

In 2013, the Kryptonian Dru-Zod sent Earth a threatening message that he wanted a fellow alien named Kal-El, and if not given to him, Earth would be attacked. Before 2013, the Manhunter had taken the identity of "Calvin Swanwick", and became a general in the United States Army to protect Earth from terrorists and other threats. Not much is known about the Martian Manhunter, but he is an alien from Mars who traveled to Earth at an unknown period of time.

Diane Lane portrays the character while impersonating Martha Kent. The Manhunter is portrayed by Harry Lennix, who also voices Black Manta in the DC Animated Movie Universe. After Steppenwolf's defeat, Martian Manhunter approached Bruce Wayne in his true form and warned him that the New God's master Darkseid would retaliate. Superman himself was later resurrected by the Justice League to help repel the New God Steppenwolf's invasion. Months later, the Manhunter posed as Superman's adoptive mother Martha Kent and attempted to console the Kryptonian's grieving partner Lois Lane. He was later involved in suppressing Doomsday, a Kryptonian monster created by Lex Luthor using Zod's corpse, and although the creature was stopped, Superman lost his life. During General Zod's invasion of Earth, General Swanwick allied himself with the Kryptonian hero Superman and helped save the world. Having gone by many names, the Martian Manhunter was an alien from Mars who travelled to Earth and, using his shape-shifting powers, became a Lieutenant General in the United States Army under the name Calvin Swanwick. The Martian Manhunter is a character in the DC Extended Universe, appearing as a supporting character in the 2013 film Man of Steel and the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and a minor character in the 2021 film Zack Snyder's Justice League. And like you, I've realized I have a stake in this world and it's time I started fighting for it. I've gone by many names and taken many forms. I'm just speculating, but I think whoever's at the helm of that ship is looking to make a dramatic entrance.
