When Herbert Balcom, founder of International Patents, Inc., convinced Doctor Q that their partner, Peter Brent, was the source of all his problems, including the loss of his children, Q built a metal monster to achieve his revenge. Originally, the monster was built to be run by the brain of a man who had died from electrocution, but Herbert redesigned the robot chasis to be a suit of powered armor, with which he could vanquish his own enemies. After Herbert Locke was killed, his son, Paul, wore the armor to exact his own revenge.