Mister Terrific

Mister Terrific's History

Mister Terrific (real name Michael Holt) is a brilliant inventor and businessman and a founding member of the Terrifics.

Origin

Michael was known as a prodigy at an early age. By the time he reached adulthood, he became known as one of the smartest men on Earth. He was married at some point and witnessed the death of his wife Paula and unborn son. After this tragedy, Michael decided to face the unknown and was inspired to become the super hero Mister Terrific. He founded his own company Holt Industries and became one of the leading tech moguls on the planet. He also became romantically involved with Karen Starr, owner of Starr Industries.

Debut of Mister Terrific

When a terrorist group known as Prodigy entered the scene, Mr. Terrific made his debut to the world. While facing Prodigy he found himself at odds with Col. Andrew Lincoln and the Blackhawks, as Lincoln believed technology of Mister Terrific's calibre should be controlled by the government.

Earth 2

When Michael discovered that Karen Starr had been secretly breaking into Holt Industries and stealing technology to create a quantum tunnel, he attempted to impede her break-ins by adjusting his security to keep her from setting foot in his company again. He attempted to follow her through the rift she had created and discovered another world.

Dark Nights: Metal

After having adventures in Earth 2, Michael would return to his Earth where he learned of the rise of the Dark Multiverse. He met with Batman in private at his Lunar Batcave. There, Batman unveiled an egg-shaped containment unit bearing the emblem of super hero Plastic Man, implying that he was contained in it and now was the time to release him.

Mister Terrific rescued the Gotham Resistance from the Dark Knights. He and Hal Jordan then went to Thanagar to get more Nth Metal, but they were captured by Starro. They were saved by Martian Manhunter.

The Terrifics

Following his journey into the Dark Multiverse, Holt discovered that his company had been bought out by industrial mogul Simon Stagg, much to his chagrin. He returned to the old building, now used by Stagg Enterprises, and came to discover that Stagg had been performing experiments on Metamorpho, forcing him to transform himself into Nth Metal. This opened a portal to the Dark Multiverse, which Terrific, Plastic Man, and Metamorpho were sucked into.