Fictional character biography
Kondrati Topolov is the son of Russian scientist Yuri Topolov, also known as the Gargoyle, and is himself a mutant. Kondrati inherited his father's grotesque appearance and superhuman intelligence, although he was born disfigured unlike his father, who was mutated over time due to exposure to radioactive materials. His father was cured by a captured Bruce Banner using gamma rays and died killing other Soviets in an explosion. [5] A brilliant scientist like his father, he created the high-tech gear used by the Soviet Super-Troopers (the immediate precursor to the Soviet Super-Soldiers), and for a time wore the Titanium Man power armor. He operated out of a secret base named Bitterfrost in Khystym, Siberia. He created a pet for himself named Droog, which was an intelligent, talking, Triceratops -like monster created through genetic engineering. As the Gremlin, he first clashed with the Hulk at the Gremlin's secret base in the Arctic. Gremlin's men then captured General "Thunderbolt" Ross. [6]
The Hulk and General Ross later invaded the Gremlin's Bitterfrost base in Siberia to rescue the captured Major Glenn Talbot. The Gremlin and his pet Droog contended with the Hulk, but Bitterfrost was destroyed by S.H.I.E.L.D. [7] Later, with the Soviet Super-Soldiers, Rom and Starshine, the Gremlin helped defeat the alien Dire Wraiths. The Gremlin then officially joined the Soviet Super-Soldiers. [8]
The Gremlin next appeared as the second Titanium Man, wearing a new suit of the power armor he had originally created for Boris Bullsky. With the other Soviet Super-Soldiers, he contended with the X-Men and the Avengers in an attempt to capture Magneto. [9]
Later, the Gremlin fought Iron Man while wearing the Titanium Man armor during the "Armor Wars". Iron Man - despite using his weaker stealth armor - managed to defeat the Crimson Dynamo in the fight but was unable to neutralize the Gremlin, who destroyed Iron Man's negator pack. When the Gremlin grabbed Iron Man and the armored Avenger attempted to escape, his booster jets ignited the titanium armor. The Titanium Man armor exploded, apparently burning the Gremlin to death within it and forcing Iron Man to flee. [10]
Gremlin later turned up alive and was operating as Titan as part of an Echidna Security-sanctioned group called the Assembly which also consisted of Cadet Marvel, Hellrune, Liberty, and Moon Squire. They helped Spider-Woman fight Zzzax when he was attacking Echidna Security. He wore an armor that resembled an armored Hulk and helped to defeat Zzzax by knocking him into the fountain. [11] Titan and the Assembly later fought against Quicksand. When Spider-Woman found Angar the Screamer attacking an Echidna Security facility, Titan and the rest of the Assembly showed up where Angar the Screamer got away from them. He was aggressively subdued after using his scream on Liberty. When at the Assembly's cliffside clubhouse, Gremlin pilots the Titan armor to enter his secret lab mentioning that Liberty needs to be brought back in for reconditioning. Gremlin is secretly working with Hydra when meeting up with Viper who learns that Spider-Woman is in San Francisco. Gremlin states that Spider-Woman is getting too close to their recruitment program. Not wanting to have his life's work dashed, Gremlin states that they must bring Spider-Man down hard and fast. [12] When Gremlin in the Titan armor arrives with the Assembly at Alcatraz, Titan claims that Liberty is betraying them. Liberty opens the cages containing Angar the Screamer, Icemaster, Quicksand, and Zzzax. When Angar uses his powers on the Assembly, Spider-Woman notices that Titan wasn't affected as he tosses Angar aside. As the rest of the Assembly start to remember the facility where they were trained, Spider-Woman uses her Venom Blast to melt the fake skin off the Titan armor's head as Titan mentions that she is about to see the face of the person who turned Gerry Drew into Green Mamba. [13] Gremlin stated that he saw full potential in him like he did with other children that Hydra has obtained. Titan reveals himself to be Gremlin and how he managed to eject the day when Iron Man sabotaged his Titanium Man armor and worked with Hydra. He saw potential in children with Gerry Drew being his first project and then did the same thing to other children that had potential. After the Assembly evacuated, Gremlin's Titan armor was attacked by Icemaster, Quicksand, and Zzzax where he managed to defeat them. After ripping Gremlin out of the Titan armor, Spider-Woman tries to get information on where Gerry is. Noting that Hydra does not accept failure or traitors, Gremlin activates activates his Titan armor's self-destruct sequence as Spider-Woman helps the Assembly evacuate Angar the Screamer before the explosion happens. The next day upon being free from Hydra's control, the Assembly state that they will continue to save lives as Liberty notes that Gremlin has survived before and might resurface at another time. [14]
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