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Can Magneto control all metal or just magnetic metal?
In the broadest description, Magneto can control electromagnetism. Usually that lets him manipulate ferrous metals and objects with magnetic properties, but his powers have so many more applications that he’s discovered over the years. Magneto is the master of far more than just magnetism.
Is metal a magnetic material?
Magnetic materials are always made of metal, but not all metals are magnetic. Iron is magnetic, so any metal with iron in it will be attracted to a magnet. Most other metals, for example aluminium, copper and gold, are NOT magnetic. Two metals that aren’t magnetic are gold and silver.
Can Magneto throw lightning bolts with his mind?
Yes! In the original X-Men comics Magneto was able to throw lightning bolts! In the sixth X-Men comic Magneto made a mental version of himself out of pure magnetic energy. Just like how Professor X can create a mental version of himself with his mind. Magneto’s power is to control electromagnetic energy, not metal.
Can Magneto control non-magnetic metals?
Magneto controls magnetic fields to a ludicrous degree. In the comics, this has been extended to the point of knocking people unconscious by slowing/stopping the flow of iron to their brains. He cannot control non-ferrous (non-magnetic) metals.
Does having magnetic powers give you the ability to throw things?
Iron, Aluminum, Copper, Titanium, Chromium, you name it. So having magnetic powers does give you power over most of metal-based objects. Yes! In the original X-Men comics Magneto was able to throw lightning bolts! In the sixth X-Men comic Magneto made a mental version of himself out of pure magnetic energy.
How does Magneto open the plastic gate?
In the second movie, when Magneto was in that room made without metal, he could have just blasted that plastic gate open with electromagnetic force. And in the third movie he could have just crushed those plastic cure guns by putting a magnetic field around the guns and crushing them.