Ivan Kronov (Earth-7045)


 * This article is for the Communist supervillain. For the robot from the 1940s, see Electro (1940s). For the Spider-Man villain, see Maxwell Dillon. For the Autobot from 2099, see Electro (Cybertronian). Said Autobot is not to be confused with Electro 2099, who was inspired by Max Dillon. Not to be confused with Elektro or Elektra.

Ivan Kronov was the first supervillain to be called Electro, and a superpowered agent of the KGB during the Cold War.

History
Ivan Kronov was a loyal communist agent during the days of the Cold War. He was the subject of a military experiment to create their own superpowered agent. By 1954, the project was a complete success and Kronov was transformed into the electricity powered super-agent known as Electro, and granted a highly-advanced suit design to contain his powers.

In 1957, he and fellow agent Albert Malik (a.k.a. the Soviety Red Skull) were sent to the U.S. to retrieve Adolf Hitler's strong box, which was believed to hold the secrets to a powerful weapon. Believing that the strong box was being kept in the United Nations Building, the pair attacked the UN in the hopes of recovering it. This led to a conflict with the 50s Captain America and Bucky.

During the course of the battle, Electro's suit containment was breached, causing electricity to leak out of the suit until he was eventually hosed down, electrocuting and killing Kronov. The Red Skull obtained what he thought was the lock box and abandoned his comrade. But as it turned out, the strong box turned out to be a fake.

Powers & Abilities

 * Heightened strength & durability with containment suit

Powers
Electro is in essence a living dynamo capable of carrying a nearly lethal electrical charge in his body for up to 24 hours before needing to recharge. Electro can channel this electricity through his body and the suit's lower arms via devices allowing for electric blasts or punches.

Abilities

 * Skilled Spy
 * Skilled Combatant

Weaknesses
Electro cannot control or direct the electricity he generates without the aid of his suit. Damage to it can cause electricity to leak out uncontrollably.

Equipment

 * Containment Suit
 * Enhanced Strength
 * Enhanced Durability

Weapons

 * Electricity-Channeling Gun: Electro carries with him a an equally highly-advanced gun that can fire the electricity he generates into a continuous stream that can easily turn on and off with gun's trigger.