Luchino Nefaria (Earth-7045)

Count Luchino Nefaria is the leader of the titular crime family apart of the larger Maggia, and the father of Madame Masque. A longtime foe of the Avengers, Nefaria eventually used similar experiments to the one that created Wonder Man to grant himself ionic energy-based powers without transforming his body. Early in his career, Nefaria was a suave, aristocratic villain. Just after gaining his powers, he almost went mad with them and went on a rampage. Now, in fuller control of his faculties and ionic powers, Nefaria is a true master villain with delusions of godhood. His speech is quite loquacious.

History
to be added

Powers

 * Immortality
 * Regenerative Healing Factor
 * Self-Sustenance
 * Superhuman Strength
 * Superhuman Speed
 * Superhuman Stamina
 * Superhuman Senses
 * Invulnerability
 * Superhuman Agility
 * Flight
 * Energy Manipulation: like Williams, Count Nefaria has the ability to discharge copious amounts of his own ionic force at will. Primarily, he is able to fire powerful lasers from his eyes or hands.
 * Ionic Vampirism: Count Nefaria must drain other ionic beings in order to maintain his power. Theoretically, he could similarly draw strength from and gain control over gamma-powered individuals due to its duality with ionic energy. In a sense, he has become an "ionic vampire."

Abilities
Nefaria is a criminal scientist, having crafted many devices to aid in his endeavors. He is also a formidable combatant with a good deal of experience in using his powers in combat situations. He also speaks both Italian & English.

Equipment

 * Hologram Emitter: designed to communicate instantly and easily with his American family members, the disc allowed a three-dimensional image of whoever was in contact with the disc to be projected into his presence, thousands of miles away in his castle in Sicily. He's also used a variation on this tech to generate complex three-dimensional images of the Avengers.


 * Dream Machine: a group of scientists in Norway whom he funded had invented a machine, which could be used to psychically manipulate the dreams of a chosen target. So powerful was this manipulation that if the machine's target died in their dream, they would die in real life.

Transportation

 * Self-propelled flight

Trivia

 * Tony Stark has stated in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Index file on Nefaria that to him, the count is everything he has tried to avoid becoming "intellect, wealth, and power twisted to selfish, destructive ends'\."