Metron (character)

Comics character

Metron

Metron as depicted in New Gods #5 (November 1971), art by Jack Kirby (pencils) and Mike Royer (inks).

Publication information
Publisher| DC Comics
First appearance| New Gods #1 (February–March 1971)
Created by| Jack Kirby
In-story information
Team affiliations| New God
Abilities|

* Immortality
* Superhuman physical attributes
* Super intellect
* Universal knowledge
* Undefined god-like abilities
* Utilizing Mobius Chair

Metron is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. A member of the New Gods, he is an amoral and neutral collector of knowledge. He is commonly seen in the Mobius Chair, which can travel across time and space.

Metron has been adapted into various works featuring the New Gods. He is voiced by Daniel Dae Kim in Justice League Unlimited and Phil LaMarr in Young Justice.

## Publication history

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Metron first appeared in New Gods #1 (February–March 1971) and was created by Jack Kirby for his Fourth World series.[1] He was based on Leonard Nimoy's portrayal of the Star Trek character Spock and designed as a character who "would frequently change sides (between New Genesis and Apokolips)".[2] The Metrons in Star Trek serve a similar capacity in the episode "Arena", seeking to settle a conflict in their star system by pitting Kirk against a Gorn captain.

## Fictional character biography

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Although he possesses the powers of a god, Metron is typically depicted as a passive observer rather than an active participant. He wanders in search of greater knowledge using the Mobius Chair,[3] which can traverse time and space.

Metron is of neither New Genesis nor Apokolips, and refuses to partake in their war. Furthermore, he invented the "Boom Tube" teleportation technology used by the New Gods.[4]

In Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, Metron helps the Justice Society battle Extant after he gains control of the Worlogog.

In JLA/Avengers, Metron gives Iron Man a Mother Box to balance the power given to the Justice League by Grandmaster. He later begins guarding the cosmic egg.

In Mister Miracle, Metron contacts Mister Miracle during a stunt gone wrong, making him aware of the Fourth World. In his first appearance in the book, he looks like he has before, but later he disguises himself as an epileptic man in a wheelchair.

In Death of the New Gods, Metron commits suicide by allowing the Source to kill him.[5] He makes minor appearances in later stories before being resurrected in The New 52 continuity reboot.[6][7][8]

Metron consults Highfather about the various uses of the Lantern rings. About twenty Green Lanterns confront Highfather to recover Mogo's power ring. Highfather's subordinates kill most of the Lanterns, which he later regrets.[9]

Metron confronts the Anti-Monitor on Earth-3 to divert a war with Darkseid before Darkseid's daughter Grail attacks him and leaves him for dead.[10] Metron returns to confront the Justice League and convince them to evacuate Earth. However, Wonder Woman pulls Metron off the Mobius Chair and allows Batman to use it.[11]

After the Anti-Monitor and Darkseid are destroyed in battle, Metron travels to the Moon and trains Owlman. However, the two are vaporized by a mysterious entity.[12]

In Dark Nights: Death Metal, an omniversal being called the Chronicler resurrects Metron.[13]

## Powers and abilities

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As a New God, Metron possesses superhuman physical abilities and is nigh-immortal. He is a skilled inventor and wields the Mobius Chair, which enables him to travel through time and space.

## Other versions

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* Metron appears in the crossover The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans.
* An alternate universe variant of Metron who serves Darkseid appears in JLA: Rock of Ages.
* Muttron, an alternate universe funny animal variant of Metron, appears in Captain Carrot and the Final Ark.
* An alternate universe variant of Metron appears in Seven Soldiers. This version was cast out of New Genesis after Darkseid's takeover and transformed into a human.[14]
* An alternate universe variant of Metron appears in Superman: The Dark Side.

## In other media

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### Television

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* Metron makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "Apokolips... Now!".[15]
* Metron appears in Justice League Unlimited, voiced by Daniel Dae Kim.[16][17][18] He attempts to warn Lex Luthor against attempting to resurrect Brainiac, and after Darkseid ends up being resurrected instead, Metron helps Luthor retrieve the Anti-Life Equation to stop him.
* Metron appears in Young Justice, voiced by Phil LaMarr.[16] This version created the Mother Boxes, possesses additional telekinetic abilities, and maintains the Infinity Vault in the Mobius Dimension.

### Film

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In Justice League: Gods and Monsters, the crippled and apparently paralyzed Lex Luthor (voiced by Jason Isaacs) turns into a version of Metron via Boom Tube technology provided by Wonder Woman.

### Video games

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Metron appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[19]

### Merchandise

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Metron received an exclusive action figure through Mattel's online DC Universe Signature Series line.

## References

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1. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 201\. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
2. ^ Ro, Ronin. Tales to Astonish: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee and the American Comic Book Revolution (Bloomsbury, 2004)
3. ^ Sacks, Jason; Dallas, Keith (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 39\. ISBN 978-1605490564.
4. ^ The DC Comics Encyclopedia. Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2004. p. 202\. ISBN 0-7566-0592-X.
5. ^ The Death of the New Gods #7 (May 2008). DC Comics.
6. ^ Final Crisis #1 (July 2008). DC Comics.
7. ^ Final Crisis #6. DC Comics.
8. ^ Final Crisis #7. DC Comics.
9. ^ Green Lantern (vol. 5) #35 (October 2014). DC Comics.
10. ^ Justice League (vol. 2) #40 (April 2015). DC Comics.
11. ^ Justice League (vol. 2) #42 (July 2015). DC Comics.
12. ^ Justice League (vol. 2) #50 (May 2016). DC Comics.
13. ^ Dark Nights: Death Metal: Rise of a New God #1 (2020). DC Comics.
14. ^ Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle #4. DC Comics.
15. ^ Rich Fogel & Bruce Timm (writers); Dan Riba (director) (1998-02-14). "Apokolips...Now! (Part 2)". Superman: The Animated Series. Season 2. Episode 26. The WB.
16. ^ a b "Metron Voices (DC Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 8, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
17. ^ Matt Wayne (writer); Dan Riba (director) (2006-05-06). "Alive!". Justice League Unlimited. Season 3. Episode 12. Cartoon Network.
18. ^ Dwayne McDuffie (writer); Joaquim Dos Santos (director) (2006-05-13). "Destroyer". Justice League Unlimited. Season 3. Episode 13. Cartoon Network.
19. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

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