YORGON TYKKIO
Real Name: Yorgon Tykio
Identity/Class: Human, cyborg or
android (see comments)
Occupation: Scientist, would-be ruler of
AIM
Group Membership: AIM
Affiliations: Dr. Theron Atlanta, Clytemnestra
Erwin, Mr. Sylvester, MODOK (former pawn)
Enemies: Iron Man (Tony Stark), Valdemar Tykkio
Known Relatives: Valdemar (brother)
Aliases: "Scientist Supreme"
Base of Operations: Formerly AIM
Central, Boca Caliente; formerly the AIM undersea base off the
coast of Los Angeles
Appearances: Iron Man I#201 (December,
1985)
Powers/Abilities: Uncertain. He didn't demonstrate
superhuman abilities, but her apparently had artifical skin in
his face covering something. What it was covering was never
revealed, but it was not apparently strong enough to resist
gunfire, or it was limited to his head.
Yorgon was a genius, and he was constantly
scheming and plotting to turn the plans of AIM to serve his own
needs. He also was skilled at armed and unarmed combat, capable
of taking down a group of four armed guards single handedly.
History: Yorgon Tykkio is somewhat of an
enigma. When first seen, he led the rescue of Dr. Theron Atlanta,
the man responsible for temporarily switching the minds of
Bethany Cabe and Madame Masque (or a reasonable facsimile), from
Stane International after Stane's suicide during his final battle
with Iron Man. He next led an an unauthorized attack by AIM Ships
upon Avengers Compound, at the time the base of the West Coast
Avengers in Los Angeles. Iron Man and the Avengers routed the
attack, and the Scientist Supreme of AIM, Valdemar Tykkio was
infuriated to learn that his own brain patterns had been verified
on the order of the attacks.
After Iron Man learned of the mind transfer, he
located AIM's undersea base and raided it, recapturing
Dr.Atlanta. Tykkio hid from Iron Man within a control panel,
although in the process, the skin in his face was shredded,
revealing that it was merely an artificial covering. However,
what it covered was not seen.
Yorgon next usurped his brother's plans for the
recovered corpse of MODOK. MODOK had been rendered brain dead
after an assassination by the Serpent Squad. AIM had recovered
his body, and Valdemar had planned to use his as a simple mobile
computing unit, which was his original purpose when he was
created. Yorgon, however, took mental control of MODOK's form and
sent it after Iron Man. After a struggle that nearly killed a
room full of people at the Eastwick Convention Center, Iron Man
defeated MODOK. Yorgon detonated MODOK's form to prevent Iron man
from confiscating it or tracking his own involvement. Valdemar
uncovered Yorgon's actions and had him temporarily imprisoned in
a cell at AIM's HQ.
Valdemar used an invention of Yorgon's, the
Orbiting Lens, capable of focusing the sun's rays into a giant,
immensely powerful laser under their precise direction, to attack
the island of Boca CalienteAn ally of Yorgon's smuggled an
explosive device into his cell, which he used to escape it.
Yorgon made his way to the Lens' controls and redirected it in an
effort to use it against Washington, D.C. Iron Man succeeded in
destroying the Lens and its satellite before it could reach its
newest target, and Yorgon was reimprisoned. Nonetheless, AIM's
ships were able to attack the weakened island nation of Boca
Caliente, forcing its government to surrender to AIM. AIM made
the island its new headquarters, also giving them diplomatic
immunity with the UN.
Yorgon made an alliance with Stark's co-worker
Clytemnestra Erwin. Erwinblamed Stark for the death of her
brother Morley at the hands of Obadiah Stane, and allied herself
with Yorgon in 
an effort to
get revenge on Stark. With Morley's assistance, Yorgon had a
squadron of AIM agents invade and destroy Tony Stark's Space
Station with the Omega Bacillus. Erwin was with the AIM agents
who broke Yorgon out of his holding cell on Boca Caliente. She
delivered what she thought was the briefcase containing Iron
Man's armor to Yorgon, but in reality contained a radio
transmitter that sent their location and discussion to Iron Man.
Yorgon and his men captured his brother, Valdemar, and Yorgon
briefly achieved his goal of taking over as Scientist Supreme of
AIM. However, Iron Man invaded Boca Caliente and closed in on
them. Yorgon decided to cut his losses and flee from Iron Man,
but Erwin, bosessed with vengeance, shot him in the back. She
only lasted a few minutes longer, and was killed when a crippled
AIM plane crashed into the office in which she was working.
Comments: Created by Denny O'Neil and
Mark Bright.
What the heck was the deal with Yorgon Tykkio?
He was an interesting character, who was suddenly killed with no
explanation of the mystery around him. Was he some other
character, a cyborg, or what? David Michilinie and Bob Layton had
an exceptional run on Iron Man, but they wasted a great character
for no reason. Someone find Denny and ask him what Yorgon's deal
was! If he was a cyborg, or an android, possibly he could have
survived the bullet to the chest. Get Denny to write a follow-up
limited series!
I guess that's not going to happen. Here's the
story from Ben Herman: Actually, about two
years ago, I met Denny O'Neil at a comic book convention. I
brought along a copy of Iron Man #204, the issue where Yorgon
Tykkio loses face (so to speak). I showed that to O'Neil,
and then asked him what Yorgon's secret was, and had been
intended for the character before O'Neil decided to leave the
book. O'Neil responded that it was a very long time ago, and he
had absolutely no idea what he had been planning back then.
He did not remember. And he looked at me funny for asking
him such a question. Yes, that is what Denny O'Neil said!
So now we are *never* going to find out the secret of Yorgon
Tykkio! Unless, of course, Kurt "Master of
Continuity" Busiek brings him back :)
MODOK was later resurrected during the
"Taking Aim" story involving the Cosmic Cube @ Avengers
I#387...no shame.
Actually, I don't think that Yorgon Tykkio was a cyborg or an android. In the fourth panel of page 18 of issue #204, his face was drawn without shadows obscuring it, and to me it looked more decayed or deformed flesh than robotic.
Maybe his body was decaying somehow, and he wanted to transfer his mind into another body, hence his interest in Dr. Atlanta's work.
--Alexandre Juliao Machado
Appearances:
Iron Man I#201 (December,
1985) - Denny O'Neil (writer), Mark Bright (pencils), Ian Akin & Brian Garvey (inks), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Iron Man I#204-205 (March-April, 1986) - Denny O'Neil (writer), Mark Bright (pencils), Ian Akin & Brian Garvey (inks), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Iron Man I#207 (June, 1986) - Denny O'Neil (writer), Mark Bright (pencils), Ian Akin & Brian Garvey (inks), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Iron Man I#215-216 (February-March, 1987) - David Michelinie (plot/writer), Bob Layton (plot/inks), Mark Bright (pencils), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Last updated: 12/08/13
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