This has probably already been posted, but I doubt Magneto would have to specifically stop a bullet. With the right sort of magnetic field, he could probably just redirect the round with minimal effort.
you are confusing plot armour with Deus Ex MachinaAtmos Duality said:Every popular villain does. Otherwise, most of them would have been killed off or executed (for good) for the safety of humanity decades ago.Srdjan Tanaskovic said:......Magneto does not have Deus Ex Machina
A laser, mayhaps?FirstPersonWinner said:What they said. Also though on the "other than metal" bullet thing, I don't know how that would work. His helmet that he always wears is a really strong metal, so I don't know what non-metallic material could pierce that.
What a way to go.BristolBerserker said:It would be easier (and more comical) to just walk up to him naked and beat him to death with a 13in black rubber dildo.
One is the means to the end of another.Srdjan Tanaskovic said:you are confusing plot armour with Deus Ex Machina
sure, why not but if i were magneto i'd have a field of iron particles around me all day to stop things like thatBaronUberstein said:What about non-magnetic metals, or even something like depleted uranium? I'm sure you could make a bullet out of that.
First, what about when he moves the Golden Gate Bridge in the 3rd movie. I do believe that that bridge is longer than 100ft.Treblaine said:Also as demonstrated in the movies he can only control small amounts of metal over a distance of about 100 feet. Look at his "plastic prison":.
depends on who is writing the comicCaptain Pirate said:Mythbusters: X-men Edition would be AMAZING.MostlyHarmless said:I say we call the Mythbusters.
On a semi-related note, technically, couldn't you 'kill' Wolverine by dropping him in lava?
There is a problem with your argument.direkiller said:depends on who is writing the comicCaptain Pirate said:Mythbusters: X-men Edition would be AMAZING.MostlyHarmless said:I say we call the Mythbusters.
On a semi-related note, technically, couldn't you 'kill' Wolverine by dropping him in lava?
one time he was killed by Magneto ripping the atommantiom out of his body though open wounds
one time he dint die because a few cells lived and he regenerated from that
Where his powers are normally at yes dropping him in lava would kill him
Unfortunately thats true. Plot armor is immune to all those things called "common sense".Paragon Fury said:The only reason someone hasn't done it yet is because Magneto is protected by Plot Armor; he isn't allowed to die unless it furthers some other purpose. Just like most comic book and cartoon villains.
That would probably work, I doubt even Magneto would wear that helmet every waking moment.Meatramen said:Depends, he is aware that a lot of people hate him, so he might have a strong magnetic field around him at all times... However they could make the bullet out of something other than metal and BOOM, headshot.
Hahaha made my evening, but let my rephrase, anything material we could throw or fire at him..MASTACHIEFPWN said:Commander Shepard would have to disagree with that.Rhaff said:Everything is magnetic to some degree, so if we assume tthat he is able to create a field strong enough, he could stop every thing one could throw or fire at him.
Judging from what I've seen of him, in show and movie and comic, Magneto senses the metal he's manipulating. The magnetic waves are an extension of his senses like a kind of radar. He feels it coming. If a sniper from far away fires a bullet, the instant it's in his range, he knows about it and at the speed of thought - most likely a mental "NO!" - the bullet fails to strike. Even accounting for the high velocities of special sniper gear, that man is a powerhouse and could alter its trajectory enough even if he couldn't stop it. It's like being lucid in a dream and preventing harm to yourself instinctively. Oh, and incidentally? The speed of thought is perhaps the fastest thing in existence besides light.Brawndo said:This thought came to me when I was watching X-Men First Class yesterday. In the movies you always see Magneto stopping bullets or missiles when he is aware that people are shooting at him. But what if Magneto was just casually walking down the street to his favorite cafe when a sniper takes an accurate shot at him from 2km away? Could he still stop a bullet he wasn't aware of?
Thank you for compelling ignoring my point on reaction time.PS3fanboy said:First, what about when he moves the Golden Gate Bridge in the 3rd movie. I do believe that that bridge is longer than 100ft.Treblaine said:Also as demonstrated in the movies he can only control small amounts of metal over a distance of about 100 feet. Look at his "plastic prison":.
OT: Lets set up the scenario with a few more details.
First: The only effective material for a bullet is one made out of some kind of metal. As somebody said earlier, other materials would either disintegrate or shatter. So we can assume that the bullet is made out of some kind of metal.
Second: Magnetic fields are not limited to manipulating only iron, nickle, and cobalt. All Materials fall into three categories when dealing with magnetism- Ferromagnetic (strongly attracted to magnetic fields, eg: iron), Paramagnetic (weakly attracted to magnetic fields, eg: platinum and oxygen), and Diamagnetic (weakly repelled from magnetic fields, eg: copper and water)
More proof that magnetic fields affect more than metals can be found at your local hospital in the form of an MRI machine, which uses magnetic fields to observe the brain, which is obviously not metal.
So we can also assume that, given a strong enough magnetic field, any object could be attracted or repelled.
Third: Magneto can "sense" metals, as seen in the second movie when he "senses" that the guard has too much iron in his blood, and in all the movies when he "senses" Wolverine's adamantium skeleton.
So, given the scenario. A sniper shoots a bullet, which is limited to metals, from far enough away that Magneto doesn't know he is there. This means that there is a period of time between the bullet leaving the barrel and hitting it's intended target. Now Magneto can sense metals, so we could probably assume he would notice if one was traveling above two times the speed of sound.
Now the question is, can he create magnetic fields centered only around him, or elsewhere? It turns out that it doesn't matter, because if he could create a field elsewhere he could simply create it wherever he had to to stop the bullet. If he can only center them on himself then we can use the fact that magnetic fields become exponentially stronger the closer you are and say that the closer the bullet was to him when he repels it, the easier it would be to repel.
And lastly, could he stop one that wasn't made of a strongly magnetic material. Obviously if it was a Ferromagnetic material then it would be easy. If it was a Paramagnetic material it would depend on how strong the field was. I'm inclined to believe he could make one strong enough seeing as he can rip the Golden Gate Bridge from it's foundation. And if it was a Diamagnetic material, such as copper, then all he would have to do is create a strong field and it would be deflected.
That's my two-cents anyway.