Ellen Brandt

Real Name
Ellen Brandt 

Occupation
Espionage agent 

Citizenship
USA 

Place of Birth
Unrevealed city in Wisconsin 

Known Relative
Theodore Sallis (ex-husband) Job Burke (son)
 
Group Affiliation 
A.I.M. 

Education
University degree

Height
Unrevealed

Weight
Unrevealed

Eyes
Unrevealed

Hair
Brown

Powers
Ellen gained unspecified powers by merging with the Man-Thing, K'ad-Mon, and the Nexus of Realities. Her current level of ability is uncertain.

Abilities
None

Other Info
Ellen Brandt grew up in a loveless household with a father who was so emotionless and cold that the two never developed any sort of family bond. Such emotional detachment bred an instinctive distrust in Ellen--one that would govern her the rest of her life. 

When she was old enough, Ellen enrolled in a University where she met fellow student Theodore "Ted" Sallis. The two fell in love at the age of nineteen and ran off together and eloped. After their honeymoon, they visited the fortune teller Madame Swabada, who foretold of a great calamity that would soon effect both their lives. Ted went on to become a scientist and was reassigned to "Project Gladiator" (S.H.I.E.L.D. research program based in the Florida Everglades aimed at re-creating the "Super-Soldier Serum" that had originally created Captain America). (To learn about the characters and/or team above, just click on their highlighted names.)

Initially, Ellen and Ted were very much in love with one another; however, Ted soon became consumed by his work, and grew into a cold and detached human being. As he spent more and more time devoted to research, Ellen's feelings towards him began to change. She began to see him as the same sort of emotionless man that her father was.

At one point, A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics) approached Ellen on a recruitment mission. They wanted someone to keep an eye on Ted and acquire the final serum of his research. Ellen agreed, striving for her revenge on her emotionless marriage, and at the same time gaining a new source of income. (To learn about A.I.M., click on the highlighted name above.)

As Ted's work drew closer to success, Ellen revealed her true colors. One night in his cabin, Ellen led Ted into an A.I.M trap. She held Ted at gunpoint, demanding him to surrender his research. Sallis tried to flee, but Ellen shot him several times in the back. Sallis fell into the swamp and injected the only existing sample of the serum into himself. Ted should have died but the magical energies of the swamp (containing the Nexus of Reality) combined with the serum transformed him into a hideous creature (later known as the "Man-Thing"). In his new form, Ted managed to slay the pursuing A.I.M. agents. The Man-Thing then found Ellen. Her fear of the creature prompted an emotional and chemical reaction in the Man-Thing's body and he viciously mutilated her face with his corrosive acid touch. Afterward, Ellen was found by Barbara Morse (a.k.a. Mockingbird), the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent attached to Project Gladiator. She was then transferred to the office of a local doctor. (To learn about Mockingbird, click on her highlighted name above. Note: Beware of the revealing outfit worn by Mockingbird on her bio page. Also, Ellen Brandt with her mutilated face is shown in the first, fifth, and sixth images posted above.)

After her recovery, Ellen returned to A.I.M. and went back to the swamps accompanied by an armed compliment of A.I.M. shock troops. They all hunted down the Man-Thing, even killing several innocent civilians in the process. What Ellen didn't know, however, was that the Man-Thing had a secret ally in the form of amateur sorceress Jennifer Kale. Kale weaved a spell of loathing that forced the A.I.M. agents to turn against one another. The Man-Thing encountered Ellen Brandt a second time and engulfed her within the bulk of his mass. However, Ellen survived the encounter and went on to live the life of a recluse. (Click on the highlighted name above to learn about Jennifer Kale. Note: Beware of the revealing clothing worn by Kale on her bio page.)

At this time, Ellen discovered that she was pregnant with Sallis' child. Ellen's soul was as scarred as her face, and she could not bring herself to raise a child. Therefore, Ellen placed her infant son (named Job) up for adoption where he was later raised by the Burke family. Ellen was tormented at the guilt for her own past actions and sought release through self-degregation. She surrendered herself to the influence of alcohol, and other drugs, all in an effort to punish herself. With her sanity eroding, Ellen ended up in the Rosewell Sanitarium in Charles, Massachusetts. It is unknown how long Ellen remained as a patient at Rosewell; however, it was during this time she met a mysterious mute woman named Sorrow. Sorrow helped give Ellen hope and strength, and eventually helped Ellen restore her sanity. (To learn about the above highlighted characters, just click on the theirs.)

Years later, Ellen found herself once again encountering the Man-Thing. She believed that some aspect of Ted Sallis' humanity might still exist in the creature. When local sheriff's opened fire on the Man-Thing, Ellen stood in front of him, ready to sacrifice her own life to save the monster. She likely would have died in a hail of bullets if it had not been for the timely intervention of Doctor Strange. Strange explained to Ellen that the Nexus of All Realities, which Man-Thing was chosen to protect, had been shattered and that she had to help guide Man-Thing towards putting it back together or all of reality would unravel. Ellen accepted the role. (To learn about the above highlighted characters, just click on their names.)

Over time, Ellen traveled between realities/dimensions to protect the Man-Thing and the Nexus of All Realities. She even at one point had to merge with the Man-Thing. When this happened, she was granted unspecified mystic powers.

More recently, Ellen continues to protect the Man-Thing and the Nexus of All Realities. 

There is nothing there, but here is the link to Ellen Brandt's bio on Marvel.com, http://marvel.com/universe/Brandt,_Ellen.

In the film Iron Man 3, Ellen Brandt has a different story line. She does have some similarities with the comicbook version; however, in the movie, she is a war veteran who is injected with the Extremis virus to help grow back an arm. But, she still does have a connection with A.I.M. 

Aldrich Killian

Real Name
Aldrich Killian

Occupation
Geneticist

Citizenship
USA
 
Place of Birth
Unrevealed

Known Relative
Unrevealed

Group Affiliation
FuturePharm

Education
Unrevealed

Height
Unrevealed

Weight
Unrevealed

Eyes
Brown

Hair
Brown

Powers
None

Abilities
Aldrich Killian was a talented geneticist.

Other Info

Dr. Aldrich Killian was a brilliant scientist working for the FuturePharm Corporation in Austin, Texas alongside Dr. Maya Hansen. Together they developed Extremis, an attempt to create a new super soldier. The Extremis is a techno organic virus that completely rewrites the body’s genetic code. It replaces entire organs making them more efficient. The virus also gives the body a sort of healing factor. The original Extremis grants super human strength, speed, endurance, reflexes and the ability to project electricity and breathe fire. (To learn about Dr. Hansen and/or the Extremis virus, click on their highlighted names above.)

Maya learned that the military was pulling her funding before she could try Extremis on a live subject. She and her partner at Futurepharm, Aldrich Killian, decided that they should put Extremis into the hands of criminals, then involve Tony Stark's creation, Iron Man, against the Extremis-enhanced criminal. She figured that if they could thus prove the value of Extremis, it would help her save countless human lives after her funding was restored. She and Aldrich stole Extremis and put it into the hands of terrorists. 

Killian stole a sample and sold them to a terrorist group. The group based in a slaughterhouse in Bastrop, Texas, inject a willing test subject called Mallen. A bizarre physical change overtakes him; his horrified compatriots flee the room but lock him in it. The injected man's body, still lying in the Bastrop warehouse, is now covered completely in a bizarre layer of scar tissue. (To learn about Mallen, just click on his highlighted name above.)

Days later at Futurepharm Corporation offices, Dr. Aldrich Killian commits suicide at his computer; his suicide note informing co-worker Maya Hansen that he has stolen the Extremis serum for an undisclosed purpose.

There is nothing there, but here is the link to Aldrich Killians' bio on Marvel.com, http://marvel.com/universe/Aldrich_Killian.

Firepower

Real Name

Jack Taggert 

Occupation

Mercenary 
 
Citizenship USA, with a criminal record 

Place of Birth
Unrevealed 

Known Relative 
Unrevealed 

Group Affiliation 
Mandarin; formerly Edwin Cord, Cordco, Incorporated 

Education
Military training 

Height 
5'9" (Armored) 15' 

Weight 
230 lbs; (Armored) 2 tons

Eyes
Brown

Hair
Black (shaved bald)

Powers 
None

Abilities 
Taggert is a skilled pilot and is capable of maneuvering the Firepower armor. Due to his military training, he is also a very skilled at hand-to-hand combat. Aside from his armor's weaponry, he is a very good marksman. In addition, Taggert is a skilled tactician and is capable of creating strategies in order to win. The Firepower armor grants Jack superhuman strength and durability.

Other Info 

Jack Taggert was the pilot of an experimental heavily-armed and -armored battle suit in Project: Firepower--a program created by Edwin Cord of Cordco, Incorporated (a rival businessman of Tony Stark). Project: Firepower was sponsored by the U.S. government to create a new generation of armored soldiers and to control rogue super-humans. The suit contained a particle cannon on it’s wrist as well as heat beams, lasers, mini-grenades and surface-to-air missiles. The suit’s main weapon is the high energy, low radiation missile know as the "Terminax." Taggert trained on a simulator learning to operate the suit and take down Iron Man. During a test run of the suit, Taggert took down two tanks and jet fighters with ease. (To learn about the characters above, just click on their highlighted names above.)
  
Later, in the deserts of Arizona, Firepower was confronted by Iron Man (who recognized that the Firepower armor was made from Stark technology). The two battled, and Iron Man fired everything he had; however, Firepower was unharmed. Surprised at this, Iron Man then hid in a canyon hoping that he could detect any attacks coming at him. Firepower, however, succeeded in a sneak attack by breaking through the solid rock of the canyon to approach Iron Man from behind. In defense, Iron Man placed a Negator pack (the device he used to disable his armor technology) on Firepower. But, it didn't work (the government had studied the Negator pack that Iron Man had attempted to use on Stingray, and found a way to shield Firepower's circuits from the pack's effects). So, a badly damaged and wounded Iron Man flew back to the Stark Enterprises helicopter hovering overhead (piloted by James Rhodes). Just as Taggert was ordered to fire at the helicopter, Iron Man flew away. Firepower then launched the Terminax missile and seemingly killed Iron Man as the armor fell to the ground in pieces. (Click the names above to learn about the highlighted characters and/or company.)

Afterward, Cord blackmailed the military into allowing him to keep the Firepower armor, threatening to reveal to the press the "true" purposes of the armor: riot control. During the next few days, both Firepower and Cord seemed determined to sabotage Stark Enterprises. They intimidated the Marsten Manufacturing group into not accepting a Stark contract bid, they blow up a shipment for Accutech Research and Development (a subsidiary of Stark Enterprises), and they even attacked Tony and his workers.

All of Firepower's actions led to Iron Man confronting Firepower once again. However, this time, Iron Man came to battle with an upgraded suit. With all of Stark's new upgrades, Firepower was defeated. However, in a last ditch attempt to win, Firepower set the Terminax missile to explode in thirty seconds, hoping Iron Man would try to stop it or redirect it, and be killed. But, the backpack that housed the missile was damaged and missile could not exit, threatening everybody in the vicinity. This resulted in Taggert pleaded with Iron Man to free him from the armor, but Iron Man told him that if the armor was magnetically sealed, there was nothing he could do to free him. Iron Man used an electromagentic pulse (a trick learned from Force) to disable the Firepower armor (and his own) for six minutes. This bought Iron Man enough time to find a way to shut down the missile's timer once their armors' systems came back online. Upon their armor rebooting, the missile's timer had gone down to just nine seconds left; Iron Man successfully stopped it in eight. Now, no longer fearing of being blow up, Taggert went on to tell Iron Man that there would be others just like him that would come to kill Iron Man just as he had and destroy Stark Enterprises. Iron Man then ripped the Firepower armor apart, stunning Taggert into silence. Afterward, both Taggert and Cord were taken into custody. (Click on the highlighted name above to learn about Force.)

Years later, Jack Taggert reappeared in a new Firepower armor. He was one of many Iron Man foes that were assembled by Mandarin to take down Tony Stark once and for all. (To learn about the Mandarin, click on his name above.)

To learn a little more about Firepower, click on the following link, http://marvel.com/universe/Firepower_%28Jack_Taggert%29.

In the comics, Jack Taggert is African American. However, in Iron Man 3 he is not. And in the movie, the spelling of his last name is "Taggart" rather than "Taggert."

Mandarin

Real Name 
Unrevealed
 

Occupation
Would-be conqueror; former janitor, businessman and crimelord, government administrator 
 
Citizenship
Chinese national

Place of Birth
Unnamed village in mainland China
 
Known Relative
Mei-Ling (fiancée, deceased), Temujin (son), Genghis Khan (alleged ancestor, deceased), Sasha Hammer (daughter)
 
Group Affiliation
Prometheus Corporation; formerly Avatars, "Acts of Vengeance," Prime Movers, "Hand"
 
Education

Multiple College Degrees

Height
6'2"

Weight
215 lbs.

Eyes
Blue-Black

Hair
Black

Powers 
The Mandarin possesses superhuman physical prowess. The Mandarin can survive for years without food and water by living on stored Chi. When in possession of his 10 Makluan rings, each grants the Mandarin a different ability/power: “ice blast” (left little finger), to emit waves of cold; “mento-intensifier” (left ring finger), to place people under mental control; “electro-blast” (left middle finger), to emit electricity of various intensities; “flame blast” (left index finger), to project heat and trigger chemical explosions; “white light” (left thumb), to emit various forms of electromagnetic energy; “black light” (right little finger), to create absolute blackness, possibly a form of Darkforce; “disintegration beam” (right ring finger), to break down a target’s molecular bonds; “vortex beam” (right middle finger), to manipulate air for levitation or concussive force; “impact beam” (right index finger), to project explosive, sonic, or magnetic force; and “matter rearranger” (right thumb), to alter a substance’s molecular structure into gas, liquid, or solid form. He has used a wide variety of robots, weaponry, and vehicles.**

Abilities 
A remarkable genius with both earthly and extraterrestrial technology, the Mandarin is also an exceptional athlete, swordsman, and martial artist. He is extremely knowledgeable on ancient history, specifically that of Asia and China.

Other Info

Born around 1920, the boy who would become the Mandarin was the son of one of the wealthiest men in pre-revolutionary mainland China (who claimed to be a direct descendant of Genghis Khan) and an English noblewoman. However, both parents died soon after their son's birth, and the boy was raised by his aunt, who was embittered against the West. Every bit of the wealth he inherited from his parents was spent teaching him science and martial arts. Therefore, once he was an adult, the Mandarin and his aunt were considered broke.

Hoping to find a means of avenging himself upon the civilization that had taxed him and rendered him homeless, the Mandarin explored the dreaded Valley of Spirits, which no one had set foot in for centuries. There, he found the millennia-old wreckage of a starship of the reptilian alien race known as the Makluan. It was here that Mandarin discovered ten rings which powered the vessel.  (To learn about the Makluan, just click on their highlighted name above.)

Unaware that the Makluans themselves remained at large, posing as humans, the Mandarin spent many years mastering Makluan technology. After some time, he began conquering the valley’s surrounding areas establishing a network both of citadels and of loyal followers. The Mandarin's ultimate goal was to conquer China, and then the world, which he claimed he would rule with the “wisdom and harmony” of his nobleman ancestors. It was during these years that the Mandarin fathered a son, Temujin (whom he sent to a remote monastery), took a girl as a student (aka future Madam Macabre), and became betrothed to another girl named Mei-Ling whom he would marry when she became an adult. In addition, he also discovered the alien robot Ultimo within a volcano, and worked for years to revive him using a combination of science and magic. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn more about the race and/or characters.)

Years later, seeking assistance to master the Makluan rings’ full power, the Mandarin sponsered a local warlord named Wong Chu. It was Chu who abducted the Chinese genius Ho Yinsen and American industrialist Tony Stark. However, at one point, Yinsen sacrificed his life to enable Stark to escape and overwhelm Wong Chu’s forces using his first Iron Man armor. (To learn about the characters above, just click on the highlighted names.)

Months later, Iron Man visited China to investigate the Mandarin for the U.S. government. Using the rings and his own combat skills, the Mandarin nearly defeated Iron Man; however, Iron Man escaped. A couple more times the Mandarin tried at world domination, but was stopped by Iron Man on every attempt.

At one point, the Mandarin was among the many costumed super-villains who were affected by Doctor Doom’s Emotion Charger and were assembled to disrupt the wedding of Reed Richards and Susan Storm. (To learn about the above highlighted characters and/or item, click on their names above.)

Later, Mandarin abducted the Swordman and convinced him to serve as a spy with in the Avengers. To do so, the Mandarin equipped the Swordman's weapon with Mukluan technological (the sword's hilt had various buttons which granted the Swordman with some degree of elemental control). However, the Swordsman eventually balked at destroying the Avengers and betrayed the Mandarin. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the character and/or team.)

Much later, after finally reactivating Ultimo, the Mandarin teleported Iron Man to his citadel so that he could finally defeat him. However, Iron Man as able to lure Ultimo back into the volcano from which he came. Mandarin was again stopped by Iron Man when he tried to provoke world war with a missile attack. After this, the Mandarin then teamed with Enchantress and Executioner to build a world wide hate-ray; however, they were stopped by the Avengers. He then turned his attention to the Hulk. He mentally controlled the Hulk and used him to wreak havoc on cities, thinking each nation would blame the other his attacks, but his control was disrupted by Nick Fury and Yuri Brevlov of S.H.I.E.L.D. A second attempt to control the Hulk with the help of the Sandman also failed. Later, the Mandarin, accompanied by the adult Mei-Ling, used a Hulk robot to abduct Stark’s lover Janice Cord while framing Stark himself for enemy conspiracy, but Mei-Ling, touched by Cord’s love for Stark and disillusioned by the Mandarin’s cruelty, sacrificed her life helping Iron Man defeat him. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the different characters and/or team above.)
 
Hoping to enhance his rings’ already phenomenal power, the Mandarin manipulated the Royal Family of Inhumans into obtaining the mystic Eye of Yin, created centuries ago by Makluan-trained sorcerers. However, he was overpowered by Black Bolt, who escaped with his rings. (To learn about the Inhumans and/or Black Bolt, click on their names above.)

Afterward, the Mandarin allied himself with the former Russian super-operative Unicorn. And with his help, the Mandarin was able to regain the rings with a Makluan headband device and returned his attention to Tony Stark. In the identity of Gene Kahn, he stirred unrest among Stark’s employees, then, when exposed, fought Iron Man alongside the Unicorn. However, careless use of the headband inadvertently switched the Mandarin’s consciousness with that of the terminally-ill Unicorn, and he quickly abandoned the fight. Adding insult to injury, when the Mandarin returned to his citadel, he discovered that it had been taken over by a rival mastermind in his absence, Yellow Claw. After this, the Mandarin retired to an underwater base. During this time, he captured Sunfire and forced him to power the machinery that restored him to his rightful body, but even with Ultimo’s aid, regaining his castle was not so simple. Iron Man and Sunfire intervened in the conflict, which ended with the Mandarin seemingly slain by the Yellow Claw’s robot, who then took the Makluan rings of power from him. (To learn about the highlighted characters above, just click on their names.)

The Mandarin was able to survive his death because of his newfound mastery of chi and ability to control his consciousness. He was able to transfer his intelligence into the rings themselves. He then transformed one of Yellow Claw's henchman into a younger version of himself and took over the man's body. Despite his new body, his customary schemes to cause world war were once again thwarted by Iron Man. Efforts to obtain Wakanda’s Vibranium proved unsuccessful as well. He even attempted to destroy China’s rice crops, intended to drive the Chinese government into invading other nations; however, this was disrupted by Iron Man again (actually War Machine--Tony's temporary replacement at the time). (Click on the names above to learn about the highlighted country, item, and/or characters.)

Later, the Mandarin was thrown into a coma while experimenting with his rings when Chen Hsu (the captain of the Makluans in disguise) stole one of the rings and replaced it with a fake one. Mandarin's body recovered, but because his consciousness was tied to the rings, his memory was lost.

Afterwards, the Mandarin became a criminal overlord named Zhang Tong in Hong Kong. As Tong, the Mandarin allowed ten underlings to use his rings as his operatives in the so-called "Hand." However, he was again stopped by Iron Man. Soon afterward, the Mandarin joined several other masterminds in the so-called “Acts of Vengeance” anti-superhero conspiracy, then allied with Matsuo Tsurayaba of the ninja Hand. But, these endeavors were disrupted by the Avengers and the X-Men. (To learn about the teams and/or character above, just click on their highlighted names.)

Over time, the Mandarin recognized Chen Hsu’s theft; therefore, he confronted the old man, who then returned both the Mandarin's ring and his memory. In addition, he guided Mandarin in commanding the gigantic Makluan dragon, Fin Fang Foom. With the dragon under his command, the Mandarin easily conquered more than a third of his native land China. Iron Man and War Machine came to stop him; however, they ended up teaming up with him when Mandarin discovered that the Makluans wanted to take over Earth for themselves. The Mandarin ended up giving power to Iron Man through his rings and seemingly destoryed the Makluans. Unfortunately, this resulted in the Mandarin's hands being burned off in the process. However, through magic, the Mandarin was able to recover from his injury and grow back new reptilian-like hands. (To learn about Fin Fang Foom, click on his highlighted name above. Also, Mandarin with his reptilian hands is shown in the fifth picture posted above.)

Afterward, Mandarin went around and recovered his rings. It was then that he discovered the "Heart of Darkness" (a centuries-old orb of cosmic evil). The Mandarin, and his Avatars (super-powerd Chinese nationals), used this orb to mystically revert China to its medieval state. Eventually, Iron Man and War Machine showed up with Iron Man's Force Works and were able to break the Mandarin's power, but not before the Mandarin discovered that Tony Stark was the man inside the Iron Man armor. However, Iron Man penetrated the Mandarin’s defenses and infected him with a techno-organic virus, nullifying his Heart of Darkness's mystic bond and again rendering him amnesiac. (To learn about the highlighted team above, just click on their name. Note: Beware of the revealing outfit worn by one on the Force Works' bio page.)

Much later, Mandarin's memories returned and he set into motion plans to create a giant flying fortress called the "Dragon of Heaven" through which he planned to conquer Russia and eventually the world. When he began to invade Russia using a mercenary army, the Avengers and the Winter Guard showed up to resist them. However, the attack on Russia was just a way to lure Iron Man into action and better test him in battle. Iron Man indeed remained a worthy adversary and destroyed the Dragon of Heaven’s power source, toppling it from the sky. The Mandarin was seemingly slain in the crash. (To learn about the highlighted team above, just click on their name.)

Later, the Mandarin reappeared now with his rings assimilated into his body--burned directly into his spine. He now went by the alias "Tem Borjigin," the CEO of the Prometheus Corporation (a corporation specializing in bio-engineered weaponry). As part of his manipulations, the Mandarin provided terrorist groups with bio-weapons. Maya Hansen's death was faked so she could work on Extremis projects for him. The Mandarin planned to unleash the Extremis virus in aerosol form on the general public, which would kill most of the world's population except for a select few (about 3% of the human population) who have the genetic potential to withstand the Extremis effect. The Mandarin admitted to Hansen that even he would die in the outbreak; however, that she and those with the genetic aptitude to survive would become free from disease, and effectively immortal. In this way, the Mandarin believed he would rid the world of its evils, allowing civilization to begin renewed. Despite the Mandarin releasing the Extremis virus into the air, Iron Man was able to stop it from spreading. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the characters and/or item.)

More recently, it was revealed that the Mandarin was Sasha Hammer's father (daughter of Justine Hammer and granddaughter of Justin Hammer). The Mandarin freed Sashsa's boyfriend, Ezekiel Stane (son of Obadiah Stane) from prison so they could all could work together to destroy Tony Stark. (To learn about the above characters, just click on their highlighted names above.)

To learn more about Mandarin, click on the following link, http://marvel.com/universe/Mandarin.

Coldblood

Real Name
Eric Savin

Occupation
Mercenary; former Head of Security of Classified Army Project 

Citizenship
U.S.A.
 
Place of Birth
Unrevealed
 
Known Relative
Unrevealed 
 
Group Affiliation
Formerly Project: Ultra-Tech, US Army
 
Education
College graduate and military training

Height

6' 2"

Weight

500 lbs. 

Eyes

(left) Blue, (right, mechanical) Grey or Red

Hair
Black

Powers
Due to his cybernetic enhancements, Coldblood possesses a variety of superhuman attributes: superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, and reflexes. Coldblood's skin, musculature, and bones are a hybrid material composed of extremely hard plastics and high grade steel. As a result, his body is much harder and more resistant to physical injury than the body of a normal human. He can withstand high caliber bullets, powerful impact forces, exposure to extreme temperatures, falls from great heights, and powerful energy blasts without sustaining injury. In addition, the computer system grafted to Coldblood's brain allows him to interface with almost any computer system for the purposes of communicating with other computer systems across the world. He can also use this ability to download the information stored in almost any computer system. Coldblood also can fire a destructive beam from his left wrist.

Abilities
Coldblood is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant and has received extensive training in both armed and unarmed combat during his time in the military. With the use of his interface technology, he has been able to download information, such as more knowledge of hand-to-hand combat and the usage of advanced weaponry.

Other Info
Not much is known about Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Savin’s before his time in the military. At one point, he was put in charge of security of the U.S. Army’s Project: Ultra-Tech. Soon after he had taken the job, he was approached by Lieutenant Gina Dyson who revealed to him that the project was just a front for a massive misappropriation of government funds and that there is no Project: Ultra-Tech. She also revealed that the project leader, Mako, worked for three multinational corporations and that they even built a fake city in the desert to play their private war games by testing their own built super-soldiers.  (To learn about the characters above, just click on their highlighted names.)

After this, Savin started to investigate these claims by braking into Mako’s office; however, he was captured and transported to the fake city. Once inside the fake city, Savin accidently ran over a mine that exploded killing him. Luckily, his body was quickly retrieved and reanimated by Gina. She performed cybernetic surgery on him. The operation was successful. Gina had removed his memory center, replaced his damaged right eye with a mechanical implant, and replaced his severed limbs with the state of the art artificial ones. After she was done, they put him in his attack car and remote controlled it back to the fake city. Savin was now a cyborg referred to as "Coldblood-7." 

When Coldblood woke up he didn’t have any knowledge of who or where he was. A computer soon told him that he was in New York and that he was cyborg "Coldblood-7." In addition, the computer told him that he was under attack. When this happened, a tank actually attacked them; however, Coldblood managed to destroy it with the weapons on his car. Soon after this, he was met by more resistance from some mechanical beings and some living people. Gina Dyson contacted him by buried frequency and then guided him to the main building. When Coldblood got to her she gave him all facts of his former self by uploading them in his computer. She also removed all access from him so Mako couldn’t destroy him. Afterward, she then told him to escape from the city. Coldblood managed to get away and headed towards Las Vegas.

Once Coldblood arrived in Las Vegas, he was attacked by Mako’s robots on a couple occasions. Unfortunately, Mako captured Gina and blackmailed Coldblood to come back to the fake city. Even with the computer insisting that he doesn't go, Coldblood returned to the city.

Upon arrival, he was comforted by several more of Mako’s robots which Mako used to play with Coldblood's head. In addition, Coldblood's computer was hacked into by Mako, and now Mako could make Coldblood see things that weren't really there. Meanwhile, Gina managed to escape. Soon, Coldblood ran into Gina and almost shot her thinking that she was one of Mako’s robots. Even though the computer told him that she was a robot (Mako was making him belief that), Coldblood resisted and trusted himself and freed Gina. After this, Coldblood and Gina fought through several of Mako’s robots and finally got in the main building. Once inside, Coldblood destroyed a junction box which resulted in all the robots being shutdown. As Mako noticed this, he ordered his human mercenary troops to attack Coldblood. Coldblood managed to survive when Gina blew up all of Mako’s booby traps he had set in the city. Soon after, Mako himself appeared in an exoskeleton called Weapon Walker and confronted Coldblood himself. Coldblood was severely wound in the battle, but Coldblood was able to call his car and use its weapons to destroy Weapon Walker. Afteward, Coldblood left with Gina who repaired his body to 100% efficient operation. 

Afterward, Coldblood became an urban soldier cyborg, operating as a freelance mercenary. As a mercenary, he was hired by Roxxon Oil to hunt down another cyborg--Deathlok. For this mission, he traveled to Paris where Deathlok was trying to retrieve his real body with the help of the Wild Pack and Siege. Coldblood managed to surprise Deathlok, but eventually lost the fight. However, Deathlok then showed him that what he had been told was a lie and Coldblood decided to help Deathlok to get his body back instead. After they managed to get to his body, they realized it was wired with explosives. Coldblood helped him in defusing the bomb, but they didn’t succeed and it exploded. After this, an enraged Deathlok then went after Harlan Ryker, and Coldblood followed. Eventually, they found him in Kuwait destroying some oilfield and attacked them. Soon after, Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. arrived and together they managed to capture Harlan Ryker. Afterward, Deathlook gave Coldblood a ride back to America and then parted ways. (To learn about the characters and/or teams above, just click on their highlighted names. Note: Beware of the revealing and/or form-fitting outfits worn by some on Meggan, Wild Pack, and Nick Fury's bio pages.) 

During the superhero Civil War, Coldblood opposed the Superhero Registration Act and was eventually arrested. He was transported to Negative Zone prison for unregistered superheroes. Later on, he, along with many others, were eventually freed from the prison and was seen fighting behind Captain America and his Anti-Registration heroes in the final battle against Iron Man's Pro-Registration heroes. (To learn about the events, place, and/or character above, just click on their highlighted names.)

After the battle, Coldblood was reported as being MIA (Missing In Action), and his current whereabouts are unknown.

To learn more about Coldblood, click on the following link, http://marvel.com/universe/Coldblood.

Maya Hansen

Real Name
Maya Hansen 

Occupation
Biologist, biotechnology specialist, inventor
 
Citizenship
USA
 
Place of Birth
Unrevealed
 
Known Relative
Unrevealed 
 
Group Affiliation
S.H.I.E.L.D. 
 
Education

Unrevealed

Height
5'7"

Weight
138 lbs.

Eyes
Brown

Hair
Brown

Powers
None

Abilities
A brilliant biologist, Maya can process vast amounts of information at genius speeds.

Other Info
Dr. Maya Hansen was one of the most respected and well known bio-technologists in her field. She developed her notoriety through her work at reprogramming the repair center at the center of the brain. It was during a conference that she first befriended a young Tony Stark. (To learn about Iron Man, click on the highlighted name above.)

Year later, Maya began working for the FuturePharm Corporation in Austin, Texas alongside Dr. Aldrich Killian. Their breakthrough research afforded her the ability to work on the development of the next Super-Soldier formula (which a generation ago had created Captain America). Their approach was to exploit the genetic potential of man through nano-technology. This eventually resulted in the development of Extremis (a techno organic virus that completely rewrites the body’s genetic code. It replaces entire organs making them more efficient. The virus also gives the body a sort of healing factor and even super powers). (To learn about the characters and/or virus above, just click on their highlighted names.)

At one point, Dr. Hansen learned that she was going to lose funding; therefore, Maya came up with the idea that if she could get a test subject to fight and conquer Iron Man, she would be able to prove its potential. So, she stole Extremis and put it into the hands of domestic terrorists named Mallen who injected the serum into himself. This lead to Mallen going on a killing spree of FBI agents. Next, Maya contacted Tony Stark to confront Mallen. During their initial fight, Iron Man is severely beaten. After this, Iron Man convinced Maya to inject him with Extremis so he could stop Mallen be becoming Extremis-enhanced himself. In the next battle, Iron Man was victorious. However, Iron Man realized that Maya was actually the one behind the release of Extermis to Mallen. For this, Maya was sent to prison. (To learn about Mallen, click on his highlighted name above.)

Once in prison, Maya was met by a relative of one of Mallen's victims and slices her left cheek leaving a nasty scar. Soon, Maya is broken out of prison by Iron Man due to his brain being controlled to assassinate specific targets. Through her loyal work, Tony Stark used his position as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. to commute Maya's sentence and have her placed under his custody. While working for Tony, Dr. Hansen was prohibited from pursuing any further research into Extremis, due to Tony's belief that is was far too dangerous. Soon after, Maya and Tony quickly became romantically involved. (Click on the highlighted name above to learn more about S.H.I.E.L.D. Also, you can see the scar given to Maya in the fifth and sixth pictures posted above.)

Later on, an incident occurred where Maya and Tony's close friend Sal Kennedy was killed by a biological threat that could have been stopped had Maya been allowed to continue her research on Extremis. After this, because she wasn't allowed to perform her research as a ward of S.H.I.E.L.D., Maya faked her own death and accepted an offer to work for a secret government organization called "Prometheus Genetech." (To learn about Sal Kennedy, click on the highlighted name above.)

Unknown to Maya, the Prometheus project was actually backed and run by the Mandarin in disguise. His plan was to wipe out the majority of the human race using an airborne version of Extremis which Maya was working on. However, before this could happen, Iron Man stopped the Mandarin and the Extermis virus from spreading, in addition to rescuing Maya. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the Mandarin.)

More recently, Maya was kidnapped by A.I.M. who forced her to recreate the Extremis virus in order to create their own super humans. Soon after, when Maya tried to escape, she was killed by one of A.I.M.'s now super-powered agents. However, Maya had created a fail-safe if something like this were to happen. A prerecorded message she made was sent to Tony Stark to warn him that the Extremis virus was on the loose again. (To learn about A.I.M., click on the highlighted name above.)

To learn more a tiny bit more about Maya Hansen, click on the following link, http://marvel.com/universe/Hansen,_Maya.

Morlocks

Team Name
Morlocks

Base of Operations
Sewers and tunnels under New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, "The Alley" 

Current Members
Various splinter groups

Former Members 
Alex, Angel Dust, Annalee, Ape, Beautiful Dreamer, Berzerker, Bliss, Blow-Hard, Boost, Bouncer, Brain Cell, Brute, Caliban, Callisto, Carver, Cell, Charm, Chicken Wings, Cybelle, D'Gard, Electric Eve, Ent, Erg, Ever, Feral (Maria Callasantos), Fever Pitch, Fugue, Healer, Hemingway, Hump, Integer, Iron Maiden, Irving, Jo, Leech, Lightning Bug, Litterbug, Loss, Marked Man, Marrow, MeMe, Membrain, Missy, Mole, Monte, Mother Inferior, Opsidian, Pester, Piper, Pixie, Plague, Postman, Revelation, Reverb, Sack, Samson, Scaleface, Shatter, Skids, Soteira, Sunder, Tar Baby, Tether, Thornn, Tommy, Trader, Vessel, Zeek 

Other Members (Honorary, Reserve, etc.) 
Dark Beast (creator), Mikhail Rasputin (former leader), Storm (former leader) 

Other Info 
The Morlocks are a large community of mutants founded by the mutant Callisto who discovered "The Alley" (a tunnel that runs the length of Manhattan, and is the center of a network of tunnels built in the 1950's by the U.S.government in case of a nuclear war). It is part of a tunnel system which extends into New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York. The vast majority of the public has no idea these tunnels exist. Callisto first found the mutant Caliban who had the power to psionically locate other mutants. The two, together, located and gathered together many other mutants who had run away from human society because of their abnormal external physical changes due to their mutations. The first ones they found were Sunder and Masque. Callisto decided to call the team "Morlocks" after the subterranean creatures found in H. G. Wells's book, The Time Machine. (To learn about the characters above, just click on their highlighted names. Note: Beware of the very revealing outfit worn by Callisto on her bio page.)

At one point, the Morlocks kidnapped Angel (intending to make him Callisto's mate). However, the X-Men realized they could not rescue Angel without ruling over the numerous Morlocks. So, Storm challenged Callisto to a duel--the prize was leadership of the Morlocks. To the Morlock's surprise, Storm defeated Callisto in hand-to-hand combat. Therefore, Storm rescued Angel and became the de facto leader of the Morlocks. However, Storm did not stay underground with the Morlocks, so Callisto remained as the unofficial leader to make sure that law and order was upheld in Storm's absence. (To learn about the characters and/or team above, just click on their highlighted names. Note: Beware of the extremely reveling outfit worn by Storm on her bio page--block images if possible.)

With Storm as the official leader of the Morlocks, an alliance between the Morlocks and the X-Men resulted. Therefore, Professor Xavier offered to help resettle the Morlocks on the surface; however, they declined because they felt the tunnels were the right place for them. (Click on the highlighted name above to learn about Professor X.)

One day, the unthinkable happened, a group of mercenaries named the Marauders who had been hired by Mister Sinister and led by Gambit broke into the Morlock's tunnels and began to exterminate them. (It was later revealed that many of the Morlocks were actually failed experiments of the Dark Beast, which is why Mister Sinister wanted to destroy them, seeing his handiwork in them.) As this Mutant Massacre continued, many superheroes showed up to protect the Morlocks including the X-Men, X-Factor, Power Pack, and Thor. When Gambit realized he had been misled about the mission, he too help defend and save the Morlocks. However, even with all their help, most of the Morlocks were killed. But, luckily, some were able to escape. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the teams, characters, and/or events. Note: Beware of the form-fitting outfit worn by one the Marauders' bio page.)

After the Massacre, the remaining Morlocks split off into different groups and places. Some returned to the the Alley to be led by Masque. Later, some were transported by Mikhail Rasputin to another dimension dubbed "The Hill." Once there, Rasputin set up what he called the "Gene Nation," who attacked humans on Earth to "get even" with what happened to them during the Mutant Massacre. One such Morlock was Marrow. Eventually, that was stopped when Storm confronted Marrow in battle. Other survivors of the Mutant Massacre became wards of Generation X like Leech and Artie. (To learn about the above highlighted characters and/or team, just click on their names.)

Later, when the events of M-Day occurred, most of the Morlocks lost their powers. During an interview, Marrow reported that the de-powered Morlocks now look like humans; however, they are still afraid about going out of the tunnels. Some of the Morlocks who retained their powers, sought refugee at the Xavier Institute and became part of the 198. But, the few that remained in the tunnel were under Marrow's protection. (Click the highlighted names above to learn about the event, team, and/or place. Note: Beware of the revealing outfits worn by some on the M-Day's bio page.)

Later on, some Morlocks reappeared under the leadership of Masque. They were determined to find Magneto. Using diaries that he believed told the future, Masque plagued humans and fought the X-Men. However, he was defeated with the help of Masque's own teammate Skids (who was secretly working for S.H.I.E.L.D.). (To learn about the characters and/or team highlighted above, just click on their names.)

More recently, another small group of Morlocks were discovered living in the sewers of Chicago, trying to escape the mutant-hunting Sentinels. (To learn about the Sentinels, click on their highlighted name above.) 

To learn a little bit more about the Morlocks, click on the following link, http://marvel.com/universe/Morlocks.

In the film X2, "Morlocks" appear as a folder on William Stryker's computer files. (The team's name is shown in the second picture posted above.)

In the film X-Men: The Last Stand, a team of mutants dubbed "The Omegas" appear in the film. This team is kind of mix of the Morlocks and the Omega Gang. Two members of the movie's team are Callisto and Kid Omega/Quill. In the comics, Callisto is the Morlocks leader, and Kid Omega is the leader of the Omega Gang.