The Tinkerer

One Hundred Thirty Seventh Post: The Tinkerer

Here are some ideas I had when developing a super villain:

I want some one who doesn’t have any super powers. Instead they use there wits and knowledge to build little “inventions” or solve a problem. So instead of magic or special powers, their weapon is technology.

Now there is several ways to develop the character:

One being to make him a knowledge powerhouse.

the imagination of Einstein
math knowledge of Newton
the engineering ability of Edison

This would lead to one powerful character. He wouldn’t have a match person to battle. And probably wouldn’t lead to good stories.

I honed his abilities making him an average man and gave him a story to show his abilities. This is a brief description of an unfinished story.

the curiosity and observation of Da Vinci
the tinkering of Macgyver
the passion of Magneto

A bright graduate student at a very prestigious university is assisting the head professor in his research. So far most of the work has been trivial photocopying and paper work along with answering the professor’s calls and emails. But today was something different. When looking at the professor’s common email, he looks at a message that was intended only for the professor.

This message starts the student’s mission to uncover good technology and sharing it with the world while trying to destroy the bad. The student then stills the technology and steals money from the University. With the money he joins a militia and begins to recruit scientists and engineers for his plans. He renames himself the Tinkerer.

The important thing to note here is that although the Tinkerer is breaking the law, he is comparable to Magneto with his strong self righteous beliefs.

Yes Marvel comics has a “Tinkerer” who is completely different and who is never used anyways. The names are the same, but the story is different.

A Tinkerer fits right into the Joe Kubert’s Super Villains correspondence class books. In fact if the “mechanical course book” that is listed as a course that is under development is developed, the drawings of the Tinkerer’s hideout, inventions, and costumes could possibly be used.