Construct (comics)
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Construct is a fictional character
, an artificial intelligence
in the DC Universe
. It first appeared in Justice League of America #142 (May 1977).
created from the electromagnetic spectrum
broadcast from Earth. The Construct has an inherent hatred of humanity due to his lack of a physical body. He faced the Justice League several times and was responsible for recreating the Red Tornado
(Justice League of America #146, September 1977). The Construct later faced the Red Tornado in his first mini-series (Red Tornado #s 1-4, July-October 1985). In this limited series, the Construct takes over the entire world, brainwashing everyone with energy emissions from most electronic objects. The Red Tornado tries to resist as much as he can, given that he cannot be brainwashed. The Construct is well ahead of him, even making sure that campers, returning from long extended stays in the wild, are brainwashed as soon as possible. Eventually the Construct is defeated.
In JLA #107 (December 2004), it is revealed that the Construct is held prisoner in an electronic facility in Justice League Headquarters. Every so often, it is disrupted before it can evolve too far. The Flash
and the Martian Manhunter
, intent on performing the disruption, realize the Construct has evolved a bit further along than expected. They come to the conclusion that Construct's anti-social behavior is due to loneliness. They manage to split Construct's consciousness into several parts, which eventually results in the creation of a Construct race. At first worshipping the JLA as a race of gods, the Construct eventually aids the JLA in its fight against the Crime Syndicate of Amerika and a rogue Qward
ian warship. The craft is an ancient weapon called the 'Void Hound'. (JLA #113, June 2005). An aspect of the Construct, traveling within the ring of John Stewart
, assists him in penetrating the Void Hound. It is soon discovered that an entity similar to the Construct powers the ship; when Qward's communication system itself became sufficiently advanced, it too gained sentience. This mind was captured and used to power the ship. John absorbs the Qwardian mind into the ring, promising to work to integrate it with the Construct.
Fictional character
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, an artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
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in the DC Universe
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. It first appeared in Justice League of America #142 (May 1977).
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The Construct is an artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence
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created from the electromagnetic spectrum
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broadcast from Earth. The Construct has an inherent hatred of humanity due to his lack of a physical body. He faced the Justice League several times and was responsible for recreating the Red Tornado
Red Tornado
Red Tornado is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Justice League of America #64 , and was created by Gardner Fox and Dick Dillin.-Publication history:...
(Justice League of America #146, September 1977). The Construct later faced the Red Tornado in his first mini-series (Red Tornado #s 1-4, July-October 1985). In this limited series, the Construct takes over the entire world, brainwashing everyone with energy emissions from most electronic objects. The Red Tornado tries to resist as much as he can, given that he cannot be brainwashed. The Construct is well ahead of him, even making sure that campers, returning from long extended stays in the wild, are brainwashed as soon as possible. Eventually the Construct is defeated.
In JLA #107 (December 2004), it is revealed that the Construct is held prisoner in an electronic facility in Justice League Headquarters. Every so often, it is disrupted before it can evolve too far. The Flash
Wally West
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and the Martian Manhunter
Martian Manhunter
The Martian Manhunter is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in publications published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in Detective Comics #225...
, intent on performing the disruption, realize the Construct has evolved a bit further along than expected. They come to the conclusion that Construct's anti-social behavior is due to loneliness. They manage to split Construct's consciousness into several parts, which eventually results in the creation of a Construct race. At first worshipping the JLA as a race of gods, the Construct eventually aids the JLA in its fight against the Crime Syndicate of Amerika and a rogue Qward
Qward
Qward is a fictional world existing within an antimatter universe that is part of the . It was first mentioned in Green Lantern # 2 .-Fictional history:...
ian warship. The craft is an ancient weapon called the 'Void Hound'. (JLA #113, June 2005). An aspect of the Construct, traveling within the ring of John Stewart
John Stewart (comics)
John Stewart is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 2, #87 , and was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams.-Publication history:...
, assists him in penetrating the Void Hound. It is soon discovered that an entity similar to the Construct powers the ship; when Qward's communication system itself became sufficiently advanced, it too gained sentience. This mind was captured and used to power the ship. John absorbs the Qwardian mind into the ring, promising to work to integrate it with the Construct.