Respect Electro: Marvel 616

Maxwell Dillon was a boy raised by an overprotective and smothering mother, who crushed his ego and stopped him from becoming an electrical engineer in favor of becoming a lineman. Max did his job well, until one day, he was hit by a lightning bolt while working on a line. This lightning bolt turned Max into a living dynamo, capable of charging and recharging himself with electricity. Max’s repressed ambition came to the surface, and he became a criminal to make his fortune. Electro is currently depowered, but has been given a promise by the red suited man to have his powers back.

Electro is surprisingly intelligent, but his low self esteem prevents him from using this intelligence often due to the incorrect belief that he is not smart. Max serves a similar role to Rhino in supervillain teams in that he provides raw muscle with not many questions asked.

Electrokinesis

Max’s powers are based around his ability to control electricity, absorb it, and discharge it. He apparently does this via micro-fine rhythmic muscle contractions. This can be used for any variety of purposes, from ionizing metal to affecting brain waves to bolts to electromagnetism(and more). This is also the source of Electro’s greatest weakness, as water can short him out. Electro’s power varies greatly in intensity depending on how much electricity he has recently absorbed. As such, not all powers may be available at the same time.

• Easily deals with Strike’s own electrokinesis by baiting him into a reckless attack which Electro then drains

• He can climb buildings via using the electrical cables to pull himself up. Also, he can deactivate Mr. Fantastic’s security systems

• He dropped Daredevil with ease

• He cuts through a steel door vault

• He blasts through an elevator door and then uses his electromagnetism to slide down the cable

• Electro can attract himself to just about any metal it seems

• Blows open a wooden door

• His electric shields block a lot of rubble

• Makes an electric ramp and bullets are blocked by his ambient electricity

• Can turn people into statues by making an electromagnetic storm around them

• He channels electricity through a car roof that sends Spider-Man flying, can fling around metal by ionizing it, and explodes cars. He mentions later that ionizing the metal was Doc Ock’s idea and sparking the gas tanks was his own

• He drops a truck on Spider-Man. Well, tries to. He missed, but still, good showing for his electromagnetism

• Water is usually a weakness, but sometimes, it’s a strength and used for channeling his power

• One shots Black Cat

• Snips some webbing

• One blast turns ice to steam

• Single handedly causes a massive blackout, makes an electrical storm that destroys helicopters nearby, and makes a massive Ryker’s prison break

• He drains a power line for some juice

• Knocks the Thing back hard enough to break the concrete behind him, blocks flames from the Human Torch, and takes down the Human Torch

• Blows apart concrete and melts metal instantly

• Electro brings down a pretty big wall

• He can make electric rings

• He burns off Spider-Man’s webbing and just touching him is enough to kill a normal human. His aura even nearly kills Spider-Man

• Electric currents revitalize him. Don’t ask me how touching metal bars did that

• Is immune to a massive amount of electricity running through a switch

• Turns on a TV

• He can fly on electric cables

• He can perform a kind of pseudo teleport by traveling on his own bolts

• His electrical fields deflect punches from Spider-Man

• His friendly fire takes out Vulture

• He can fly with his ramps. Well, more like slide along his ramps, but same effect

• When supercharged by having drained a large amount of electricity, Electro can vaporize water and attack the brain with his electricity

• A super charged Electro just getting pissy brings down a building

• A super charged Electro easily takes down Nate Gray and can block a telepathic attack

• He set a lady on fire with an accidental burst and killed her

• He can shave with his power

• He burns through a rubber glove with just his aura and blasts back Spider-Man

• Fries people to a skeletal level

• He can use his electrical current a bit like stilts

• Glasses Sandman

• He can travel inside of electrical objects and then reappear outside of them

• He can travel on any current, really. Also blasts himself through Spider-Man's webbing

• He takes down the Quinjet by transmitting himself inside of it. Also proceeds to speed blitz and knock-out Hawkeye and Spiderwoman

• His energies rip open the road and send cars flying

• It takes more than just a splash of water to take him down

• Brings down Spider-Man to a near unconscious state in a single hit

• Blocks bullets once more

• One shots Punisher

• He can either travel on bolts of lightning or turn into one, either way, it shows some control. Also, being in the rain doesn’t faze him

• Easily handles Sandman, Trapster, and Wizard

• He can control complex machinery

• He can take electricity from anything

• Transmits his electricity up a flagpole to knock out Spider-Man

• Can stand vertically with while clinging to a vertical surface

• Negates Spider-Man’s ability to wall crawl

• Beats the Shocker

• Breaks free of metal controlled by Magneto

• Insta-kills someone really brutally

• Blocks an attack from Firestar and punks Gravity

• Absorbs microwaves from Firestar and then easily handles Gravity and her

Aiming and Reflex Feats

Electro’s attack style necessitates good aim and tracking of objects. It’s not great, but it’s decent

• Tags Daredevil cleanly

• His thugs comment that he’s quick

• Dodges or deflects a bunch of thrown stuff from Spider-Man

• React to Spider-Man leaping at him in time to reappear behind him

• Blasts two cables, Spider-Man calls his aim great, and he shoots webbing out of the air

• Tags Spider-Man cleanly

• Blasts faster than guards can react

• Tags Quicksilver

Physicals

Electro’s accident with the lightning did enhance him to a certain point. He’s no bruiser, but he’s not average either.

• He takes a few nasty hits from Spider-Man and is still standing

• Gets slammed through a window(and something made of wood), beat on some more by Spider-Man, and then has an explosion in his face. He’s still conscious

• Gets kicked in the back of the head with a piece of rock stuck to Spider-Man’s foot hard enough to break off a chunk of the rock, and he’s fine

• Is punched into a pillar hard enough to break it, is still conscious

• Is hit by sharp rubble and not sliced to ribbons

• Kicked Mad Thinker in the nuts. Not a real feat, but funny

• His head leaves a crater in a wall, he’s fine after doing so

• Electro shrugs off a punch from Spider-Man, Spider-Man is shocked that he’s still standing(and makes it sound like he was going to kill him), and Electro confirms his physical stats are enhanced

• Survives quite the pummeling from Shocker’s gauntlets