History
Luther Manning enlisted in the army in the late 70's and rose through the ranks until he beacme a colonel. During war games in 1985, Manning was critically injured by the effects of a concussion mine. Mannings remains were salvaged by a collegue known as Major Simon Ryker for the use in the project: Alpa Mech, a covert operation to create cyborg super soldiers. Mannings brain, nervous system and still living tissue were transplanted into a synthetic body in an operation performed by Mahor Rykers brother Harlen Ryker (Also known as Hellinger), who for years had replaced his brothers missing limbs with synthetic parts, which were lost in altercation with Doctor Doom. read more
