Magneto

Erik Lehnsherr

Played by Ian McKellen

Erik Lehnsherr is a Holocaust survivor whose mutant ability to generate and control magnetic fields allows him to manipulate metal with tremendous force and precision. Operating as Magneto, he believes mutants are humanity's evolutionary successors and that conflict with humans is inevitable, putting him at odds with — and occasionally alongside — his old friend Charles Xavier. Read more →

First turns up in X-Men.