"When you lap the field in a race, for a while you look like you're behind. So it seems to people from the outside you're in, let's say, this place. When in fact you're just biding your time until you lap them again.



Boasted as being the “third smartest man in the DC Universe,” to say Michael Holt is a genius would be an understatement. He holds Ph.D. degrees in 14 different disciplines, including Engineering, Physics, Law, Psychology, Chemistry, Political Science, and Mathematics. Not to mention he’s a self-made multi-millionaire. Before joining the costume community, Michael Holt was an Olympic Gold Medalist with an IQ that would make Lex Luthor jealous. In translation, Michael Holt is so smart he can build a particle accelerator while giving a detailed lecture on String Theory.

His decision to enter the world of super-heroics as Mr. Terrific stemmed from a series of personal tragedies. He’s aided in his actions by T-Spheres, weapons of his design. Capable of everything from firing lasers to holographic projection to flight, the T-Spheres make Mr. Terrific just that much more of a force to be reckoned with.



Show some respect to the smartest man in the DC Universe!


Possesses 14 PhDs (two in engineering and physics—including doctorates and master's degrees in law, psychology, chemistry, political science, and mathematics)
A self-made multi-millionaire
A gold-medal-winning Olympic decathlete
Chairman of the JSA
Leader of Checkmate
Inventor of the T-Sphere
Leader of the Terrifics
Savior of the Multiverse
Explorer of the Dark Multiverse

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Abilities
  • Genius Level Intellect: Holt is described as having "a natural aptitude for having natural aptitudes;" picking up complicated skills quickly and retaining them, such as performing emergency surgery on teammate Alan Scott after reading about the procedure in a medical textbook. As Holt himself put it, "everyone has a talent...Mine is learning."
  • Eidetic Memory: Holt also possesses an eidetic memory, meaning that he never forgets anything and has perfect recall.
  • Polymath: Holt is also a polymath who has specialized in multiple fields of medicine, engineering, and science. He possesses 14 Ph.D.'s (two of which are in engineering and physics-including assorted doctorates and masters in degrees in Law, Psychology, Chemistry, Political Science, and Mathematics).
  • Chemistry
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Law
  • Medicine
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Science
  • Tactical Analysis: Holt is good in strategy, playing chess against two opponents with eyes closed.
  • Business Management: Holt is the Billionaire C.E.O of Holt Industries aka HoltCorp, a high-tech firm he founded himself. He's also an Engineer, Inventor, Industrialist, and Scientist.
  • Multilingualism: Holt is also multilingual, though the extent of this has not been revealed. He has been shown to speak the language of the nation of Kahndaq. Given Holt's propensity for learning, it likely that he speaks several other languages as well.
  • Gymnastics: Olympic Gold Medalist in the decathlon.
  • Peak Human Condition: Mr. Terrific's bodily functions are at the pinnacle of human conditioning and very athletic.
  • Peak Human Strength: His strength is superior to any normal human.
  • Peak Human Agility: His agility is pushed to the very limit of human capability
  • Peak Human Reflexes: His reflexes are heightened to the peak of human potential.
  • Peak Human Endurance: He has a highly developed musculature that generates fewer fatigue toxins than the musculature of most other humans, enabling him to gain greater endurance. While fighting the Tomorrow Thief, he was able to survive in Arctic temperatures with two broken ribs.
  • Martial Arts: He is a black belt in six different martial arts disciplines.
  • Investigation: Holt was recommended by Batman to investigate Adam Strange after he requested him to send someone just as good at investigation as him.
  • Multilingualism: Holt is also multilingual, though the extent of this has not been revealed. He has been shown to speak the language of the nation of Kahndaq. Given Holt's propensity for learning, it likely that he speaks several other languages as well.




Equipment
  • T Spheres: Floating robotic spheres can do many things including project holographic images, create laser grids, serve as cameras, link with outside data networks, allowing him to fly by bearing his weight, self-destruct, generate powerful electrical charges, and strike as flying projectile weapons. They respond to his mental and vocal commands.

  • T-Mask: He is invisible to all forms of electronic detection. This ability is tied to nanotechnology woven into his specially designed "T-Mask" (which is molecular-bonded to his face and can disappear at will) and costume. Mister Terrific was the only super-hero whom the OMACs could not detect. His mask also protects his face from chemicals and relays mental commands to his T-Spheres by detecting the subtle movements on his face. The mask works in conjunction with an earpiece to acts as a communications system. Through his mask, Holt can change instantaneously into costume and back again.
  • Holt's mask also doubles as a encephalic broadcaster, picking up aggregate thought waves, allowing him to communicate with his T-Spheres and even project a speaking hologram of himself, even if he is injured or too weak to speak.


Enemies:
-Ahk-ton
-Kobra Cult
-----Ariadne Persakis
-Nazis, Fourth Reich
-----Baroness Blitzkieg
-----Baron Gestapo
-----Captain Nazi
-----White Dragon
-Brainstorm
-Brother Eye
-Doctor Chaos
-Gog
-Java (Doc Dread)
-Johnny Sorrow
-Jokerborg
-Joseph Martin (Atomic Skull)
-Killer Wasp
-Major Force
-Mister Terrible
-Black Barax
-Blackbriar Thorn
-Catalyst
-Crypt
-Dr. Polaris
-Geomancer
-Kulak
-Rag Doll
-Richard Lusk
-Scythe
-Sebastian Stagg
-Shiv
-Simon Stagg
-Sportsmaster
-Thinker
-Tomorrow Thief
-Ultra-Humanite
-Wizard
-Klu Klux Klan






Recommended Reading:
The Terrifics (a must read!)
Strange Adventures
JSA vs Kobra
Justice Society of America
JSA
JSA Classified


Animation:
Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Action
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five


sources:
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_Holt_(New_Earth)
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_Holt_(Prime_Earth)
https://www.writeups.org/mister-terr...olt-dc-comics/