Curt Connors

> Sorry Margaret, I refuse to lose two people I care about.
>
> - Curt Connors after knocking his wife out with chloroform.

**Curt Connors** is a character who appears in the HydroVerse series of comics, he is a scientist who previously worked at Genetyx Research and was responsible for the creation of the infamous Reptilioid Serum.

**Curt Connors** is a character who appears in the HydroVerse series of comics, he is a scientist who previously worked at Genetyx Research and was responsible for the creation of the infamous Reptilioid Serum.

A desperate man at heart, Curt spent many years trying to perfect a serum that would cure his critically ill daughter of her disease at the cost of his wife, and his livelihood.

## History

### Early Life

Curt Connors was an incredibly talented man of science who worked for Genetyx Research, a company paving a way for research into DNA splicing and focusing on discovering new medicine. Curt would eventually meet intern Margaret Nelson, who fell for Curt due to his intelligence and interesting demeanour.

Margaret would encourage Curt to write papers based on his research as people would love to hear, Curt was hesitant at first but his lover's encouragement caused him to eventually write not one but multiple papers detailing his research and what he wants to achieve.

The two eventually settled down and married one another, where Curt would eventually become a father to a happy little girl named Amanda. However, Curt's daughter would develop a life-threatening illness that became worse over time. Curt didn't want to watch his daughter die, so he decided to further his research and find a way to save Amanda from death.

Over time Curt would become quite paranoid about people finding out about his intentions and severe research, that he moved his family away to a cabin in a woodland area, isolated.

### *Scaly Tales*

Coming into contact with an unknown fisherman, Curt was lead to a mysterious island where the fisherman handed Curt a strange plant with the promise that it would save his daughter's life. He concocted a new serum from the nameless plant's herbs, injecting it into his daughter's wrist. Nothing happened, and Amanda passed away in front of both her parents.

Devastated, Curt threw the serum into the wall and cried on his daughter's body. The serum then leaked down the wall and into the cage of Amanda's pet lizard Gila, who began licking the strange liquid that entered her tank. A few days later, Curt would be notified by Margaret that Gila had passed away. Distraught, Curt flushed Gila down the toilet. After burying his daughter, Curt could not forgive himself for letting Amanda die and believed his research to be a complete waste.

As his wife comforted him, letting him know that they will get through it, Curt stated that he must admit when he is wrong at some point. Suddenly, a giant Reptilioid creature smashes through their toilet and kicks the bathroom door down much to Curt's shock, he is then grabbed by his shirt. The creature then talks, accusing Curt of turning her into a freak before throwing him against the wall. The creature states how he threw her away like trash.

This causes Curt to realise that the creature is none other than Gila, Amanda's pet lizard. As Margaret comes up from the basement lab armed with a frying pan, she is then shocked by the lizard creature. Gila threatens them both as Curt pleads before suffering an emotional breakdown, explaining how he only wanted to save his daughter and apologises to Gila over and over. This causes Gila to freeze and look over at a photograph of Amanda holding her when she was a normal pet lizard.

Gila leaves, and the emotionally destroyed Curt is consoled by his wife, who tells him that it isn't his fault. Later on, Curt is having his wounds treated by his wife, she then leaves to get more cloth for his head. As she leaves, Curt notices a scrunched up letter from the hospital on the ground, he learns that Margaret has ovarian cancer. No wanting to lose his wife next, Curt smothers her with a chloroform-covered cloth and places her on a table before numbing her entire body.

Margaret wakes up, unable to move, and questions her husband who reveals that he knows bout the ovarian cancer. As she tries to reason with him, Curt questions why she hid it from him to which Margaret states that his work obsession was the reason. As she tries to reason further, Curt injects her with the serum and causes her to undergo a transformation into a Reptilioid. Shocked and hurt by her husband's choice, she asks him why he would do this, Curt has no words.

A knock is heard at their door, Curt answers it and is met by Corvus and a few of his guards. Corvus enters Curt's home and looks around, claiming to be a fan and that he has read many of his papers. As Corvus talks with Curt, some of his guards storm the underground labs and plant a CorvusCam, unbeknownst that Margaret is hiding in the ventilation system. Curt questions Corvus of his intentions, with the strange man wanting to know more about his lizard serum. However, Curt plays dumb, claiming to not know what he is talking about.

    Corvus suddenly points behind Curt who turns his head, seeing one of Corvus' grunts holding a canister containing the lizard serum. Angered, Curt approaches but Corvus stabs him in the shoulder before leaving the house with his men. An injured Curt makes his way back down to his lab where he finds Margaret, who's personality has changed due to the serum's effects, acting very amorous towards her husband.

After a while of finding a way to reverse the effects of his wife's transformation, Margaret entertains the idea of not wanting to change back and begins seducing Curt but the lab is again raided by Corvus personnel who discover Curt and Margaret. One of the guards knock Margaret down which causes Curt to attempt to come to her rescue, but is gunned down instantly much to Margaret's horror as she is carried away by the Corvus grunts.

### *Martha/Liza Chapter Six*

Many years later, Curt Connors would survive his wounds and be bound to a wheelchair and record a tape of himself talking about Isla de Reptilia. This tape would eventually find its way into the hands of Martha Crawford via an unknown source and she would forget about it over time. After she manages to contain Liza and the angry lizard trashes her basement lab, Martha discovers the tape and decides to watch it.

The tape shows an elderly Curt much to Martha's shock, where he speaks about his regrets of venturing to Isla de Reptilia and that the island is not what it seems. He goes on to state that the island influences anyone who goes there, claiming himself to be "one of the lucky ones." Curt lastly mentions that the island's rocks are not rocks, and that an entity known as the Founding Reptile exists.

## Personality

Curt Connors is an incredibly loving husband and father and was incredibly determined to find a way to cure his sick daughter before she passed away, sailing out to the ominous Isla de Reptilia in search of a plant that he believed held the key to saving her life.

Curt also appears to be quite fearless of the notorious Corvus, standing face-to-face with him as he invaded his home in search of the serum.

After his daughter's death however, Curt became incredibly desperate to cure Margaret of her ovarian cancer, eventually providing her with the newly created serum that causes her to transform into a Reptilioid.