(Dr. Doom's Revenge (comic)) - While Doom's Brigade waited to be given someone to fight, they began brawling amongst themselves. Rattan faced off against Machete, but Doom broke up the melee, informing them that they were there to serve him and would do only as he commanded.

(Dr. Doom's Revenge (game)) - When Captain America and Spider-Man infiltrated Doom's castle, Rattan opposed and was defeated by Captain America.

Comments: Created by Paragon Software (specific staff unknown - if you know, please let us in on it), depicted in comic by Danny Fingeroth, Rich Buckler and Tony DeZuniga.

   Rattan is one of a surprisingly rare species - the video-game-original Marvel character. There are countless generic robots, thugs and monsters in Marvel-based games, but it's quite rare to have any kind of fully-realized villain (or hero). Rattan, however, not only appears in the game alongside numerous Marvel villains, he appears in a genuine pack-in Marvel comic, and the game's manual even has an OHotMU-style entry for him (as well as Cap, Spidey, Doom and the rest of Doom's Brigade). "Dr. Doom's Revenge" was available for (at least) the IBM PC, the Commodore 64, the Amstrad CPC, and the Amiga. Rattan is not included in the list of Marvel properties in the manual's indicia.

"Rattan" refers to the stems of Asian climbing palms, used in the crafting of a variety of items. Rattan is named for the use of these stems in making canes (of the "caning" variety), but I have to admit that all I can think of when I read it is a wicker-based villain.

Your guess about canes is correct in the Rattan entry - escrima sticks are normally made out of that wood, and the terms "rattan stick" and "escrima stick" are widely considered to be nigh-synonymous. Hence the character being named Rattan.
--Sebastian Andrivet

   Rattan's entry in the manual states that he has black hair, but the coloration of the in-game sprite is fairly inconclusive, and the manual art itself seems to show his hair as a lighter color. In the comic, it is red.

   The "not canon" Nazis may object to this story, but I see nothing to definitely rule it out, so I vote to keep it in. Still, it's fringe material until confirmed elsewhere.
   However, I must concede that continuity does conspire against this a little.
   While the Lobo Bros were active for some time, they weren't actually seen until Spectacular Spider-Man II#143 (October, 1988). The identity of the Hobgoblin in this series is described in the handbook as a "total mystery," indicating that it would likely be from before Ned Leeds death, and before Jason Macendale adopted the role, both of which were shown in Amazing Spider-Man I#289 (June, 1987).
I see a few outs, here:

• Doom knew of the Lobos Brothers and enlisted Eduardo (and the story itself took place) well before they ever became involved with the Kingpin
• The author of the handbook did not know that Macendale had become the Hobgoblin
• The author of the handbook (and/or Dr. Doom) suspected that Leeds was not the true Hobgoblin and somehow enlisted the service of Roderick Kingsley
• Either Lobo of the Hobgoblin was plucked out of time by Dr. Doom
• Depending on how late in continuity the series took it might not actually have been Eduardo, but Carlos Lobo who was a member of Doom's Brigade

An alternate-universe incarnation was murdered by the cult Circle of Eight in the Avengers Alliance game.