History ComicBook / OMAC

Around the time of the ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' miniseries, the OMAC concept was reintroduced as an army of humans mutated by {{nanotechnology}} and controlled by Brother Eye, which was now supposedly created by Franchise/{{Batman}} to monitor and control [[MetaOrigin metahumans]] (Observational Metahuman Activity Construct). Except the villainous Maxwell Lord reprogrammed it and used it to attack Earth's heroes instead.

During ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis'' it would be revealed that the actual creator of this Brother Eye was Buddy (who is a scientist now; Batman commissioned it from him.) A subsequent (and poorly explained) chain of events led to the destruction of an AlternateUniverse that then became Kamandi's world.

DC's ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' relaunch introduced a new iteration of OMAC: Kevin Kho, a scientist at Cadmus Industries, found Brother Eye repeatedly transforming him into a hulking monster to serve as its agent on Earth. This series only managed to last eight issues before being cancelled again, and Kevin vanished into Comic Book Limbo for a time. He reappeared in the BadFuture of ''ComicBook/TheNew52FuturesEnd'', a series that also features Brother Eye trying to take over the world once more.

The O.M.A.C. concept made its Film/DCExtendedUniverse debut in the 2023 ''Film/{{Blue Beetle|2023}}'' film.

DC's ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' relaunch introduced a new iteration of OMAC: Kevin Kho, a scientist at Cadmus Industries, found Brother Eye repeatedly transforming him into a hulking monster to serve as its agent on Earth. This series only managed to last eight issues before being cancelled again, and Kevin vanished into Comic Book Limbo for a time. He recently reappeared in the BadFuture of DC's Future's End, a series that also features Brother Eye trying to take over the world once more.

* AfterTheEnd: Kamandi's world (both versions.)
* AIIsACrapshoot: The ComicBook/PostCrisis Brother Eye.

* BatmanGambit: The second Brother Eye plan (which backfired spectacularly).

* BrainsAndBrawn: Brother Eye and OMAC, for Kevin's version.

** The New 52 OMAC looks a lot like the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]], except that he's blue and has a mohawk.
* ContinuitySnarl: The origin of the new Kamandi world.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The corporations the GPA opposed.
* CutShort: Jack Kirby's series, which ended on part 2 of a three-part story, no less.
** As well as the New 52 series. In a case of history unfortunately repeating itself, both series were cancelled after only 8 issues.

* DeathByOriginStory: Buddy in the first Kamandi series.
* DumbMuscle: Kevin's OMAC.
* EyeMotifs: In all OMAC versions, always it has an eye drawing in the chest that represents [[ExactlyWhatitSaysOnTheTin Brother Eye]].

* FanSequel: Due to [[FanonDiscontinuity widespread dislike]] of the post-Kirby OMAC revivals, in 2002 two British fans wrote and drew OMAC #9 for fanzine publication, in the style of Kirby, in order to wrap up the final story. [[note]][[http://sequart.org/magazine/55419/jack-kirby-omac-part-15/ Details here]][[/note]]
* FunWithAcronyms: O.M.A.C.
** One-Man Army Corps, Observational Metahuman Activity Construct, Omni Mind And Community, Omegatech Mechanoid Armored Cop, Outerworld Monitor and Auto Containment, [[Comicbook/DCOneMillion One Millionth]] Actual [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} Clone]], and One Million And Counting. See IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming for more.

* HitlersTimeTravelExemptionAct: [[spoiler:In Byrne's miniseries, OMAC decides the easiest way to undo a time-displaced villain's tampering with history is to kill Hitler. Which he does, graphically. Years later, as Buddy, he decides that this was a bad idea and sets up a [[MyDeathIsOnlyTheBeginning plan]] to have Brother Eye correct his mistake.]]

* ImprobableHairstyle: A really badass mohawk that has no purpose [[RuleOfCool other than recalling]] the Greek god of war.
** Even the biomechanical [=OMACs=] have similar headfins, again for no good reason. Other than to look like the original OMAC.

** Kevin sported a truly ridiculous mohawk.

-->''Hello... put me together... and I will be your friend...''
* InvoluntaryShapeshifting: This looks to be the case for Kevin, with Brother Eye controlling the transformations.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia

* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Brother Eye could boost OMAC's abilities when needed.

* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: The GPA members all [[TheBlank wear masks]].

* RobotBuddy: The original Brother Eye, with the twist that he helped from orbit.

* RoboticReveal: She was the only person at his job who was ever ''nice'' to Buddy, too.

** Issue #1 of the New 52 has a couple of really clever ones.

*** One of the inventions from [[{{Motifs}} the world that's coming]] is a [[Film/TotalRecall1990 virtual memory adventure]] device. Kirby must've have Creator/PhilipKDick on the mind when he was writing the series...
** And about looking like an Ancient god of war, [[ComicBook/WonderWoman Ares himself]] also ports a mohawk in his helmet, as well being despised with blue-ish clothes.

* SuddenSequelHeelSyndrome: In the original comics, Brother Eye was a good guy, although one could interpret him as having Orwellian overtones (and let's be honest here, that is a really sinister name). He's villainous in most of his modern appearances.
* SuperSoldier: OMAC
* SuperpoweredAlterEgo: Kevin and the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' version of Buddy.
* TeleportersAndTransporters: Brother Eye can do this with Kevin, transporting him to places of Eye's choosing.

* TheVirus: The Infinite Crisis [=OMAC=]s are unsuspecting humans infected with nanites.
** ComicBook/PostCrisis, it was a plague.

* GirlInABox: Maybe the UrExample, and played for maximum creepiness value.

* GirlInABox: Maybe the UrExample, and played for maximum [[UncannyValley creepiness value.]]

** The New 52 OMAC looks a lot like the ComicBook/{{Incredible Hulk}}, except that he's blue and has a mohawk.

* {{Expy}}: Kevin for [[Comicbook/IncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]]: scientists who find themselves regularly transforming into brutish monsters.

-->''"OMAC lives... so that Man may live!"''

* CompletelyMissingThePoint: The Infinite Crisis [=OMAC=]s do not count as ''One'' Man Armies.

* AnimeHair: OMAC's mohawk and sideburns are supposed to resemble a Greco-Roman helmet--making him [[PhraseCatcher look like some ancient god of war!]]
* BatmanGambit: The second Brother Eye plan (which backfired spectacularly.)

* InstantTurnOff: In the first issue of Kirby's ''OMAC'', Buddy Blank seems to be very pleased with his new partner Lila at his workplace, being the only person that was kind to him. That, until he found the secret of the factory that made {{Robot Girl}}s... [[TheReveal like Lila]], which eventually horrified Buddy.

* InstantTurnOff: In the first issue of Kirby's ''OMAC'', Buddy Blank seems to be very pleased with her new partner Lila in the place he worked for, being the only person that was kind to him. That, until he found the secret of the factory that made {{Robot Girl}}s... [[TheReveal like Lila]], which eventually horrofied Buddy.