In his youth, Chapoutier was an eccentric, but well-meaning scientist who worked together with his colleague Carlo Gelati in order to make a better world. Despite this, Chapoutier was looked down upon by his relatives as a nutjob. The only one who sympathised with and admired Chapoutier was his nephew, Jerome Plumier. As he became older, Chapoutier became increasingly bitter over the fact that his work at the service of mankind never got the recognition he felt it deserved. One day, he was visited by his friend Gelati, who shared these sentiments. The two scientists than began to work on their project; to make humanity pay for it's ungratitude. In order to reach that goal, Chapoutier and Gelati constructed a luxurious under-water base, located in the Arctic Sea. The base was camouflaged by