M.O.D.O.K.
Earth-32323

Real Name: George Tarleton

Identity/Class: Alternate reality (Earth-32323) human cyborg mutate (see comments)

Occupation: Leader of A.I.M., scientist, would-be conqueror

Group Membership: A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics)

Affiliations: A.I.M.;
   formerly Battleworld's M.O.D.O.K.s (Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. M.O.D.O.K., Alchemist M.O.D.O.K., Alien M.O.D.O.K. of Reality-38929, Demonic M.O.D.O.K., Frankenstein's M.O.D.O.K. of Earth-13664, Ghost Racer M.O.D.O.K. of Earth-19172, M.O.D.O.K.'s alleged daughter, Old M.O.D.O.K., One-Eyed M.O.D.O.K. of Earth-61422, Robotic M.O.D.O.K. of Earth-21261, Spider-M.O.D.O.K. of Earth-91312, others) (see comments)

Enemies: Battleworld's M.O.D.O.K.s, God Emperor Doom (Victor von Doom of Earth-616), Thor Corps

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing

Base of Operations: Top-secret A.I.M. laboratory, the Iron, the Warzone, Battleworld (reality-15513);
    presumably formerly Earth-32323

First Appearance: Secret Wars: Battleworld#1 (July, 2015)

Powers/Abilities: M.O.D.O.K. possesses a super-genius level of intellect. He can project psionic force to create concussive blasts, induce intense heat or create force fields. He focuses his power through his headband and is able to perceive emotions but not actual thoughts of others.

He uses a hoverchair that flies via magnetic power to move around (see comments).

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 12'0") (see comments)
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 750 lbs.) (see comments)
Eyes: No visible irises
Hair: Brown

History:
(Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2 (fb) - BTS) - When the Multiverse was destroyed, a fragment of M.O.D.O.K.'s native Earth-32323 was saved by God Emperor Doom (Victor von Doom of Earth-616) and merged with fragments of other realities to form the planet Battleworld. Earth-32323's fragment became a domain known as the Warzone (still divided between the Blue and the Iron) while Doom had the memories of all Battleworld's inhabitants, including M.O.D.O.K., altered so that only their lives on the Battleworld could be remembered.

(Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2) - Tired of relying on conventional A.I.M. underlings to execute his bidding, M.O.D.O.K. decided to enlist the help of other counterparts of himself. In the secret A.I.M. base located in the Iron region of the Warzone, a device called the Tarleton Teleporter was constructed and activated on his orders. This brought in a dozen of other M.O.D.O.K.s and M.O.D.O.K.-like beings from across the Battleworld, including a version of his alleged daughter. M.O.D.O.K. of the Warzone explained to them that he brought them together to overthrow God Emperor Doom and rule the Battleworld in his place with the others serving as his barons. However, disagreements instantly sprung up between the M.O.D.O.K.s, with S.H.I.E.L.D.-affiliated M.O.D.O.K. noting that seeking to displace God was hubris while a M.O.D.O.K. in a robotic body believed that he should be the one in charge. Before Warzone M.O.D.O.K. could get them under control, M.O.D.O.K.'s alternate reality alleged daughter recognized him as the closest approximation of her father and sought to usurp his attention but he only expressed disgust at her. Warzone M.O.D.O.K. ordered his A.I.M. engineers to send the crowd back to where they came from but before his order could be carried out, M.O.D.O.K.'s alleged daughter destroyed the Tarleton Teleporter's console and insisted on getting a chance to bond with her "father." Warzone M.O.D.O.K. attacked her, others tried to stop him and an all-out fight between more than a dozen M.O.D.O.K. broke out. Later, two Thor Corps members found the scene of the battle and Warzone M.O.D.O.K., one of the few still conscious, begged the Thors to kill him and end his misery.

Comments: Created by Ed Brisson and Scott Hepburn.

    As shown in Civil War II (the second volume of the "Civil War" series, not the "Civil War II" series)#1-5, the history of Earth-32323 reality that formed the Warzone domain was practically identical to that of Earth-616 up until the Superhero Registration Conflict. Therefore, it can be presumed that this M.O.D.O.K.'s origins and abilities match that of his Earth-616 counterpart around that time.

    Other M.O.D.O.K.s are difficult to place across the Battleworld domains (with notes below in the subprofiles on ones that were particularly difficult to place). Ghost Racer M.O.D.O.K. is the only one to appear beyond this story as a contestant in the Killiseum. Old M.O.D.O.K. has a glowing eye and facial scars similar to those of Cable, indicating that he may be infected with the Techno-Organic Virus. M.O.D.O.K.'s daughter may be the original Number None from the Nextwave series who survived her apparent death or a divergent counterpart. At the end of the story, it is left unclear which M.O.D.O.K.s have been killed and which ones are simply unconscious.

    With all of the Spider-Verse storylines since 2015, I'm REALLY surprised Spider-M.O.D.O.K. hasn't shown up again in a crowd shot! --Proto-Man

Profile by HBK123.

CLARIFICATIONS: 
Earth-32323's M.O.D.O.K. should not be confused with:

Alchemist M.O.D.O.K.

(Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2) - A M.O.D.O.K. from a technologically underdeveloped domain who moved around in a chair levitated by an air balloon was among the Battleworld M.O.D.O.K.s summoned by M.O.D.O.K. of Earth-32323 to his base in the Warzone domain to get them to overthrow God Emperor Doom. Way behind his counterparts on technology, he was fascinated by electrical lighting, which he perceived as fire captured inside glass. When the Warzone M.O.D.O.K. was about to send the others away, this M.O.D.O.K. pleaded to let him know whether the issue of bodily waste inside their suits was ever solved. When the Thors arrived on the scene, he was one of the few still conscious and pleaded to be send back to where he came from.

While one might argue that this M.O.D.O.K. counterpart could be from Earth-311 (the King James England domain of Battleworld), the Earth-311 M.O.D.O.K. is already accounted for, as he appears in 1602: Witch Hunter Angela#1, where he looks totally different. It's possible he could be a M.O.D.O.K. counterpart from Earth-51910 (Egyptia domain) or Earth-13116 (K'un-Lun domain) but without more information, we simply don't know exactly which reality this M.O.D.O.K. hails from.




 

--Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2

Alien M.O.D.O.K. (Reality-38929)

(Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2) - Alien M.O.D.O.K., with green skin, black eyes and two antennae, was among the Battleworld M.O.D.O.K.s summoned by M.O.D.O.K. of Earth-32323 to his base in the Warzone domain to get them to overthrow God Emperor Doom. He was found on the floor next to the One-Eyed M.O.D.O.K. by the Thors who arrived on the scene.









--Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2

Demonic M.O.D.O.K.

(Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2) - Demonic M.O.D.O.K. with red skin, clawed hands, horns and spiked tail was among the Battleworld M.O.D.O.K.s summoned by M.O.D.O.K. of Earth-32323 to his base in the Warzone domain to get them to overthrow God Emperor Doom. Unlike most M.O.D.O.K.s, he did not need a mechanical chair to levitate, instead doing it by apparently demonic means. When the fighting between the M.O.D.O.K.s broke out, Demonic M.O.D.O.K. attacked Old M.O.D.O.K. by breathing fire onto him. The two of them were found lying side by side by the Thors who arrived on the scene.

While one might argue that this could be M.O.D.O.K.'s counterpart from Earth-91240 (the "Inferno" Battleworld domain), it also should be noted that no "regular" citizens of the Inferno domain were demonically transformed. It's also possible that this could be a transformed M.O.D.O.K. from Earth-89112 (What if...the X-Men Lost Inferno), as we never actually saw the Earth-89112 counterpart of M.O.D.O.K. in the original 'What If' story. Perhaps Doom managed to save the Earth-89112 M.O.D.O.K. and he was deposited onto Battleworld with altered memories? Then again, this could be an entirely new M.O.D.O.K. from a unique and new reality. Without more information on this particular M.O.D.O.K., there's just no way of knowing for sure. If a story later provides more information to help determine which reality this M.O.D.O.K. is from, we will update the profile with this information. Until that time, however, it'll have to be left vague. --Proto-Man
--Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2

Frankenstein's M.O.D.O.K. (Earth-13664)

(Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2) - A M.O.D.O.K. looking similar to the Frankenstein's Monster was among the Battleworld M.O.D.O.K.s summoned by M.O.D.O.K. of Earth-32323 to his base in the Warzone domain to get them to overthrow God Emperor Doom. When the fighting between the M.O.D.O.K.s broke out, he was seen head-butting the M.O.D.O.K. of the Warzone. He was found by the Thors who arrived on the scene.







--Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2

Ghost Racer M.O.D.O.K. (Earth-19172)

(Ghost Racer #1 - (fb)) - Ghost Racer M.O.D.O.K. was one of the many individuals possessed by an Igniter Spirits who were forced to participate in the Killiseum's Ghost Races run by Arcade. All but the latest winner were placed in the dungeons where Chief Zadkiel would turn their Spirits off and subject the losing contestants to torture.

(Secret Wars: Secret Love #1) - Ghost Racer M.O.D.O.K. and the other contestants raced against the Killiseum's champion Robbie "Hell Charger" Reyes. Reyes roped in a giant Klamaggon creature and threw it behind himself at other racers, easily winning the race.

(Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2) - Ghost Racer M.O.D.O.K. was among the Battleworld M.O.D.O.K.s summoned by M.O.D.O.K. of Earth-32323 to his base in the Warzone domain to get them to overthrow God Emperor Doom. When the fighting between the M.O.D.O.K.s broke out, Ghost Racer M.O.D.O.K. was seen attacking the A.I.M. personnel.






--Ghost Racer #1 (fb) (Secret Wars: Secret Love#1, Secret Wars: Battleworld#1/2,

M.O.D.O.K., Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

(Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2) - An older, bald M.O.D.O.K. (possibly from Earth-16832 - see note below) who joined S.H.I.E.L.D. was among the Battleworld M.O.D.O.K.s summoned by M.O.D.O.K. of Earth-32323 to his base in the Warzone domain to get them to overthrow God Emperor Doom. He immediately saw the flaws with this plan, criticizing Warzone M.O.D.O.K. for both overreaching in trying to displace God and for working against the system instead of within it. Upon realizing that this M.O.D.O.K. joined his old enemies, Warzone M.O.D.O.K. became angry and called him a disgrace. When Warzone M.O.D.O.K. attacked M.O.D.O.K.'s daughter, S.H.I.E.L.D. M.O.D.O.K. was the first to hit him in turn, seeing her as but a child who needed protecting. As the fighting between the M.O.D.O.K.s broke out, S.H.I.E.L.D. M.O.D.O.K. engaged the Robotic M.O.D.O.K. while being irritated by the pompous nature of his younger counterparts.

This M.O.D.O.K. mentions "spawn of Apocalypse" as an example of a child he would be willing to kill, suggesting a clue as to what reality he might have originated from. However, Battleworld's Domain of Apocalypse area (Earth-51518) consists of not only the original remains of Earth-51518 but also many other annexed domains including Earth-16832, Earth-15167, Earth-71519, Earth-81589 and probably others. Any one of those could have had a S.H.I.E.L.D. that resisted Apocalypse, although Earth-16832 is only explicitly heroic one. Without further information, it is impossible to determine which reality this M.O.D.O.K. counterpart might be from.


--Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2

Old M.O.D.O.K.

(Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2) - Old M.O.D.O.K. with gray hair and mustache was among the Battleworld M.O.D.O.K.s summoned by M.O.D.O.K. of Earth-32323 to his base in the Warzone domain to get them to overthrow God Emperor Doom. When the fighting between the M.O.D.O.K.s broke out, Old M.O.D.O.K. was attacked by the fire breathing Demonic M.O.D.O.K. The two of them were found lying side by side by the Thors who arrived on the scene.

It's very possible this M.O.D.O.K. could be a counterpart from a reality we've already seen and unfortunately, we aren't given enough to determine what reality he may be from. --Proto-Man





--Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2

One-eyed M.O.D.O.K. (Earth-61422)

(Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2) - A M.O.D.O.K. with only a single large eye was among the Battleworld M.O.D.O.K.s summoned by M.O.D.O.K. of Earth-32323 to his base in the Warzone domain to get them to overthrow God Emperor Doom. When the fighting between the M.O.D.O.K.s broke out, he was attacked by the Robotic M.O.D.O.K. who grabbed him by the head with his large robotic arm. He was found on the floor next to the Alien M.O.D.O.K. by the Thors who arrived on the scene.








--Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2

Robotic M.O.D.O.K. (Earth-21261)

(Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2) - A M.O.D.O.K. in a full robotic body was among the Battleworld M.O.D.O.K.s summoned by M.O.D.O.K. of Earth-32323 to his base in the Warzone domain to get them to overthrow God Emperor Doom. He immediately recognized the others as versions of himself, but believed himself to be more advanced than others because his humanoid body allowed him to perform routine tasks. When S.H.I.E.L.D. M.O.D.O.K. attacked Warzone M.O.D.O.K., this M.O.D.O.K. was the first to join the fight, disgusted with both the one who joined his enemies and the one who sought to overthrow a God whom this M.O.D.O.K. respected.
















--Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2

Spider-M.O.D.O.K. (Earth-91312)

(Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2) - Spider-M.O.D.O.K. was among the Battleworld M.O.D.O.K.s summoned by M.O.D.O.K. of Earth-32323 to his base in the Warzone domain to get them to overthrow God Emperor Doom. When S.H.I.E.L.D. M.O.D.O.K. suggested to work within the system instead of against it, Spider-M.O.D.O.K. agreed that they could be a force for good. After the fighting between the M.O.D.O.K.s broke out, Spider-M.O.D.O.K. tried to get the others to calm down, only to be attacked by Warzone M.O.D.O.K. for it. He was found on the floor by the Thors who arrived on the scene.










--Secret Wars: Battleworld #1/2

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Secret Wars: Battleworld #1, p11, pan 3 (M.O.D.O.K.-32323, main image)
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1, p13, pan 1 (M.O.D.O.K.-32323, headshot)
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1, p18, pan 3 (M.O.D.O.K.-32323 fighting Spider-M.O.D.O.K.)
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1, p13, pan 2 (Alchemist M.O.D.O.K.)
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1, p12, pan 2 (Alien M.O.D.O.K.)
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1, p18, pan 1 (Demonic M.O.D.O.K.)
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1, p20, pan 2 (Frankenstein's M.O.D.O.K.)
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1, p12, pan 2 (Ghost Racer M.O.D.O.K.)
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1, p12, pan 2 (M.O.D.O.K., Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1, p15, pan 1 (M.O.D.O.K.'s daughter, main image)
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1, p12, pan 2 (Old M.O.D.O.K.)
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1, p12, pan 2 (One-eyed M.O.D.O.K.)
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1, p12, pan 2 (Robotic M.O.D.O.K.)
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1, p12, pan 2 (Spider-M.O.D.O.K.)

Appearances:
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1 (July, 2015) - "M.O.D.O.K. Madness" story - Ed Brisson (writer), Scott Hepburn (pencils, inks), Jon Moisan (editor)

First Posted: 11/26/2023
Last updated: 11/26/2023

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