Brendan Doyle (Earth-616)

Mauler
Name	Brendon Doyle
Current Alias	Mauler
Aliases	Secret
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Edwin Cord (formerly), Mandarin
Relatives	Daniel Blaire (son, deceased) two unnamed sons
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′2″ (1.88 m)
Weight	210 lbs (95.25 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Red
Unusual Features	Occassional beard and moustache; strong Scottish accent.
Origin and Living Status
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Personal Information
Citizenship	British American
Occupation	Mercenary
Education	High School Graduate
Base of Operations	Unknown Formerly Mandarin City
Creators and Appearances
Creators	David Michelinie, John Romita Jr.
First	Iron Man #156 (December, 1981)
First	Iron Man #156 (December, 1981)

History

Early Life

Brendan Doyle was a high priced mercenary from Scotland.

Cordco, Inc.

He was hired by Edwin Cord, an industrialist whose company made the Mauler battle-suit but was imprisoned for his immoral business dealings. Doyle was hired to steal the Mauler suit from Stark International, where the battle-suit had been stored after Cord's business was bought by the company.

Spider-Man

Doyle, however, promptly left Cord's employ, and began a life of crime as a super-powered mercenary. He went up against Spider-Man and Wonder Man.

Armor Wars

However, Tony Stark 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. When confronted by Iron Man, Doyle realized that he could not succeed in stopping Iron Man, and surrendered the Mauler suit without a fight.

Vindicator

At a certain point, he was employed like a mercenary by unidentified employers for to kidnap Vindicator in Canada. However, she manage to neutralize him, menacing him to don't return in Canada.

Civil War

During the superhero Civil War; he was recruited into Hammerhead's criminal army to take advantage of the Superhuman Registration Act. Iron Man and a number of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents raided their meeting and they were all arrested.

The Mandarin

File:Brendon Doyle (Earth-616) from Invincible Iron Man Vol 1 518.JPG

Years later, Mauler was used by Mandarin in an army of Iron Man villains to take down the armored Avenger.

Breakdown

At some point in time, Brendon had a son named Danny. Danny's mother abandoned him, and Brendon was denied of custody due to his criminal past. Brendon let him go and understandably so, because he believed Danny would be safer without him.

However, Danny died at age five in a bus collision. Brendon had a breakdown, feeling that he had failed the boy. Distraught, he went into a fugue state and travelled to Danny's town of residence, Rosemont, California. Brendon came across Bobby Morris, a child that resembled Danny, and kidnapped him in order to raise him the way he couldn't raise Danny. Brendon immediately drove away, but, on the outskirts of the Rosemont, he was intercepted by Hyperion, who managed to get Brendon to snap out of it and surrender to authorities.

Attributes

Power Grid

Abilities

Able to use the Mauler armor

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Mauler Armor: grants its wearer increased strength, stamina, and reflexes as well as flight capability. The armor is resistant against most physical and energy-based attacks. The primary weapon is the unbelievably powerful laser cannon named the "Blaze Cannon," but the left gauntlet is also charged with a pulsed electrical shock. The armor can provide life support for up to three and a half days in hostile environments.

See Also

• 16 appearance(s) of Brendan Doyle (Earth-616)
• 6 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Brendan Doyle (Earth-616)
• 2 minor appearance(s) of Brendan Doyle (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) of Brendan Doyle (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Brendan Doyle (Earth-616)
• 7 image(s) of Brendan Doyle (Earth-616)
• 1 item(s) used/owned by Brendan Doyle (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Brendan Doyle on Wikipedia.org
• Gamers' Handbook to the Marvel Universe
• Unofficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe