Arnim Zola

Origin

Armin Zola was a biochemist whose knowledge of genetics was enhanced by his study of deviant science. He has no powers of his own but has achieved much though his own technology and ambition.

Zola was hired by the Red Skull to reverse-engineer some of Doctor Doom's technology so that he could separate his consciousness from Aleksander Lukin's by aging Sharon Carter's child and placing his mind into the body. Sharon was able to break free from the device and kill Lukin, but as a fail safe Zola had the Skull's mind transport to one of his android bodies in the event of Lukin's death. Zola was killed by a mentally unstable Grand Director but it is believed that his mind was teleported to another android body.

Armin Zola's orignal body was killed years ago. Since then he simply moves his consciousness from one android body to another.

Powers

Arnim Zola possesses the ability to mentally control his various genetic creations by means of the ESP Box mounted atop his torso and surgically attached to his central nervous system. Although most of the creatures possess limited intelligence and the capacity for creative thought, Zola can override their mental processes if he so desires. The ESP Box is a retractable device that can convert brain waves into electronic signals for transmission as telepathic commands within ordinary radio range. Normally, Zola is capable of controlling only his own organic creations, but if he remains linked to his support equipment, he can stimulate his own mental power to such a degree that he can create a psychonkinetic network able to animate inorganic matter within radio range. Zola is unable to control natural organic life.

Where Armin Zola's head should be is located a device called the ESP Box. This device allows him gain mental control of others, fire mind blasts or even transfer his consciousness into another andoid body.

Armin Zola regularly has a number of super-powered androids that he can call upon to serve him.