Iron Lad
Nathaniel Richards
| Fighting |
Excellent |
| Agility |
Excellent |
| Strength |
Good |
| Endurance |
Excellent |
| Reason |
Excellent |
| Intuition |
Typical |
| Psyche |
Typical |
| Health |
90 |
| Karma |
36 |
| Resources |
Not Applicable |
| Popularity |
0 |
Powers
- None inherent, but neuro-kinetic morphing armor gives him superhuman strength, flight, and energy blasts.
Talents
None
Contacts
None
History
Iron Lad was "rescued" by his adult self moments before an event important in shaping the villain's life: his long-term hospitalization by bullies. Horrified at the life of evil his future self described, he took the time travel technology that he is given and transports himself to the past, hoping to avoid his sinister destiny.
Upon finding the Avengers disbanded, he downloaded the remnants of the Vision's (destroyed during the Avengers Disassembled storyline) operating system into his armor. This revealed a failsafe plan created by the android to reform the Avengers should they disband or fall in action. Through this plan, the young Kang assembled his new team, the Young Avengers, with the sole purpose of defeating his future self and reshaping his own future. He modeled his armor after the Avenger Iron Man, calling himself Iron Lad.
Kang came looking for Iron Lad, wanting to return his younger self to his proper place in the timestream. He battled the teen heroes and was seemingly gaining the upperhand when Iron Lad, with tears in his eyes, ran Hawkeye (Kate Bishop)'s sword through Kang's chest. This killed Kang, but the ramifications caused several changes to the timeline, including all the Avengers being dead. Iron Lad realized that the only way to restore everything was to go back in time and become Kang. The Young Avengers had to wipe his mind before he went back, but before they did he asked them to forgive him for the actions he would commit in the future.
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