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Who Is M-11? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

M-11 (Marvel): A human consciousness within the metallic body of a humanoid robot, better known as M-11, teammember of the Agents of Atlas.

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M-11 is a Marvel comic book character, with over 133 comic issue appearances. A human consciousness within the metallic body of a humanoid robot, better known as M-11, teammember of the Agents of Atlas.

Who is M-11?

Origin Commissioned by Plan Tzu (a.k.a. Yellow Claw ) as part of a complicated plan to establish his unwitting successor, FBI agent Jimmy Woo , as a great hero, the robot M-11 was completed in 1954 by an unidentified professor. Concerned at creating a killing machine completely under the control of Plan's Atlas Foundation, and pressured to hand over M-11 before he could complete the programming modifications he wanted, the scientist took the drastic step of having the robot electrocute him, correctly reasoning that somehow part of his displaced life essence would encode itself in its neural net, giving it free will and emotions. After slaying him, M-11 left the lab and walked into the sea, where it lay inert. Mayor Story Arcs The Golden Age Four years later, Plan Tzu kidnapped President Eisenhower , and as he intended, Woo gathered together a team of "G-Men" to rescue him. M-11 had been found by the Atlantean Namora , while she was searching for her missing cousin Namor ; she informed Woo of the machine, and he retrieved it. Its teammate Marvel Boy (Robert Grayson) used Uranian know-how to restore it to working order; M-11 worked with the group out of choice and a growing loyalty t.

Key facts

M-11 is of robot origin and first appeared in "I, The Robot". The character is published by Marvel. With 133 recorded issue appearances, M-11 ranks among the most featured characters in comics.

Frequently asked questions

Who is M-11?

A human consciousness within the metallic body of a humanoid robot, better known as M-11, teammember of the Agents of Atlas.

When did M-11 first appear?

M-11 first appeared in "I, The Robot".

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