Powerplex's History
Origin
Scott Duvall had a beautiful wife named Becky, a healthy son named Jack and a loving sister named Jessica. He had a good job, superhuman powers, and a great family. His life was pretty much perfect, until the day that Omni-man and Invincible tore through the office building that Jessica worked at in their battle.
Jessica was an office assistant at an advertising agency, working there to pay her way through college. She arrived at the office that morning, but never came home due to the collateral damage that the devastating fight caused to the building. Her body was never recovered from the rubble of the downed building.
Grief stricken, Scott blamed not only the then-villainous Omni-man but his son as well. In his mind, he thought that it was all truly an act. He thought that Invincible was actually working together with his father to take over the world. Scott became obsessed with extracting vengeance on the young hero, and to his surprise his wife supported this.
As he plotted his nemesis�??s demise, Scott sought ways to refine his powers. He hoped to transform them into a weapon deadly enough to kill his sister�??s murderer.�??To do this, Scott stole experimental discs from the Pentagon science lab that he worked at.
The discs were originally mean to store body heat for reuse at a later time. But he instead altered the discs to give him greater control and endurance with his powers, fashioned them into a costume and adopted the alias of PowerPlex.
Powerplex vs. Invincible
Together with his wife Becky, Scott practiced using his powers. He also rehearsed his speech he would give to Invincible before he killed him. When he felt ready, the newly christened Powerplex emerged into the public eye and started causing mayhem.
He reasoned that Invincible would be drawn to him if he incited enough panic with the general populace. Though he never injured any civilians, he caused vast amounts of property damage.
But despite his antics, he couldn�??t draw out the young hero. Instead, he found himself battling heroes like the Shapesmith and the Teen Team.
It wasn�??t long after that he had to quit his job. The people he worked with had started to link him to the thefts at work. As his frustration grew, he and Becky hatched a risky plan to finally bait Invincible out into the open.
Scott took Becky and his son Jack as hostages. He publicly told the authorities that if Invincible himself didn�??t show up to save them, that they would die. To his relief, the young Viltrumite arrived in a blur of motion to save the faux hostages.
Enraged, Powerplex unleashed his full power at Invincible. He also hurled his accusations and battered Invincible with the story of how they came to that very moment in time. The young hero was immediately regretful and apologized for his part in Scott�??s sister death.
Despite that, Scott continued battling against his hated foe. As he gained a slight upper hand during the battle, the final tragedy in his life played out. The current from one of his blasts travelled across the metal floor he was standing on and eventually reached Becky and Jack. They were instantly killed.
Invincible then grabbed Scott and held him immobile, and unable to absorb any more energy. Cut off from the source of his powers and overwhelmed with grief, Scott broke down and cried. He was eventually sent to prison. After some time there, he requested a meeting with Invincible to which Invincible agreed, hoping to make peace with the man who had so much taken from him.
Instead, what he received was a cold message from Scott. He had reaffirmed his desire to kill Invincible, and thought it was only fair to let him know.
Invincible War
Less than a month passed after the events that led to his wife�??s death, Powerplex escaped from prison. He was freed by an evil doppelganger of Invincible who was one of the many unleashed upon our dimension by Angstrom Levy during the Invincible War. Powerplex mostly laid low during the war, but was found fighting against them and later helping clean up the aftermath when the fighting was over. But when the good Invincible arrived Powerplex attacked him once more, still hating him as much as ever. Badrock is forced to hold him down until he runs out of energy and he is then taken back into custody.
Actioneers
Given redemption by Cecil Stedman, Powerplex joined a team called the Actioneers. While with the team, Powerplex has undergone a lot of therapy, and is working with his anger issues. When Powerplex learns of the destruction of Las Vegas however, and that Invincible was involved, he snapped. Angry about Invincible's actions, Powerplex hunts him down and tries to fight him again. Invincible refuses to fight, as he wants to resolve this with words. After a good talking with Invincible, and Invincible telling Powerplex his point of view, he finally calmed down, and saw what his path of vengeance has led him to become. Taken into custody be Cecil again, Powerplex tells the Actioneers that he's terribly sorry before being taken away.
