Andrea Montgomery

**Andrea Montgomery** is a Panamoan business titan who regularly works with Markus Pierson, now known as SCODOK. A former ally of the Defenders, she is one of the co-founders of S.O.L.A.C.E and later its Scientist Supreme. She is also currently considered to be the archenemy of the Defenders, due to her involvement in *A Call to Arms: D-Day* and her position as effective leader of S.O.L.A.C.E. Due to her creation of various clones, Andrea had survived various attempts on her life and possible deaths.

## Biography

Blessed with an incredible intelligence from a young age, Andrea Montgomery initially showed an interest in robotics. At a school science fair, she created a programmable robot knife to enter the competition. However, she lost to another kid who entered a Cheese volcano, though the project had been built by his father. Monica later claimed that she never got over the fact, even by her adulthood.

Eventually enrolling in "grad school" in New Seprnet, Andrea studied various fields, specialised primarily in genetics. During her time there, she met Markus Pierson. After graduation, she joined Pierson to form the scientific research organisation S.O.L.A.C.E. After the discovery of the Nextech in the Grand Falkhan area, Monica used her contact with the Raging Beast's Alter Ego, now a member of the Defender, to gain funding for their experiments with it. Through him, they were able to receive funding from trillionaire Michael Nexima and the espionage organisation Black Velvet, though the two needed to also work for both organisations as a result.

### A Call to Arms: D-Day

As D-Day approached, Andrea decided to steal Nextech and use the reactor for her own ends. Contacting former Black Velvet agent turned mercenary Mimeographer, she hired him and his mercenaries to steal the crystals for her, using the Defenders Day celebration as a distraction. She spent the eve of the event with Markus, though left that morning to attend final preparations of the plans.

During the event itself, Andrea and Markus met shortly before they went onstage, unknowingly within earshot of Aiza Frashir. As he expressed worries that Nexima would take credit for simply funding his work, she reassured him and promised he'd get the attention needed. As the conversation ended, the two were discovered by Braxton, who she apologised to for disappearing. Together, the group were on stage during the main event, alongside the Defenders.

Monica was presumably onboard the Sigmacarrier during during Mimeographer's assault on it and the Red Gate Bridge. According to most reports, she and Pierson survived the crash by taking shelter on the command deck. Unknown to most, Monica was responsible for Roger's disappearance, having ambushed him as he recovered and place into cryo-hibernation. She and Markus Pierson were able to avoid most of the fallout of the event, instead focusing on building AIM.

### After D-Day

At some point during the Senate hearings for the Defenders, Andrea convinced Braxton (Raging Beast) to testify that the Defenders were a threat, leading to the team's disbandment. After them, they went their separate ways, ending the relationship. Working alongside Derek Tavish, Monica was able to organise the dismantlement of Black Velvet and Nexima Robotics Corporation, using the gathered resources to build up S.O.L.A.C.E resources. These included research undertaken by the organisations and their facilities, including those within proximity to towns. However, Montgomery eventually betrayed Tavish, using her resources to gain control of his company and merge it into S.O.L.A.C.E.

With the new resources, Monica extracted blood from Rogers, using it to create a substance she codenamed the "Regenerative Formula". To prevent discovery, she moved him and her laboratory to the S.O.L.A.C.E space station Navoru, hiding the information from everyone including Pierson. When Markus went through Nextechesis due to his DNA and expose to Nextech mists, Andrea used to formula to reawaken him from a six-month coma. Unknown to all by her, it also enhanced his Ultranevian abilities and granted him technokinesis, though enlarged his head as a result. With other Ultranevians emerging due to D-Day, they used their resources and connections to push the agendas that these were a disease on humanity and that S.O.L.A.C.E could cure them through science.

Through captive Ultranevians, Andrea and Markus began experimenting on them, learning about their powers and relations to genetics. Through them, they began working on various attempted cures derived from her serums and projects, though they were always unsuccessful or deadly to them. Among these projects was the Dark Aether and the power-replicating Adaptron. Andrea's research on the Raging Beast also allowed her to replicate him, using S.O.L.A.C.E chief of security, Franko Komarov, as the test subject. This was successful and allowed him access to his memories and personality. As Monica and George continued their experiments, she also discretely continued testing on him, increasing the potency slowly.

When the Aryaine Kingdom close its border from the world, due to also thought Rogers died in D-Day and preventing AIM from both entering the country and stealing their gold resources for their shady activities, Andrea hired Mimeographer and grant his permission to lead to find a way to steal the country's gold.

### Reassemble

Five years after A-Day, Andrea travelled to Hoodie City with Markus to locate Aiza Frashir, after she had tried to access S.O.L.A.C.E servers and been outed as an Ultranevian. Tracking her to Heroes Park, she organised the search attempts, even ordering them to search the nearby sewer system. Eventually, Monica located Khan and, as she exited the sewer system, ambushed her with a taser. Knocking her out, she brought her to George and began escorting her out of the city.

When Aiza regained consciousness, Andrea interrogated her on how she had gotten access to their resources. During it, she stated that she was becoming more incontrollable and her powers needed to be removed. When Aiza implied her suspicions that they were responsible for D-Day, Andrea silently brushed off the allegations. When Khan began an escape attempt, she berated Markus for his passiveness approached and ordered their Synthetas to arrest her. However, Aiza ultimately escaped them.

Returning to S.O.L.A.C.E laboratories, Andrea showcased off the latest discovered Ultranevians, including Luna Leon, and shared plans to use them to bolster forces. When Pierson revealed his visit to Heroes Park and disgust towards remembrance for Rogers, she encourage him to hide the feelings to avoid bad press for the company. As the meeting drew to an end, Andrea gave him another injection of the *Regenerative Formula.* Promising that it was more potent, it greatly enhanced Markus' powers and greatly affected his appearance further. While investigating the S.O.L.A.C.E facility near the Olympus Archive, and Braxton discovered a video recording of one of Monica's Ultranevian cure experiments, which was seemingly successful.

When Aiza was captured breaking into the Black Mesa facility, Andrea had her secured in her laboratory. Meeting with S.O.L.A.C.E contact on the PAR Senate, she and Markus discussed the recent progress with the Ultranevian cures, assuring him that they were close. However, as it ended, they agreed that it was no longer a viable option and that they needed to unveil the Adaptrons. Whilst observing Navoru's status, Andrea learned that Aiza had regained consciousness, leading her to inject he with a sedative agent. At some point, she also killed the subject previously mentioned with the Dark Aether mists, copying her powers to the Adapttons and gaining data about it.

When Laura Smirnoff infiltrated Black Complex to rescue Aiza Frashir and the other Ultranevian prisoners, Monica learned of her presence and activated the Adaptons to deal with her. As the spy entered one of the storage areas, Monica closed her in and revealed her knowledge that she had been helping the Resistance as "Redhead Dancer". As Smirnoff fought her reinforcements, Andrea donned a prototype Exo suit to fight her in. After suiting up, Monica released Nerve Gas to bring Widow up to the higher levels and confronted her. Though enhanced with the abilities of other Exo types and assistance from S.O.L.A.C.E robots, she was defeated.

During Pierson's attack on the Sigmacarrier, Andrea was freed and escaped in the chaos. During her time there, she perfected S.O.L.A.C.E cloning technology, allowing them to create them for specific people. Monica also continued treating George, enlarging his head to the same size as his body and forcing him to become immobile. However, comments she made on that the Defenders would not find her lab on Nexonia Prime led to Aiza realizing she'd hidden it on Navorru.

As Iron Man infiltrated the facility and freed Rogers, Monica learned of their intrusion and activated the security measures. Greeting them on a screen, she revealed that Pierson wasn't aware of the experimentation and activated the satellite's self-destruct sequence to ensure evidence did not reach him. Though she succeeded in destroying it, Rogers and Nexima both escaped, with help from Thor.

After the destruction, Monica attempted to clean up the discoveries. However, the now insane SCODOK confronted her as she attempted to leave, having also discovered the truth about Rogers' survival and her experimentation on him. As she tried to justify the experimentation, Andrea was grabbed by the mutated Inhuman and injected with a lethal dose of the Regenerative Formula. As she died, Andrea begged for his help, but George only watched.

Since then, she becomes her loyal second-in-command for the longest time, until S.O.L.A.C.E fell under its weight a hundred years later.

## Trivia

### General

* In the result of SCODOK's death, Andrea surrendered after S.O.L.A.C.E has fallen. She was executed in the Panamoan Republic.
* She's merely the smart, hapless secretary of S.O.L.A.C.E. Widely respected through her peers, but SCODOK treats her like a spoiled, entitled child.
* Michael Nexima rejected all of her dating attempts. In fact, she failed over six times.
* Andrea personally oversees any machinery that S.O.L.A.C.E deploys in combat, through extensively monitoring their progress and efficiency at their testing phase before being sent to the combat phase.
* Laura Smirnoff managed to beat her with ease at Hand-to-hand combat, despite using an armoured suit. However, that was mostly because the latter has Nexima tech tasers.