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    Platinum

    Character » Platinum appears in 436 issues.

    Platinum is a living robot created by Dr. William Magnus. She is designed to mimic the properties of the metal platinum and has the most human personality attributes out of all the Metal Men.

    Short summary describing this character.

    Platinum last edited by jason_rusch on 09/11/19 08:56PM View full history

    Origin

    Platinum is the first of the robotic Metal Men and the result of the scientific and technological genius of Doctor Will Magnus. Although there is no real gender among the Metal Men, she is the only one programed to act as a female. Unlike other robots, the Metal Men have a responsometer which allows them a certain degree of personality similar to that of a human.

    Character Evolution

    The Metal Men consistently challenged the lines between human and robot relationships as Doctor Magnus’ creations were often depicted also as his best friends. As Platinum is supposed to represent a female character, this brought into stories a question about love between humans and robots. As such Tina is often represented as the most human of the Metal Men as it obvious by the fact that she was given a human name (Tina) though this itself is just a play on her own name. Although she was friends with all of the Metal Men, she often was antagonized by Mercury whose less-serious attitude aggravated her at times. Her feminine programming makes her appreciate some bizarre things such as Betty Boop cartoons, and outside of her infatuation with Doctor Magnus she also makes suggestive comments to others such as Batman.

    Storyline

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    Perhaps her most important story arc of all was her introduction when she convinced Doctor Magnus of the need to create a group of Metal Men to avert a potential world crisis. Thus Gold, Lead, Iron, Mercury and Tin were all eventually created. As she appeared in the late golden age/early silver age of comics, the majority of her stories (and those of her teammates) were told in self-contained issues with not as much continuity between them. For instance in the first appearance of the Metal Men in their own series, Platinum must deal with the King of the Missile Men who wants her as his queen. Throughout this period the same level of story continued, but if there was any constants among the team it was that Chemo was a frequent enemy. With the end of their series their adventures were not depicted as often anymore although they appeared in the occasional ongoing monthly as guest characters. The team took part in DC wide crossovers such as Crisis on Infinite Earths, Infinite Crisis and 52, though generally in a supporting role, and really this has been their state since the height of their popularity. As one of the more recognizable members of the Metal Men she is more often seen in cameos (such as in one of the reboots of the Justice League of America.) More recently she has received a redesign and a new name (Platina) though this is not considered canonical.

    The New 52

    Re-introduced in Justice League, Platinum was invited to the Watchtower by Cyborg at the recommendation of his father. She was invited as a favor to Will Magnus. She is introducing herself to the others in the Watchtower and she is sent in by the U.S. government to operate in dangerous and toxic environments that are harmful to humans. During the meeting of heroes, Platinum went out of control and began attacking some of the new recruits. She repeatedly asks where Will Magnus is during the battle. Once Cyborg learned of her weak point via Dr. Magnus, Firestorm converted Platinum's body into water while the responsometer was caught by the new Atom, Rhonda Pineda, ultimately taking Platinum offline.

    Powers and Abilities

    She can stretch her body into different shapes as well as shape shift. Her metallic body means that she has greater durability to damage and has increased strength as well as certain physiological necessities for humans (to breathe air) are not necessary. Each of the Metal Men take their name specifically from the metal they are made from and in which case they also retain the properties of those elements. In Platinum's case this means that she can use herself to be highly conductive of heat or electricity. Conversely this is also a weakness of her as the characteristics of platinum can be used against her. At one point Doctor Magnus used a solution of Aqua Regia to attack her when she was being controlled by others, as this substance dissolves platinum.

    Other Media

    Animated Series/FilmsBatman

    The Brave and the Bold

    Batman; The Brave and the Bold
    Batman; The Brave and the Bold

    The Metal Men have appeared three times in this show. The first episode they appeared in was "Clash of the Metal Men" where they assist Batman in rescuing Dr. Milton Magnus from the Gas Gang. The next appearance was in the opening segment of "The Super-Batman of Planet X!" where their are disguised as various things on Dr. Magnus to help Batman take down Kanjar Ro and his gang of intergalactic space bandits. Platinum was seen inside Lead when he was a briefcase. Their final appearance in the show was "The Siege of Starro! Part Two" where they assisted Batman and the Justice League in fighting Starro.

    Justice League: The New Frontier

    Justice League: The New Frontier
    Justice League: The New Frontier

    She and other Metal Men appear at the end of the movie in a cameo along with other Heroes and Teams.

    Justice League: Gods and Monsters

    Justice League: Gods and Monsters
    Justice League: Gods and Monsters

    In the movie, Tina is a good friend of Kirk Langstrom and Will Magnus. Despite being in a relationship with Will, Tina is always taking care of Kirk, even after she find out he has a terminal illness. After Kirk attempts to cure himself, turning into Batman, Tina pushes Will to help their friend to get a cure. Jealousy, Will starts feeling that Tina loves Kirk and she is with him only because of their commitment to each other. One night Will gets angry and hits Tina, killing her accidentally. After that, Will creates Platinum who can take the form of Tina. She and the rest of the Metal Men contribute in Will's plan against the Justice League, attempting to turn all humanity into metal men with a single mind. Platinum fights Wonder Woman/Bekka, who teleports Platinum into the Sun and destroys her. She is voiced by Grey Griffin.

    DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games

    Platinum in DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games
    Platinum in DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games

    Platinum is one of the Metal Men (With Iron and Lead), created by Professor Will Magnus, in an attempt to create more heroes to protect the city, but the robots goes rogue and attack Metropolis. The heroes find difficualt to dealt with the Metal Men because they seem to have counter meassures to every heroes powers. Batgirl came out with a plan and they are finally defeated. In the school, the IT team (Batgirl, Cyborg, Bumblebee and Big Barda) decide that the robots are dangerous and they need to be destroyed. Waller encharges Lena to do it, but she spares Platinum to her own goals.

    Lena gives Platinum a piece of technology, developed by Magnus, which allows his robots to develop some kind of conscience and be able to differentiate between good and bad, with hope to make Platinum a better servant. Lena makes Platinum study the super heroes in order to know how to beat them, but Platinum starts to wonder about the ways of heroism, which are logically irrational but also a good thing.

    When Lena attacks the school, Platinum is with her and sees how the superheroes save the citizens. She the turns against Lena, helping in her defeat. But when Brainiac appears, he starts to build a giant body for himself with technology he father from around the galaxy. That includes Platinum, who is sucked into Brainiac´s core.

    While trapped inside Brainiac, Platinum becomes fully sentient, almost human, with the help of Will Magnus device. Seeing that the heroes are unable to defeat the villain, Platinum frees herself and tell them she have a plan to stop Braniac. She asks the heroes to trust her, and request they use they power to fully charge her. Supergirl, Bumblebee, Blackfire, Starfire and Green Lantern do so. Brainiac orders Platinum to rejoin him, but she denies, saying she is no longer just a Machine.Platinum flights to hit Brainiac in his weak spot (his forehead), defeating the villain but sacrificing herself. Her body is fully destroyed, leaving only Will Magnus device with Platinum conscience.

    After the attack, Will Magnus rebuilds Platinum, who joins the Super Hero School High a befriends with Supergirl and Batgirl.

    She is voiced by Grey Griffin.

    Games

    LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

    LEGO Batman 3
    LEGO Batman 3

    Platinum is a playable character in the game.

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