Post by Pianah Person on Jan 17, 2020 19:37:23 GMT -8
Name: Dr. Niles Caulder
Alter Ego: The Chief
Race: Human
Faction: Doom Patrol
Theme Song: TBD
Voiced by: Timothy Dalton (www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtXpgYsTmQo)
Image/Appearance:
History: Dr. Niles Caulder, alias the Chief is a paraplegic gifted with a genius-level intellect. Caulder uses his scientific knowledge to develop numerous inventions and innovations that have made him wealthy. Caulder founded and organized the team called the Doom Patrol to protect the innocent and fight crime, and to teach humanity to accept others who live as ostracised "freaks", who have been radically transformed from terrible accidents. It is Caulder's genius that allowed the team members to survive (e.g., designing Robotman's body, devising Negative Man's medicated bandages), and helping to develop their amazing abilities.
Caulder growing up had developed an interest in creating better life, based on the concept of the story Frankenstein (in which a fanatical scientist demonstrates a similar idea through the being he creates), as well as The Singing Ringing Tree (in which "well-to-do" people, who were transformed into beasts, have to prove their worth to the world by becoming selfless). Proving at a young age to be both a brilliant inventor and engineer, Caulder received funding from a mysterious benefactor. Thanks to the funding, Caulder succeeded in creating a chemical capable of prolonging life.
Ultimately, it was revealed that the benefactor was a man called General Immortus, who hired Caulder to create a chemical to replace the one that had been prolonging his life for centuries, but was now failing. When the young scientist discovered the truth about his employer, he refused to continue the work. Immortus responded by implanting an explosive device in Caulder's upper torso, which he could set off remotely, and any attempt to remove it while Niles lived would also detonate it. Caulder's solution was to provoke Immortus into firing a bullet into Caulder's chest. This allowed a robot of Caulder's invention to remove the device while his heart was stopped, but the operation took longer than anticipated and cost him his ability to walk. The incident inspired and reminded Caulder that a better life may come from surviving a tragic event, such as his own. This led to Caulder engineering the "accidents" that cause the original Doom Patrol members to gain their powers, since his personal philosophy is that true greatness comes through overcoming tragic events.
Equipment: Having suffered a crippling injury at the hands of General Immortus, Niles Caulder uses a wheelchair for mobility.
Powers: N/A
Skills: Genius Level Intellect, Robotic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Surgery, Resurrection
Weaknesses: Restricted Mobility, Chocoholism
Trivia (optional):
-He would be 6'2" tall standing up.
Alter Ego: The Chief
Race: Human
Faction: Doom Patrol
Theme Song: TBD
Voiced by: Timothy Dalton (www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtXpgYsTmQo)
Image/Appearance:
History: Dr. Niles Caulder, alias the Chief is a paraplegic gifted with a genius-level intellect. Caulder uses his scientific knowledge to develop numerous inventions and innovations that have made him wealthy. Caulder founded and organized the team called the Doom Patrol to protect the innocent and fight crime, and to teach humanity to accept others who live as ostracised "freaks", who have been radically transformed from terrible accidents. It is Caulder's genius that allowed the team members to survive (e.g., designing Robotman's body, devising Negative Man's medicated bandages), and helping to develop their amazing abilities.
Caulder growing up had developed an interest in creating better life, based on the concept of the story Frankenstein (in which a fanatical scientist demonstrates a similar idea through the being he creates), as well as The Singing Ringing Tree (in which "well-to-do" people, who were transformed into beasts, have to prove their worth to the world by becoming selfless). Proving at a young age to be both a brilliant inventor and engineer, Caulder received funding from a mysterious benefactor. Thanks to the funding, Caulder succeeded in creating a chemical capable of prolonging life.
Ultimately, it was revealed that the benefactor was a man called General Immortus, who hired Caulder to create a chemical to replace the one that had been prolonging his life for centuries, but was now failing. When the young scientist discovered the truth about his employer, he refused to continue the work. Immortus responded by implanting an explosive device in Caulder's upper torso, which he could set off remotely, and any attempt to remove it while Niles lived would also detonate it. Caulder's solution was to provoke Immortus into firing a bullet into Caulder's chest. This allowed a robot of Caulder's invention to remove the device while his heart was stopped, but the operation took longer than anticipated and cost him his ability to walk. The incident inspired and reminded Caulder that a better life may come from surviving a tragic event, such as his own. This led to Caulder engineering the "accidents" that cause the original Doom Patrol members to gain their powers, since his personal philosophy is that true greatness comes through overcoming tragic events.
Equipment: Having suffered a crippling injury at the hands of General Immortus, Niles Caulder uses a wheelchair for mobility.
Powers: N/A
Skills: Genius Level Intellect, Robotic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Surgery, Resurrection
Weaknesses: Restricted Mobility, Chocoholism
Trivia (optional):
-He would be 6'2" tall standing up.