Bernie Lachenay (Earth-616)

Little is known of Manbot's previous life, except that his name was Bernie Lachenay, and that he worked for Department H before being bonded with a Box robot. The Department merged him with what they had made of the Box armor. ^[1] According to an omniscient narrator, little remains of Bernie's human personality, and he may have no sense of humor. A sight that would reportedly cause Bernie to laugh, had no apparent effect on Manbot. He did not even crack a smile. ^[1]

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During the newly reassembled Alpha Flight´s first few missions, Manbot secretly recorded the activities for later study back at the Department H. After the restructuring of the Department that followed the apparent death of a high-ranking official, Manbot was no longer utilized in such a covert manner and has since been reassigned to the training team Beta Flight.

Powers and Abilities

Power Grid ^[3]

Intelligence*

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* Heightened data processing skills

Powers

Energy blasts
Chi-Omnicron guided missiles
Nerve toxin M-11
Flight
Silent communication via radio link

Abilities

During a fight between Alpha Flight and Mesmero, Manbot turned out to be the only member of the team immune to Mesmero's mind-control powers. ^[2] This might indicate his mind is no longer human enough to be affected.

Strength level

Estimated at 75-100 tons

Paraphernalia

Transportation

In addition to flight, Manbot could also turn his legs into rollers.

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[Alpha_Flight_Vol_2_5-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Alpha Flight Vol 2 #5

[Alpha_Flight_Vol_2_4-2] Alpha Flight Vol 2 #4

[3] Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Update #1

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