Who Is Abraham Cornelius? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Abraham Cornelius is a Marvel comic book character, with over 223 comic issue appearances. Doctor Cornelius for the most part was blackmailed into joining the Weapon X Program. He was a fugitive on the run from the United States known as the "Mercy Killer" quack.

Who is Abraham Cornelius?

Origin Dr. Cornelius Dr. Cornelius, one of the senior scientists for Weapon X, is employed by the mysterious Professor Thornton. Some time after World War II, Wolverine is taken in by the project and Cornelius is assigned with the task of perfecting and using a technique that would bond the indestructible alloy adamantium to human bone cells. This adamantium-bonding process was first created by Lord Dark Wind ( Lady Deathstrike's father), but is only put into use after being perfected by Cornelius when he succeeds in bonding Logan's skeleton with adamantium, after which Logan is indoctrinated into the Weapon X assassin program. Omega Red Years later, Japanese crimelord Matsu'o Tsurayaba and his allies, including former Weapon X scientist Doctor Cornelius, resurrect the Russian super-soldier Omega Red. In order to stabilize his mutant power, Omega Red requires the Carbonadium Synthesizer, a device stolen from him by Team X decades earlier. Omega Red captures Wolverine, who had the location of the C-Synthesizer buried in his memory, and several of Wolverine's teammates in the X-Men.

Key facts

Abraham Cornelius is of human origin and first appeared in "Weapon X Part 2". The character is published by Marvel. With 223 recorded issue appearances, Abraham Cornelius ranks among the most featured characters in comics.