SCODOK

* SCODOK
* Markus Pierson

**Supreme Cybernetic Organism Designed Only for Killing**: The hideously enhanced, extremely cruel and the highly ambitious leader of S.O.L.A.C.E. As their *Scientist Supreme*, he leads the corporation in the hopes of destroying the NEW/G and assisting the Societas Renegare on fulfilling their goals on restoring PROJECT into the planet.

Sadly, his corporation is backstabbed by the renegades and soon proved to be the main source of his downfall.

## Biography

### Background

Markus Pierson is a regular man who was born in Queens city, at the state of High Iron. He was a remarkably gifted scientists ever since his childhood. A prodigy. However, he later founded S.O.L.A.C.E when he became disgusted of the Alphas and super powered heroes, transforming himself into SCODOK in the name of science. As the evil genius known as the *Supreme Cybernetic Organism Designed Only for Killing*, he and his corporation have clashed with the Iron Man numerous times, failing to stop or kill him in numerous occasions, not even successful on stealing his armour designs.

Somehow, he managed to restore his nevian form despite his mutation. Perhaps he paid Michael Nexima to undo his mutation.

### A Call to Arms: A-Day

#### The Incident

Along with Andrea Montgomery, George worked on a Nextech reactor for the Defenders' personal ship, the Sigmacarrier. During the Defenders Day event, he was scheduled to reveal and talk about the device as part of the main event. Before this, George and Monica met in secret to discuss Stark's involvement and concerns that he would steal the credit for simply funding it. After being reassured by her, the two were discovered by Cole, who accompanied them to the stage. During his speech, Tarleton was interrupted midway through it by the arrival of Iron Man.

When the Sigmacarrier was attacked by Mimeographer, Pierson was onboard and monitoring the Nextech reactor. Due to its proximity to something in the bay, the device overloaded and caused readings that only marvelled Pierson. When Roger arrived to help, He was told to leave immediately, seal the reactor room and make his way to the command deck. Doing as he was told, Pierson watched as Roger destroyed the reactor, though pleaded with him not to do so. As the Sigmacarrier crashed, he was able to get to the command deck and barely survive the crash. There, he was discovered by Montgomery.

#### Aftermath

According to all accounts he gave, Tarleton was on the command deck during the entire time, though remained quiet about his proximity to the reactor. He was also able to avoid much of the A-Day blame, despite being the one who developed the Nextech reactor.

Having been exposed to the Nextech mists produced by the reactor, Pierson went through Nexigensis, though fell into a coma for six months after the process. Revived by Andrea using a regenerative serum she had developed, the result of both factors gave him technokinesis: the ability to control machines and various forms of technology. It also gradually enlarged his cranium to an oversized extent, eventually rendering his body unable to support his weight and forcing himself to use holograms to hide his transformation. The events of A-Day and Ultranevian status demoralised him to heroes like the Defenders. As a result, Markus vowed to create a world without powers or so-called heroes to protect others.

After Defenders and Black Velvet were dismantled by the PAR government and Derek Tavish, Pierson and Montgomery bought the remaining assets and used them to bolster S.O.L.A.C.E size, turning their company from a small branch into a global corporation. Using their resources, they vowed to make a planet that was protected by science, rather than heroes, and to find a cure for the "Ultranevian disease." Pierson oversaw many projects for both these purposes, including Dark Nextech and the Adaptron programs, and the transformation of a spec ops operative into the Abomination. HIs decisions and focus on Ultranevian experimentation gained both support and outrage, leading to the G/NEX hiring Laura Smirnoff and Michael Nexima (in occasion) to stop them. To support their cause, Pierson used S.O.L.A.C.E resources to push propaganda that Ultranevians were dangerous, including commissioning damning reports and influencing a Senator.

Because of their actions, S.O.L.A.C.E has been picked up by PROJECT and has since been a part of their alliance. They usually function as the megacorporation's police, as people all across the planet despise the megacorporation and causes . He agreed to carry out their requests, understanding that S.O.L.A.C.E is a smaller corporation compared to PROJECT and that resisting them would be futile.

### PROJECT-G/NEX War

#### Ally of the Megacorp

During the corporate war against a movement that started a rebellion against PROJECT, S.O.L.A.C.E have been their longest ally, policing the megacorporation's territories, and in return, they gave them their own headquarters. His forces has disguised themselves against the planet to deceive nevanity that PROJECT does most of the genocide. Markus Pierson's experiments on himself to obtain immortality have driven him insane, causing his head to become excessively enormous and his body to require a special hover chair for mobility. The positive impact is that his intellect is amplified to such an extent that he appears to have precognitive senses in circumstances, with him using more than 100% of his brain. They serve, as expected, to terrorise the streets of other nations whenever PROJECT need their assistance.

It is also known that they participate in various military operations, disguising their war machines into PROJECT's colours to avoid exposure from the public. Though RUBICORE may have known it otherwise.

#### Suffering from Defeat

When the megacorporation was on the edge of losing the war, S.O.L.A.C.E became desperate and SCODOK tried everything in their power to save their superior. Unfortunately, the consequences were far worse, and they were soon exposed to the entire planet, forcing them to disappear from the media and keep operating in a low profile to avoid their properties or headquarters being invaded by the authorities, wanting to exact revenge on the entire planet, proclaiming that PROJECT gave them the freedom to enact their vision for nevanity's future.

### Aftermath: Seeking Revenge

As the megacorporation is destroyed, and their most powerful overlord has been killed in their final fight against the entire union of the resistance group, S.O.L.A.C.E was left in ruins. Even Montgomery needs to recuperate from their loss of budget and territories as a few of them have been seized by local authorities in various parts of the planet. Showing hatred for nevanity's bright future after the year of 3025, Both of them have finally agreed to present their corporation back into the public eye, again. Now establishing their "vision for nevanity's future" in order to enact their revenge against the free world that allied with a resistance movement to destroy a megacorporation.

To furthermore enhance their success, they have managed to pick up a society known as the Corporate Renegades, a terrorist group who aspires to bring PROJECT back to the planet, and await the entire nevanity suffer at their own bright future. Rumour claims that SCODOK is serving an unknown force, which later revealed himself to be ADLEHR, a reaper who embodies their hatred against nevanity's success and their future.

### Bygone: The Uprising

SCODOK is now fully online again to lead S.O.L.A.C.E, as he continually builds his megacorporation in the Panamoan Republic, using multiple fronts to cover their atrocious deeds that are even comparable to the crimes of the megacorporation itself. His two best additions are Mimeographer and Gray Wolf, the latter became his elite soldier after revolutionising their ground troopers to accommodate effective military tactics in their combat.

#### New Generation of Heroes

Under extreme methods, S.O.L.A.C.E has gained an alliance or partnership with the Corporate Renegades, as they both share a common goal: Restore PROJECT. As a result, they have taken advantage of Ashe's death, as he has visited Avarshi to give the Renegades an opportunity at their headquarters: Aether, located in Vuraki. As Salazar Progektö hungers for more supplies of Aether to their weapons and use, he suggests to send men to mine the materials, all while he intends to destroy the tomb of a fallen hero, and kill that so-called "Ashe's protégé".

#### Operation: New Troubles

As the Corporate Renegades have mined deposits of Aether in Vuraki, Avarshi, he has ordered it to be delivered to the Renegade headquarters at Na'Raka. Unknown to everyone but him, Lunar Frost appeared to have intercepted it, much to his surprise, in heavy disbelief that Ashe's daughter is that capable, even singlehandedly taking out numerous Renegade operatives by herself, and destroying their supposedly new supplies of Aether as the convoy is decimated. Angered, he has ordered S.O.L.A.C.E to hunt the Iceborn prodigy down as he intends to kill her, and prevent joining the new generation of heroes. However, their efforts have failed and the latter has fled to the Panamoan Republic. Templar Vanguard later confirms the hero base's true location at Vulcanuschetts.

Without warning, S.O.L.A.C.E and Renegade forces have surrounded the building at night, intending to end their era once and for all. SCODOK notably used his headpiece to fire a deadly beam of plasma, only for it to be rendered useless as a force field has protected the base. Knowing that the base seems defenceless without it, a few men have attempted to breach the building, only yo get electrocuted by the defence systems. Fiona Vance warns him not to destroy the base, or suffer the consequences. Disliking her words, he orders them to open fire. Unfortunately, they were thwarted as Lunar Frost intervened and singlehandedly took out a few mechs, whilst Night Breeze worsened their situation by disabling them, forcing them to retreat.

He was NOT happy by losing their chance to destroy them all. Due to this, he suggests that the Corporate Renegades should focus their operations on Avarshi, to provide a strategical advantage as they all intent to restore PROJECT in that country, to disgrace Ashe's legacy and potentially demoralise her extremely capable daughter.

#### Brightblasting Adventure

SCODOK was mostly inactive as he was overseeing the development of a superweapon that Salazar Progektö and Templar Vanguard have come up with in order to stop the heroes once and for all. Notably, he was performing experiments on himself to make himself more powerful, dismayed by the fact that the NEW/G has capable heroes, with or without superpowers. He also shown disdain on the warriors, particularly Fiona Vance, whom has actually bested him in a fight at some point.

#### Anti-Corporations

SCODOK is leading S.O.L.A.C.E's war efforts throughout *Bygone: The Uprising*
*, in spite of their corporation being exposed, owing to Fiona Vance. He later instigated ADLEHR's efforts to massacre Heliga, allowing the reaper to wreck havoc into the country, and win over the NEW/G. Afterwards, the renegades have won over the NEW/G for the first time, The leader then establishes their presence in the Aryaine Kingdom.*

However, they were halted when Iron Man has interfered. However, he has damaged his 3.0 armour to the point of being inoperable, which S.O.L.A.C.E has already tested a few Iron Man armour copies, which are almost successful.

#### Unshakeable Revelation

##### Prelude - Preemptive Invasion

SCODOK decides to inform Michael Nexima aka the Iron Man about their preemptive strike on the NEW/G headquarters, all while hastening S.O.L.A.C.E's preparations against the heroes, likely intending to end them once and for all, as they have used the CHIMERA and affixed its position on top of the hero headquarters, laughing maliciously as he leaves the fire controls to Templar Vanguard, while Salazar Progektö is with his right hand, laughing maliciously as he awaits to destroy the base, for their benefit.

##### Invasion

When SCODOK fields a massive army to invade Vulcanuschetts with the intention of destroying the heroes for their intentions, he is aware that the Panamoan military is awaiting them and has apparently heard of their invasion, so he prepares the best mechas and even brings another WAR MACHINE mech to deliver far more serious firepower. He then summons Yellowjacket Wolf, knowing how much he enjoys a good old "PROJECT-style" invasion. Later, they fought the Panamoan military as they attempted to infiltrate the base before the CHIMERA superweapon destroyed it.

As their attempts to infiltrate the building failed, SCODOK noticed that the base has a force field projector mounted in the centre. SCODOK attempts to destroy the force field projector while he orders the Templar Vanguard to charge the CHIMERA's shot, only for Fiona Vance to expertly parry his beam and end up hitting him in the face, knocking him out for a while until he resumes fighting with his own troops. When the fighting has grown more intense, he now gives him the word to open fire. The superweapon fires a beam of Aether that destroys its shield and ruin the entire headquarters.

To his dismay, he can only find a few corpses, while the rest of the NEW/G have vanished in the aftermath. After seeing the two of them reunite as they walk out the ruins, he is surprised to see Templar Vanguard's daughter, Bloodlust, now joining their ranks. He warns him that his daughter was responsible for hacking their software months ago, but Vanguard confirms that the heroes "brainwashed" her. SCODOK has ordered that all of S.O.L.A.C.E to guard the ruins of the destroyed headquarters and establish a temporary outpost. He also attempted to demolish the NRC tower in a crude manner, but failed miserably.

He blindly believes that most of them are dead, and broadcasts his hideous self for the planet to see. As expected, he gains extraordinary amounts of public condemnation and the Panamoan Republic was on high alert. Aside from this, a small portion of his forces are able to control the Aryaine Kingdom, creating more problems for the NEXTECH Man.

SCODOK then sat back and enjoyed their apparent victory. Skullface was able to see the base's destruction that was guarded by S.O.L.A.C.E troops, who he disgusted by the destruction of their base while he managed to pull The Trinity out of the wreckage. Knowing SCODOK's arrogant, malicious nature, he is too ignorant to notice subtleties such as the fact that a large portion of the heroes and warriors survived, Skullface confirming their presence on the Aryaine Kingdom, and the fact that the Corporate Renegades are unable to conquer Frostvile, the only place in Avarshi where the late hero's tribe has the city heavily defended.

##### The Next Warmother

SCODOK has the Panamoan Republic and the Aryaine Kingdom at his fingertips as S.O.L.A.C.E have now taken over their territories with great success, not caring about heavy resistance whenever his troops are dragged into combat. Notably, he gives Yellowjacket Wolf the freedom to enter the ruins of the SUPREME headquarters so that they can enact their ultimatum against the planet, all while sporting an increasingly larger army.

Unknown to him, Iron Man has a plan to take him out for good, as he felt that not disposing him a millennia ago was a very passive decision. To make things worse, Frazier Lashley has stuck an explosive device on his head, which was concealed as a component for his enhancements, likely to blow his head off to signify the end of S.O.L.A.C.E should the renegades' takeover in Avarshi be successful.

#### New Heroes, Another Ultimatum

SCODOK then provides a message against the Panamoan Republic and the Aryaine Kingdom. After those, he rallies S.O.L.A.C.E as they all prepare their forces to leave their headquarters, said bas is known as MAXIMA. However, he is alarmed to discover that the CHIMERA superweapon is destroyed, leaving him agitated as he ordered them to deploy more forces into the Aryaine Kingdom, intending to kill NEXTECH Man and Skullface in there. Unfortunately, Yellowjacket Wolf warns him about something implanted in his brain,

### Death

Yellowjacket Wolf continuously warns him about threats on his life, which he shrugs, claiming that nothing is there to stop him. He is only to be interrupted when his literal brain explodes as Frazier Lashley detonates it and the S.O.L.A.C.E troops are killed by the Corporate Renegades. Unable to stand, the few remaining troops at his side managed to get him a duplicate brain and he was soon conscious afterwards, if it wasn't for the Invincible Avenger, the Iron Man, hovering towards him. SCODOK then proclaims that he'll enjoy their fight, but he sends the last of his mechas, only for him to destroy them all and kill the renegades as well.

The Mastermind of S.O.L.A.C.E has an amazing fight with the Avenger, but he ultimately loses as Iron Man managed to shoot his head's laser focuser, blowing a hole to his forehead and he uses his armour's strength to slam the evil leader into the floor, killing him for good.

His death was heavily discussed by various media and Winslow Systems confirmed it. S.O.L.A.C.E then slowly started to fall under their own weight.

## Personality

As Pierson, he was a humble, jovial, serious, polite, calm, collected, charismatic scientist. But following A-Day and his gradual mutation, he turned into a merciless, delusional, egotistical, sadistic, wrathful, arrogant, obsessive Inhuman who wants to purge the Nexonia Prime out of their bright future through paranoia and his own insecurities. SCODOK is a radically insane scientist with an undeniable lust for power. Wishing more in life, He was made only for conquest, and is known for his nefariously cruel and sinister methods. He is annoyed and infuriated whenever one of his mad schemes are failed and insulted when people mock his appearance.

He is also quite scheming, manipulating Mimeographer, Yellowjacket Wolf and all of the Corporate Renegades to grant himself unlimited power, although this ultimately failed after he has been fooled and an explosive was implanted in his head, causing his downfall from the renegades. However, he is more than willing enough to wipe out anyone standing in his path to prove he is worthy of being the conqueror of the planet.

His scheming nature is turned against him due to Phantom Wolf, taking advantage of this aspect and giving him a taste of his own medicine, which proves that he is capable of being fooled, and it caused his own downfall, allowing Iron Man to rather kill him with relative ease.

## Abilities

Formerly, Markus Pierson was subjected to a mutagenic process that granted him hyper-intelligence, sacrificing his body for the planet's largest brain. He possessed enhanced intuition, pattern solving, information storage/retrieval, and logical/philosophical structuring. SCODOK ability to predict probable outcomes of tactical and strategic scenarios is so extraordinary that it bordered on precognition. His hunches are heightened to the degree that they were almost always correct. He can recall every moment with this perfect memory. However, his creativity remains at an average human level.

Courtesy of S.O.L.A.C.E technology, SCODOK wore a headpiece that enables him to focus his mental power into devastating energy beams of plasma. He has psychic abilities, enabling him to contact others through telepathy, mentally control individuals or large groups, and generate force fields strong enough to withstand minor nuclear explosions. A side effect of this mutation was the growth of Pierson's head to that point whereby his disproportionate body could no longer support its weight. Now, he relies on an exoskeleton and a hoverchair called the Doomsday Chair for movement. The Doomsday Chair is also equipped with destructive weapons, including missiles, plasma cutters and lasers.

### Powers

* **Psionic Powers**
	+ **Telekinetic Force Blasts**: He can telekinetically fire beams of plasma through his mind alone, able to fire a beam of devastating plasma on his forehead, for example. It also extends to his plasma weapons mounted on his hoverchair platform.
	+ **Force Fields**: SCODOK can create a force field to protect himself against attacks for a brief amount of time. It is said to be made of Cosmic Plasma and Pure Energy, making it nigh-impenetrable from attacks.
	+ **Telepathy**: SCODOK is capable of Telepathy. This includes reading the minds of his troops, ensuring that they are right minded and dedicated to their cause.
	+ **Mind Control**: SCODOK at some point used mind control over Mimeographer and a few corrupt troops.

### Skills

* **Super-Genius Intelligence**: SCODOK possessed one of the most brilliant minds on the planet. He was created by S.O.L.A.C.E sacrificing his body for one of the worlds largest brain. He possesses enhanced intuition, pattern solving, information storage and retrieval, and logical and philosophical structuring. SCODOK's ability to predict probable outcomes of tactical and strategic scenarios was so advanced that it bordered on clairvoyance or precognition. His intuition was heightened to the degree that his hunches were almost always correct. SCODOK had a perfect memory with the ability to recall every moment, be it major or minor. His vast intellect made him one of the few beings who can comprehend and build Aether powered devices.

* **Brilliant Tactician**: Due to his precognitive nature, SCODOK is perfectly capable of formulating flawless tactics for any situation at hand. This allows him to create intricate plans without leaving any major or minor details, except for the times where he taunts his opponents when some of his tactics has backfired.

* **Skilled Combatant**: SCODOK is competent enough to face his enemies in direct combat.

## Trivia

### General

* His partner as of the moment is Andrea Montgomery.
* The giant head became a formidable weapon, earning him superhuman intelligence, but at the cost of his own body. This results in him being disproportionate in size.
* As SCODOK, his intelligence is equal, or even, better than Michael Nexima.
* Despises the Raging Beast.
* Weak and physically withdrawn.

### Developmental Notes

* According to Andrea, he needs to "eat" data every six hours to maintain his immense intellect and intelligence.
* He lacks any form of hand-to-hand combat skills, considering that he is a scientist.
* Markus does not seem to value wealth, he only values technology and great research.