Maxwell Lord IV

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Maxwell Lord is the former manger of Justice League International and The Superbuddies. He later joined Checkmate and became it's Black King for a time before his death. He was later revived during Brightest Night and after completing his mission and reassembling Justice League International he became the Black King again. He is currently in the custody of Task Force X.

History
He was the force behind the first Justice League International team, bringing them together and aiding their efforts. And while at first it was at the beckoning of an evil AI named Kilg%re, he later fought back against the AI and decided to become an actual good guy. He later discovered his latent meta gene which was activated during one of the many major events the earth has gone through.

He later led the Superbuddies. He then had a series of surgerys done by Star labs in an effort to reclaim his humanity. After which he took charge of Checkmake and attempted a plot to control the strings of the world. He got killed in his attempts after Diana beat him up he attempted to force her to kill him (it was on live tv, he want to ruin her reputation) but she resisted and the blood loss brought on by it did him in.

During Brightest Night he returned with a mission to "stop the war." which he ocomplised using Justice League International after forcing them back togther. He then attempted a revenage plot againest Wonder Woman and reassumed his place as the Black King of Checkmate.

Some time later Amanda Waller found him guilty of treason and manipulating her and other officals minds. She had him jailed and forced to become a member of Task Force X. During her temporary leave from leadership she kept Maxwell in her pocket.