Niles Van Roekel
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Nemesis: The Imperfects #1 (November2005) |
| Created by | Marvel Comics EA Games |
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| Alter ego | Niles Van Roekel |
| Team affiliations | Imperfects |
| Abilities | Genius-level intellect. Wears Turlin Power Suit giving him similar abilities to Iron Man. |
Dr. Niles Van Roekel is a Marvel Comics villain. Created by Marvel Comics and Electronic Arts, he first appeared in Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects #1 (November 2005).
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[edit] Character history
[edit] Origins
Van Roekel was a top level scientist in his alien world. A highly respected academic, and a patriot, Van Roekel proudly served his people. He was a leading authority in the areas of DNA research, sociology, biology, and art – the Leonardo Da Vinci of his race. His people, the Turlin, were a peaceful race who had never been to war. One day his people were visited by aliens who said they were refugees in need of their assistance. The Turlins agreed to help only to realize too late that the refugees were actually invaders who came to conquer their planet. With his home world under oppression from occupying forces, Van Roekel and a contingent of military and scientific support staff, fled their world with one objective in mind – to return with a weapon/army capable of overthrowing the enemy. No matter what it would take, what personal sacrifices would be required, Van Roekel was dedicated to the cause.
[edit] Time on Earth
Van Roekel came to Earth looking for potential subjects to experiment with, often by evaluating the most suitable subjects before equipping them with technological innovation that he created. Van Roekel’s first works failed, as frightening genetic mutations often led to the host’s horrific death. When a new plan was implemented, Solara, Johnny Ohm, Hazmat, Brigade, Fault Zone, and The Wink were all recruited. They were considered imperfect works in progress but still deemed highly successful in the long term scheme. Constant failures did not deter Roekel, for he was determined to acquire the perfect entity to be converted into the ultimate weapon. Finally, development of the warrior Paragon went into effect. Paragon was a fusion of an Amazonian warrior named Maya and Van Roekel's science. Next, all that was required was for Paragon to be mass-produced into an army that would liberate his home world.
Van Roekel built the Minutemen suit of armor. His alien race's genetic makeup denies him the instinct and talent for aggression and war - but the Minutemen suit provides Roekel with an artificial nervous system based on his experiments with violent human subjects. Now Roekel himself can become a true warrior - and woe to any Imperfects who challenge his authority. It was a chance for him to look and feel like the victor and warrior he always wanted to be. The only thing that could ever get in Roekel's way was his own ego.
Van Roekel built the Turlin Power Suit which gives the aggression and strength necessary to fight any adversary. The Turlin Power Suit is so powerful that Van Roekel was able to defeat Iron Man at the Avengers Mansion with it. During his experiments, he captured heroes such as Spider-Man, Wolverine, Daredevil, Thing, and other notable heroes to test his creations on. Iron Man accompanied by the other survivors from the alien invasion raided Van Roekels lab and freed the heroes. This meant little interest though to Van Roekel after the escape of Paragon during a particularly intense neural reprogramming session. In the final battle to decide the fate of both Earth and the Turlin homeworld, Paragon killed Van Roekel, deciding the fate of his people.
