Corben later went to his desk opposite Lois' and began squeaking his chair and Lois thought it was Clark but saw Corben and still thought he was a detective but Corben revealed himself as a field reporter to replace Clark. John Corben was a reporter who lived with his sister Becca before she moved to Metropolis. Later, it was revealed that Tess' scientists were able to correct the adrenal flaw in the Kryptonite matrix, thereby returning Corben to sanity. He is always seen unshaven. He was sent to cover a mission in Afghanistan and from there he kept in touch with his sister through video messages and reminded her to be careful because she was alone in the city. Lois says that Clark will be back but Corben says he is on indefinite leave and shakes Lois' hand before leaving. He was transported to the Metropolis General and attended to by Dr. Hamilton who informed him that the implants were what had kept him alive. At a later point, Tess Mercer received an update on Corben, who had apparently been "repaired." His adrenaline level started to rise clouding his mind making it think that what happened was a gift to kill the Blur for what he had done to his sister. However, John realizes that Lois had contact with the Blur and decides to kidnap her to find out what she knew. Chloe, still not trusting Tess deactivated the monitoring system so Tess wouldn't learn the location of the Fortress. Watch Queue Queue Arriving at the Fortress, he was confronted by Zod and Clark. Lois infiltrated the base where experiments were being done on red kryptonite just as they were bringing Corben back online. She gave him a new Kryptonite heart, this one being powered by Red Kryptonite instead of green. He blamed the Blur for what happened and since then he has been determined to expose him to the world. He was abandoned in the building where the surgery took place and after waking was confused and afraid by what had happened to him. He also has a robotic appliance in his left elbow.
He went on saying that even if Metallo kills him, it would not satisfy him given his "practically immortal" nature, making him reconsider killing Luthor. The only one was John Corben. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. John was shattered by this news and returned from his trip to buy the building in which his sister lived. John Corben was a mercenary and hitman who became the cyborg Metallo. This was short lived when they noticed the Matrix began to beat at a faster rate and Corben proceeded to smash his way out of the ice with ease. Corben said that he was going to go underground and wanted Lois to come with him. Corben restarted instantly and prepared to kill Lois. John Corben (aka Metallo) is a journalist who worked for the Daily Planet. During this time, a truck carrying prisoners had a mishap and was rescued by the Blur but amid the commotion, a murderer managed to escape and ended up killing Becca. However, when he realized that he could no longer smell, eat or feel, he became disenchanted and abandoned the fight. Luthor then drives his yacht to a lab to repair Metallo's skin. John Corben was brought into the Daily Planet as a replacement for Clark Kent who was on indefinite family leave and went to the site of the recent monorail crash to investigate a story. At one time, he led a team of mercenaries to steal the Although Luthor represented to the Regent's lawyer that he had fulfilled his part of the bargain by letting "the Regent's men" take possession of the suit, Luthor subsequently acted as though Corben had been working for him.Luthor helped Corben escape, and in exchange for his discretion, offered him a way to avoid death; LexCorp scientists would transfer his mind into an indestructible android body made of At first, Corben was thrilled with his new abilities, which allowed him to fight Superman nearly to the death. Lois at first presumed he was a detective and tried to leave but Corben played along and questioned her. After saying their goodbyes, Corben left.
He attempted to track the Blur using the Daily Planet archives, and there he meets Lois, who gives him her key to the Planet's archives room. After that, John met Lois on the streets of Metropolis. Grinning madly, Clark said he didn't need saving, as Corben knelt down next to him saying from experience that sometimes people dont know when they need saving before stabbing Clark with the shard, freeing him from the Red K. After his accident, he has a large metal appliance added to the front of his chest, with spider leg like appendages holding it in place and a beating green kryptonite heart in the center.
He then encountered Clark (who was under the influence of red kryptonite) but before anything could happen, Zod blew the truck up with his heat vision. Taking him to one of Chloe's weapon stashes, Corben was able to recharge the Kryptonite matrix with liquid meteor rock. He then returned to the lab, where Tess and Chloe prepared him to stop the Red K infected Clark, who had taken Zod to the Fortress. He came to replace a missing-in-action Clark Kent, and held a personal grudge against the Red-Blue Blur, who he blames for his sister's death. Realizing the weakness of the Blur, Corben tried to expose his kryptonite heart by ripping the lead plate from his chest, but in the attempt, the meteorite rock stuck to the plate, leaving Corben without power and shutting him down. When she was discovered, the scuffle set of an explosion from the red kryptonite, throwing her through the base and down an elevator shaft, only to be caught by the reactivated Corben. The control chip was knocked loose by debris and his mind restored when Clark used his heat vision to bring down part of the Fortress roof on the cyborg intending to crush him.
His motionless body was later taken to the John Corben was an ordinary man before becoming a cyborg.When Intergang found him buried in rock and repaired him, one improvement they made was the projection of kryptonite energy from his eyes.Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Lois then smiled and stamped on Corben's foot. However, the operations have left him more machine than man, also leaving no vital signs. In a fit of psychosis, John gets up scared, and discovered that he now had super strength, and escapes leaving an orderly in a coma. He came to replace a missing-in-action Clark Kent, and held a personal grudge against the Red-Blue Blur, who he blames for his sister's death.
