Hans Leckter (Earth-8)

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Contents 1 History 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Powers 2.2 Abilities 3 Notes 4 See Also 5 Links and References 5.1 Footnotes

History

Hans Lecktor decided to form a school for young metahumans known as the Academy for Advanced Children, where they could be trained in the use of their powers. Some of his students even formed a superteam - the Zen Men. Building a surrogate family for himself and his two children (Anna & Jack), he had no interest in the wider world.

But the election of Tin Man as US President changed this. The school, as a collection of metahumans, was faced with a choice: sign up and become government agents, or be outlawed. Lecktor refused to compromise his pacifistic ideals, and even though the Zen Men sided with the government, most of the school followed Lecktor. The response was swift: they were rounded up and placed in conditions similar to a concentration camp, with chip implants to prevent them from using their powers.

Despite conditions, Lecktor refused to respond with violence, even in the face of hardship - not even at the insistence of his son Jack. But when a riot ended in the brutal deaths of Anna & Jack, Lecktor was despondent. One-Eye, the leader of the Zen Men, purposely deactivated his former mentor's chip and urged him to act as he thought best. Lecktor vowed to fight Tin Man's administration with every means possible.

Relocating to West Germany, he founded a new school for "gifted youngsters". He trained his students hard, trying to insure that they would never blindly follow authority as his previous students had. He also became affiliated with the Extremists.

When Monarch tried to to recruit the Extremists for his interdimensional army, Lecktor (now using the name "Doctor Diehard") tried to talk Lord Havok into taking the offer. Lord Havok refused for his own reasons, and this was the beginning of a rift between the two men. When the Academy for Advanced Children was destroyed (in circumstances designed to implicate Lecktor), it was the last straw. Lecktor tried to fight Lord Havok, but was killed by his fellow Extremists.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Unmeasured magnetic powers

Abilities

skill as a teacher

Notes

• Doctor Diehard is loosely based on the Marvel villain Magneto (with some elements of Professor X).

See Also

• Discuss Hans Leckter (Earth-8) on the forums
• Appearances of Hans Leckter (Earth-8)
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Links and References

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Footnotes