George Tarleton

**George Tarleton** is the leading scientist of A.I.M. and the organic computer known as **MODOK** (Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing), who would become one of Iron Man's most dangerous nemesis.

## Biography

### Early Life

George Tarleton was once a skilled technician from Erie, Pennsylvania. The second as he recounted by his father Alvin said that George lacked intelligence and was hired as a janitor for A.I.M.

After a terrible accident, A.I.M. used the Cosmic Cube to mutate Tarleton's appearance and Tarleton became known as **MODOK**, standing for **Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing**.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* Doomsday Chair **Capabilities**:
	+ **Superhuman Durability**: The Doomsday Chair was able to take a lot of damage before Tarleton would be in immense danger.
	+ **Superhuman Speed**: Due to the Doomsday Chair's thrusters, Tarleton was able to go as fast as he needed.
	+ **Flight**: To help Tarleton, move around with his enlarged head, the Doomsday Chair allows Tarleton to hover or fly at whatever heights he needed.
	+ **Weapon Creation**: The Doomsday Chair allowed Tarleton to make and summon weapons. Including Lasers, Rocket Launchers, and Energy Buzzsaws.
	+ **Energy Blast**: The Doomsday Chair's weapons and center device on Tarleton's' forehead allowed Cross to fire a variety of Energy Blasts.

### Abilities

* **Genius-level intellect**
* **Engineer**

### Weaknesses

* **Chair Dependency:** MODOK's mutation makes it impossible for him to move without his chair. If MODOK were to stand on his own for more than a few minutes, his sheer weight wought shatter his spine, quickly leading to his death. Therefore, he has to stay in sitting position for the overwhelming majority of his time, which by itself has led him to develop a severe sedentarism.
* **Mental Strain:** If MODOK redirects all of his brainpower to control multiple units at the same time without resting, the machines' performance would be exceptional, however the mental strain could quickly exhaust him, leading him to temporary blackouts that somewhat resemble light eplilepsy.

## Equipment

* **Doomsday Chair:** MODOK's body is housed within a technologically advanced device which he refers to as his "Doomsday Chair". The Doomsday Chair, in addition to providing structural support or MODOK's frame, also magnifies his psionic capabilities to the Nth degree. The chair also has one six-missile launcher and two in-built appendices on each of its two sides, the latter of which can shift its tip into claws, saws, or ranged weapons. It also has a massive thruster beneath it and several smaller ones throughout its body that enable MODOK to levitate at moderate speeds. Though primarily a self-sufficient device, the Doomsday Chair can also be connected to a special energy cradle that provides it with an endless supply of power

## Relationship

### Allies

* A.I.M.
	+ Countless Employees

### Enemies

* Stark Industries
	+ Tony Stark/Iron Man
	+ Pepper Potts
	+ Happy Hogan
* S.H.I.E.L.D.

## Behind the scenes

* In the comics, **George Tarleton** was a technician working for A.I.M. who was mutated into the highly intelligent **M.O.D.O.C.** (Mental Organism Designed Only for Computing), but his transformation turned him mad and he subsequently changed his name to **M.O.D.O.K.** (Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing).