- "I'm coming for you, J'onn J'onzz."
- —Malefic[src]
Malefic J'onzz is a Green Martian and the brother of J'onn J'onzz.
Biography
Martian Civil War
During the Martian Civil War, Malefic betrayed the Green Martians by inflicting H'ronmeer's Curse upon them, which caused severe pain to any brothers who fought each other. Due to his traitorous actions, Malefic was placed in the Phantom Zone, where he met Midnight, who was put there by Malefic's brother, J'onn.[1]
Arrival on Earth
Sometime after Supergirl's war against Lex Luthor concluded, the extra-dimensional being Mar Novu, for an unknown reason, brought Malefic to Earth. He then vowed to get revenge on his brother, J'onn J'onzz, for reasons unknown.[2]
At some point after his arrival on earth, he disguised himself as a little girl and during this time, he created a phantom zone projector to release Midnight. After Midnight's defeat at the hands of Supergirl and J'onn, Malefic confronted him in his office and then he told him that they were brothers, but J'onn didn't believe him, suggesting that his memories of Malefic were erased from his mind.[3]
Powers and abilities
Powers
- Green Martian physiology: Like all Green Martians, Malefic possesses several incredible powers. Uniquely to a Green Martian, his eye color is glowing green, other than glowing red.
- Shapeshifting: Malefic is able to change his form at will, even on a cellular level, completely altering his physical appearance, allowing him to transform or mimic other people or animals and other creatures. He was able to transform into a little girl as well as a dinosaur.
- Super strength: He easily surpassed Supergirl with his own super strength in T-Rex's disguise tossing around Kara and perforating her cape with extreme ease.
- Super durability: He easily endured Supergirl's punches (but likely was holding back because she thought it is a normal dinosaur) and freeze breath.
- Density-shifting/Intangibility: As a Green Martian, Malefic is able to move through solid objects (such as walls and doors).
Abilities
- Bilingual: As a native Martian, Malefic speaks his mother tongue fluently[2] in addition to English.[3]
Weaknesses
- Fire: Like all Martians, if Malefic is exposed to fire (or even Kryptonian heat vision) while transformed, it will cause him to partially revert to his true appearance, which may be used as a means to reveal him as an imposer.[1]
- Limited replication: Malefic has lost most of his telepathic capabilities when he was in the Phantom Zone, thus his capability of learning about people he impersonates has been extremely diminished, severely limiting the effectiveness of his shape-shifting abilities, allowing someone who knows that person well enough to tell that he's a fraud.[1]
- Fa'ra'too'rik: As explained by J'onn, long ago on Mars, two brothers, Phobos and Deimos, had a hatred for one another that was the reason for the Green and White Martians' split. To keep this from ever happening again, a curse was placed upon the Green Martians, known among them as Fa'ra'too'rik, was placed upon the Green Martians. It's the punishment for brother attacking brother, and causes great pain to both parties involved.[1]
Appearances
Supergirl
Season 4
Season 5
Behind the scenes
- In the comics, Ma'alefa'ak J'onzz a.k.a. Malefic is the twin brother and arch-nemesis of the Martian Manhunter.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Stranger Beside Me
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Quest for Peace"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Event Horizon"