*The man known as Erik Lehnsherr emerged a survivor from history's greatest act of evil, having lost everything he had ever known. He brought with him a perfect knowledge of the lexicon of hate, and mankind's capacity for inhumanity. He feels more keenly than most will ever know what it means to be different, and be hated for it.
As one of Earth's most powerful mutants, MAGNETO sees himself as the savior of his kind, a liberator who will burn away all those that stand in the way of the mutant ascendancy. His entire life has been spent in pursuit of that final goal.
Recently however, he witnessed another of history's greatest tragedies. Even as his lifelong goal came within his grasp, mutant turned against mutant, and all was lost. He lives now without powers, a broken man from a broken land, hoping one day to see again his dream of mutant supremacy rise and cover the Earth. *Source: Back of Package