Maxwell Dillon (Earth-4126)

"I used to think the only thing I'd get outta my life was misery and pain. But look at me now! I'm living energy! You can't touch me Bug-Boy!!"

-Maxwell Dillon

Childhood
As a child, Max and his little sister, Ia, lived in the shadow of their older brother, Josh. He was successful, smart, handsome, and everything about him was perfect. Nothing Max did was good enough, because Josh always did it better.

The Accident
When Max was 17, he and Ia went on a trip to Oscorp to see if they could get internships. However, Max saw an open electricity wire and thought he would fix it. But when he touched it, the lightning surged through him, back out and blasted Ia. He was transformed, given electricity powers, but Ia was in a coma.

Electro
Max's parents hardly had time to care for Ia, and Josh told Max it was his fault. Max wanted to use his new found powers to kill his brother, but he restrained himself. Instead he decided if he was going to make Ia better, they needed to money. He made a quick costume and dubbed himself Electro. He attempted to rob a bank, but Spider-Man arrived and thwarted him. Electro was able to escape capture. He kept trying however. He went to an ATM machine and robbed money from it, and Spider-Man didn't make an appearance. He decided to keep his identity as Electro a secret, but still supply Ia the money.

Hyper Charged
During their next confrontation, Electro proved to be better at using his powers. However, Spider-Man's movements caused Electro to be positioned in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was knocked straight into the big screen TV, and was crowded with all the electricity it would have been too much for him to handle, had his powers not saved him and hyper charged him. He was able to disappear through the electricity currents before Spider-Man could continue the fight.

Rage
When Max returned to Ia's hospital room, he discovered Josh by her side. He saw a flatline. He asked Josh what happened, and nearly gave him a heart attack, but Josh recognized his brother. Josh explained that Max's new powers killed Ia. Max lashed out on Josh, daring him to blame him for her death again. When he did, Max electrocuted Josh and threw him out of the window, blasting him to make sure he hit the ground with a thud. He looked on the TV and saw a news report about his battle with Spider-Man and he decided it was now personal.