History YMMV / MartianManhunter

** Commander Blanx, leader of the Pale Martians, appeared only twice in {{the Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} but he made up for limited appearances with not rage, or hate, but pure, [[LackOfEmpathy cold-blooded]] [[TheSociopath sociopathy]]. For reasons known only to himself, Blanx restarted the war between the Pole Dwellers (Pale/White Martians) and the Desert Dwellers (Green Martians). Meeting his adversary, J'onn J'onnz in single combat, Blanx won through cheating and exiled him; he later journeyed to earth and tried to kill J'onn during his exile there, resulting in numerous human deaths. Where Blanx really [[MoralEventHorizon crossed the line]], however, was in his rule of Mars. Already dictator of the entire planet, Blanx used alien technology to take control of the Blue Flame that provided Mars' only source of heat, and set the entire planet ablaze. When J'onn J'onnz returned home, he found his family and friends dead, his civilisation in ruins, his planet unlivable, and all Martians, Pole Dwellers and Desert Dwellers alike, on the verge of extinction. When J'onn confronted Blanx and demanded to know why, Blanx explained that he had been contacted by an offworld mining corporation that wanted to buy Mars, but that "according to the aliens' code, I could only sell if I were the last living Martian." Blanx did them one better, killing not only every Martian, but Mars itself, desolating the entire planet out of [[OnlyInItForTheMoney sheer]] {{greed}} and [[ItsAllAboutMe apathy]]. In one issue, Blanx [[KnightOfCerebus altered the tone]] of the Martian Manhunter stories from light-hearted sixties fare, to introspective angst, wiping out his own people in the name of his checkbook, and leaving J'onn totally alone. In terms of utter soullessness, no Martian Manhunter villain has ever surpassed him.

** Commander Blanx appeared only twice in {{the Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} but he made up for limited appearances with not rage, or hate, but pure, [[LackOfEmpathy cold-blooded]] [[TheSociopath sociopathy]]. For reasons known only to himself, Blanx restarted the war between the Pole Dwellers (Pale/White Martians) and the Desert Dwellers (Green Martians). Meeting his adversary, J'onn J'onnz in single combat, Blanx won through cheating and exiled him; he later journeyed to earth and tried to kill J'onn during his exile there, resulting in numerous human deaths. Where Blanx really [[MoralEventHorizon crossed the line]], however, was in his rule of Mars. Already dictator of the entire planet, Blanx used alien technology to take control of the Blue Flame that provided Mars' only source of heat, and set the entire planet ablaze. When J'onn J'onnz returned home, he found his family and friends dead, his civilisation in ruins, his planet unlivable, and all Martians, Pole Dwellers and Desert Dwellers alike, on the verge of extinction. When J'onn confronted Blanx and demanded to know why, Blanx explained that he had been contacted by an offworld mining corporation that wanted to buy Mars, but that "according to the aliens' code, I could only sell if I were the last living Martian." Blanx did them one better, killing not only every Martian, but Mars itself, desolating the entire planet out of [[OnlyInItForTheMoney sheer]] {{greed}} and [[ItsAllAboutMe apathy]]. In one issue, Blanx [[KnightOfCerebus altered the tone]] of the Martian Manhunter stories from light-hearted sixties fare, to introspective angst, wiping out his own people in the name of his checkbook, and leaving J'onn totally alone. In terms of utter soullessness, no Martian Manhunter villain has ever surpassed him.

** Commander Blanx appeared only twice in {{the Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} but he made up for limited appearances with not rage, or hate, but pure, [[LackOfEmpathy cold-blooded]] [[TheSociopath sociopathy]]. For reasons known only to himself, Blanx restarted the war between the Pole Dwellers (Pale/White Martians) and the Desert Dwellers (Green Martians). Meeting his adversary, J'onn J'onnz in single combat, Blanx won through cheating and exiled him; he later journeyed to earth and tried to kill J'onn during his exile there, resulting in numerous human deaths. Where Blanx really [[MoralEventHorizon crossed the line]], however, was in his rule of Mars. Already dictator the entire planet, Blanx used alien technology to take control of the Blue Flame that provided Mars' only source of heat, and set the entire planet ablaze. When J'onn J'onnz returned home, he found his family and friends dead, his civilisation in ruins, his planet unlivable, and all Martians, Pole Dwellers and Desert Dwellers alike, on the verge of extinction. When J'onn confronted Blanx and demanded to know why, Blanx explained that he had been contacted by an offworld mining corporation that wanted to buy Mars, but that "according to the aliens' code, I could only sell if I were the last living Martian." Blanx did them one better, killing not only every Martian, but Mars itself, desolating the entire planet out of [[OnlyInItForTheMoney sheer]] {{greed}} and [[ItsAllAboutMe apathy]]. In one issue, Blanx [[KnightOfCerebus altered the tone]] of the Martian Manhunter stories from light-hearted sixties fare, to introspective angst, wiping out his own people in the name of his checkbook, and leaving J'onn totally alone. In terms of utter soullessness, no Martian Manhunter villain has ever surpassed him.

** In Post-Crisis continuity, J'onn's first foe--his own [[EvilTwin brother]], [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Malefic]]--was also one of the worst. Malefic engineered a psychic plague that incinerated the rest of the Green Martian race out of nothing but spite and envy at being the only Green Martian without telepathy; the reason he's not a telepath is because he committed MindRape, an unthinkable crime in Green Martian society, and was punished by having his psychic powers and memory stripped away. So Malefic committed genocide on his own race over a punishment that he wholly deserved. As if this wasn't enough, Malefic was so bent on ruining J'onn's life after the latter defeated him that he followed him to Earth and murdered Karen Smith, J'onn's (as Detective John Jones) partner on the police force. This was the last straw for J'onn and he threw Malefic into the sun. The saddest part about all of this is that J'onn was the only person who was ever sympathetic to Malefic because they were brothers.

* CanonDiscontinuity: The Martian Manhunter : American Secrets miniseries, a pre-New Frontier deconstruction of the Silver Age made in the early 90's. J'onn, with the aid of the then-retired JSA's Doctor Mid-Nite, uncovers an alien conspiracy that uses 1950's American uber-conformity as its cover, with cultural rebels and outcasts as LaResistance. It was referenced in an offhand way once or twice after, and was retconned out without a major time/space event by editors just forgetting about it.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: To meet with Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent in Japan, J'onn utilizes one of his aliases, a female Japanese reporter named [[Franchise/SailorMoon Rei Hino]]. Batman recognizes him anyway, noting in part that [[http://sailormoonnews.com/2012/12/28/did-batman-read-sailor-moon/batman_calls_out_martian_manhunter_hino_rei_full_page/ the name is a dead giveaway]].

** J'onn's first enemy (in Post-Crisis continuity), his own [[EvilTwin ''brother'']] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Malefic]], was probably one of the worst. Malefic engineered a psychic plague that incinerated the rest of the Green Martian race out of nothing but spite and envy at being the only Green Martian without telepathy. The reason he's not a telepath? He committed MindRape, an unthinkable crime in Green Martian society, and was punished by having his psychic powers and memory stripped away. So Malefic committed genocide on his own race over a punishment that he wholly deserved. As if this wasn't enough, Malefic was so hellbent on ruining J'onn's life after the latter defeated him that he followed him to Earth and murdered Karen Smith, J'onn's (as Detective John Jones) partner on the police force. This was the last straw for J'onn and he ''threw Malefic into the sun''. The saddest part about all of this is that J'onn was the only person who was ever sympathetic to Malefic because they were brothers. Of course for Malefic, all of this was completely justifiable, seeing as how he worships Darkseid.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Trying to disguise himself, J'onn shapeshifts into a Japanese girl. Named [[Franchise/SailorMoon Rei Hino]].

** J'onn's first enemy (in Post-Crisis continuity), his own [[EvilTwin ''brother'']] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Malefic]], was probably one of the worst. Malefic engineered a psychic plague that incinerated the rest of the Green Martian race out of nothing but spite and envy at being the only Green Martian without telepathy. The reason he's not a telepath? He committed MindRape, an unthinkable crime in Green Martian society, and was punished by having his psychic powers and memory stripped away. So Malefic committed genocide on his own race over a punishment that he wholly deserved. As if this wasn't enough, Malefic was so hellbent on ruining J'onn's life after the latter defeated him that he followed him to Earth and murdered Karen Smith, J'onn's (as Detective John Jones) partner on the police force. This was the last straw for J'onn and he ''threw Malefic into the sun''. The saddest part about all of this is that J'onn was the only person who was ever sympathetic to Malefic because they were brothers.

* CanonDiscontinuity - The Martian Manhunter : American Secrets miniseries, a pre-New Frontier deconstruction of the Silver Age made in the early 90's. J'onn, with the aid of the then-retired JSA's Doctor Mid-Nite, uncovers an alien conspiracy that uses 1950's American uber-conformity as its cover, with cultural rebels and outcasts as LaResistance. It was referenced in an offhand way once or twice after, and was retconned out without a major time/space event by editors just forgetting about it.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Trying to disguise himself, J'onn shapeshifts into a Japanese girl. Named [[SailorMoon Rei Hino]].

** J'onn's first enemy (in Post-Crisis continuity), his own ''brother'' [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Malefic]], was probably one of the worst. Malefic engineered a psychic plague that incinerated the rest of the Green Martian race out of nothing but spite and envy at being the only Green Martian without telepathy. The reason he's not a telepath? He committed MindRape, an unthinkable crime in Green Martian society, and was punished by having his psychic powers and memory stripped away. So Malefic committed genocide on his own race over a punishment that he wholly deserved. As if this wasn't enough, Malefic was so hellbent on ruining J'onn's life after the latter defeated him that he followed him to Earth and murdered Karen Smith, J'onn's (as Detective John Jones) partner on the police force. This was the last straw for J'onn and he ''threw Malefic into the sun''. The saddest part about all of this is that J'onn was the only person who was ever sympathetic to Malefic because they were brothers.

* CompleteMonster: Commander Blanx appeared only twice in {{the Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} but he made up for limited appearances with not rage, or hate, but pure, [[LackOfEmpathy cold-blooded sociopathy]]. For reasons known only to himself, Blanx restarted the war between the Pole Dwellers (Pale/White Martians) and the Desert Dwellers (Green Martians). Meeting his adversary, J'onn J'onnz in single combat, Blanx won through cheating and exiled him; he later journeyed to earth and tried to kill J'onn during his exile there, resulting in numerous human deaths. Where Blanx really [[MoralEventHorizon crossed the line]], however, was in his rule of Mars. Already dictator the entire planet, Blanx used alien technology to take control of the Blue Flame that provided Mars' only source of heat, and set the entire planet ablaze. When J'onn J'onnz returned home, he found his family and friends dead, his civilisation in ruins, his planet unlivable, and all Martians, Pole Dwellers and Desert Dwellers alike, on the verge of extinction. When J'onn confronted Blanx and demanded to know why, Blanx explained that he had been contacted by an offworld mining corporation that wanted to buy Mars, but that "according to the aliens' code, I could only sell if I were the last living Martian." Blanx did them one better, killing not only every Martian, but Mars itself, desolating the entire planet out of [[OnlyInItForTheMoney sheer]] {{greed}} and [[ItsAllAboutMe apathy]]. In one issue, Blanx [[KnightOfCerebus altered the tone]] of the Martian Manhunter stories from light-hearted sixties fare, to introspective angst, wiping out his own people in the name of his checkbook, and leaving J'onn totally alone. In terms of utter soullessness, no Martian Manhunter villain has ever surpassed him.

** J'onn's first enemy (in current continuity), his own ''brother'' [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Malefic]], was probably one of the worst. Malefic engineered a psychic plague that incinerated the rest of the Green Martian race out of nothing but spite and envy at being the only Green Martian without telepathy. The reason he's not a telepath? He committed MindRape, an unthinkable crime in Green Martian society, and was punished by having his psychic powers and memory stripped away. So Malefic committed genocide on his own race over a punishment that he wholly deserved. As if this wasn't enough, Malefic was so hellbent on ruining J'onn's life after the latter defeated him that he followed him to Earth and murdered Karen Smith, J'onn's (as Detective John Jones) partner on the police force. This was the last straw for J'onn and he ''threw Malefic into the sun''. The saddest part about all of this is that J'onn was the only person who was ever sympathetic to Malefic because they were brothers.

* CanonDiscontinuity - The Martian Manhunter : American Secrets miniseries, an early deconstruction of the Silver Age made in the early 90's. J'onn, with the aid of the then-retired JSA's Doctor Mid-Nite, uncovers an alien conspiracy that uses 1950's American uber-conformity as its cover, with cultural rebels and outcasts as LaResistance. It was referenced in an offhand way once or twice after, and was retconned out without a major time/space event by editors just forgetting about it.

** Really, though, most people are weak to fire. It's not that outrageous.

* YoungerThanTheyThink: Not many people know this, but Mars was fully populated in the Silver Age. The concept of J'onn being the last Martian didn't come until later.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Trying to disguise himself, J'onn shapeshifts into a Japanese girl. Named [[SailorMoon Rei Hino]]. This successfully fools [[{{Superman}} Clark Kent]]... But ''[[{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]]'' sees right through it - because the name was too obvious.

* CompleteMonster: Commander Blanx, the Pole Dweller (White Martian) responsible for the planet's extinction in pre-Crisis continuity. Disgusted with Mars' pacifistic ways, Blanx restarted a race war after a millennium of peace, took over the planet, destroyed J'onn's reputation on Earth, and discovering that wasn't enough ''[[KillItWithFire set Mars on fire]]''. Why? Because a group of aliens had offered to buy Mars from him, and he couldn't sell if he wasn't the last surviving Martian. Completely apathetic about the planet's fate, Blanx engineered a genocide against both J'onn's people and his own, in exchange for money.
** Post-Crisis, [[EvilTwin Malefic]] may also count. Like Blanx, he's responsible for the destruction of life on Mars. Unlike Blanx, he runs on seething hatred of all things Martian, and has a penchant for MindRape, torture, and KickTheDog style murder as well. Also unlike Blanx, he has something approaching a FreudianExcuse: his mother disowned him at birth after seeing a prophecy about how evil he would be, and he was more or less raised believing he would be a monster. Moreover, he's quite obviously completely, and utterly insane.

* CompleteMonster: Commander Blanx, the Pole Dweller (White Martian) responsible for the planet's extinction in pre-Crisis continuity. Disgusted with Mars' pacifistic ways, Blanx restarted a race war after a millenium of peace, took over the planet, destroyed J'onn's reputation on Earth, and discovering that wasn't enough ''[[KillItWithFire set Mars on fire]]''. Why? Because a group of aliens had offered to buy Mars from him, and he couldn't sell if he wasn't the last surviving Martian. Completely apathetic about the planet's fate, Blanx engineered a genocide against both J'onn's people and his own, in exchange for money.