Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)

Midas
Name	Mordecai Midas
Current Alias	Midas
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′6″ (1.98 m)
Weight	16400 lbs (7.44 ton)s, 850 lbs (385.55 kg) (formerly)
Eyes	Irises: Gold
Hair	Gold
Skin	Gold
Origin and Living Status
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Athens, Greece
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Greek
Occupation	Billionaire business magnate, criminal
Education	Self-educated (with equivalent to college level) with an emphasis in economics and business administration
Base of Operations	Aegean Sea; Flying Fortress of Midas
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Archie Goodwin, George Tuska
First	Iron Man #17 (September, 1969)
First	Iron Man #17 (September, 1969)

History

Mordecai Midas was born in Athens, Greece, as a very poor child. He became obsessed with becoming the richest man in the world, involving himself in shady businesses. He tried to gain control of Stark Industries at one point, using Tony Stark's cousin Morgan Stark and Madame Masque as his agents. An attack resulted in Tony Stark being replaced by a Life-Model Decoy and being branded an impostor. Midas then tried using the real Tony Stark (believing him to be an impostor as well) to take over Stark Industries again. Midas was defeated after Madame Masque turned on him and freed Tony Stark from Midas' imprisonment.

Powers and Abilities

Power Grid

Intelligence					5
Strength					5
Speed		2
Durability						6
Energy Projection			3
Fighting Skills		2

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Exoskeleton: Midas' exoskeleton allowed him to stand up and move—without it, Midas was so grotesquely massive that he could not walk. The exoskeleton also gave Midas super-human strength.

Weapons

• Midas' throne had several weapons hidden into it, including heat-seeking anti-personnel missiles.
• Golden touch: Developed by Abraham Klein, it allowed Midas to turn people he touched with his hands into gold—this development was far from perfect: Iron Man sealed his armor to avoid suffering ill effects, and Jack of Heart's exotic powers allowed him to revert the effect.

Transportation

• Midas' floating throne

See Also

• 15 appearance(s) of Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)
• 3 mention(s) of Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)
• 9 image(s) of Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)
• 2 quotation(s) by or about Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)
• 3 item(s) used/owned by Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Mordecai Midas (Earth-616) on Wikipedia.org
• http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/midasm.htm

Footnotes

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