EBRC is brought to the city of Antwerp by Octo Paganini to build a robotic replica of the king of Belgium to be used to take over the country. He meets the Tick in Antwerp while Paganini's men are kidnapping the king. He challenges the Tick to a duel, but the Tick can not find anything to duel with, and EBRC blasts him hard with dual rayguns, sending him hurtling into a nearby cafe. EBRC builds the robotic imposter and accompanies Octo Paganini to his coronation. The Tick and Blitzen strike at Octo Paganini's coronation. EBRC challenges the Tick to a second duel. This time, the Tick decides to try throwing a quarter into his coin slot. He purchases the brain inside of the vending machine, and EBRC is defeated. EBRC's brain speaks in Russian, though his robot body spoke English.