Doctor Tectonic

Doctor Montgomery Horowitz was once a respected seismologist, concerned with predicting and defending against tectonic disasters. He designed a suit of armor to act as a personal deep-bur­rowing device. The armor was designed to protect him from extreme heat, pressure, and anything else the lower crust could throw at him. He also equipped it with swarms of nanobots that can control massive amounts of earth and stone, eliminating the need for assistants (or additional suits of the expensive armor) in the field.
Dr. Horowitz tested his invention by burrowing deep into the San Andreas Fault to conduct tests. Catastrophe struck as a strange ra­diation interfered with his nanobots and caused them to malfunction. The swarm of tiny machines re­turned to Dr. Horowitz’s suit and burrowed into him, fusing with his body and brain. The nanobots twisted his mind and he began to believe organic life was a plague upon the Earth. His damaged mind told him that organic life, espe­cially human life, was a defect in the natural order of things, and that he needed to do something about it.
Dr. Horowtiz abandoned his seis­mologist position and fled north to The Atlas Mountains. Using the nano­bots he cleared out an underground laboratory and modified his suit for de­structive purposes. He has since taken the name Doctor Tectonic and vowed to correct the “mistake” that is organic life. He knows someday he will achieve his goal of turning Earth into a perfect, quiet hunk of rock drifting in space.

Physical Description

Apparel & Accessories

Doctor Tectonic is a force of nature on the battlefield, combining geokinesis and technology into an unstop­pable force. He can manipulate the earth beneath his enemies to create autonomous golems, trigger massive earthquakes, and shield himself from harm. He wields a modified excavation energy lance in melee combat to devastating effect and relies on his advanced battlesuit to augment his strength and defenses. Note that while Doctor Tectonic hates organic life, he’s still a normal human and requires sustenance, which forces him out of his armor regularly to maintain his health.

Mental characteristics

Intellectual Characteristics

Doctor Tectonic is an unstable individual with a damaged brain full of malfunctioning robots. He continuously mutters to himself, holding conversations with the other voices in his head. He does not enjoy the company of other organic creatures and tends to keep to himself, when he’s not trying to destroy life on Earth.

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Contacts & Relations

Doctor Tectonic usually works alone, relying on his golems for assistance. He refuses to work with organic super criminals on principle, but he isn’t opposed to the idea of working alongside a like-minded mechanical comrade.
Doctor Tectonic targets urban centers in geologically unstable areas hoping to cause as much damage as pos­sible. This has made him very unpopular with superhe­roes and supervillains alike, and he has no shortage of enemies to choose from.