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One-Man Army Corps (OMAC)
Cover to OMAC #6, with the original OMAC. Art by Jack Kirby.
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Global Peace Agency
One-Man Army Corps (OMAC) is a superhero comic book created by Jack Kirby and published by DC Comics. Set in the near future ("the world that's coming"), OMAC is a corporate nobody named Buddy Blank who is changed by an A.I. satellite called Brother Eye into the super-powered OMAC.
OMAC works for the Global Peace Agency, a group of faceless people who police the entire world using pacifistic weapons. The world balance is too dangerous for large armies, so OMAC is used as the main field enforcement agent for the Global Peace Agency.
OMAC lasted for eight issues of his own comic, which was cancelled before the last storyline was completed. Later, towards the end of Kamandi (after Kirby had left that title), OMAC was tied into the backstory and shown to be Kamandi's grandfather. An OMAC back-up feature by Jim Starlin was started in issue #59, but the title was cancelled after the first appearance. It would later finally see print in Warlord, and a new back-up series would also appear in that title (#37-39, 42-47). OMAC made appearances as a guest alongside Superman in DC Comics Presents #61.
In 1991 OMAC was featured in a four-issue prestige format limited series by comic artist and writer John Byrne that tied up loose ends left from previous stories. John Byrne would later reuse OMAC in his Generations 3 mini-series.
[edit] Countdown
In Countdown Buddy Blank is featured as a retired, balding professor with a blond-haired grandson. In #34, Buddy Blank is mentioned but not seen, and is referred to as having direct contact with Brother Eye. He is contacted by Karate Kid and Una in Countdown #31, and appears in #28 and 27.
[edit] OMACs
Main article: OMACs
The modern OMAC. Cover to The OMAC Project #5. Art by Ladrönn.
The character, along with the Brother Eye satellite, was rebooted for the Infinite Crisis story arc. Although OMACs are now cyborgs who take over human's bodies via a virus in order to assassinate any and all beings with superpowers, they still retain OMAC's familiar mohawk and Brother Eye symbol on their chest. The character is featured in the OMAC Project limited series which leads up to Infinite Crisis. The character has a new meaning behind the acronym: Observational Meta-human Activity Construct. However, in The OMAC Project #5, the acronym was changed to the original One-Man Army Corps. In The OMAC Project #6, the acronym was again changed to "Omni Mind And Community"
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Real Name: Buddy Blank Nicknames: Omac Former Aliases: No known former aliases -though Kamandi once called Kling Kadiddlehopper-before the first issue came out.Other Current Aliases: One-Man Army Corps or One Man Army Coprse or One Annal Moron Corps or One Asshole Moron Corps or One Asshole Moron Cocksmoker
Contents
1 Status
2 Origin
3 History
4 Characteristics
5 Powers
6 Miscellaneous
7 Notes
8 Trivia
9 Recommended Readings
10 Related Articles
11 External Links
12 References
Status
Occupation: Former army stock clerk; Peace keeper-now works at Rite AidLegal Status: Buddy Blank was a legally sanctioned government agent. After they hyjacked his soul and body to create Omac.Identity: Secret -if truth got out,government heads would roll-and the sueing starts.Marital Status: Marital status unknown -not,he must have had a fucking daughter or son,unless he kidnapped Kamandi from someone elses family.Jack Kirby can do no wrong.He's the King of Comics.Heavon help comicsGroup Affiliation: Global Peace Agency Base of Operations: Base of operations unknown -generally now at Rite Aid.Buddy Blank has a whole Omac Cave behind the water cooler and icebox,near the bathroom.Jack Kirby can do no wrong.
Origin
Coming soon.Oh that world thats coming.OK.Jack Kirby can do no wrong.He's the King of Comics.Heavon help comics
Place of Birth: Earth-AD Known Relatives: Superman (ancestor from an alternate timeline); Lois Lane (ancestor from an alternate timeline); Norman Blank (ancestor); Tommy Tomorrow (grandson) .ok.where Superman and Lois fuck up to produce,this moron.Too Kryptonite to the balls.Kal El.?
First Appearance: Omac (Volume 1) #1 last appearance Omac (Volume 1)Final Appearance: Omac (Volume 2) #4 (There isn't any final appearence.DC keeps bringing this bad idea back every so often.,
History
Coming soon. The World that coming again.Maybe Peter North could Omac in a big hollywood movie-since there is all this talk about coming soon and the World thats coming.Jack Kirby can do no wrong.He's the King of Comics.Heavon help comics
Characteristics
Height: (As Buddy Blank) 5'7"; (As OMAC) 6'5" penis 12 feet.Weight: (As Buddy Blank) 140 lbs, (63.502 kg.); (As OMAC) 500 lbs, (226.796 kg.) Eyes: Red Hair: Black Unusual Features: No unusual features -no unusual features-what the fuck do you call that Mohawk hair cut ?Jack Kirby can do no wrong.
Powers
Known Powers: No known powers.except the power to get cancelled within a year or so.Also the power to not go away and stay away.Jack Kirby can do no wrong. Known Abilities: No known abilities. Strength Level: Strength level unknown
Miscellaneous
Equipment: Brother Eye -Brother to Sister Mouth and Brother Nose.Transportation: No known transportation.Actually,Omac uses public transportation to get around. Weapons: No known weapons. Well,he does that penis 12 feet .
Notes.
OMAC was created by Jack Kirby.
Trivia
See also, The Omac Project, for a modernized incarnation of the OMAC legacy.
Recommended Readings
actually you should read any of this.Really.
DC Comics Presents #61
Kamandi #1 (as Buddy Blank)
Kamandi #49 (as Buddy Blank)
Kamandi #59
OMAC Vol 1
OMAC Vol 2
Warlord (Volume 1) #36
Warlord (Volume 1) #37
Warlord (Volume 1) #38
Warlord (Volume 1) #39
Warlord (Volume 1) #40
Warlord (Volume 1) #41
Warlord (Volume 1) #42
Warlord (Volume 1) #43
Warlord (Volume 1) #44
Warlord (Volume 1) #45
Warlord (Volume 1) #46
Warlord (Volume 1) #47
Related Articles
Ben Boxer
Brother Eye
Global Peace Agency
Kamandi
External Links
O.M.A.C. article at Wikipedia
O.M.A.C. biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
References
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #17
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[edit] Other versions
DC Comics', in its Tangent Comics imprint issue The Joker's Wild in 1998, self-parodied OMAC with a beta-version automated policeman called "Omegatech Mechanoid Armored Cop".
DC would later make a nod to OMAC during the DC One Million event in 1998. In Superboy 1,000,000, one of the future Superboys is known as Superboy OMAC, or "One Millionth Actual Clone.", and the title of the story was "One Million And Counting", repeating the acronym. He appeared in the Superboy and Young Justice specials, as well as the DC One Million mini-series. His appearance is based on OMAC, and he gains increased power from Brother Eye.
In Kingdom Come, Alex Ross created a female version of OMAC named OWAC, (One-Woman Army Corps).
The One Million 80 Page Giant also introduced a female Luthor with OMAC elements who called herself the One Woman Adversary Chamber.
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Editors Notes;
This may or may not have influenced my creation of the Omega Warrior concept.I read it,but did not like it.My brother heard it and suggested I buy one copy,if I found-hoping was more Mack Bolan,the Executioner and not corny Captain America Jack Kirby.I found it and read-both feeling was a new low for Jack Kirby-the so called King of Comics to have wasted time on such a cornball idea and appearence.We both hated Mohawk,Sartan hairdo,the nothing Buddy Bank character,who is raped surgitical by Brother Eye,to become the hero of this lamduck hero.The Globale Peaceful Forced,looked to sinister to be Omac's bosses.
If anything,our original Omega Warrior concept was re-action Jack Kirby's nieve Omac creation.
Doc Thompson
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indow Jump to comment formDan McDaid said...
OMAC=awesome. I read one of Kirby's Eternals strips last night and I felt like I was being baptised. Terrifying.Does it kind of look - from the big glowing red eye that OMAC's name is sitting on - that this OMAC is tearing up the *other* OMAC (ie. the Infinite Crisis one)?
8:22 PM
Mark said...
If that's some future-storyline predicting subtext you've just spotted, then the answer is: God, I hope so! Kirby OMAC = cool. Current DC OMAC = a hollow blasphemy.
11:41 AM
No-not cool-Omac and much of Jack Kirby's DC Comics were total shit.Your just a brainwashed Jack Kirby Zombie.Jack Kirby can do no wrong.He's the King of Comics.Heavon help comics.
Dan McDaid said...
Right on. In related news, I wasn't crazy about the other Ryan Sook New Gods pic you posted, but this one is REALLY good.
5:53 PM
Mark said...
This is the third Kirby-riffing Sook cover I've ran, with the kinda-crappy New Gods one there pretty much as a comment on the greatness of the first one, with a Jimmy Olsen theme.
9:37 PM
mavericstud9 said...
Terrifying.Terrifyingly stupid.that is.Editors Notes;This may or may not have influenced my creation of the Omega Warrior concept.I read it,but did not like it.My brother heard it and suggested I buy one copy,if I found-hoping was more Mack Bolan,the Executioner and not corny Captain America Jack Kirby.I found it and read-both feeling was a new low for Jack Kirby-the so called King of Comics to have wasted time on such a cornball idea and appearence.We both hated Mohawk,Sartan hairdo,the nothing Buddy Bank character,who is raped surgitical by Brother Eye,to become the hero of this lamduck hero.The Globale Peaceful Forced,looked to sinister to be Omac's bosses.If anything,our original Omega Warrior concept was re-action Jack Kirby's nieve Omac creation.Doc Thompsonhttp://groups.google.com/group/colonel-gideon-fate/web/omac-one-man-army-corps?hl=en&msg=ns
8:59 PM
mavericstud9 said...
Editors Notes;Terrifying ?Terrifyingly stupid.This may or may not have influenced my creation of the Omega Warrior concept.I read it,but did not like it.My brother heard it and suggested I buy one copy,if I found-hoping was more Mack Bolan,the Executioner and not corny Captain America Jack Kirby.I found it and read-both feeling was a new low for Jack Kirby-the so called King of Comics to have wasted time on such a cornball idea and appearence.We both hated Mohawk,Sartan hairdo,the nothing Buddy Bank character,who is raped surgitical by Brother Eye,to become the hero of this lamduck hero.The Globale Peaceful Forced,looked to sinister to be Omac's bosses.If anything,our original Omega Warrior concept was re-action Jack Kirby's nieve Omac creation.Doc Thompson
Dan McDaid said...
Right on. In related news, I wasn't crazy about the other Ryan Sook New Gods pic you posted, but this one is REALLY good.
5:53 PM
Mark said...
This is the third Kirby-riffing Sook cover I've ran, with the kinda-crappy New Gods one there pretty much as a comment on the greatness of the first one, with a Jimmy Olsen theme.
9:37 PM
mavericstud9 said...
Terrifying.Terrifyingly stupid.that is.Editors Notes;This may or may not have influenced my creation of the Omega Warrior concept.I read it,but did not like it.My brother heard it and suggested I buy one copy,if I found-hoping was more Mack Bolan,the Executioner and not corny Captain America Jack Kirby.I found it and read-both feeling was a new low for Jack Kirby-the so called King of Comics to have wasted time on such a cornball idea and appearence.We both hated Mohawk,Sartan hairdo,the nothing Buddy Bank character,who is raped surgitical by Brother Eye,to become the hero of this lamduck hero.The Globale Peaceful Forced,looked to sinister to be Omac's bosses.If anything,our original Omega Warrior concept was re-action Jack Kirby's nieve Omac creation.Doc Thompsonhttp://groups.google.com/group/colonel-gideon-fate/web/omac-one-man-army-corps?hl=en&msg=ns
8:59 PM
mavericstud9 said...
Editors Notes;Terrifying ?Terrifyingly stupid.This may or may not have influenced my creation of the Omega Warrior concept.I read it,but did not like it.My brother heard it and suggested I buy one copy,if I found-hoping was more Mack Bolan,the Executioner and not corny Captain America Jack Kirby.I found it and read-both feeling was a new low for Jack Kirby-the so called King of Comics to have wasted time on such a cornball idea and appearence.We both hated Mohawk,Sartan hairdo,the nothing Buddy Bank character,who is raped surgitical by Brother Eye,to become the hero of this lamduck hero.The Globale Peaceful Forced,looked to sinister to be Omac's bosses.If anything,our original Omega Warrior concept was re-action Jack Kirby's nieve Omac creation.Doc Thompson
http://groups.google.com/group/colonel-gideon-fate/web/omac-one-man-army-corps?hl=en&msg=ns
9:01 PM
mavericstud9 said...
mavericstud9 said... Editors Notes;Terrifying ?Terrifyingly stupid.This may or may not have influenced my creation of the Omega Warrior concept.I read it,but did not like it.My brother heard it and suggested I buy one copy,if I found-hoping was more Mack Bolan,the Executioner and not corny Captain America Jack Kirby.I found it and read-both feeling was a new low for Jack Kirby-the so called King of Comics to have wasted time on such a cornball idea and appearence.We both hated Mohawk,Sartan hairdo,the nothing Buddy Bank character,who is raped surgitical by Brother Eye,to become the hero of this lamduck hero.The Globale Peaceful Forced,looked to sinister to be Omac's bosses.If anything,our original Omega Warrior concept was re-action Jack Kirby's nieve Omac creation.Doc Thompsonhttp://groups.google.com/group/colonel-gideon-fate/web/omac-one-man-army-corps?hl=en&msg=ns9:01 PM
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Topic: WHO COUNTS IN THE COUNTDOWN # 33: BUDDY BLANK (The Original OMAC)
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WHO COUNTS IN COUNTDOWN? Episode #33 - Buddy Blank (The Original OMAC) By Bruce MacIntoshEach week, DC's weekly series Countdown features characters who may be unfamiliar to some readers. With Black Canary's bachelorette party taking place in the pages of this series, you can bet we're going to see some interesting guest appearances. If you get blank looks about Buddy Blank, Fear Not! The Pulse will help you avoid this Great Disaster!BUDDY BLANK (The Original OMAC)With New Gods literally dropping like flies in Countdown, and teasers of the Source Wall and the Great Disaster, OMAC, Kamandi, Darkseid, et al… it is clear that DC is making a conscious effort to not only revitalize Jack Kirby's "Fourth World" creations, but make them all an integral part of the new Multiverse and the coming Final Crisis. The most recent Kirby creation to re-appear is Buddy Blank – also known as the "original" OMAC ("One Man Army Corps").
A word of introduction about the "OMAC" we will be talking about here and which will be featured in Countdown, and other titles in the DC Universe in the coming months (almost certainly Final Crisis): This is not the same "OMAC" as in the 2005 8-issue mini-series OMAC Project leading up to Infinite Crisis, nor is it the same as the OMAC series that followed. Those recent series most definitely were inspired by the original 1970s title we will be discussing, and there are certainly similarities. But this OMAC is a whole 'nuther animal altogether.In the early 1970s, Jack Kirby (comics' most prolific creator from way back in its roots in the 40s) moved from his hallowed home at Marvel to DC, because DC promised him free reign to create comics and characters from his wildest dreams. And wild they were! He created the New Gods, Darkseid, DeSaad, Kamandi, and a host of others… All of whom have or will be appearing in Countdown and next year's climactic event, Final Crisis.
One of his other creations was OMAC – the "One Man Army Corps". Kirby's OMAC series was canceled in 1975 after only eight issues, as one-by-one all of his creations at DC fell. Purportedly, this was due to low sales, but there may also be some truth to the rumor that Kirby's creations were too wild for even the comics-reading public of the 1970s. ***
The story goes that at some time in the late 21st to early 22nd Century, the faceless Global Peace Agency transformed a nebbish named Buddy Blank into the super-hero OMAC (One Man Army Corps). OMAC's purpose was to fight certain threats to space and time in order to prevent the "Great Disaster". An advanced computer named Brother Eye assisted him. The series was never concluded, it we never knew whether OMAC succeeded in preventing the Great Disaster. In fact, it was never revealed exactly what was the Great Disaster exactly was, other than it would result in the end of all human civilization. As life was winding down for Buddy Blank, he lived in a bunker with his grandson Kamandi. When Buddy died, Admiral Horatio Tomorrow of the Planeteers found Kamandi. Kamandi then grew up to became the hero Tommy Tomorrow.
As I mentioned at the introduction to this section, the Buddy Blank/OMAC character is not the same as the OMACs that were featured prominently in and after DC's big event in 2005, Infinite Crisis. Writer Greg Rucka rebooted Jack Kirby's creation into cyborgs who take over human bodies via a nanovirus in order to assassinate all superpowered beings. There are physical similarities to Kirby's original OMAC, such as the blue color and Mohawk-style crest, but the superficial resemblance is where the connection ends. DC has assiduously maintained their silence about the composition of all 52 different Universes – but I suspect at least one of those is the "Kirbyverse". I'm also thinking that the Kirbyverse is the most important in terms of the coming "Great Disaster" (naturally – since that is one of the King's conceits) and Final Crisis.NEXT WEEK IN WHO COUNTS IN COUNTDOWN?
If anyone was paying attention and is disappointed that we didn't cover Mr. Mxyzptlk in this week's column, don't blame me: It was Mxy himself, playing one of his impish pranks on yours truly. As soon as I can get him to say his name backwards, I'll get back to writing that article about him and it will appear in two weeks.Meanwhile, next week in Who Counts in Countdown?, we'll feature examine the story of that spooky blue teen Klarion the Witch Boy. Klarion is the next questionable character who is trying to prey on Mary Marvel's naïveté and take some of that awesome Black Marvel power from her.
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I still own my original run of OMAC. I haven't read these in many years, maybe I should dig em out and look for clues as to what's coming.
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Jeremy Henderson Member Member # 13219
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Originally posted by Jennifer M. Contino:As life was winding down for Buddy Blank, he lived in a bunker with his grandson Kamandi. When Buddy died, Admiral Horatio Tomorrow of the Planeteers found Kamandi. Kamandi then grew up to became the hero Tommy Tomorrow.
1st Issue - Number OneOrigin - OMAC One Man Army Corp
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"The World That's Coming!!" **
Buddy Blank or Bank or whatever the hell his name,was DOA or Dead On Arrival,just the Whole Omac concept-One Man Army Corps-dosen't much sence since an Army is An army (from Latin armata "act of arming" via Old French armée), in the broadest sense, is the land-based armed forces of a nation.
A corps (pronounced /ˈkɔər/ "core"; plural /ˈkɔərz/ spelled the same as singular; from French, from the Latin corpus "body") is either a large military unit or formation, an administrative grouping of troops within an army with a common function (such as artillery or signals), or a formed military or semi-military body (such as the United States Marine Corps, the Corps of Royal Marines, the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, or the Corps of Commissionaires).
A corps can also represent a group of personnel with common characteristics, training, and missions, such as volunteer, humanitarian, or social-progam organizations. Some examples are the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, and the Mercy Corps. One guy cannot be an army,just the words diffenitions,suppose that each as a large group of people.The Book should have Omac-One Man Army Corpse or Omdas One Mans Dum Army Superhero.Odjks-
OneDUM JACK KIRBY SUPERHERO
Doc Thompson.
Ps.I know-Jack Kirby's the King-so get a life and a brain operation fanatic.
Is this correct? I thought that Kamandi and Tommy Tomorrow were the same person, but from alternate timelines. Kamandi's world was the one where OMAC failed to prevent the Great Disaster, while Tommy's was the one where he succeeded.
PS,nobody but you gives a rats turd about Tommy Tomorrow or Tommy Yesterday or Tommy Lastmonth.The Whole Omac is actually Kamandi's Grandfather or Kamandi is Tommy Tomorrow actually contracticts the narration in the first issue of Kamandi No.1.The dialogue seems to say those bunker people were there underground a long time and did not resurfice until the radiaction died down.We assume some hundreds or thousands of years,as the animals evolve into men.Christ are comics fans really that dum not to get this ?If Jack Kirby drew a comic about a block of wood or brick,you morons would not buy in,cherish it and revere it like the Holy Bible,but discussing all retro shit put into the comic twenty years on.Martin Goodman was right-comic fans are idiot and retards.Marvel Zombies pove time and again ,DC fans are not much farther upthe evvolutionary ladder.Certainly fan of Infinate Crisis and Omac or Marvel Zombies are.
***Or just plain stupid.And Great Disaster was Jack Kirby saying he never Planet of the Apes,nor Beneath the Planet of the Apes or Escape from the Planet of the Apes,when the first issue of Kamandi,shouts I ripped this off from those Apes movies-just don't tell anyone,after they might sue DC Comics and besides My Big Jack Kirby Ego won't let admit it anyway-no matter Mark Evanier or my fanatical fans shout Hitler style 20 years after my death.
Hail,Jack Kirby-cancel one comic and twenty even worse ones take their place.
Doc Thompson
OMAC, one man army corps (Unknown Binding)by John Byrne (Author)
No customer reviews yet. Be the first. Thats because nobody purchise a copy yet.Good Old Mister Fuxit-I mean Fix it-John Byron Byrne.
Yup.I said.Get a life.
Doc Thompson
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An OMAC is a powerful cyborg that exists in the DC Universe.
Contents[hide]
1 Organization History
1.1 The OMAC Project
1.1.1 Sacrifice
1.2 Infinite Crisis
1.2.1 "Truth and Justice"
1.2.2 The downfall of Brother Eye
1.3 DCU: A Brave New World/OMAC
1.4 Countdown to Final Crisis
1.5 Batman and the Outsiders
2 Powers
3 Notes and references
[edit] Organization History
[edit] The OMAC Project
An OMAC.
Main article: The OMAC Project
OMAC (One-Man Army Corps) was originally a superhero comic book created by Jack Kirby and published by DC Comics. OMAC was a corporate nobody named Buddy Blank who was changed by an A.I. satellite called Brother Eye into the super-powered OMAC.
The character, along with the Brother Eye satellite, was recently rebooted by Greg Rucka for the Infinite Crisis storyline. Although OMACs are now cyborgs who take over human bodies via a virus (created from Brainiac-13-derived nanotechnology acquired by the U.S. Department of Defense and Lexcorp, which was then secretly introduced into general vaccine supplies) in order to assassinate any and all beings with superpowers, they still retain OMAC's familiar crest, now turned into simple additional plating to cover the human brain underneath [1], and Brother Eye symbol on their chest. The OMACs are featured in the OMAC Project mini-series that leads up to Infinite Crisis.
The new OMACs (acronym variable in meaning between "Observational Meta-human Activity Construct", "One-Man Army Corps" and the current "Omni Mind And Community") are controlled by the Brother I satellite. Brother I was created by the Batman, and programmed by Pseudopersons Inc. scientist Buddy Blank, in this retelling of the story a consociate of Wayne Industries [2], to keep an eye on all metahumans, both villain and hero, after he grew distrustful over the Justice League's mindwiping (see Identity Crisis). Alexander Luthor, Jr. later gave the satellite sentience as part of his plans, and Maxwell Lord subverted the original mission of the Brother I satellite by inculcating a fear and suspicion of all metahumans when he rose to the top rank of the government agency Checkmate. Ironically enough, the first test subject activated shared his name with his "father" and his alternate version, both being called "Buddy Blank." [3]
However, OMACs history may be more recent than Brother MK I's himself. Equus and Pilates, formerly featured in Superman: For Tomorrow are later denounced as supposed former iterations of the OMAC concept, and in JLA Classified an all mechanic OMAC is featured as an enemy for the Metal Men. Since then the design has improved to the current form, with none or little changes on the base model, aside for Sasha Bordeaux.
[edit] Sacrifice
When Maxwell Lord brainwashed Superman to kill Batman, Wonder Woman, and possibly the rest of the JLA, Wonder Woman broke Lord's neck to free Superman from his control.
Brother I, rechristening itself Brother Eye, initiated the "KingIsDead" protocol specifically designed to be used in the event of Lord's death, ordering all the OMACs (all 1,373,462 of them) to attack and kill all the metahumans on Earth. A group superhero effort stopped the attack, reducing the numbers of OMACs to roughly two hundred thousand by disabling the majority with an EMP blast as well as a "Shut Down" command given by Sasha Bordeaux, who had become a third generation cyborg linked to Brother Eye, designated "Blacknight 1". These measures effectively freed the OMAC hosts from their nanotech forms.
[edit] Infinite Crisis
Main article: Infinite Crisis
[edit] "Truth and Justice"
In response, the satellite broadcast footage of Wonder Woman executing Maxwell Lord, preceded by the word MURDER, to media outlets all over the world, destroying her reputation. After this, Brother Eye initiated the final protocol "Truth and Justice", by having all the remaining OMACS invade and attack her homeland Themyscira to wipe out all of the Amazons.
It was revealed that Alexander Luthor was the one who wrested control of Brother Eye away from Batman. He used it to calculate the coordinates of where the multiverse Tower would concentrate its energy as part of his attempt to re-create Earth-Two. Brother Eye continues to aid Alex Luthor and helps guard the tower.
Agents of Checkmate battle the Brother Eye satellite. Cover to The OMAC Project: Infinite Crisis Special (2006). Art by Jose Ladrönn.
[edit] The downfall of Brother Eye
Batman leads a collection of superheroes to Earth's orbit, including: Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Green Arrow (Oliver Queen, only called because Batman is attempting to trust people again and contacted Queen to see if he'd come), Mister Terrific, Black Lightning, Black Canary, the new Blue Beetle, Metamorpho, Booster Gold and Sasha Bordeaux. Blue Beetle manages to reveal Brother Eye in orbit by negating its vibrational frequency. Brother Eye sends OMACs and the two groups clash.
With the two Green Lanterns fighting off the OMACs, the ship crashes into Brother Eye, Metamorpho providing an oxygen supply as Blue Beetle and Booster Gold remain behind on the ship to guard it. Batman goes to distract Brother Eye by attempting to shut down the central computer (Although Brother Eye tries to distract him by showing him Nightwing's confrontation with Superboy-Prime). Sasha, linked to Oracle, goes to upload every computer virus on Earth into Brother Eye's system as well as trying to prevent the artificial gravity from shutting down. Black Canary goes to the surveillance room to try using her sonic scream to blind the Eye. Black Lightning and Mr. Terrific go together so that Black Lightning fries as much circuitry as possible while Mr. Terrific, invisible to machines and electronics, delivers the fatal blow by knocking Brother Eye off orbit.
It works and Brother Eye is deactivated. All of the activated OMACS shut down, releasing their hosts. Brother Eye tries to take Batman down with him, asking Batman if he can ever trust the costumed heroes again after what they did to him. Batman, however, says that he'll take his chances, and accepts Hal Jordan's aid in getting him to safety (an uncharacteristically trusting leap of faith as Batman views Hal Jordan as a bitter disgrace because of Jordan's fall from grace at the hands of Parallax).
After crashlanding in Saudi Arabia, Brother Eye tries to download his system into Sasha as a means of self preservation. However, Sasha manages to destroy the satellite, freeing her from the nanobots infecting her.
[edit] DCU: A Brave New World/OMAC
On June 28, 2006, DC released DCU: A Brave New World which was the prelude to the OMAC limited series.
Brother Eye has not been fully decommissioned, and it lies in a Norad facility. Michael Costner is the last OMAC unit, kept as emergency backup, and Brother Eye calls to him.
This Brother Eye has corrupted programming and now believes that all humans need to be subjugated and/or exterminated, whether metahuman or not. It has also recently begaun to manifest disassociative behavior with at least two "personalities" now being heard in the OMAC's internal conversations. Trying to make Costner rebuild him, Brother Eye is forced to face his wrath when Michael regains control of both his forms, human and OMAC, and is subsequently destroyed again, but a tiny fraction of it is still active.
[edit] Countdown to Final Crisis
Brother Eye was later retrieved and rebuilt by Buddy Blank, a former scientist from Wayne Industries. Brother Eyes then meets a time travelling Karate Kid who asks it for a cure for a crippling illness brought from an evolved form of the OMAC-virus, and directs him to Bludhaven. Brother Eye then reactivates its offensive prrotocols and assimilates the hangar it is being held in, turning the people within the hangar into new OMAC cyborgs. Brother Eye then travels to the ruins of Bludhaven and assimilates its infrastructure and the people within it, using the Atomic Knights and Firestorm as power sources. It later activates a Boom Tube and travels to Apokolips, where it then assimilates the entire planet. Also, it obtains the Morticoccus virus from Karate Kid. However, it's forced to flee Apokolips when attacked by the Pied Piper using the Anti-Life Equation.
[edit] Batman and the Outsiders
A modified OMAC recently appeared in the pages of Batman and the Outsiders. A team from the Justice League attempted the seize the OMAC from the Outsiders and after a brief scuffle the rampaging OMAC was deactivated by Dr. Francine Langstrom, the long-suffering wife of Dr. Kirk Langstrom. The inert OMAC taken away by the League was in fact an intricate forgery and the real OMAC remains in Batman's possession. It is unknown if this OMAC is Michael Costner. His "real" face never shown, the aptly named ReMAC has his/her mind completely wiped by Francine before disclosing his real sex and identity. Now "an iPod with its tracklist wiped", ReMAC is used as the ultimate infiltrator due to his shapeshifting abilities and unquestioned obedience to the team.
[edit] Powers
Brother Eye can activate the OMAC virus in any infected person, at any time, in planetary range. Once activated, the person is covered in cybernetic armor, and becomes a thrall to Brother Eye's commands.
An OMAC unit has archives on almost every metahuman on file, and can simulate the powers of a variety of superheroes and supervillains in order to target its opponent's weaknesses. Among the powers displayed were the ability to fly, shoot fire, needles of artificial cellulose (against Alan Scott), dispense flame-retarding foam, and fire various energy beams from its eyes and hands, with caustic, concussive, or blinding effects. In addition, the OMAC unit can morph its extremities into blades and pincers. It is also able to simulate Shazam's lightning and force Mary Marvel to revert to her human form. It can disable the Eradicator effortlessly.
OMACS are very vulnerable to Mr. Terrific, as he cannot be detected by technology.
The only weakness an OMAC has are that they are human, beneath their shells (which was meant as a deterrent for heroes from using lethal force against them). Other than that, the OMACs are dependent on their assessment of individual heroes. When fighting multiple opponents, they require a few seconds to adapt their countermeasures for each hero. Atom Smasher was able to stop an OMAC attacking the JSA, by stomping it before it could assess his threat level.
[edit] Notes and references
^ Greg Rucka on the OMACs' Mohawks; "The Mohawk isn't actually a Mohawk; don't mistake it for hair. What's the most vulnerable place on your body? Soft tissue in the brain. So the Mohawk serves as a defense for the head, protecting the process network."[citation needed]
^ Countdown, #30 (Oct 3, 2007) DC Comics
^ Countdown to Infinite Crisis
Editors Note;
All I can say is Greg Rucka picked up what I saw in 1975.Poor Buddy Blank became the victum of a bunch of mysterious bald guys out fuck up the world.Unlike Steve Rogers,he did not get a choise in the matter.I'm sure Steve Rogers had fill out forms by the ton.If become Captain America,willingly ,the United States Government and such are not lible if you die during the experiment or action or your captured by the enemy or so forth.No Buddy Blank just is sweeping floor-dreaming about his girlfreind Minzy and wondering what he'll do tonite like Marty in the play.''Marty.''.I don't know-what are you going to do tonite-Buddy.and pow,some asshole,in spray masks turn him a poor mans poor Captain America/Superman.No wonder he hid under ground for years -named his daughter Komand ''A'',Son Koman ''B'' and other Koman ''C',and grandson Koman D or Komandi
Remember,this is all apart of the world that coming,when all adult film take over the world,wear spray mask and fuck up the world with the Great Disaster,so Apes,Dogs.Lions,Bears,Cats,Chipmunks and Bunny Rabbits can elvolve into humanoid creatures.
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mavericstud9 said... Editors Notes;Terrifying ?Terrifyingly stupid.This may or may not have influenced my creation of the Omega Warrior concept.I read it,but did not like it.My brother heard it and suggested I buy one copy,if I found-hoping was more Mack Bolan,the Executioner and not corny Captain America Jack Kirby.I found it and read-both feeling was a new low for Jack Kirby-the so called King of Comics to have wasted time on such a cornball idea and appearence.We both hated Mohawk,Sartan hairdo,the nothing Buddy Bank character,who is raped surgitical by Brother Eye,to become the hero of this lamduck hero.The Globale Peaceful Forced,looked to sinister to be Omac's bosses.If anything,our original Omega Warrior concept was re-action Jack Kirby's nieve Omac creation.Doc Thompsonhttp://groups.google.com/group/colonel-gideon-fate/web/omac-one-man-army-corps?hl=en&msg=ns9:01 PM
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Topic: WHO COUNTS IN THE COUNTDOWN # 33: BUDDY BLANK (The Original OMAC)
Jennifer M. Contino Moderator Member # 9885
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WHO COUNTS IN COUNTDOWN? Episode #33 - Buddy Blank (The Original OMAC) By Bruce MacIntoshEach week, DC's weekly series Countdown features characters who may be unfamiliar to some readers. With Black Canary's bachelorette party taking place in the pages of this series, you can bet we're going to see some interesting guest appearances. If you get blank looks about Buddy Blank, Fear Not! The Pulse will help you avoid this Great Disaster!BUDDY BLANK (The Original OMAC)With New Gods literally dropping like flies in Countdown, and teasers of the Source Wall and the Great Disaster, OMAC, Kamandi, Darkseid, et al… it is clear that DC is making a conscious effort to not only revitalize Jack Kirby's "Fourth World" creations, but make them all an integral part of the new Multiverse and the coming Final Crisis. The most recent Kirby creation to re-appear is Buddy Blank – also known as the "original" OMAC ("One Man Army Corps").
A word of introduction about the "OMAC" we will be talking about here and which will be featured in Countdown, and other titles in the DC Universe in the coming months (almost certainly Final Crisis): This is not the same "OMAC" as in the 2005 8-issue mini-series OMAC Project leading up to Infinite Crisis, nor is it the same as the OMAC series that followed. Those recent series most definitely were inspired by the original 1970s title we will be discussing, and there are certainly similarities. But this OMAC is a whole 'nuther animal altogether.In the early 1970s, Jack Kirby (comics' most prolific creator from way back in its roots in the 40s) moved from his hallowed home at Marvel to DC, because DC promised him free reign to create comics and characters from his wildest dreams. And wild they were! He created the New Gods, Darkseid, DeSaad, Kamandi, and a host of others… All of whom have or will be appearing in Countdown and next year's climactic event, Final Crisis.
One of his other creations was OMAC – the "One Man Army Corps". Kirby's OMAC series was canceled in 1975 after only eight issues, as one-by-one all of his creations at DC fell. Purportedly, this was due to low sales, but there may also be some truth to the rumor that Kirby's creations were too wild for even the comics-reading public of the 1970s. ***
The story goes that at some time in the late 21st to early 22nd Century, the faceless Global Peace Agency transformed a nebbish named Buddy Blank into the super-hero OMAC (One Man Army Corps). OMAC's purpose was to fight certain threats to space and time in order to prevent the "Great Disaster". An advanced computer named Brother Eye assisted him. The series was never concluded, it we never knew whether OMAC succeeded in preventing the Great Disaster. In fact, it was never revealed exactly what was the Great Disaster exactly was, other than it would result in the end of all human civilization. As life was winding down for Buddy Blank, he lived in a bunker with his grandson Kamandi. When Buddy died, Admiral Horatio Tomorrow of the Planeteers found Kamandi. Kamandi then grew up to became the hero Tommy Tomorrow.
As I mentioned at the introduction to this section, the Buddy Blank/OMAC character is not the same as the OMACs that were featured prominently in and after DC's big event in 2005, Infinite Crisis. Writer Greg Rucka rebooted Jack Kirby's creation into cyborgs who take over human bodies via a nanovirus in order to assassinate all superpowered beings. There are physical similarities to Kirby's original OMAC, such as the blue color and Mohawk-style crest, but the superficial resemblance is where the connection ends. DC has assiduously maintained their silence about the composition of all 52 different Universes – but I suspect at least one of those is the "Kirbyverse". I'm also thinking that the Kirbyverse is the most important in terms of the coming "Great Disaster" (naturally – since that is one of the King's conceits) and Final Crisis.NEXT WEEK IN WHO COUNTS IN COUNTDOWN?
If anyone was paying attention and is disappointed that we didn't cover Mr. Mxyzptlk in this week's column, don't blame me: It was Mxy himself, playing one of his impish pranks on yours truly. As soon as I can get him to say his name backwards, I'll get back to writing that article about him and it will appear in two weeks.Meanwhile, next week in Who Counts in Countdown?, we'll feature examine the story of that spooky blue teen Klarion the Witch Boy. Klarion is the next questionable character who is trying to prey on Mary Marvel's naïveté and take some of that awesome Black Marvel power from her.
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I still own my original run of OMAC. I haven't read these in many years, maybe I should dig em out and look for clues as to what's coming.
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Originally posted by Jennifer M. Contino:As life was winding down for Buddy Blank, he lived in a bunker with his grandson Kamandi. When Buddy died, Admiral Horatio Tomorrow of the Planeteers found Kamandi. Kamandi then grew up to became the hero Tommy Tomorrow.
1st Issue - Number OneOrigin - OMAC One Man Army Corp
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"The World That's Coming!!" **
Buddy Blank or Bank or whatever the hell his name,was DOA or Dead On Arrival,just the Whole Omac concept-One Man Army Corps-dosen't much sence since an Army is An army (from Latin armata "act of arming" via Old French armée), in the broadest sense, is the land-based armed forces of a nation.
A corps (pronounced /ˈkɔər/ "core"; plural /ˈkɔərz/ spelled the same as singular; from French, from the Latin corpus "body") is either a large military unit or formation, an administrative grouping of troops within an army with a common function (such as artillery or signals), or a formed military or semi-military body (such as the United States Marine Corps, the Corps of Royal Marines, the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, or the Corps of Commissionaires).
A corps can also represent a group of personnel with common characteristics, training, and missions, such as volunteer, humanitarian, or social-progam organizations. Some examples are the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, and the Mercy Corps. One guy cannot be an army,just the words diffenitions,suppose that each as a large group of people.The Book should have Omac-One Man Army Corpse or Omdas One Mans Dum Army Superhero.Odjks-
OneDUM JACK KIRBY SUPERHERO
Doc Thompson.
Ps.I know-Jack Kirby's the King-so get a life and a brain operation fanatic.
Is this correct? I thought that Kamandi and Tommy Tomorrow were the same person, but from alternate timelines. Kamandi's world was the one where OMAC failed to prevent the Great Disaster, while Tommy's was the one where he succeeded.
PS,nobody but you gives a rats turd about Tommy Tomorrow or Tommy Yesterday or Tommy Lastmonth.The Whole Omac is actually Kamandi's Grandfather or Kamandi is Tommy Tomorrow actually contracticts the narration in the first issue of Kamandi No.1.The dialogue seems to say those bunker people were there underground a long time and did not resurfice until the radiaction died down.We assume some hundreds or thousands of years,as the animals evolve into men.Christ are comics fans really that dum not to get this ?If Jack Kirby drew a comic about a block of wood or brick,you morons would not buy in,cherish it and revere it like the Holy Bible,but discussing all retro shit put into the comic twenty years on.Martin Goodman was right-comic fans are idiot and retards.Marvel Zombies pove time and again ,DC fans are not much farther upthe evvolutionary ladder.Certainly fan of Infinate Crisis and Omac or Marvel Zombies are.
***Or just plain stupid.And Great Disaster was Jack Kirby saying he never Planet of the Apes,nor Beneath the Planet of the Apes or Escape from the Planet of the Apes,when the first issue of Kamandi,shouts I ripped this off from those Apes movies-just don't tell anyone,after they might sue DC Comics and besides My Big Jack Kirby Ego won't let admit it anyway-no matter Mark Evanier or my fanatical fans shout Hitler style 20 years after my death.
Hail,Jack Kirby-cancel one comic and twenty even worse ones take their place.
Doc Thompson
OMAC, one man army corps (Unknown Binding)by John Byrne (Author)
No customer reviews yet. Be the first. Thats because nobody purchise a copy yet.Good Old Mister Fuxit-I mean Fix it-John Byron Byrne.
Yup.I said.Get a life.
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Contents[hide]
1 Organization History
1.1 The OMAC Project
1.1.1 Sacrifice
1.2 Infinite Crisis
1.2.1 "Truth and Justice"
1.2.2 The downfall of Brother Eye
1.3 DCU: A Brave New World/OMAC
1.4 Countdown to Final Crisis
1.5 Batman and the Outsiders
2 Powers
3 Notes and references
[edit] Organization History
[edit] The OMAC Project
An OMAC.
Main article: The OMAC Project
OMAC (One-Man Army Corps) was originally a superhero comic book created by Jack Kirby and published by DC Comics. OMAC was a corporate nobody named Buddy Blank who was changed by an A.I. satellite called Brother Eye into the super-powered OMAC.
The character, along with the Brother Eye satellite, was recently rebooted by Greg Rucka for the Infinite Crisis storyline. Although OMACs are now cyborgs who take over human bodies via a virus (created from Brainiac-13-derived nanotechnology acquired by the U.S. Department of Defense and Lexcorp, which was then secretly introduced into general vaccine supplies) in order to assassinate any and all beings with superpowers, they still retain OMAC's familiar crest, now turned into simple additional plating to cover the human brain underneath [1], and Brother Eye symbol on their chest. The OMACs are featured in the OMAC Project mini-series that leads up to Infinite Crisis.
The new OMACs (acronym variable in meaning between "Observational Meta-human Activity Construct", "One-Man Army Corps" and the current "Omni Mind And Community") are controlled by the Brother I satellite. Brother I was created by the Batman, and programmed by Pseudopersons Inc. scientist Buddy Blank, in this retelling of the story a consociate of Wayne Industries [2], to keep an eye on all metahumans, both villain and hero, after he grew distrustful over the Justice League's mindwiping (see Identity Crisis). Alexander Luthor, Jr. later gave the satellite sentience as part of his plans, and Maxwell Lord subverted the original mission of the Brother I satellite by inculcating a fear and suspicion of all metahumans when he rose to the top rank of the government agency Checkmate. Ironically enough, the first test subject activated shared his name with his "father" and his alternate version, both being called "Buddy Blank." [3]
However, OMACs history may be more recent than Brother MK I's himself. Equus and Pilates, formerly featured in Superman: For Tomorrow are later denounced as supposed former iterations of the OMAC concept, and in JLA Classified an all mechanic OMAC is featured as an enemy for the Metal Men. Since then the design has improved to the current form, with none or little changes on the base model, aside for Sasha Bordeaux.
[edit] Sacrifice
When Maxwell Lord brainwashed Superman to kill Batman, Wonder Woman, and possibly the rest of the JLA, Wonder Woman broke Lord's neck to free Superman from his control.
Brother I, rechristening itself Brother Eye, initiated the "KingIsDead" protocol specifically designed to be used in the event of Lord's death, ordering all the OMACs (all 1,373,462 of them) to attack and kill all the metahumans on Earth. A group superhero effort stopped the attack, reducing the numbers of OMACs to roughly two hundred thousand by disabling the majority with an EMP blast as well as a "Shut Down" command given by Sasha Bordeaux, who had become a third generation cyborg linked to Brother Eye, designated "Blacknight 1". These measures effectively freed the OMAC hosts from their nanotech forms.
[edit] Infinite Crisis
Main article: Infinite Crisis
[edit] "Truth and Justice"
In response, the satellite broadcast footage of Wonder Woman executing Maxwell Lord, preceded by the word MURDER, to media outlets all over the world, destroying her reputation. After this, Brother Eye initiated the final protocol "Truth and Justice", by having all the remaining OMACS invade and attack her homeland Themyscira to wipe out all of the Amazons.
It was revealed that Alexander Luthor was the one who wrested control of Brother Eye away from Batman. He used it to calculate the coordinates of where the multiverse Tower would concentrate its energy as part of his attempt to re-create Earth-Two. Brother Eye continues to aid Alex Luthor and helps guard the tower.
Agents of Checkmate battle the Brother Eye satellite. Cover to The OMAC Project: Infinite Crisis Special (2006). Art by Jose Ladrönn.
[edit] The downfall of Brother Eye
Batman leads a collection of superheroes to Earth's orbit, including: Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Green Arrow (Oliver Queen, only called because Batman is attempting to trust people again and contacted Queen to see if he'd come), Mister Terrific, Black Lightning, Black Canary, the new Blue Beetle, Metamorpho, Booster Gold and Sasha Bordeaux. Blue Beetle manages to reveal Brother Eye in orbit by negating its vibrational frequency. Brother Eye sends OMACs and the two groups clash.
With the two Green Lanterns fighting off the OMACs, the ship crashes into Brother Eye, Metamorpho providing an oxygen supply as Blue Beetle and Booster Gold remain behind on the ship to guard it. Batman goes to distract Brother Eye by attempting to shut down the central computer (Although Brother Eye tries to distract him by showing him Nightwing's confrontation with Superboy-Prime). Sasha, linked to Oracle, goes to upload every computer virus on Earth into Brother Eye's system as well as trying to prevent the artificial gravity from shutting down. Black Canary goes to the surveillance room to try using her sonic scream to blind the Eye. Black Lightning and Mr. Terrific go together so that Black Lightning fries as much circuitry as possible while Mr. Terrific, invisible to machines and electronics, delivers the fatal blow by knocking Brother Eye off orbit.
It works and Brother Eye is deactivated. All of the activated OMACS shut down, releasing their hosts. Brother Eye tries to take Batman down with him, asking Batman if he can ever trust the costumed heroes again after what they did to him. Batman, however, says that he'll take his chances, and accepts Hal Jordan's aid in getting him to safety (an uncharacteristically trusting leap of faith as Batman views Hal Jordan as a bitter disgrace because of Jordan's fall from grace at the hands of Parallax).
After crashlanding in Saudi Arabia, Brother Eye tries to download his system into Sasha as a means of self preservation. However, Sasha manages to destroy the satellite, freeing her from the nanobots infecting her.
[edit] DCU: A Brave New World/OMAC
On June 28, 2006, DC released DCU: A Brave New World which was the prelude to the OMAC limited series.
Brother Eye has not been fully decommissioned, and it lies in a Norad facility. Michael Costner is the last OMAC unit, kept as emergency backup, and Brother Eye calls to him.
This Brother Eye has corrupted programming and now believes that all humans need to be subjugated and/or exterminated, whether metahuman or not. It has also recently begaun to manifest disassociative behavior with at least two "personalities" now being heard in the OMAC's internal conversations. Trying to make Costner rebuild him, Brother Eye is forced to face his wrath when Michael regains control of both his forms, human and OMAC, and is subsequently destroyed again, but a tiny fraction of it is still active.
[edit] Countdown to Final Crisis
Brother Eye was later retrieved and rebuilt by Buddy Blank, a former scientist from Wayne Industries. Brother Eyes then meets a time travelling Karate Kid who asks it for a cure for a crippling illness brought from an evolved form of the OMAC-virus, and directs him to Bludhaven. Brother Eye then reactivates its offensive prrotocols and assimilates the hangar it is being held in, turning the people within the hangar into new OMAC cyborgs. Brother Eye then travels to the ruins of Bludhaven and assimilates its infrastructure and the people within it, using the Atomic Knights and Firestorm as power sources. It later activates a Boom Tube and travels to Apokolips, where it then assimilates the entire planet. Also, it obtains the Morticoccus virus from Karate Kid. However, it's forced to flee Apokolips when attacked by the Pied Piper using the Anti-Life Equation.
[edit] Batman and the Outsiders
A modified OMAC recently appeared in the pages of Batman and the Outsiders. A team from the Justice League attempted the seize the OMAC from the Outsiders and after a brief scuffle the rampaging OMAC was deactivated by Dr. Francine Langstrom, the long-suffering wife of Dr. Kirk Langstrom. The inert OMAC taken away by the League was in fact an intricate forgery and the real OMAC remains in Batman's possession. It is unknown if this OMAC is Michael Costner. His "real" face never shown, the aptly named ReMAC has his/her mind completely wiped by Francine before disclosing his real sex and identity. Now "an iPod with its tracklist wiped", ReMAC is used as the ultimate infiltrator due to his shapeshifting abilities and unquestioned obedience to the team.
[edit] Powers
Brother Eye can activate the OMAC virus in any infected person, at any time, in planetary range. Once activated, the person is covered in cybernetic armor, and becomes a thrall to Brother Eye's commands.
An OMAC unit has archives on almost every metahuman on file, and can simulate the powers of a variety of superheroes and supervillains in order to target its opponent's weaknesses. Among the powers displayed were the ability to fly, shoot fire, needles of artificial cellulose (against Alan Scott), dispense flame-retarding foam, and fire various energy beams from its eyes and hands, with caustic, concussive, or blinding effects. In addition, the OMAC unit can morph its extremities into blades and pincers. It is also able to simulate Shazam's lightning and force Mary Marvel to revert to her human form. It can disable the Eradicator effortlessly.
OMACS are very vulnerable to Mr. Terrific, as he cannot be detected by technology.
The only weakness an OMAC has are that they are human, beneath their shells (which was meant as a deterrent for heroes from using lethal force against them). Other than that, the OMACs are dependent on their assessment of individual heroes. When fighting multiple opponents, they require a few seconds to adapt their countermeasures for each hero. Atom Smasher was able to stop an OMAC attacking the JSA, by stomping it before it could assess his threat level.
[edit] Notes and references
^ Greg Rucka on the OMACs' Mohawks; "The Mohawk isn't actually a Mohawk; don't mistake it for hair. What's the most vulnerable place on your body? Soft tissue in the brain. So the Mohawk serves as a defense for the head, protecting the process network."[citation needed]
^ Countdown, #30 (Oct 3, 2007) DC Comics
^ Countdown to Infinite Crisis
Editors Note;
All I can say is Greg Rucka picked up what I saw in 1975.Poor Buddy Blank became the victum of a bunch of mysterious bald guys out fuck up the world.Unlike Steve Rogers,he did not get a choise in the matter.I'm sure Steve Rogers had fill out forms by the ton.If become Captain America,willingly ,the United States Government and such are not lible if you die during the experiment or action or your captured by the enemy or so forth.No Buddy Blank just is sweeping floor-dreaming about his girlfreind Minzy and wondering what he'll do tonite like Marty in the play.''Marty.''.I don't know-what are you going to do tonite-Buddy.and pow,some asshole,in spray masks turn him a poor mans poor Captain America/Superman.No wonder he hid under ground for years -named his daughter Komand ''A'',Son Koman ''B'' and other Koman ''C',and grandson Koman D or Komandi
Remember,this is all apart of the world that coming,when all adult film take over the world,wear spray mask and fuck up the world with the Great Disaster,so Apes,Dogs.Lions,Bears,Cats,Chipmunks and Bunny Rabbits can elvolve into humanoid creatures.
Doc Thompson.
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