Erik Magnus Lehnsherr

Full name: Erik Magnus Lehnsherr (born Max Eisenhardt). Nickname: Magneto. Date and place of birth: approximately late 1920s, Germany (November 13). Family: Parents: Jacob and Edie Eisenhardt, perished in the Holocaust. Married to Magda (deceased). Children: Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) and Peter Maximoff (Quicksilver). (Unfortunately, Magneto—Erik Lehnsherr—doesn't know he has a son, and Peter knows he's his father but doesn't have time to tell him, and ultimately remains a stranger to Magneto.) Nationality: German Jew (later acquired citizenship in various countries, including Israel, where he worked at the clinic with Xavier). Speaks German. Education: has extensive knowledge in the field of genetics, physics and engineering, self-taught and practical. Status: Leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants (often an antihero), was temporarily a member and leader of the X-Men, ruler of the mutant state of Genosha