History
This mysterious menace found the Griffin roaming the Adirondack Mountains, and used his mental powers to enslave him. Headlok tricked the West Coast Avengers by claiming to have spotted Ben Grimm, a.k.a. the Thing whom the team was looking for, as he had gone missing on the eve of being offered official membership of their team. Headlok ambushed them with the enslaved Griffin, and attempted to take over their minds one by one. He succeeded in taking over the mind of Wonder Man and pitting him against his teammate Iron Man. The Avenger Tigra was able to calm the Griffin's rage, however, using her empathic ability. It turned out that the Thing had indeed been nearby and he joined the battle. Headlok, not knowing this, had not been using his powers to hide himself from sight or to mentally influence the Thing, and thus was taken by surprise by him and swiftly defeated.[1]
Headlok later reappeared in Tuktoyatuk and turned members of the Fantastic Four and the Canadian mutant superhero team, Alpha Flight, against their teammates by mentally enslaving them. He dubbed this mind-controlled group his Headbangers. Headlok's control of this group was broken by the Alphan Aurora, and he was defeated once again.[2]Attributes
Powers
- Mind Control: Headlok can psionically control or influence the minds of other beings.[3] He is capable of keeping the population of an entire town under of his control and use it to attack his enemies.[4]Headlok's power is not indiscriminate - he must be aware of an individual's presence in order to affect them.
- Telepathic Illusions: He can mentally enslave people or alter their perceptions to create illusions, such as making them believe he is standing in an area he is not actually in and masking his presence where he actually is.[3]
- Telepathy: Headlok has at least enough telepathic power to read the memories of his opponents.[4]
Weaknesses
- Poor Combatant: Headlok apparently has minimal ability in hand-to-hand combat due to his skeletal body.[3]
- Willpower: Sufficient concentration can break through this illusion, as was proved when the Avenger Mockingbird focused her concentration in order to determine his location. Similarly, if the intended victim knows Headlok plans to use his enslaving ability, it can be resisted.[3]
- Insanity: Headlok seems to be completely and utterly insane.[4]
See Also
- 14 appearance(s) of Arthur Goddard (Earth-616)
- 3 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Arthur Goddard (Earth-616)
- 1 minor appearance(s) of Arthur Goddard (Earth-616)
- 3 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Arthur Goddard (Earth-616)
- 3 image(s) of Arthur Goddard (Earth-616)