Kearson DeWitt
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Kearson DeWitt is a Marvel Comics
supervillain.
is to blame for stealing his father's designs and using them to build the Iron Man armor. He vowed revenge on Tony Stark and Iron Man unaware that they are one person.
At the time when Tony was shot in the spine by Kathy Dare resulting in Tony becoming paralyzed, Kearson DeWitt developed the idea to control Tony's nervous system by doing a surgery that would plant a chip in his spine. Through this, he would gain control of Tony's movement. He met with twins Desmond and Phoebe Marrs of the Marrs Corporation who agreed to fund his project. The equipment he set up for the chip required human monitors causing Kearson to hire people to keep watch of it.
Kearson and his fellow scientists began measuring the results in Tony's body. Professor Clemens told Kearson that they have no way to see through Tony's eyes.
Kearson controlled Tony's nervous system causing him to sleep for three days while his assistant Cassandra watches over him. When Tony wakes up in San Francisco disoriented, Cassandra informed Kearson of this.
Kearson chided Dr. Calvin when he recriminated about having no visual contact once again. When Desmond and Phoebe Marrs arrived, Desmond demanded to see physical evidence of the project and hoped that by taking control of Stark while he was exerting so much, they might harm him.
After Desmond learned that Stark was successfully being controlled, he reasserted his power over Kearson, reminding him who was in charge. Phoebe even told Desmond what a worthy opponent that Tony Stark was and allowed Kearson to continue the project.
In order to see Tony Stark, Kearson has Tony's security man Cartwright to have all security footage of Tony Stark forwarded to him. His team controlled Tony Stark to walk through Stark Industries
when James Rhodes
tries to stop him. Kearson through Tony Stark ordered his men to take down James Rhodes which results in Tony and James getting into a fight. James manages to land a lucky punch onto Tony causing Kearson's men to lose control when Tony is knocked unconscious. James ended up hiding Tony's body and strapping him down so that Kearson couldn't find Tony on the cameras. Kearson got angry at Dr. Samuelson, Atkins, and his other aides. They then told him that Tony is resisting the chip.
After three hours, Kearson's aides were unable to figure out how Tony is resisting the chip. DeWitt threatened them by reminding them what the Marrs twins would do them. When Tony Stark ended up television, Kearson was mad until Matheson pointed out that it might be a trick. Kearson then ordered his men back to their stations.
Kearson then views footages of Iron Man on television and wonders what Tony's game plan was. He ordered his men to restore Tony's nervous system to Tony which caused pain to Tony. James Rhodes managed to rein Iron Man in as a Marrs Helicopter is watching. Tony then deduced that Mars Corporation is partially responsible for his troubles. As Iron Man, he storms Mars Corporation destroying the equipment responsible and scattering Kearson's men. Kearson donned an armor and attacked Iron Man. Upon realizing that Tony Stark and Iron Man are one person, Kearson once again takes control of Tony's nervous system. While taunting Iron Man, Kearson battered him around until Iron Man took off and attacked Kearson from the skies. During an aerial fight, both of them damaged their flight components like Iron Man's boots and Kearson's jet pack causing them to be unable to fly and crash to the ground. They continued fighting until James Rhodes dons another Iron Man suit and helps Iron Man defeat Kearson. Upon Kearson's helmet being removed, the building collapsed burying Kearson.
Kearson DeWitt turned up alive and using a wheelchair. He forms partnerships with A.I.M.
and Professor Power
where they began trading and selling armor like the Force Ten armor, the Iron Monger
armor, and some Stark Industries designs. During this time, Iron Man and War Machine with the help of Darkhawk
found out about the armor trading and learned that Professor Power is involved from Savage Steel
.
Iron Man recruited the Avengers (consisting of Hawkeye
, Living Lightning
, Scarlet Witch
, Spider-Woman II, U.S. Agent
, and Wonder Man
) and split them into two teams: one to attack Professor Power and A.I.M and one to defend Stark Industries. Iron Man assaulted A.I.M. as Kearson attacked him with a remote-controlled version of Kearson's former armor. When Iron Man defeated that one, Kearson unleashed two more on him while revealing his motives for hating Tony Stark as the battle continued. Iron Man destroyed the other armors with a plasma cannon and Kearson (who was cybernetically connected to the machines) ignored the powerful neural feedback he was receiving and tried to superimpose his entire will over the station's entire arsenal. He temporarily succeeded, but found the feedback too much and caused the base to explode. It is unknown if he survived the explosion or not.
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supervillain.
Fictional character biography
Kearson DeWitt is the son of a man who Kearson described as a brilliant engineer decades and ahead of his time. Upon being ignored and ridiculed, Kearson's father died penniless and heartbroken upon his designed and unrealized. Kearson then suspect that Tony StarkIron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
is to blame for stealing his father's designs and using them to build the Iron Man armor. He vowed revenge on Tony Stark and Iron Man unaware that they are one person.
At the time when Tony was shot in the spine by Kathy Dare resulting in Tony becoming paralyzed, Kearson DeWitt developed the idea to control Tony's nervous system by doing a surgery that would plant a chip in his spine. Through this, he would gain control of Tony's movement. He met with twins Desmond and Phoebe Marrs of the Marrs Corporation who agreed to fund his project. The equipment he set up for the chip required human monitors causing Kearson to hire people to keep watch of it.
Kearson and his fellow scientists began measuring the results in Tony's body. Professor Clemens told Kearson that they have no way to see through Tony's eyes.
Kearson controlled Tony's nervous system causing him to sleep for three days while his assistant Cassandra watches over him. When Tony wakes up in San Francisco disoriented, Cassandra informed Kearson of this.
Kearson chided Dr. Calvin when he recriminated about having no visual contact once again. When Desmond and Phoebe Marrs arrived, Desmond demanded to see physical evidence of the project and hoped that by taking control of Stark while he was exerting so much, they might harm him.
After Desmond learned that Stark was successfully being controlled, he reasserted his power over Kearson, reminding him who was in charge. Phoebe even told Desmond what a worthy opponent that Tony Stark was and allowed Kearson to continue the project.
In order to see Tony Stark, Kearson has Tony's security man Cartwright to have all security footage of Tony Stark forwarded to him. His team controlled Tony Stark to walk through Stark Industries
Stark Industries
In the fictional world of Iron Man, Stark Industries, later also known as Stark International, Stark Innovations, Stark/Fujikawa, Stark Enterprises and currently Stark Resilient, is a fictional multi-billion dollar corporation owned and run by businessman Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark, also known as...
when James Rhodes
War Machine
War Machine is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in comic books set in the Marvel Comics universe. The character of James Rhodes first appeared in Iron Man #118 by David Michelinie, John Byrne and Bob Layton...
tries to stop him. Kearson through Tony Stark ordered his men to take down James Rhodes which results in Tony and James getting into a fight. James manages to land a lucky punch onto Tony causing Kearson's men to lose control when Tony is knocked unconscious. James ended up hiding Tony's body and strapping him down so that Kearson couldn't find Tony on the cameras. Kearson got angry at Dr. Samuelson, Atkins, and his other aides. They then told him that Tony is resisting the chip.
After three hours, Kearson's aides were unable to figure out how Tony is resisting the chip. DeWitt threatened them by reminding them what the Marrs twins would do them. When Tony Stark ended up television, Kearson was mad until Matheson pointed out that it might be a trick. Kearson then ordered his men back to their stations.
Kearson then views footages of Iron Man on television and wonders what Tony's game plan was. He ordered his men to restore Tony's nervous system to Tony which caused pain to Tony. James Rhodes managed to rein Iron Man in as a Marrs Helicopter is watching. Tony then deduced that Mars Corporation is partially responsible for his troubles. As Iron Man, he storms Mars Corporation destroying the equipment responsible and scattering Kearson's men. Kearson donned an armor and attacked Iron Man. Upon realizing that Tony Stark and Iron Man are one person, Kearson once again takes control of Tony's nervous system. While taunting Iron Man, Kearson battered him around until Iron Man took off and attacked Kearson from the skies. During an aerial fight, both of them damaged their flight components like Iron Man's boots and Kearson's jet pack causing them to be unable to fly and crash to the ground. They continued fighting until James Rhodes dons another Iron Man suit and helps Iron Man defeat Kearson. Upon Kearson's helmet being removed, the building collapsed burying Kearson.
Kearson DeWitt turned up alive and using a wheelchair. He forms partnerships with A.I.M.
Advanced Idea Mechanics
A.I.M. is a fictional terrorist organization in the . The organization first appeared in Strange Tales #146 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.-Publication history:...
and Professor Power
Professor Power
Professor Power is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #117, although individuals working for him appear before then.-Fictional character biography:...
where they began trading and selling armor like the Force Ten armor, the Iron Monger
Iron Monger
The Iron Monger is an identity used by several fictional supervillains published by Marvel Comics. The first and most notable person to take up the identity is Obadiah Stane...
armor, and some Stark Industries designs. During this time, Iron Man and War Machine with the help of Darkhawk
Darkhawk
Darkhawk is a fictional comic book superhero who first appeared in his own self-titled series, Darkhawk #1...
found out about the armor trading and learned that Professor Power is involved from Savage Steel
Savage Steel
Savage Steel is an identity used by several fictional characters in the Marvel Universe, most notably Jimmy Zafar.-Fictional character biography:...
.
Iron Man recruited the Avengers (consisting of Hawkeye
Hawkeye (comics)
Hawkeye , also known as Goliath and Ronin, is a fictional character that appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #57 and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck. Hawkeye joined the Avengers in Avengers Vol. 1 #16 Hawkeye...
, Living Lightning
Living Lightning
Living Lightning is a fictional character, a superhero from the Marvel Universe. He is a former member of the Avengers West Coast, and is current a member of Texas' super-team, The Rangers.- Publication history :...
, Scarlet Witch
Scarlet Witch
The Scarlet Witch is a fictional comic book character that appears in books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in X-Men #4 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby...
, Spider-Woman II, U.S. Agent
U.S. Agent
U.S. Agent is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually those starring Captain America and the Avengers. He was created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary in Captain America vol...
, and Wonder Man
Wonder Man
Wonder Man is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in The Avengers #9 .-Publication history:Wonder Man debuted in the superhero-team title The Avengers #9 Wonder...
) and split them into two teams: one to attack Professor Power and A.I.M and one to defend Stark Industries. Iron Man assaulted A.I.M. as Kearson attacked him with a remote-controlled version of Kearson's former armor. When Iron Man defeated that one, Kearson unleashed two more on him while revealing his motives for hating Tony Stark as the battle continued. Iron Man destroyed the other armors with a plasma cannon and Kearson (who was cybernetically connected to the machines) ignored the powerful neural feedback he was receiving and tried to superimpose his entire will over the station's entire arsenal. He temporarily succeeded, but found the feedback too much and caused the base to explode. It is unknown if he survived the explosion or not.
Powers and abilities
Kearson DeWitt controlled a massive suit of armor that he claimed was "virtually indestructible." While none of its arsenal was clearly revealed, the armor seemed to have laser cannons, electric blasts, boot jets, and the ability to put a lot of power behind a swung punch. Kearson later directed similar suits of armor via remote control. Before his seeming death, Kearson temporarily had the ability to control a vast arsenal via a neural link.Video games
- Kearson DeWitt appears in the Iron Man 2Iron Man 2 (video game)Iron Man 2 is a 2010 video game loosely-based on the film of the same name. It was released on May 4, 2010, days after the film's international release and days before the film's domestic release. The game was published by Sega and developed by Sega Studios San Francisco , High Voltage Software ...
video game voiced by Doug BoydDoug BoydDoug Boyd is an American voice actor and editor. He has been in the business since the 1980s.-Voice roles:* Puzzle Agent 2 .... Nelson Tethers* Puzzle Agent .... Nelson Tethers...
. This version used to worked at Stark Industries Theoretical Weapons Division until Tony shut it down. Outside of Kearson working on the prototype to the arc reactor, Pepper also reveals Kearson also had a secret project called PROTEAN until he was fired upon the project being too dangerous. Kearson later began to work with A.I.M. and forged an alliance with General Valentin Shatalov and Roxxon when it came to stealing a copy of J.A.R.V.I.S.Edwin JarvisEdwin Jarvis is a fictional supporting character in the Marvel Comics titles, The Avengers, Iron Man, and Spider-Man.-Publication history:...
' program. During a recent transmission, Kearson DeWitt tells Shatalov that there is a spy in his ranks and is displeased that he brought S.H.I.E.L.D. to their front door. Kearson then used the copied J.A.R.V.I.S. program to create Ultimo. Kearson then uses his PROTEAN technology to merge with an enormous metal suit and become Ultimo. With the merge complete, Kearson has his men upgraded with PROTEAN implants. The Kearson/Ultimo then pilots the giant Ultimo robot which War Machine fights while Iron Man does battle with the Kearson/Ultimo. Upon defeating the Kearson/Ultimo, Iron Man learns that the effects on Kearson are irreversible.