Amazo

In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, the first Amazo mention takes place five years in the past of the retconned origin of the Justice League when it is revealed that the superhero Victor Stone was uploaded with Ivo's "A-maze" operating system, among other features.[23] The League later battle the android.[24]

During the Forever Evil storyline, Amazo appears as a member of the Crime Syndicate of America's Secret Society of Super Villains.[25]

During the Amazo Virus storyline, a biotech pathogen based on the android infected humans with Amazo's DNA, giving them fatal superpowers based on subconscious desires and personal characteristics. In the end, the virus took complete control of a host; a former Lexcorp employee named Armen Ikarus, turning him into the new Amazo. Amazo was also defeated by Captain Cold(who was flirting with Wonder Woman) and Superman. It also transmutes young Reggie Meyer and turning him into Kid-Amazo, utilizing cloning and sharing a hive-mind.[26]

In the storyline "Outbreak", Amazo is one of the villains recruited by an A.I. named Genie, who was created by the daughter of James Jesse. His bio cells are later hacked and he joins the Justice League's side until the end of the issue.

Amazo is an advanced android built using Prof. Ivo's Absorption Cell technology, capable of absorbing any and all natural skills and special abilities of an individual he gets close enough to, whether the source be alien, superpowered, or a non-powered flesh and blood (such as the strength of Superman, the speed of the Flash, or the deductive intellect of Batman). Initially it only retained the powers, aspects and traits of the original seven members of the JLA; eventually it was revealed that the android is apparently able to retain the abilities of the targets he originally copied, switching between any of them instantly. However, he was only able to access a single target's unique attributes at a time.[27] Later versions of the character upgraded to not only being able to physically replicate and utilize multiple powers at once from anyone he has come in contact with, but simulating their weapons & equipment functions as well, such as the power ring of Green Lantern, the Nth metal mace of Hawkgirl, or the Lasso of Truth of Wonder Woman.[28]

Further modifications to its design down the line enables the android to copy, assimilate and combine multiple powers on the fly at a conceptual level; at full capacity Amazo was capable of emulating multiple skills from numerous heroes at a time; such as nuclear manipulation from Firestorm, electrostatic discharge from Black Lightning, or size alteration from Plastic Man without hindrance,[29] combining and utilizing them in creative ways on the fly while battling an enlarged Justice League and besting them with ease. Amazo also boasted an incredibly tactile and analytical cybermind, giving it a natural genius level intelligence and strategic processor which let the android adapt and assess the best possible maneuvers to apply its powers to defeat the current threat.[30] Through this he is capable of best utilizing absorbed attributes he has emulated on a personal Recall Slate, which enables him to apply previously copied abilities on demand to deal with the situation at hand, i.e., adapting red solar radiation via Firestorm's powers to incapacitate Superman or plotting an Extra-Dimensional Extrusion to defuse Firestorm within his own matrix.[31]

The latest iteration created during the Amazo Virus outbreak was a former scientist and researcher at Lexcorp who was the first to be exposed, becoming the eponymous Patient Zero when the epidemic hit.[32] Exposure to the virus at its most concentrated caused Ikarus's body and mind to mutate, ultimately erasing the core personality that once was Ikarus in order to build a better host incubator for the production and spread of the virus.[33] As the original infected, Amazo's virus form has the ability to infect other individuals with its own affliction, causing them to develop psychoactive superhuman abilities based upon their inherent desires and characteristics; this act of power bestowal was fatal to the recipient however, as they would ultimately die within 24 hours of contracting the disease.

Stage 1 effects those exposed with flu-like symptoms until reaching Stage 2, where they undergo meta-manifestation gaining powers that reflect the persona, wherein Stage 3 their genetics break down causing cardiovascular failure and brain degeneration; inevitably killing the victim.[32] At the same time the plague-wearing Patient Zero could emulate whatever abilities or equipment an individual possessed by crudely modifying their genetic template to simulate those powers or functions of said gear an adversary used, such as sprouting wings to simulate flight ability or alternating the eyes to convey Superman-like heat vision.[33] Initially the virus host appeared in a degenerated state that could barely process and adjust its own physiological structure to copy the powers of those it faced. Because of the virus' ability to control its own rate of mutation and evolution, the programmable cells infecting him allow almost instant biophysical modification to bolster the hosts it/he infects. Through this, Amazo's current form had generated great enough bone density, skin elasticity and muscle mass to increase its sheer size enough to tear through crowded streets and battle three of the Justice League with some effort.[33] Amazo can remotely augment the infected's physical prowess enough to enable an infected Batman enough strength to restrain a full-power Kryptonian, eventually changing and evolving into a more complete form that better resembled the original Amazo.[34]

Further still the intelligence behind the pathogen could either augment any natural physical characteristics of those stricken or bestow powers onto powerless individuals and deactivate those in other metahumans.[35] Even those powered through magic like Shazam, or with enhanced metabolisms like Flash or Aquaman, individuals Amazo takes hold of are vulnerable to its thrall via hive mind gestalt that lets Amazo control its scattered material, enabling it to control and empower multiple hosts at a time.[34] Individuals who are controlled in such a way tend to speak in unison with the original virus host, as if possessed by the legion; Lex Luthor deduced that the spread had a consciousness of its own while he was experimenting on test animals.[34]

Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! #14-15 featured the parallel Earth of "Earth-C-Minus", a world populated by funny animal superheroes that paralleled the mainstream DC Universe. On Earth-C-Minus a counterpart of the character Amazo existed called "Amazoo": a robotic composite of a dozen different animal body parts and abilities.

Amazo appears in the DC Super Friends comics.[36]

Amazo appears in the Injustice 2 comics based on the Injustice reality. After the fall of Chancellor Superman's Regine, Ivo sold off Amazo to a terrorist initiative under the control of Ra's al Ghul and Solovar.[37][38][39]

• Amazo is featured in the TV shows taking place in the Arrowverse:
  • In Arrow, Dr. Ivo inhabited a ship called the Amazo where he tested experiments with Mirakuru serum and tortured his captives including Anatoly Knyazev. The ship was eventually taken over by Slade Wilson (who was going insane due to the Mirakuru serum) after he killed its former Captain, "The Butcher", and cut off Ivo's hand. Following Slade's defeat by Oliver and the death of Ivo and his crew, the ship became wrecked on the shores of Lian Yu.
  • The android Amazo, or A.M.A.Z.O. (Anti-Metahuman Adaptive Zootomic Organism), debuts in the Elseworlds crossover. Built by Ivo Laboratories for A.R.G.U.S., it is capable of replicating all natural skills and special abilities of an individual such as a metahuman, extraterrestrial, or ordinary human. In "Elseworlds, Part 1", A.M.A.Z.O. is awakened when Oliver (who switched lives with Barry under mysterious circumstances and became the Flash) accidentally throws a stray lightning bolt at it. In a climactic battle, it is defeated by a computer virus made by Cisco Ramon with the help of Superman, Supergirl, Flash, and Green Arrow (who, due to the switch, is Barry Allen). A.M.A.Z.O. is brought back by John Deegan as he rewrites reality during the crossover's final battle in "Elseworlds, Part 3", only to be confronted and defeated by Brainiac 5 of Earth-38.

• Amazo made multiple appearances in the DCAU, voiced by Robert Picardo.
  • Amazo appears in the Justice League two-part episode "Tabula Rasa". Here he is depicted being a grey blank like humanoid, only referred to as The Android. Unlike other incarnations, Amazo is able to access any and all abilities replicated simultaneously. Also, while initially obtaining any target's weakness and various character flaws (i.e. Flash's unfocused and flirting nature or Superman's vulnerability to kryptonite respectively), he can eventually adapt away these flaws. Amazo was found by Luthor who was seeking Dr. Ivo after a battle with the League destroyed part of his battle suit. Upon discovering Ivo's death and Amazo's abilities, Luthor uses the android to steal the League's powers and steal parts needed to fix his suit. However, after absorbing Martian Manhunter's abilities, Amazo learns the truth, becoming a gold form and setting off for space, intent on finding meaning in his existence.
  • Amazo appears in the Justice League Unlimited episodes "The Return" and "Wake the Dead", voiced once again by Robert Picardo. Amazo had obtained godhood, having demonstrated the ability to teleport Oa away, giving the appearance that he had destroyed it. His intent was to kill Luthor for using him, going through every member of the Justice League in the process. Ultimately, he gives up his quest for revenge due to the words of Doctor Fate, returning Oa, and is given sanctuary in the Tower of Fate to find his purpose. Amazo returns in "Wake the Dead", trying to stop the newly empowered and resurrected Solomon Grundy. However, not only do Amazo's attacks do nothing to harm the zombie, the already dangerous monster is able to drain some of Amazo's immense power. Amazo realizes his presence puts the League at risk, and teleports away. Amazo is briefly mentioned during part 3 of the season 2 finale, "Panic in the Sky". Luthor reveals he set up the League so Project Cadmus could destroy them. This distraction would allow Lex to transfer his mind into an Amazo-like body, which he crafted from stolen Cadmus tech. His plans are foiled, and Amanda Waller destroys the body.
• Amazo appears in the Young Justice episode "Schooled", voiced by Peter MacNicol. After replicating the powers of Black Canary, Captain Atom, Flash, Martian Manhunter, Red Tornado, and Superman, the Justice League was able to just barely defeat the android and dismantle it. While transporting the parts to a safe location, Professor Ivo intercepts the trucks and was able to reassemble his android. The Justice League's respective sidekicks, now called The Team, pursued Ivo and Amazo. Thanks to a timely aid by Artemis, the Team was able to exploit Amazo's inability to use more than one target's replicated powers at a time and cause it to explode.
• Amazo appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Triumvirate of Terror", voiced by Roger Rose.
• Amazo was mentioned in the DC Nation short Enter Extremo.
• Amazo appears in the Justice League Action episode "Boo-ray for Bizarro", voiced by Thomas Lennon. In addition to replicating a target's skills, powers, and personal tools, he is also able to replicate mental prowess of an individual, as he obtained Batman's keen intuition. He arrives at the Justice League Watchtower with the intent to replicate the powers of every member in the Justice League and capture them before taking over the world. Amazo does make a reference to Professor Ivo who is dead. While capturing Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Superman, and Wonder Woman, he sends out a distress signal for all other League members to return to base. Before his trap can be sprung, Bizarro arrives. Wanting to join the League, Bizarro decides to help stop Amazo by bringing who he claims is the "Smartest Man in the Galaxy", which turns out to be Space Cabbie. As Amazo fights Bizarro while replicating his powers, the clone's backwards mentality conflicts with Amazo processing, ultimately overloading him and leaving Amazo catatonic.

• Amazo appears in Batman: Under the Red Hood, voiced by Fred Tatasciore. In the story, Batman describes Amazo as an android "with the ability to absorb the powers of metahumans". However, Amazo does not display any powers other than super-strength, flight and heat vision, implying that it has at least absorbed Superman's abilities. It has the same pressure points as a human being, is damaged by Batman's micro-bombs and its head is destroyed by C-4 charges.

• Amazo appears in Justice League: Chronicles.
• Amazo was mentioned as The Amazo Project in Lego DC Super-Villains, which is the project that gives the player's custom character his/her powers and is nicknamed “Rookie”.