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** HealingFactor: Often written with one. A result if his Shape-Shifting.



** SuperReflexes
** SuperSpeed: Again, on paar with Superman.
** SuperStrength: To match Superman.

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** SuperReflexes
** SuperSpeed: Again, on paar with Superman. \n Used mostly for travel.
** SuperStrength: To match Superman.Comparable to that of Superman.
** VoluntaryShapeShifting: Can change his shape, form or color.

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One of the DNAliens created by Cadmus Labs, Bette Noir is a hideous, immobile blob, incapable of leaving the laboratory in which she is imprisoned. She does however, have one thing going for her--the ability to project her consciousness out of her body and feed on the psychic energies of others. She clashed with J'onn a couple of times during his Post-Crisis, Pre-Flashpoint incarnation.

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One of the DNAliens [=DNAliens=] created by Cadmus Labs, Bette Noir is a hideous, immobile blob, incapable of leaving the laboratory in which she is imprisoned. She does however, have one thing going for her--the ability to project her consciousness out of her body and feed on the psychic energies of others. She clashed with J'onn a couple of times during his Post-Crisis, Pre-Flashpoint incarnation.


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* ItsAllAboutMe: Bette is only concerned with her own welfare.

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!!Commander Blanx
->'''AKA:''' Benn Blanx
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->''"According to the aliens' code, I could only sell Mars if I was the [[FinalSolution last living Martian]]..."''

The leader of the Pole Dwellers (Silver and Bronze Age precursors to today's White Martians), Commander Blanx was a cold-blooded opportunist who aimed first to conquer, then to enslave, and then finally, to annihilate, all Martian life, in a bid to sell the planet to an offworld mining corporation. Restarting the war between the Pole Dwellers and the Desert Dwellers, Blanx exiled his rival, J'onn J'onnz to the wastes, seized control of Mars, and then finally harnessed the Blue Flame of Mars to slaughter Pole Dweller and Desert Dweller alike. Killed in single combat by J'onn he has not appeared since.

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!!Commander Blanx
->'''AKA:''' Benn Blanx
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!!Bette Noir
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->''"According to the aliens' code, I could only sell Mars if I was the [[FinalSolution last living Martian]]..."''

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of the Pole Dwellers (Silver DNAliens created by Cadmus Labs, Bette Noir is a hideous, immobile blob, incapable of leaving the laboratory in which she is imprisoned. She does however, have one thing going for her--the ability to project her consciousness out of her body and Bronze Age precursors to today's White Martians), Commander Blanx was a cold-blooded opportunist who aimed first to conquer, then to enslave, and then finally, to annihilate, all Martian life, in a bid to sell feed on the planet to an offworld mining corporation. Restarting the war between the Pole Dwellers and the Desert Dwellers, Blanx exiled his rival, psychic energies of others. She clashed with J'onn J'onnz to the wastes, seized control a couple of Mars, and then finally harnessed the Blue Flame of Mars to slaughter Pole Dweller and Desert Dweller alike. Killed in single combat by J'onn he has not appeared since.times during his Post-Crisis, Pre-Flashpoint incarnation.


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* AstralProjection: The only way that she can interact with the rest of the world.
* BlobMonster: Her real body is one.
* BodyHorror: Bette's real body is an immovable mess, covered in faces and twisted limbs.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Bette's astral form has jet black hair and skin the colour of paper.
* EnergyAbsorption: One of her powers. She can steal and absorb all forms of power, storing it for future use.
* FateWorseThanDeath: When J'onn strips her of her powers and traps her in her ruin of a body.
* MindOverMatter: One of the 'verse's stronger telekinetics.
* PowerParasite: Can steal the abilities of others, keeping them for herself.
* PsychicPowers: A vastly powerful psychic.
* {{Telepath}}: Her main ability. Without it, she'd be totally incapable of communicating with the rest of the world.
* VampiricDraining: Does it to her victims' minds, leaving them as {{Empty Shell}}s.
* VillainousCrush: May have one on J'onn.

!!Commander Blanx
->'''AKA:''' Benn Blanx
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->''"According to the aliens' code, I could only sell Mars if I was the [[FinalSolution last living Martian]]..."''

The leader of the Pole Dwellers (Silver and Bronze Age precursors to today's White Martians), Commander Blanx was a cold-blooded opportunist who aimed first to conquer, then to enslave, and then finally, to annihilate, all Martian life, in a bid to sell the planet to an offworld mining corporation. Restarting the war between the Pole Dwellers and the Desert Dwellers, Blanx exiled his rival, J'onn J'onnz to the wastes, seized control of Mars, and then finally harnessed the Blue Flame of Mars to slaughter Pole Dweller and Desert Dweller alike. Killed in single combat by J'onn he has not appeared since.
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* BadassBoast: "No one can extinguish the Human Flame!"



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!!Malefic
->'''AKA:''' Ma'alefa'ak J'onnz
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->'' "You knew nothing of me on Mars when I engineered the death of our race under your very nose! You understood nothing of me when I destroyed your new life on this joke of a planet! And you understand nothing of my life as I end yours by ripping you apart muscle by sinew!"''

J'onn J'onnz's twin brother in Post-Crisis continuity, Ma'alefa'ak, alias Malefic, is a sociopathic mind rapist and serial murderer turned genocidal madman. Stripped of his psionic powers following his capture, Malefic gained his revenge by engineering H'ronmeer's Curse, a psychic plague that killed almost every Green Martian on the planet. He later followed J'onn to Earth, where he was killed following an assault on the JLA.

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!!The Human Flame
->'''AKA:''' Ma'alefa'ak J'onnz
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->'' "You knew nothing of me on Mars when I engineered
Michael "Mike" Miller

->''"Impossible? I'm
the death of our race under your very nose! You understood nothing of me when Human Flame, Milo. I destroyed your new life on this joke of a planet! And you understand nothing of my life as I end yours by ripping you apart muscle by sinew!"''

J'onn J'onnz's twin brother in Post-Crisis continuity, Ma'alefa'ak, alias Malefic, is a sociopathic mind rapist
eat impossible for breakfast and serial murderer turned genocidal madman. Stripped of his psionic powers following his capture, Malefic gained his revenge by engineering H'ronmeer's Curse, crap out unicorns!"''

A low-brow thug with just enough intellect to be dangerous to himself and others, Mike Miller was an absolute nobody, until he built
a psychic plague that killed almost every Green special flamethrowing suit in order to ward off the police and the Martian on the planet. He later followed J'onn to Earth, where Manhunter. Incarcerated, he was killed following an assault on eventually freed by Libra, who transformed him into a cyborg. Playing a pivotal role in the JLA."death" of the Martian Manhunter, Miller had himself augmented again and again to try and ward of the JLA, eventually becoming a radioactive mass of living fire.


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* BaldOfEvil
* {{Cyborg}}: Rebuilt as one.
* DealWithTheDevil: Made one with Libra to get revenge on J'onn J'onnz.
* DumbMuscle: Despite his ability with engineering, Miller is still little more than a street thug.
* PlayingWithFire: Projected it from his chest when he had his armour, from his chest, belly, face, mouth and hands as a cyborg, and was made of it once he achieved his last Post-Crisis power up.
* PoweredArmour: Downplayed. The Human Flame's original armour could just barely project enough fire to keep the Manhunter at a distance, and had no other powers to speak of.
* StupidCrook: So much so that one of his weaknesses is listed as "idiocy".
* TookALevelInBadass: First by becoming a cyborg and then by becoming a being of living fire.

!!Malefic
->'''AKA:''' Ma'alefa'ak J'onnz
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->'' "You knew nothing of me on Mars when I engineered the death of our race under your very nose! You understood nothing of me when I destroyed your new life on this joke of a planet! And you understand nothing of my life as I end yours by ripping you apart muscle by sinew!"''

J'onn J'onnz's twin brother in Post-Crisis continuity, Ma'alefa'ak, alias Malefic, is a sociopathic mind rapist and serial murderer turned genocidal madman. Stripped of his psionic powers following his capture, Malefic gained his revenge by engineering H'ronmeer's Curse, a psychic plague that killed almost every Green Martian on the planet. He later followed J'onn to Earth, where he was killed following an assault on the JLA.
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!!Diane Meade

A police officer who served as John Jones' partner in the SilverAge, and as a member of his detective agency in the ModernAge, making her one of his few supporting cast members to have any sort of staying power.
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->''"I don't want you hurting any more Earth people. That wouldn't be nice."''
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->''"My name is J'onn J'onzz. I am the sole survivor of a ravaged world. I will not see the same thing happen to Earth."''
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** NighInvulernability: To anything that isn't fire.

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In the Post-Crisis world, Mars was retconned into having been devastated decades ago, and J'onn's time on Earth was lengthened considerably; he was now one of the few superheroes to have been operating from the 1950s until the dawn of the ModernAgeOfComicBooks. A founder and core member of the JLA, Post-Crisis J'onn is regarded as the "heart and soul" of the team.

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In the Post-Crisis world, Mars was retconned into having been devastated decades ago, and J'onn's time on Earth was lengthened considerably; he was now one of the few superheroes to have been operating from the 1950s until the dawn of the ModernAgeOfComicBooks.ModernAge. A founder and core member of the JLA, Post-Crisis J'onn is regarded as the "heart and soul" of the team.



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* {{Archenemy}}: The only contender during the SilverAgeOfComicBooks, he was one of J'onn's few recurring foes, and the first one he was shown to genuinely hate.

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* SpacePolice: His former career as a Manhunter has sometimes been portrayed as this.
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->'''AKA:''' J'onn J'onnz

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->'''AKA:''' J'onn J'onnz
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* SuperpowerLottery: One of the DCU's greatest winners, including:
** {{Flight}}
** HealingFactor: Often written with one.
** IntangibleMan: Sometimes used instead of NighInvulnerability, and sometimes with it.
** {{Invisibility}}: Can vanish from sight with ease.
** NighInvulernability: To anything that isn't fire.
** PsychicPowers: Including {{telepathy}}, and DependingOnTheWriter, [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]]
** SuperReflexes
** SuperSpeed: Again, on paar with Superman.
** SuperStrength: To match Superman.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Fire. How bad it is, and whether it is psychosomatic or not varies, but it is always a problem.




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!!Bel Juz
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->''"To protect myself I started a war..."''

A BronzeAge FemmeFatale who encountered J'onn J'onnz on several occasions, Bel Juz was a treacherous Desert Dweller (Green Martian), who sold out her surviving people to Thythen invaders, in the aftermath of Commander Blanx's attempted genocide. When the Thythen were defeated, Bel became involved with The Marshal of the Red Brotherhood, encouraging his invasion of Earth in a desperate attempt to cover up her involvement in the near destruction of her people.

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!!Bel Juz
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->''"To protect myself I started
!!Miss Martian
->'''AKA:''' M'gann M'orzz/Megan Morse

A White Martian with
a war..."''

A BronzeAge FemmeFatale who encountered J'onn J'onnz on several occasions, Bel Juz was a treacherous Desert Dweller (Green Martian), who sold out her
conscience, M'gann M'orzz joined Earth's Teen Titans' while pretending to be another surviving people Green Martian. She is something of a protege for J'onn, serving as a surrogate niece to Thythen invaders, in the aftermath of Commander Blanx's attempted genocide. When the Thythen were defeated, Bel became involved with The Marshal of the Red Brotherhood, encouraging his invasion of Earth in a desperate attempt to cover up her involvement in the near destruction of her people.him.


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* CuteBruiser: Looks like a cutesy teenage girl. Hits near as hard as J'onn himself.
* TheCutie
* {{Expy}}: Many fans thought of as one of [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans the cartoon's]] Starfire in terms of personality.
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: The only gentle, loving member of the otherwise AlwaysChaoticEvil White Martian race.
* RedHeadedHero
* SuperpowerLottery: One of the DCU's greatest winners, alongside J'onn:
** {{Flight}}
** HealingFactor: One reason she's as hard to kill as she is.
** IntangibleMan: Sometimes used instead of NighInvulnerability, and sometimes with it.
** {{Invisibility}}: Can vanish from sight with ease.
** NighInvulernability: To anything that isn't fire.
** PsychicPowers: Including {{telepathy}}, and DependingOnTheWriter, [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]]
** SuperReflexes
** SuperSpeed: Mostly used for travel rather than combat.
** SuperStrength: Within the top tier in the DCU.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Has the usual Martian problems with fire, but even more exaggerated, losing control of her form and dissolving when exposed to flame.

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!!Bel Juz
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->''"To protect myself I started a war..."''

A BronzeAge FemmeFatale who encountered J'onn J'onnz on several occasions, Bel Juz was a treacherous Desert Dweller (Green Martian), who sold out her surviving people to Thythen invaders, in the aftermath of Commander Blanx's attempted genocide. When the Thythen were defeated, Bel became involved with The Marshal of the Red Brotherhood, encouraging his invasion of Earth in a desperate attempt to cover up her involvement in the near destruction of her people.
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->'''AKA:''' J'onn J'onnz

A Martian who was accidentally teleported to Earth by Professor Erdel, J'onn J'onnz assumed the guise of recently deceased detective John Jones in order to fight crime on Earth, and conceal himself from humanity. Outed by villainous Martian B'rett, J'onn joined the JLA, serving with them until his home planet was destroyed by Commander Blanx. Locating his few surviving people, J'onn tried to help them build new lives on Mars II, but was driven out by The Marshal, eventually rejoining the JLA.

In the Post-Crisis world, Mars was retconned into having been devastated decades ago, and J'onn's time on Earth was lengthened considerably; he was now one of the few superheroes to have been operating from the 1950s until the dawn of the ModernAgeOfComicBooks. A founder and core member of the JLA, Post-Crisis J'onn is regarded as the "heart and soul" of the team.
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* BaldOfAwesome
* {{Expy}}: Was originally one for Superman, though as time has gone by the two have become increasingly different, with much of SilverAge and BronzeAge Superman's alien pathos having been passed to J'onn.
* TheHeart: Of the Justice League of America in Post-Crisis continuity.
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->''"To protect myself I started a war..."''



->''"According to the aliens' code, I could only sell Mars if I was the [[FinalSolution last living Martian]]..."''



->''"You let Mars burn! And Mars will forever smolder with the fire of your failure!"''



->'' "You knew nothing of me on Mars when I engineered the death of our race under your very nose! You understood nothing of me when I destroyed your new life on this joke of a planet! And you understand nothing of my life as I end yours by ripping you apart muscle by sinew!"''



* TheGeneralissimo: Following his coup.
* MilitaryCoup: How he gained power.




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->''"They are not regular members of my syndicate... and therefore expendable!"''

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!!Commander Blanx
->'''AKA:''' Benn Blanx
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The leader of the Pole Dwellers (Silver and Bronze Age precursors to today's White Martians), Commander Blanx was a cold-blooded opportunist who aimed first to conquer, then to enslave, and then finally, to annihilate, all Martian life, in a bid to sell the planet to an offworld mining corporation. Restarting the war between the Pole Dwellers and the Desert Dwellers, Blanx exiled his rival, J'onn J'onnz to the wastes, seized control of Mars, and then finally harnessed the Blue Flame of Mars to slaughter Pole Dweller and Desert Dweller alike. Killed in single combat by J'onn he has not appeared since.

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The leader of the Pole Dwellers (Silver and Bronze Age precursors to today's White Martians), Commander Blanx was a cold-blooded opportunist
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A BronzeAge FemmeFatale
who aimed first to conquer, then to enslave, and then finally, to annihilate, all Martian life, in a bid to sell the planet to an offworld mining corporation. Restarting the war between the Pole Dwellers and the Desert Dwellers, Blanx exiled his rival, encountered J'onn J'onnz to the wastes, seized control of Mars, and then finally harnessed the Blue Flame of Mars to slaughter Pole Dweller and on several occasions, Bel Juz was a treacherous Desert Dweller alike. Killed (Green Martian), who sold out her surviving people to Thythen invaders, in single combat by J'onn he has not appeared since.the aftermath of Commander Blanx's attempted genocide. When the Thythen were defeated, Bel became involved with The Marshal of the Red Brotherhood, encouraging his invasion of Earth in a desperate attempt to cover up her involvement in the near destruction of her people.



* BlondesAreEvil: While her hair was lilac in her first appearance, it was blonde in her second.
* FemmeFatale: A classic example.
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: And one of the first to appear in the Manhunter's stories.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Cared about only herself, willingly selling out her near-extinct race, and later starting a war in an effort to improve her own position.
* ManipulativeBastard: Bel's all about getting somebody else to do the fighting for her.
* MilitaryCoup: Encouraged The Marshal to make one.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Bel only appeared in two BronzeAge stories, but her manipulations ruined J'onn's political career, and were responsible for him rejoining the JLA. Without her, J'onn's current role as "heart and soul of the JLA" might never have come about.
* SmugSnake: Never quite as bright as she thought she was, and with a penchant for backing the wrong horse.
* {{Turncoat}}
* TheVamp
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: It was lilac in her first appearance.

!!Commander Blanx
->'''AKA:''' Benn Blanx
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The leader of the Pole Dwellers (Silver and Bronze Age precursors to today's White Martians), Commander Blanx was a cold-blooded opportunist who aimed first to conquer, then to enslave, and then finally, to annihilate, all Martian life, in a bid to sell the planet to an offworld mining corporation. Restarting the war between the Pole Dwellers and the Desert Dwellers, Blanx exiled his rival, J'onn J'onnz to the wastes, seized control of Mars, and then finally harnessed the Blue Flame of Mars to slaughter Pole Dweller and Desert Dweller alike. Killed in single combat by J'onn he has not appeared since.
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* TheBigBad: Of "And So My World Ends", the arc that redefined MartianManhunter, creating the version of the character that we all know today.

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* TheBigBad: Of "And So My World Ends", the arc story that redefined MartianManhunter, creating the version of the character that we all know today.



* FinalSolution: Blanx was told that he could not sell Mars unless he was the last living Martian. In order to work around this problem, he accordingly engineered a genocide.



* KillItWithFire: Used the Blue Flame to burn all of Mars.



* SpiritualSuccessor: To Commander Blanx, being responsible for the same crime that he committed in the SilverAge.




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->''"Here we languish, beggars on a hostile world far from our native sun. Forced to grub for survival like insects in the dark--when there are those who live in light, on a world that should be ours...While we huddle on this barren rock, our sacred lands are raped--by those who mock our fate!"''

Genetically engineered to be the ultimate Martian warrior, The Marshal of the Red Brotherhood was a powerful political and military figure on Mars II during the BronzeAge. Following Blanx's near destruction of all Martian life, and the encounter with the Thythen, The Marshal, at Bel Juz's urging, launched a coup d'etat against J'onn J'onnz, and then launched an invasion of Earth.
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* SuperSoldier: Engineered to be the ultimate Martian soldier.
* SuperStrength: Even for a Martian, he was incredibly strong, thanks in no small part to his vast bulk.

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!!The Marshal

!!Mr. V
->'''AKA:''' Faceless, Marco Xavier
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A European mobster who headed up the international syndiacte known as "Vulture", Mr. V was a masked presence who operated through legions of underlings, including one BodyDouble after another. Confronting J'onn repeatedly throughout the sixties, Mr. V, dubbed "Faceless" by J'onn, was the first enemy the Martian Manhunter truly loathed. He's vanished since the SilverAge, leaving a number of unanswered questions.

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A European mobster who headed up the international syndiacte known as "Vulture", Mr. V was a masked presence who operated through legions of underlings, including one BodyDouble after another. Confronting J'onn repeatedly throughout the sixties, Mr. V, dubbed "Faceless" J'onnz's twin brother in Post-Crisis continuity, Ma'alefa'ak, alias Malefic, is a sociopathic mind rapist and serial murderer turned genocidal madman. Stripped of his psionic powers following his capture, Malefic gained his revenge by J'onn, was the first enemy the engineering H'ronmeer's Curse, a psychic plague that killed almost every Green Martian Manhunter truly loathed. He's vanished since on the SilverAge, leaving a number of unanswered questions.planet. He later followed J'onn to Earth, where he was killed following an assault on the JLA.


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* EvilCripple: Given the degree to which Martians depend upon their PsychicPowers, Malefic's loss of them qualifies him for this status.
* EvilTwin: Exceptionally so.
* FinalSolution: Killed almost all the Green Martians.
* LackOfEmpathy: Profoundly so.
* LeanAndMean: Skeletally thin, especially when contrasted with J'onn.
* MindRape: A big fan of it.
* {{Sadist}}: This one pretty much goes without saying. Malefic enjoys inflicting pain.
* SelfMadeOrphan: Mind raped his mother into a coma.
* SerialKiller
* SerialRapist: Serial mind rapist anyway.
* ShapeShifter: Used to his advantage during his attack on the JLA.
* SlasherSmile: Always sports one.
* TheSociopath: Probably the most obvious example in J'onn's small rogues gallery, with his short temper, malignantly antisocial behaviour, sadism, and need to control others.
* TortureTechnician: Tends to play with his victims for an extended period after capturing them.

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!!Mr. V
->'''AKA:''' Faceless, Marco Xavier
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A European mobster who headed up the international syndiacte known as "Vulture", Mr. V was a masked presence who operated through legions of underlings, including one BodyDouble after another. Confronting J'onn repeatedly throughout the sixties, Mr. V, dubbed "Faceless" by J'onn, was the first enemy the Martian Manhunter truly loathed. He's vanished since the SilverAge, leaving a number of unanswered questions.
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!!Despero

An alien tyrant who came into conflict with the JLA when he pursued two rebels to Earth, Despero has a long and ugly history with the Martian Manhunter, dating back to early in his conflict with the League. Reborn several times into a greater and greater engine of destruction, Despero lives for revenge against the League, with J'onn J'onnz at the top of his hit list.

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\n!!Despero\n\nAn alien tyrant ->'''AKA:''' Benn Blanx
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The leader of the Pole Dwellers (Silver and Bronze Age precursors to today's White Martians), Commander Blanx was a cold-blooded opportunist
who came into conflict with the JLA when he pursued two rebels aimed first to Earth, Despero has a long conquer, then to enslave, and ugly history with the then finally, to annihilate, all Martian Manhunter, dating back life, in a bid to early in sell the planet to an offworld mining corporation. Restarting the war between the Pole Dwellers and the Desert Dwellers, Blanx exiled his conflict with the League. Reborn several times into a greater and greater engine of destruction, Despero lives for revenge against the League, with rival, J'onn J'onnz at to the top wastes, seized control of his hit list.Mars, and then finally harnessed the Blue Flame of Mars to slaughter Pole Dweller and Desert Dweller alike. Killed in single combat by J'onn he has not appeared since.


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* AlliterativeName: Benn Blanx
* {{Archenemy}}: During the BronzeAge, and retroactively, J'onn's entire Post-Crisis career, being the one who started the war between the Desert Dwellers and Pole Dwellers, exiled J'onn to Earth, triggered the formation of the JLA, saw Martians ostracized on Earth, and finally, massacred everyone J'onn cared about, including his family. For all that his appearances were limited, Blanx's influence, and the effect that he had on J'onn, would be hard to top.
* TheBigBad: Of "And So My World Ends", the arc that redefined MartianManhunter, creating the version of the character that we all know today.
* CowardlyLion: Blanx didn't like to fight, preferring to let others do it for him, but when he's finally cornered he proves a capable enough combatant, beating J'onn in their trident duel and nearly killing him.
* DuelToTheDeath: With J'onn.
* EvilOverlord: Of Mars, before he destroyed it.
* {{Greed}}: Was willing to exterminate his entire people in order to sell his planet to an alien mining company.
* KarmicDeath: Crushed to death beneath a globe of Mars, the planet he ruined.
* KillAllHumans: Kill all Martians actually, but the result was the same.
* LackOfEmpathy: When you make yourself the last survivor of your species all to make a buck, you are truly void of empathy.
* ProngsOfPoseidon: He and J'onn fought their final duel with tridents.

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An alien tyrant who came into conflict with the JLA when he pursued two rebels to Earth, Despero has a long and ugly history with the Martian Manhunter, dating back to early in his conflict with the League. Reborn several times into a greater and greater engine of destruction, Despero lives for revenge against the League, with J'onn J'onnz at the top of his hit list.
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!!Malefic

!!The Marshal



->'''AKA:''' Faceless

A European mobster who headed up the international syndiacte known as "Vulture", Mr. V was a masked presence who operated through legions of underlings, including one BodyDouble after another. Confronting J'onn repeatedly throughout the sixties, Mr. V, dubbed "Faceless" by J'onn, was the first enemy the Martian Manhunter truly loathed.

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A European mobster who headed up the international syndiacte known as "Vulture", Mr. V was a masked presence who operated through legions of underlings, including one BodyDouble after another. Confronting J'onn repeatedly throughout the sixties, Mr. V, dubbed "Faceless" by J'onn, was the first enemy the Martian Manhunter truly loathed. He's vanished since the SilverAge, leaving a number of unanswered questions.



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* ActuallyADoombot: All the time.
* {{Archenemy}}: The only contender during the SilverAgeOfComicBooks,SilverAgeOfComicBooks, he was one of J'onn's few recurring foes, and the first one he was shown to genuinely hate.
* BodyDouble: Maintained a small army of them. Anytime that J'onn unmasked Mr. V it would be reavealed to be one of his henchmen, playing the part.
* ChestInsignia: Wore Vulture's insignia on his t-shirt.
* CoolMask: It was a pretty silly mask, honestly, but the principle still applies.
* DecoyLeader: Anytime that Mr. V appeared to be acting as the leader of a local Vulture cell it was all but guaranteed that he'd turn out to be a BodyDouble.
* DiabolicalMastermind: An archetypal example, with legions of minions, evil schemes by the truckload, and numerous scientific gadgets.
* FatBastard: Usually drawn as such.
* TheReveal: During his final appearance, Mr. V is revealed to be Marco Xavier, the supposedly dead Vulture operative whom J'onn J'onnz has been impersonating the entire arc. Whether this was his real identity (Mr. V's suit seems unusually loose on Xavier's skinny frame) and if he really did die in that last confrontation was never confirmed.
* TheSyndicate: Led one.
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!!Despero

An alien tyrant who came into conflict with the JLA when he pursued two rebels to Earth, Despero has a long and ugly history with the Martian Manhunter, dating back to early in his conflict with the League. Reborn several times into a greater and greater engine of destruction, Despero lives for revenge against the League, with J'onn J'onnz at the top of his hit list.
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* {{Archenemy}}: To J'onn. While he's officially an enemy of the League as a whole, he truly despises J'onn and will go out of his way to kill him first whenever the League shows up. This is largely because J'onn is responsible for some of his more bitter and humiliating defeats, making him the one whom Despero, in his own words, "hates most of all." J'onn for his part fears and hates Despero right back, and the two have fought every few years from the 1960s into the present day, making them one another's longest running, most persistent, and most personal foes.
* DemonicPossession
* TheDreaded: ''Anything'' involving him is an "oh shit" moment. When he shows up, holding back is not an option, and it always takes multiple teams just to slow his progress. A single team going up against him is a suicide mission.
* EvilCounterpart: It's not as obvious as some, but Despero, with his history of isolation, longevity, religious ties, status as a leader on his world, PsychicPowers, and connection to fire is, at the end of the day, an evil version of J'onn J'onnz which is what makes the rivalry work. More on that can be found [[http://idol-head.blogspot.ca/2010/08/despero-fifth-most-important-martian.html here]].
* GalacticConqueror: Originally. These days he's more of a walking engine of destruction.
* GeniusBruiser: Originally he was a NonActionBigBad who couldn't come close to holding his own in a fight, but these days he's a hulking giant with an intellect to match.
* LargeAndInCharge
* MotiveDecay: Initially he was an alien despot looking for escaped rebels hiding on Earth. Then it was because he wanted revenge on the Justice League for humiliating him front of his subjects. As he got more-and-more powerful, this came up less-and-less. By the time [[RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun he stole the United Nations' flag to use as a cape]], it'd been essentially forgotten.
* NighInvulnerability: Since his rebirth.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: He frequently takes ''multiple'' teams to bring him down, and even that isn't always guaranteed.
* PhysicalGod: More or less became one.
* PsychicPowers
* PowerOfHate: He is driven by unadulterated rage - tempered by a certain amount of cold cunning and pure hatred. Martian Manhunter once defeated him by using his mental powers to make him hallucinate killing all the heroes, at which point he declared he was satisfied and let go of all his hate and anger, regressing to a baby. Unfortunately, when he found out he had been tricked, his hate and anger came back and he returned to normal.
* PlayingWithFire: Has gained pyrokinesis after being exposed to the Flame of Pytar.
* ReligiousBruiser: After undergoing his rebirth as part of the Cult of Pytar.
* SuperIntelligence
* SuperStrength: Even by DC standards. He's easily one of the single most physically powerful beings in the entire DCU.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Forced to work as a member of the League at one point, alongside J'onn J'onnz no less.
* TookALevelInBadass: Originally a mental threat and nothing else, Despero has been repeatedly reborn in the Flame of Pytar, becoming more and more powerful with each incarnation.

!!Mr. V
->'''AKA:''' Faceless

A European mobster who headed up the international syndiacte known as "Vulture", Mr. V was a masked presence who operated through legions of underlings, including one BodyDouble after another. Confronting J'onn repeatedly throughout the sixties, Mr. V, dubbed "Faceless" by J'onn, was the first enemy the Martian Manhunter truly loathed.
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