MODOK

MODOK (also written as M.O.D.O.K.; an acronym for Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. 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 split from MODOK, the new independent being dubs himself MODOK Superior, becoming the archenemy of Gwen Poole. IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time ranked MODOK as #100.

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 issue MODOK: Reign Delay #1 (Nov. 2009) and the limited series MODOK: Head Games (Dec. 2020–Apr. 2021), released as promotion for the self-titled animated series M.O.D.O.K. (2021), in which MODOK is voiced by Patton Oswalt.

An original incarnation of MODOK first appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Anton Ivanov / The Superior, an arms dealer-turned series of Life-MOdel Decoys Designed Only for Killing (L-MODOKs) portrayed by Zach McGowan throughout the fourth and fifth seasons of the show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2017–2018).

Corey Stoll portrays the character in the film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). Stoll previously portrayed Darren Cross / Yellowjacket in Ant-Man (2015).

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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.