Querl Dox (New Earth)

Querl is a native of the planet Colu, a world where intellect is considered the most important attribute. He is considered a prodigy, that possibly comes along once in a millenium.

Place of Birth

Colu

Creators

Jerry Siegel, Jim Mooney, Mark Waid, Barry Kitson

First appearance

Teen Titans/Legion Special #1
(November, 2004)

History

Brainiac 5 is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes who has a tendency to put plans into motion without consulting the Legion's leader, Cosmic Boy.

Brainy's greatest pleasure is reminding the other Legionnaires of the fact that he is considered a prodigy in a world of superminds, at every turn.

Brainy has also invented the flight ring technology.

Querl has at different times been making attempts to usurp the Legion leadership from Cosmic Boy.

Dream Girl once stated that they would wed some day in the future. That made him become infatuated with her. When she was crushed to death by Elysion, Brainy placed her body in stasis, hoping that he one day will find a way to resurrect her. She then appeared in Brainy's dreams for awhile. Later, he cloned Dream Girl's body, and she returned to it from the subconscious state after Brainy met with her and proposed. When she was finally back in her physical form, Brainy and Dream Girl told the other lLegionaires that they where getting married (this was at the end of war with the Dominators).

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Superhuman intellect: Querl has a "12th-level intellect", which grants him superhuman calculation skills, amazing memory and exceptional technical know-how. This increased intellect gives him superior calculating abilities, an encyclopedic memory and innovating scientific knowledge. By concentrating the power and disciplined nature of his mighty mind he safely operated the extra-dimensional device known as the Miracle Machine, which converts thoughts into reality. Using it, he successfully repelled the Dark Circle armies - repairing all the damage caused by the invasion - and completed the construction of the new Legion HQ. He has played three-dimensional chess against three powerful computers, added up every number in a math textbook in seconds, retained his memories and clarity of thought after being de-aged into a tot, resisted illusion-assisted brainwashing, resisted hypnotism and adapted many inventions and experiments. By comparison, 20th century Earth as a whole constitutes a "6th-Level" intelligence. 31st century Earth as a whole is a "9th-Level" intelligence. Although most Coluans have a "12th level" intellect, Querl is considered a prodigy, that possibly comes along once in a millennium.

Weaknesses

Average Creativity and Original Thought: While Brainiac 5 possesses a great intellect, memory and scientific knowledge, he is still limited by his human creativity and ability for original thought.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

The Legion Flight Ring.

Force-Shield Belt: Brainiac 5's primary invention is his personal force-shield generator. Brainiac 5 re-discovered the technical process behind original Brainiac's force-shield belt, which is capable of generating a virtually impervious field of protection. The belt must be attuned to the vibratory rate of its user before it can work. While activated, Brainiac 5's movement is not impeded. The belt has been speculated to break down exhaled carbon dioxide and liberate more oxygen enabling Brainy to breathe the same air repeatedly while in the field. The force-shield has been penetrated by sufficient powerful solar-energies, and while inside the protective barrier, he is vulnerable to being shaken within. The life of the force-shield belt is shortened radically when taken back through the time barrier and into the past, if it is in a position of compromising unalterable history.

Brainiac 5 has adapted the workings of his force-shield belt to produce a force ray, a modified form of the force-field projector circuit, which can drill through walls. He has also hooked it up to a force-blaster and projected a force-shield around the entire clubhouse.

Notes

According to Lemnos, "Querl", means "Idealistic" in Coluan.^[1]

Links and References

Brainiac 5 at Wikipedia
Brainiac 5 entry on the Legion World

Footnotes

↑ Legion of Super-Heroes #6

This character is exclusive to the continuity of the Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes and 5th Legion of Super-Heroes series.

Any official designation for the home universe for this character has not been given, and thus this page may have to be moved in the future.
In the meantime, it's conjecturally designated as "New Earth".

[0] Legion of Super-Heroes #6

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