Malcolm Colcord
Encyclopedia
Malcolm Colcord, also known as The Director, is a fiction
al character in the Marvel Comics
Universe
. He appeared as a villain in the series Wolverine
and was an important character in the Weapon X
-comics.
complex up in Canada. He was unprepared that one night his perfect life would be over. That night happened to be the night Wolverine
escaped from the complex, massacring all the soldiers in his way in an animalistic rage. Colcord sadly did not escape his wrath, and was repeatedly slashed in the face by Wolverine, disfiguring him for the rest of his life.
This horrifying moment marked the start of Malcolm's revenge against the mutant population. He became obsessed with mutants and his wife and kids left him, unable to recognize the man they had once loved. He seized control of the Weapon X program, becoming the cold, ruthless and calculating Director. To his superiors, Colcord presented the idea that mutants were a resource, waiting to be exploited, but inside he desired nothing less than the complete extermination of all mutants. One of his primary roles as Director was recruiting mutants such as Sabretooth
, Garrison Kane
and Copycat as agents for Weapon X. Colcord also recruited Agent Brent Jackson
of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as his second-in command, but later became highly distrustful of Jackson, whose cunning was his most dangerous weapon. Malcolm hoped to bring Wolverine back to fold, and used implants to control Wolverine and made him murder a US senator. The implants were one use only, though and Wolverine regained control. Wolverine and his friend Beast
were eventually arrested by Brent Jackson and sent to prison. Colcord had Sabretooth kidnap Wolverine from prison and taken to the Weapon X complex, but S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury
did not trust Jackson and sent the bounty hunter known as the Shiver Man to free Wolverine. They escaped, but Colcord remained in control of Weapon X.
He then tried to recruit Deadpool
and while Deadpool initially agreed, he turned on Weapon X when Copycat, his ex-girlfriend became one of their targets. Copycat was killed and Deadpool tried to kill Colcord to avenge her death. He failed and was killed himself (though he was resurrected shortly afterwards).
The failure to recruit Wolverine and the death of Deadpool and Copycat, lead Colcord to decide to bring in new members. The new line-up consisted of Wild Child
, Sauron
, Mesmero
, Aurora
, Marrow
, Washout
and Maverick (now known as Agent Zero). Most importantly this line-up was used for rescuing Madison Jeffries
of Alpha Flight
, who brainwashed, would played an essential role in Colcord's plans.
Colcord sadistically engineered a mutant concentration camp called Neverland, which was designed and built by Jeffries. Jeffries also designed and built the sentries known as Boxbots, based on his old Box
-armor. Using Weapon X agents, mutants would be forcibly taken from their homes and imprisoned in Neverland. There they would be separated into two groups: the useful and the useless. Those with useless powers would be disposed of. The survivors would either join the Program, or would suffer painful experiments to extract their powers. Mister Sinister
had created an alternate identity as one of the scientists, Dr. Windsor in Neverland and used Neverland to get subjects for his own twisted experiments.
Colcord later fell in love with the mutant Aurora, who persuaded him to go through facial surgery to lose his bitterness. Colcord agreed, and for a while the couple lived happily together. The Director kept Aurora ignorant of Neverland, and never sent her there during inspections. Unfortunately amidst their love, Brent Jackson pointed out Colcord's hypocrisy, and slyly called him a mutant lover. Colcord, greatly troubled by this name, angrily beat Aurora. Jackson plotted using this moment as a chance to usurp the program from the unsuspecting Colcord. Persuading Sauron, Wild Child, Washout and members of the Underground to join him, Jackson staged a coup against the Director, and won successfully. Colcord destroyed his face in frustration for losing his incentive, and escaped the battle with the help of Jeffries and Aurora.
Aurora however later returned the favour to Colcord, leaving him and Jeffries stranded in the middle of nowhere. Colcord and Jeffries stayed underground, while Jackson took control of Weapon X. During this time Colcord was haunted by visions of Wolverine. These visions started to talk to Colcord, motivating him and giving him advice. Jeffries was happy to see Colcord motivated again, but was unaware of the hallucinations Colcord had. Eventually Colcord returned to Weapon X and decided to rebuild the Program with the help of Jeffries. Eventually the X-Men freed Jeffries of the Weapon X program influence and Colcord recently resurfaced to rescue former Junior Weapon X Research Scientiest Detlef Metzger who was about to be killed by Daken
& X-23
for possessing a vial of Wolverine's blood.
In preview pages, Colcord is revealed to return, this time hunting down Daken
, the son of Wolverine.
, a possible future (Earth-5700) unfolds where Colcord joins the Sentinels
in their extermination of mutants. Colcord's obsession was of great use to the Sentinels and he is one of the key figures in the death of the X-Men
. In this series, Colcord is wearing a white mask to cover his scarred face. At the end of the series, Colcord switches sides and joins the mutants in their plan to send Wolverine back in time and prevent Colcord from being disfigured in the past, which was the true cause for the dystopian timeline. The plan fails though, but current events like Decimation
have seemingly made this future an alternate timeline.
, as Dr Cornelius's employer in 1946. Cornelius tells him that Weapon X project has created the mutant gene. Later, older Colcord appears as Nick Fury
and S.H.I.E.L.D. are destroying Weapon X HQ. He tells them that men created mutants and Fury shoots him, deciding that it needs to remain a secret.
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al character in the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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Universe
Marvel Universe
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. He appeared as a villain in the series Wolverine
Wolverine (comics)
Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
and was an important character in the Weapon X
Weapon X
Weapon X is a fictional clandestine government genetic research facility project in the Marvel Universe conducted by the Canadian Government's Department K, which turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons. The project often captures mutants and experiments on them to enhance their...
-comics.
Fictional character biography
Malcolm Colcord first appeared as a mysterious shadowed face; several years ago, Colcord was a family man, and a handsome soldier until he was assigned as a guard to the Weapon XWeapon X
Weapon X is a fictional clandestine government genetic research facility project in the Marvel Universe conducted by the Canadian Government's Department K, which turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons. The project often captures mutants and experiments on them to enhance their...
complex up in Canada. He was unprepared that one night his perfect life would be over. That night happened to be the night Wolverine
Wolverine (comics)
Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
escaped from the complex, massacring all the soldiers in his way in an animalistic rage. Colcord sadly did not escape his wrath, and was repeatedly slashed in the face by Wolverine, disfiguring him for the rest of his life.
This horrifying moment marked the start of Malcolm's revenge against the mutant population. He became obsessed with mutants and his wife and kids left him, unable to recognize the man they had once loved. He seized control of the Weapon X program, becoming the cold, ruthless and calculating Director. To his superiors, Colcord presented the idea that mutants were a resource, waiting to be exploited, but inside he desired nothing less than the complete extermination of all mutants. One of his primary roles as Director was recruiting mutants such as Sabretooth
Sabretooth (comics)
Sabretooth is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. The character first appeared in Iron Fist #14...
, Garrison Kane
Garrison Kane
Garrison Kane, also known as Weapon X and Kane, is a fictional character from the Marvel Universe. He was created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, and debuted in X-Force vol. 1 #2 .-Fictional character biography:...
and Copycat as agents for Weapon X. Colcord also recruited Agent Brent Jackson
Brent Jackson
Brent Jackson is a fictional Marvel Comics character. He first appeared in Wolverine #163 and was created by Frank Tieri and Sean Chen.-Fictional character biography:...
of S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage and a secret military law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Strange Tales #135 , it often deals with superhuman threats....
as his second-in command, but later became highly distrustful of Jackson, whose cunning was his most dangerous weapon. Malcolm hoped to bring Wolverine back to fold, and used implants to control Wolverine and made him murder a US senator. The implants were one use only, though and Wolverine regained control. Wolverine and his friend Beast
Beast (comics)
Beast , Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy, is a comic book character, a Marvel Comics superhero and a member of the mutant team of superheroes known as the X-Men...
were eventually arrested by Brent Jackson and sent to prison. Colcord had Sabretooth kidnap Wolverine from prison and taken to the Weapon X complex, but S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury
Nick Fury
Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 , a World War II combat series that portrayed the...
did not trust Jackson and sent the bounty hunter known as the Shiver Man to free Wolverine. They escaped, but Colcord remained in control of Weapon X.
He then tried to recruit Deadpool
Deadpool (comics)
Deadpool is a fictional character, a mercenary and anti-hero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by artist Rob Liefeld and writer Fabian Nicieza, Deadpool first appeared in The New Mutants #98 Deadpool (Wade Winston Wilson) is a fictional character, a mercenary and...
and while Deadpool initially agreed, he turned on Weapon X when Copycat, his ex-girlfriend became one of their targets. Copycat was killed and Deadpool tried to kill Colcord to avenge her death. He failed and was killed himself (though he was resurrected shortly afterwards).
The failure to recruit Wolverine and the death of Deadpool and Copycat, lead Colcord to decide to bring in new members. The new line-up consisted of Wild Child
Wild Child (comics)
Wild Child alternately spelled Wildchild and also known as Weapon Omega and Wildheart, is a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics publications. The character has been active as both a superhero and a supervillain. He has been a member of Alpha Flight, X-Factor, and Weapon X...
, Sauron
Sauron (comics)
Sauron is a comic book character, a supervillain in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. An enemy of the X-Men, the character was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Neal Adams. He first fully appeared as Sauron in X-Men #60 ....
, Mesmero
Mesmero
Mesmero is a fictional mutant, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. The character first appeared in [Uncanny] X-Men #49.-Fictional character biography:...
, Aurora
Aurora (comics)
Aurora is a fictional character, a Canadian superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. She is the twin sister of Northstar and the former lover of Sasquatch. She has also been in a relationship with Wild Child....
, Marrow
Marrow (comics)
Marrow , is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men. She is a mutant whose bones grow out of her skin and can be removed from her body, providing her with potential knives and clubs as well as body armor....
, Washout
Washout (comics)
Washout was a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Universe of comics. The character first appeared in a one-page cameo in X-Force vol...
and Maverick (now known as Agent Zero). Most importantly this line-up was used for rescuing Madison Jeffries
Madison Jeffries
Madison Jeffries is a fictional character, a mutant superhero in the . He first appears in Alpha Flight #16 and was created by John Byrne.- Publication history :...
of Alpha Flight
Alpha Flight
Alpha Flight is a fictional superhero team published by Marvel Comics, noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams. Created by John Byrne, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #120 ....
, who brainwashed, would played an essential role in Colcord's plans.
Colcord sadistically engineered a mutant concentration camp called Neverland, which was designed and built by Jeffries. Jeffries also designed and built the sentries known as Boxbots, based on his old Box
Box (comics)
Box is a superhero from Canada. He was featured in Marvel Comics publications, notably Alpha Flight.-Fictional character biography:...
-armor. Using Weapon X agents, mutants would be forcibly taken from their homes and imprisoned in Neverland. There they would be separated into two groups: the useful and the useless. Those with useless powers would be disposed of. The survivors would either join the Program, or would suffer painful experiments to extract their powers. Mister Sinister
Mister Sinister
Mister Sinister is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #221 and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Marc Silvestri....
had created an alternate identity as one of the scientists, Dr. Windsor in Neverland and used Neverland to get subjects for his own twisted experiments.
Colcord later fell in love with the mutant Aurora, who persuaded him to go through facial surgery to lose his bitterness. Colcord agreed, and for a while the couple lived happily together. The Director kept Aurora ignorant of Neverland, and never sent her there during inspections. Unfortunately amidst their love, Brent Jackson pointed out Colcord's hypocrisy, and slyly called him a mutant lover. Colcord, greatly troubled by this name, angrily beat Aurora. Jackson plotted using this moment as a chance to usurp the program from the unsuspecting Colcord. Persuading Sauron, Wild Child, Washout and members of the Underground to join him, Jackson staged a coup against the Director, and won successfully. Colcord destroyed his face in frustration for losing his incentive, and escaped the battle with the help of Jeffries and Aurora.
Aurora however later returned the favour to Colcord, leaving him and Jeffries stranded in the middle of nowhere. Colcord and Jeffries stayed underground, while Jackson took control of Weapon X. During this time Colcord was haunted by visions of Wolverine. These visions started to talk to Colcord, motivating him and giving him advice. Jeffries was happy to see Colcord motivated again, but was unaware of the hallucinations Colcord had. Eventually Colcord returned to Weapon X and decided to rebuild the Program with the help of Jeffries. Eventually the X-Men freed Jeffries of the Weapon X program influence and Colcord recently resurfaced to rescue former Junior Weapon X Research Scientiest Detlef Metzger who was about to be killed by Daken
Daken
Akihiro, also codename as Daken is a fictional comic book supervillain appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Daken is the mutant son of Wolverine and his deceased wife Itsu...
& X-23
X-23
X-23 is a fictional comic book superheroine appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, in particular those featuring the X-Men. X-23 is a female clone of Wolverine.-Publication history:...
for possessing a vial of Wolverine's blood.
In preview pages, Colcord is revealed to return, this time hunting down Daken
Daken
Akihiro, also codename as Daken is a fictional comic book supervillain appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Daken is the mutant son of Wolverine and his deceased wife Itsu...
, the son of Wolverine.
Days of Future Now
In the mini-series, Weapon X: Days of Future Now, a variation of the Days of Future PastDays of Future Past
"Days of Future Past" is a popular storyline in the Marvel Comics comic book The Uncanny X-Men issues #141 and #142, published in 1981. It deals with a dystopian alternate future in which mutants are incarcerated in internment camps...
, a possible future (Earth-5700) unfolds where Colcord joins the Sentinels
Sentinel (comics)
Sentinels are a fictional variety of mutant-hunting robots, appearing in the Marvel Comics Universe. They are usually portrayed as antagonists to the X-Men. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, they first appeared in The X-Men #14 .According to Marvel canon, Sentinels are programmed to locate...
in their extermination of mutants. Colcord's obsession was of great use to the Sentinels and he is one of the key figures in the death of the X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
. In this series, Colcord is wearing a white mask to cover his scarred face. At the end of the series, Colcord switches sides and joins the mutants in their plan to send Wolverine back in time and prevent Colcord from being disfigured in the past, which was the true cause for the dystopian timeline. The plan fails though, but current events like Decimation
Decimation (comics)
Decimation is the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning off from the House of M limited series. It focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witch stripping nearly all of the mutant population of their powers, thereby reducing a society of millions to one of scant hundreds.This event, which...
have seemingly made this future an alternate timeline.
Ultimate Universe
The Ultimate Universe version of Malcom Colcord appears in the miniseries Ultimate OriginsUltimate Origins
Ultimate Origins is a comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics, released in June 2008. It falls under Marvel's Ultimate Marvel imprint. It was written by Brian Bendis and illustrated by Butch Guice...
, as Dr Cornelius's employer in 1946. Cornelius tells him that Weapon X project has created the mutant gene. Later, older Colcord appears as Nick Fury
Nick Fury
Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 , a World War II combat series that portrayed the...
and S.H.I.E.L.D. are destroying Weapon X HQ. He tells them that men created mutants and Fury shoots him, deciding that it needs to remain a secret.