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[[File:MODOKs11_260_5944.jpg|frame|"If you think I've evolved beyond the joys of murder, you'd be wrong."]]
{{quote|''"They once called me M.O.D.O.C. -- but I'd much rather be killing than computing!"''|'''M.O.D.O.K., ''Marvel Vs. Capcom 3'''''}}
[[M.O.D.O.K.]] is a [[Marvel Comics]] super-villain created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]]. Making his [[Silver Age]] debut in ''Tales of Suspense #93'' (September, 1967), M.O.D.O.K. has been featured in over 40 years of Marvel canon. While originally a foe of [[Captain America (comics)|Captain America]], M.O.D.O.K is not tied to a single hero's [[Rogues Gallery]]. He has battled the likes of [[The Falcon]], [[Nick Fury]] and [[SHIELD]], [[Iron Man]], [[Sub-Mariner|Namor]], the [[Incredible Hulk]]. rival villains Mad Thinker and Yellow Claw, [[Ms. Marvel]], the Champions ([[X-Men/Characters/The Original Team|Angel, Iceman]], [[Black Widow (comics)|Black Widow]], Darkstar, [[Ghost Rider]], and [[The Incredible Hercules]]), [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|the Thing]], and the Serpent Society. The later group managed to assassinate him back in 1986. But M.O.D.O.K. was revived in 1995 and has remained a prominent villain since then. In 2009, IGN.com ranked M.O.D.O.K. #100 on its [[IGN Top
A lowly technician working for Advanced Idea Mechanics (A.I.M.), George Tarleton was nothing special. One day, Tarleton is picked by A.I.M.'s Scientist Supreme to be genetically altered into a living computer code-named M.O.D.O.C.: '''M'''ental '''O'''rganism '''D'''esigned '''O'''nly for '''C'''omputing. The experiment was a success: Tarleton's brain became enormous, granting him superhuman intelligence and vast psionic powers. Driven mad by the procedures performed on him, M.O.D.O.C. kills his masters in cold blood. Enjoying the slaughter, M.O.D.O.C. renames himself M.O.D.O.K: '''M'''ental '''O'''rganism '''D'''esigned '''O'''nly for '''K'''illing. Having eliminated the existing command structure, M.O.D.O.K. takes over A.I.M, declaring himself the new Scientist Supreme.
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* ''Super-Villain Team-Up: MODOK's 11''
* ''MODOK: Reign Delay''
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{{quote|'''M.O.D.O.K.''': Never again will I forget to lobotomize one of my clones!}}
* [[For Science!]]: A.I.M.'s primary goal is to achieve scientific breakthroughs. When M.O.D.O.K. loses sight of this goal, A.I.M has him assassinated.
* [[Fun with Acronyms]] A.I.M. really seems to love this.
* [[Humongous Mecha]]
* [[Mind Probe]]
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* [[My Brain Is Big]]
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Animated series never know what to do with his name. The ''[[Iron Man (animation)|Iron Man]]'' half of the ''Marvel Action Hour'' never said it was an acronym. ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures]]'' makes it MODOC, with the C standing for Conquest. ''[[The Superhero Squad Show]]'' keeps MODOK, and plays with the name (making the last letter stand for something different, as supplied by whoever's mocking him or whatever he's bragging about. However, what the K ''actually'' stands for is never given. ''[[Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]'' does the same as ''Armored Adventures''. However, it actually makes more sense given MODOC's modus operandi in the show and the fact that he isn't as [[Ax Crazy]].
** Also, the kid-friendly parody ''[[The Super Hero Squad Show]]'' was able to use this Trope for some laughs:
{{quote|'''Gray Hulk:''' Ah, M.O.D.O.K. The Mental Organism Designed Only for Kick-ball.
'''M.O.D.O.K.:''' Yes, it—Hey! That's not what it stands for!}}
* [[Non-Indicative Name]]: To be honest, he's good at a lot of things other than killing.
* [[Powered Armor]]: M.O.D.O.K. wears an exoskeleton that allows him to move his limbs in conjunction with the Doomsday Chair.
* [[Psychic Powers]]
* [[Psycho Prototype]]: Originally designed as a harmless living computer, M.O.D.O.K. went crazy and killed his masters instead of following orders.
* [[The Starscream]]: A successful one, given that he [[Turned Against Their Masters|turned on his creators]] and took over A.I.M.
* [[Super Intelligence]]: The reason why he was mutated into MODOC in the first place.
* [[Super Wheelchair]]: M.O.D.O.K.'s Doomsday Chair gives him the power of [[Flight]]. It also has a number of on-board weapons like lasers, missiles, and bombs.
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{{reflist}}
{{IGN Top 100 Villains}}
[[Category:The Sixties]]
[[Category:Marvel Comics Characters]]
[[Category:Marvel Universe]]
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