Maxima was the ruler of the planet Almerac.
History
Obsessed with finding a husband, Maxima devoted more of her time to searching for a suitable man, and fighting potential suitors in single combat, than seeing to the needs of her people. Seeing footage of Superman, she became enamored with him, and came to Earth to take him as her mate. When her secretary, Sazu, told Maxima that her ministers were expecting to get down to business and were waiting patiently for her appearance, the queen told her to let them wait. Arriving on Earth, a few minutes of combat with Kal-El across Metropolis was enough to convince her that she had found "the one".
Maxima tries to seduce Superman.
After kidnapping Superman, she returned to Almerac with him, only to find that one of her defeated suitors, De'Cine, had seized control of the planet. He was aided by Sazu, who believed that Maxima had neglected the people too much in her obsession with finding a mate, to which Sazu also commented that the natives of Almerac were only too glad to be rid of a spoiled, do-nothing queen. However, Sazu soon learned that she was duped by DeCine as well. Once Maxima, Superman, and Sazu were sent down to the planet's dungeons, Maxima's first impulse was to execute Sazu for her treachery. Superman stopped her, telling her that, just as she could not take a husband by force, nor could she rule her people entirely through terror and violence. When Maxima said she could do what she wanted because she could, Superman retorted that leaders are bound by duty and service, and that the people were not put on Almerac to serve her; as queen she was responsible to protect them as their public servant.
The three of them managed to escape the dungeons and defeat De'Cine. Trying to show she had learned her lesson, Maxima refrained from ordering him killed, and instead proposed to lock him up someplace really nasty for a long time. Superman approved, though he insisted on returning to Earth.
Wistfully, Maxima watched him leave—and less than a minute later, the destructively rambunctious bounty hunter Lobo crashed through the ceiling, there to collect a bounty on De'Cine. With giddy delight, Maxima judged she had found an adequate substitute to woo in her violent ways.
Powers and abilities
Maxima possesses substantial superhuman strength that allowed her to fight Superman for a short period of time. During the battle, she used her great strength to lift large video cameras and throw them, shatter wood, and break through stone. She later lifted a massive boulder and tossed it a short distance. Maxima is also far more durable than an ordinary human, having withstood blows from Superman. She is also capable of manipulating metal to an extent, causing a construction girder to disappear and later transforming a piece of metal into a sword. Maxima wears a high-tech bracelet capable of opening teleportation portals and producing a blast of energy that was able to knock Superman out.
Appearance
Superman: The Animated Series
External links
- Maxima at the DC Database