (Little Bohemia))
- Metallo (Brothers in Arms)
- Furious Metallo
Involvement
- Metallo is an iconic villain who appears at various locations in Metropolis as part of the More Than You Can Chew and Fanboy feats. If a hero encounters him he will knock them back and then leave, if a villain encounters him he will make a comment and then disappear.
- Metallo appears randomly in the Safe House PvE and PvP arenas to support the Villains in various raids against the heroes or to protect the Nightclubs.
- He is a possible random boss fight in the Brainiac: Hall of Doom alert.
Related article links (5)
Metropolis · More Than You Can Chew · Fanboy · Safe House · Brainiac: Hall of DoomHeroes
- If Superman is your chosen mentor, Metallo will be a mini-boss during a mission to assist S.T.A.R. Labs locations with protecting exobytes used in their research.
- He is also the first mini-boss you encounter in the Hall of Doom while you search for Superman in Superman's Doom.
- Metallo is one of the random iconic encounters for heroes in Alternate Metropolis during the Brothers in Arms operation.
- A Red Lantern Corps version of Metallo called Furious Metallo is a bounty for heroes in the War of the Light Part I DLC.
Related article links (8)
Superman · exobytes · Hall of Doom · Superman's Doom · Brothers in Arms · Red Lantern Corps · Furious Metallo · War of the Light Part IVillains
- Metallo is a Vendor for the Meta Iconic Battle Suit: Metallo's Maw.
Related article links (1)
Iconic Battle SuitDrops
- Shielded Alloy Boots (always)
Related article links (1)
Shielded Alloy BootsAssociated Equipment
Related article links (1)
Metallo's MawTrivia
- Metallo first appeared in Action Comics #252 (May 1959)
- Metallo's voice is provided by voice actor Ryan Wickerham.
- Metallo appeared in the opening cinematic in favor of Solomon Grundy, due to the belief the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) would have taken strongly to Grundy's decapitation
- Despite his powers being classified as Atomic, the Green Lantern Corps symbol will occasionally appear whenever Metallo is brawling. This is most likely because Light is the power with the closest color scheme to Green Kryptonite.
Gallery
See also
Related article links (1)
Metallo's MawExternal links
- Metallo Wikipedia
- Metallo DC Database