While not intrinsically evil, Proto Clown suffers from poor self image and insecurity, coupled with rage issues. Created by a geneticist and clown enthusiast named Bud Frontier, his purpose was to be the biggest, funniest clown ever to live. Because he was not able to understand the cloner's intentions, Proto Clown believed that life was a cruel joke, and he was the punch line. He seemed to have been born just to be laughed at, and he hated this fate. Unable to bear the weight of this burden, Proto Clown revolted, rampaging through nearby urban landscapes with only rage to guide him. Proto Clown destroyed things without control, and had no regard for human life, as he saw people as evil things who existed only to mock and torment him. The Tick tried to intervene, but Proto Clown knocked hi