History
Little is detailed about Reynolds' life before the zombie plague arrived on Earth-2149, however he seems to have been on Asteroid M when the zombie contagion infected Sentry crashed on Earth.
When the Acolytes, go to Earth in order to find Magneto he stays on Asteroid M. Finally, the Acolytes return without Magneto, but with Black Panther, and the infected head of Wasp.
Reynolds then attempted to find a cure for the zombie plague by experimenting on Wasp's head.[1]
40 Years Later[]
In the 40 years that followed, Reynolds developed a close friendship with the Wasp, one that didn't end there as, after a battle in which Wasp is injured, he revealed that he in fact loved her; a feeling she seemed to reciprocate as they shared a kiss that shocked all onlookers, zombie and human alike. This kiss and its failure to infect Reynolds seemingly indicated that the zombie virus couldn't be passed along through merely saliva.
In addition to his relationship with Wasp, over the 40 years Reynolds assisted Forge in inventing the force field the survivors used to repel the returning Zombie assault. He had also tinkered with Wasp's body's design so much that he had spare bodies to use for when the still "living" head of Hawkeye was brought to camp to receive the same treatment.
Perhaps most importantly, Reynolds and Forge had performed the experiment upon Black Panther's son's corpse, without Panther's knowledge, wherein they had transplanted the zombie Colonel America's brain into the corpse and managed to turn the reanimated body into a fighting machine for their cause. This angered Black Panther to no end, and he probably would have killed them both if not for being restrained. He refused to forgive them for what they did to his son's body but he accepted it as necessary as he fought alongside his son's reanimated body (with Colonel America’s mind) to repel the zombie assault.
After a battle in which Wasp was seemingly killed, Reynolds, despondent, allowed himself to be eaten by the zombie Hulk; knowing that sating Hulk's hunger would calm him enough to revert him to Banner and end the rampage that had killed so many. Reynolds' sacrifice panned out, allowing for Banner to voluntarily be killed before he could become Hulk again, saving the day.
For some unknown reason, despite his sacrifice, a tombstone for Reynolds was not present at the funeral for the fallen heroes, even though Hulk got a tombstone despite what he did.[2]Attributes
Powers
- Intuitive Genius: Reynolds is a mutant with a superhuman intuitive talent for inventing mechanical devices, very similar to Forge. His mutant ability functions as perception, as he possesses the ability to visually perceive "mechanical energy" (the kinetic and potential energy present in the components of mechanical systems) in action. This power allows Reynolds to instinctively know and understand the potential and functional operations of any machine or technological device in his visual range, a skill that combined with his natural intelligence allows him to conceive, design and build mechanical devices; and operate, modify and disassemble existing technology or create countermeasures for it.
Abilities
- Expertise in many areas of science and technology.
Trivia
- Curiously, he shares the same last name as the Sentry that spread the zombie plague to his reality.