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| “ | I will be everything there has ever been, Kryptonian. I will be evolved into perfection. | „ |
| “ | I have no further reason to hide from you, Kryptonian --I am reborn-- stronger, more powerful than ever! I am more than a match for you now... far more! | „ |
Summary
Vril Dox was an unbelievably intelligent but callous inventor on the planet Colu. Caring for nothing but the gaining of new knowledge, Dox aided the Computer Tyrants in their fascist rule of the planet in order to further his own experiments and projects. However, the Computer Tyrants hated Dox and feared his intellect, and sabotaged one of his experiments, vaporizing his body, but his mind remained. Years later, Dox would possess the man known as Milton Fine, the Amazing Brainiac and use his body for over a decade in his schemes.
Seemingly contradictory to this history, the being known as Brainiac would lead a shadowy conquest of the universe, destroying entire solar systems and extracting the knowledge that lay within them. Considered an almost mythical force akin to the Bogeyman, Brainiac was feared even by General Zod who dare not cross him. After his failed conquest of Earth, Brainiac was forced to become a much-more earthbound force, starting an uneasy partnership with Lex Luthor though would return to Colu for one last plot.
Powers and Stats
Tier: Varies from 9-B to 2-C physically, 2-C via various mental powers. Higher via Statistics Amplification. Can ignore durability in a number of way. | 5-A | At least 5-A, 2-C within the Bio-Shell. Up to Low 2-C with Preparation | Unknown. 5-A via Natural Weaponry and Energy Projection | 2-A
Key: Milton Fine | Brainiac Robots | Biological form | Brainiac Probes | God Machine
Name: Milton Fine, Vril Dox, Doomsday (briefly), The Hermit, The Elder, Brainiac 0
Origin: DC Comics
Gender: Male
Age: Several hundred thousand years old (Vandal Savage's 50,000 year life was a 'blink of the eye' in comparison to Brainiac's life)
Classification: Coluan
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Cyborgization (Is one with much of his technology, including his ship.[1] This applies to his Bio-Shell form as well[2]), Hacking (Hacked the entire planet of Colu.[3] Created and programmed artificial intelligence, such as Indigo. Hacked into Superman's computers and his robots[4]), Fear Manipulation, Dream Manipulation (Entered Milton Fine's dreams and mind every so often[5]), Mind Manipulation (Mind controlled Guy Gardner, Kilowog, Matrix, Wally West and Big Barda[6]), Possession (Possessed Milton Fine,[5] Doomsday,[7] and O.M.A.C.[8]), Immortality (Type 2, 6; Survive getting hs neck snapped[9]), Incorporeality (Exists as a mind, a mental parasite that latches itself onto others), Flight, (Traveled through space while in his true form.[10] Fought Luthor in space[9]), Radiation Manipulation, Energy Projection (Blasted Superman with red solar radiation[1]), Clairvoyance (Can display whever in the universe his technology is[1]), Transmutation (Was converting Barbara Gordan into a robot when he was merely a thought[11]), Elasticity, Elemental Intangibility (Became a being with fluid physiolgy in his Nanite form[12]), Information Analysis (His brain is seventy-times stronger than his spinal station, which can process the information of over seven octodecillion beings.[13] Processed more information in millieseconds that took Luthor hours[14]), Memory Manipulation (Can download memories.[2] Wiped the entirie minds of Brainiac 2 and 3[15]), Natural Weaponry (His ship has many claws, teeth, and other natural weapons[16]), Self-Sustenance (Battled Luthor in space and can survive with a broken neck[9]), Instinctive Reaction (Can perform automatic actions, even in a coma[9])
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Telekinesis (Able to levitate and strike with telepathic force at the speed of thought.[5] Can put together machinary with his mind[17]), Flight (Can fly[18]), Morality Manipulation (Was incredibly close to taking control of Superman or even elimanting his morality, corrupting him[19]), Mind Manipulation, Pain Manipulation, Power Nullification (Caused Superman and Milton immense pain, so great that it nullified Superman's flight[5]), Astral Projection (Fought Superman on the mental plane[19]), Dream Manipulation (Manipulated Clark Kent's dreams[18] multiple times[17]), Water Manipulation (Controlled water[18]), Size Manipulation (Grew a monster in size[18]), Illusion Creation (Created an illusion that fooled even Superman.[20] Created animated several projections at once[21]), Extrasensory Perception (can detect brainwaves[20]), Astral Projection (Floated out of his physical body[17]), Technology Manipulation (While effectively bed-ridden, he gained full access of Luthor's entire arsenal.[17] Controlled a Coluan war machine from galaxies away[22]), Attack Reflection (Reflected Superman's attacks[18]), Deconstruction (Deconstructed a gun[23]), Vibration Manipulation, Air Manipulation (Created shockwaves and wind strong enough to fell the heroes of L.E.G.I.O.N.[24]), Statistics Amplification (Amplified his strength[23]), Madness Manipulation (Nearly drove Superman insane[18])
All the same powers but amplified, Natural Weaponry (In his bear form[25]), Energy Manipulation, Duplication (Brainiac Sphere's created a power-grid capable of duplicating his body[26]), Void Manipulation and Existence Erasure (Capable of manipulating the Worlds which were erased from existence, resulting in the ability to erase individuals from existence[27]), Energy Projection (His robot body is filled with weaponry, such as energy cannons[27]), Inorganic Physiology (His body is a mechanical monstrosity[27]), Instinctive Reaction (Batson claimed the energy blasts were apart of an automated defense[28])
Poison Manipulation (Drugged various Metropolis citizens[29]), Statistics Amplification (Manipulated Luthor's tech in a way that amplified his mind[10]), Biological Manipulation (Fully altered Milton Fine's physiology.[10] Mutated individuals into monsters[21]), Perception Manipulation (Altered the perception of Brainiac 2[21]), Organic Manipulation, Antimatter Manipulation (Created an anti-matter empowered organic construct[30]), Temperature Manipulation, Energy Manipulation (His Omega-Spears create energy fields strong enough to destroy planets[1]), Forcefield Creation, Information Analysis (Created a forcefield capable of tanking Superman's heat vision and could analyze his blood[31]), Nanotechnology (His probes are nanite-based[32]), Explosion Manipulation (Can make stars go supernova[32]), Teleportation (His ship can teleport him and others to it, seemingly whenever[33]), Spatial Manipulation, Time Manipulation, Gravity Manipulation, Black Hole Creation (Capable of creating space-time blackholes[16]), Electricity Manipulation, Magnetism Manipulation, Quantum Manipulation (Obtained Coluan technology which manipulated electricity and magnetism on a quantum level and took control of Pulsar Stargrave, an artificial, compressed sun[3]), Duplication (Cloned himself[34]), Healing (His ship heals him[9])
Attack Potency: Varies via Possession, from Wall level as Milton Fine (Overpowered Brainiac 5,[24] who can harm him[22]), to Low Multiverse level (Has possessed Doomsday[7]). Low Multiverse level via numerous mental powers (Consistently harmed Superman,[5][29][18] outright defeating him after reaching his peak.[35] Defeated Orion and Lightray at once[36]). Higher with Statistics Amplification (Upon using Warworld, he inflicted more pain onto Lightray than Darkseid could[37]) | Large Planet level (Has[4] fought[12] Superman) | At least Large Planet level (Traded blows with an enraged Superboy and Krypto the Superdog,[33] a depowered General Zod,[38] and Lex Luthor[9]), Low Multiverse level within the Bio-Shell (Fought with an enraged Superman[39] and General Zod,[40]). Up to Universe level+ with Preparation (Created a series of black holes that were capable of destroying 1,000 years worth of history[16]) | Unknown, Large Planet level via Natural Weaponry and Energy Projection (Their claws can cut Kryptonians,[41] harmed Mon-El with an energy blast[42]) | Multiverse level+ (Superior to Parallax, who was capable of replicating Zero-Hour.[43] The convergence was breaking all of reality[44])
Speed: Massively FTL+ attack speed (Attacked Superman before he could react.[5][19] Affected a mid-run Wally West[37]). Massively FTL+ combat speed via possessing Superman or Doomsday. Massively FTL+ via his summons. | Massively FTL+ (Has kept pace with Superman[12]) | Massively FTL+ (Traded blows with Superman[13] and General Zod[40] within his shell, and with Superboy, Krypto,[33] and Lex Luthor[9] outside of it) | Massively FTL+ (Could keep up with Supergirl[2])
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Lifted a truck[23]). Stellar via possessing Doomsday | Unknown | Stellar within the Bio-Shell | Unknown | Unknown
Striking Strength: Wall level, Low Multiverse level via possessing Doomsday | Large Planet level | Low Multiverse level within the Bio-Shell, Large Planet level outside | Unknown | Unknown
Durability: Wall level (Survived being crushed between a bus and a car, denting both of them[7]) | Large Planet level (Took hits from an enraged Vartox[1]), Low Multiverse level via his Skullship (Took a blast from Starfire who was going all out, though was defeated by it[45]) | Large Planet level (Traded blows with Luthor), Low Multiverse level in his Bio-Shell (Traded blows with Superman) | Unknown (Can be torn apart by Kryptonians with some effort, but can also be destroyed by regular human means, albeit with much effort) | Unknown
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Universal with black holes, otherwise Varies up to Planetary with most of his weapons.
Standard Equipment: Countless pieces of technology, documented in his Powers and Abilities section. Most notably is his Skull-Ship and Brainiac Probes. The Skullship is an immensely powerful spaceship that he is one with, and thus, its capabilities are his.
Intelligence: Supergenius (Considered the most intelligent being in the universe by Superman[46] and Brainiac 5. Naturally a 12th Level Intellect, orders of magnitude higher than the 8th Level Intellects of Coluans, and uses technology to boost his intelligence even more[47] His brain is leagues stronger than machinery that can process information of over seven octodecillion beings[32] Astronomically more intelligent than Lex Luthor and has outperformed him without trying.[14] Has built machines capable of destroying one thousand years of history and eventually, all of time and space.[16] His mind is so vast that Saturn Girl, one of the greatest telepaths in the universe, struggled to read it even when he was knocked out.[24] Despite his truly vast intellect, he has been shown numerous times to be an at-best Average fighter, ironically relying on raw strength and brute-force, which has allowed him to be dominated by much more skillful fighters such as General Zod[38] and Lex Luthor[9]). Nigh-Omniscient as the God Machine (Processed all the information in the Post-Crisis multiverse,[27] which was infinite)
Weaknesses: Brainiac is an android and thus has typical robotic weaknesses, for example, electricity can harm his robotic brain. While in his Bio-Shell, he can be severely depowered by severing his connections to the ship.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Superman Vol 2 150
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Action Comics Vol 1 869
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 R.E.B.E.L.S. Vol 2 19
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Superman Vol 2 219
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Adventures of Superman Vo 1 438
- ↑ Action Comics Vol 1 675
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Superman: Doomsday Wars
- ↑ Superman/Batman Vol 1 35
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Action Comics Vol 1 899
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Action Comics Vol 1 648
- ↑ Birds of Prey Vol 1 72-73
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Superman/Batman Vol 1 35
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Action Comics Vol 1 868
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Adventure Comics Vol 2 3
- ↑ R.E.B.E.L.S. Vol 2 20
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Adventure Comics Vol 2 8
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Action Comics Vol 1 647
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 Superman Vol 2 25
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Adventures of Superman Vol 1 445
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Superman Vol 2 26
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 L.E.G.I.O.N. Vol 1 Annual 1
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Showcase '96 Vol 1 12
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Adventures of Superman Vol 1 519
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 Showcase '96 Vol 1 11
- ↑ New 52: Futures End Vol 1 31
- ↑ New 52: Futures End Vol 1 40
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 New 52: Futures End Vol 1 41
- ↑ New 52: Futures End Vol 1 42
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Adventures of Superman Vol 1 445
- ↑ Superman: Man of Steel Vol 1 10
- ↑ Action Comics Vol 1 866
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 Action Comics Vol 1 867
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 Adventure Comics Vol 2 6
- ↑ R.E.B.E.L.S. Vol 2 20
- ↑ Action Comics Vol 1 649
- ↑ Action Comics Vol 1 705
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Superman Vol 2 66
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton Vol 1 3
- ↑ Action Comics Vo 1 870
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 Superman Vol 1 699
- ↑ Adventure Comics Vol 2 9
- ↑ Supergirl Vol 5 51
- ↑ Convergence Vol 1 8
- ↑ Convergence Vol 1 7
- ↑ Outsiders Vol 3 25
- ↑ Action Comics Annual 10
- ↑ R.E.B.E.L.S. Vol 2 18
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