MODOK

MODOK (also written as M.O.D.O.K.; an acronym for Mental / Mobile / Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #93 (September 1967). The first MODOK is George Tarleton, a former employee of Advanced Idea Mechanics (A.I.M.), an arms-dealing organization specializing in futuristic weaponry, who undergoes substantial mutagenic medical experimentation originally designed to increase his intelligence. While successful, the experiments result in him developing a freakishly overdeveloped head and a stunted body, causing the character's signature look and use of a hoverchair for mobility. After the experiments, he kills his creators and takes control of A.I.M. Following Tarleton being changed back to normal, a new independent being created afterward dubs himself MODOK Superior, becoming the archenemy of Gwen Poole.

Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, MODOK has appeared in over four decades of Marvel continuity, and starred in the miniseries Super-Villain Team-Up: MODOK's 11 #1–5 (Sept.–Dec. 2008), the self-titled one-shot MODOK: Reign Delay #1 (Nov. 2009) and the miniseries MODOK: Head Games #1–4 (Dec. 2020–April 2021), the last of which was released as a promotion for the self-titled animated series M.O.D.O.K. (2021), in which MODOK (and his younger alternate self, the Anomaly) was voiced by Patton Oswalt.

Several original incarnations of MODOK have been adapted to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) multimedia franchise: Darren Cross (portrayed by Corey Stoll); Anton Ivanov / the Superior, portrayed by Zach McGowan; Ernest Vigman, portrayed by Keith David; and Aldrich Killian, voiced by Nick Sullivan.

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 * MODOK appears in Marvel's Spider-Man: Webbed Champion, voiced by Charlie Adler.
 * George Tarleton/M.O.D.O.C. appears in Marvel: All New, All Different Chronicles, voiced again by Charlie Adler. This version is former Hydra scientist whose consciousness has been transferred into the body of a super android designated M.O.D.O.C. (Mental Organism Designed Only for Conquering). He soon became the current leader of A.I.M..
 * MODOK is a playable character in Marvel Superhero Adventures: Intergalactic Grand Prix, voiced by Patrick Seitz. One of the supervillains participating in the titular racing tournament hosted by the Grandmaster, MODOK owns two karts: the Cruiser Supreme (a A.I.M.-themed hovercar), and the Chaos Wheels (a racing jeep with attributes of a A.I.M. tank).