The Brain is a supporting character in My Adventures with Superman.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Over two decades before Superman first emerged, Brain was an ordinary human scientist associated with Cadmus. In this period, he carried out a range of experiments, one of which involved enhancing a gorilla named Mallah to achieve human-like intelligence. Eventually, Brain and Mallah fell in love and together aimed to develop innovations to improve the world, rather than destroy it. This clashed with Checkmate's intentions for Cadmus, leading them to send Task Force X to obliterate Cadmus and eliminate all residing scientists. Seeing a chance to fake their deaths and escape, Brain and Mallah willingly sabotaged their Black Hole Generator, the singularity killing all and destroying Brain's body. Mallah managed to salvage his lover's brain and implanted it a robotic body, the two rebuilding Cadmus as their private refuge. After a year, they grew bored and created an army of mutants. Over the years, they recreated the black hole, hoping to use it as a wormhole to escape into another reality where they would not be judged.[1]
Meeting Jimmy[]
When Jimmy Olsen stumbled upon Cadmus in 2023, Mallah abducted him, thinking he was a spy. Before Jimmy could be executed, he depressingly ranted about his supposed friends. To Brain's outrage and disbelief, Mallah offered Jimmy a sympathetic ear, ending up befriending him and showing him their home. When Clark Kent and Lois Lane arrived, Mallah and Brain listened in on their argument with Jimmy remotely (despite saying they would give the three space), altering them to the fact that the 0MACs had reactivated, Mallah releasing their mutant army to fight the robots. When they were chased to the black hole, Mallah reopened the black hole, allowing it to reach critical mass and stabilize into a wormhole. With the Red Sun Omega Field providing camouflage now disabled, Brain and Mallah left for another reality. Before departing, Brain warned Clark that it was his presence that had reactivated the alien technology and offering him a warning about General Sam Lane. [1] Unbeknownst to the two, their wormhole alerted Mr. Mxyzptlk to Earth-12's location, allowing him to escape from the League of Lois Lanes.[2]
For the next six months, Mallah and Brain explored the multiverse, finding that they had variants wherever they went. After defeating evil versions of themselves, and having created another unstable black hole, Mallah and Brain returned to Earth-12. Catching up with Jimmy, the two had brunch with him every weekend.[3]
Around Christmas, Jimmy brought Amazo's blueprints to Mallah and Brain, hoping they could build him a new body.[4]
Invasion of Metropolis[]
Following Superman being abducted by his cousin,[5] Jimmy called on Mallah and Brain to help stage a rescue mission, needing their expertise to crew a Star Labs spaceship, the two freely helping themselves to some of Livewire's technology and weapons. Though gaining access to the Star Labs building, the group was hampered by the upgraded cyber-security, alerting Amanda Waller. While Lois, Jimmy and Livewire went to secure the ship, Mallah and Brain stole the base's sample of Europium needed for the portal. Catching up their friends at the ship, the four were beset by Metallos, managing to launch when Livewire's Gang had a change of heart. Though Mallah and Brain thought they had locked onto Superman's bio-signature,[3]they had actually locked onto Kara's, arriving in Thanagar space.[6]
After Jimmy invited Kara aboard, Mallah quickly made up an excuse to leave when he saw Jimmy and Kara's budding romance, taking Brain with him. When Kara brought a plan to rescue Clark, Mallah and Brain remained aboard the ship to enact repairs and modify it with what technology they could claim from Kandor. Having taken control of Superman's body, Brainiac ejected the organic intruders from the space station and warped to Earth. Mallah and Brain managed to rescue their friends only for Lois to subject herself to the Black Mercy.[7]
Managing to portal back to Metropolis ahead of Brainiac, the ship was quickly bisected by Task Force X. At Kara's urging, Mallah and Brain portalled away as she flew out to rescue Lois and Jimmy.[8]
After Brainiac's invasion had been repulsed, Mallah and Brain began rebuilding Cadmus, aided by Jimmy and Kara.[9]
Appearance[]
Human[]
Prior to the destruction of his human body, the Brain appeared as a regular man with blond hair and bluish eyes. He wore a white lab coat over a pink shirt and blue jeans. In addition, he wore glasses.
Robot[]
After having his brain transplanted into a mechanical body to save his life, the Brain became a white, floating machine with one eye, thin arms and a glass dome casing showing his brain.
Personality[]
To be added
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Cybernetic Enhancement: Due to losing his human body, the Brain has his brain in a cybernetic body to save his life. So far, the new cybernetic seems to have a life support system to sustain his brain, and a communication system or device to enable him to communicate with others.
- Superhuman Strength
- Flight: The cybernetic body enables the Brain to fly and levitate.
Abilities[]
- Genius Level Intellect:
- Multilingualism: He speaks German, English and, presumably, French.
- Science
Equipment[]
- Robotic Body: After suffering an accident that destroys his body, the Brain is reduced to just his brain, which is then placed into a robotic body in order to save his life. It is currently unknown who made this robotic body, what materials it is made from, or how it functions. There appears to be other parts of the robotic body that the main body can connect to, as the Brain possessed robotic legs while using a laser staff.
- Laser Staff: The Brain can use an energy-generating staff that can project a laser beam.
Facilities[]
Appearances[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The Brain, otherwise known as Ultimax, was created by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani, first appearing in Doom Patrol #86 in June of 1964. A scientist who got caught in an explosion, leaving only his brain intact, he became a criminal mastermind and leader of the Brotherhood of Evil whose schemes of world domination has lead him to conflict with his Archenemies, the Doom Patrol on several occasions.
- During the Brain's journey across the multiverse, he and his partner Mallah encounter evil versions of themselves, with his counterpart loosely resembling a Dalek from Doctor Who.
- Unlike his comic counterpart, this version of the Brain speaks with a German accent instead of a French one.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 My Adventures with Mad Science, My Adventures with Superman. Adult Swim (August 4, 2023)
- ↑ Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal, My Adventures with Superman. Adult Swim (August 11, 2023)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Olsen's Eleven, My Adventures with Superman. Adult Swim (June 30, 2024)
- ↑ My Adventures with Superman #6 DC Comics (November 6, 2024)
- ↑ Most Eligible Superman, My Adventures with Superman. Adult Swim (June 16, 2024)
- ↑ The Machine Who Would Be Empire, My Adventures with Superman. Adult Swim (June 23, 2024)
- ↑ The Death of Clark Kent, My Adventures with Superman. Adult Swim (July 7, 2024)
- ↑ Pierce the Heavens, Superman!, My Adventures with Superman. Adult Swim (July 14, 2024)
- ↑ My Adventures with Supergirl, My Adventures with Superman. Adult Swim (July 21, 2024)
External Links[]
Brain on Wikipedia- Brain on DC Database
