Mercenary Brendan
Doyle was hired by Edwin
Cord, an industrialist whose company made the Mauler battlesuit but was imprisoned for his immoral business dealings
(Cord also was responsible for the Raiders.)
Doyle was hired to steal the Mauler suit from Stark
International, where the battlesuit had been
stored after Cord's business was bought by the company (IM
#156). Doyle, however, discovered that his
former Vietnam comrade-in-arms Jim Rhodes
was working for Stark, and he owed Rhodey a debt -- his life! This debt
ultimately led to Doyle being unable to fulfill his contract for the imprisoned
Edwin Cord, thus he began a life of crime as a super-powered mercenary.Tony Stark later realized
that some of the circuits in the Mauler armor (among other armors) utilized
principles stolen from the Iron Man armor.
Stark, as Iron Man,
began a crusade to neutralize the technology that had been stolen from
him (in the classic "Armor Wars"
saga, beginning in IM #225).
When confronted by Iron Man,
Doyle realized that he could not succeed in stopping Iron
Man, and surrendered the Mauler suit without
a fight.
First ever appearance: Daredevil #167.
First IM appearance: Iron Man #156.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 16 July 2008 )
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