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Who Is Dr. Niles Roman? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Dr. Niles Roman (Marvel): Dr. Niles Roman is a Cold War era spymaster, scientific director then mutate conspiracist war criminal . An enemy of X-Force during 2001 'Counter X' s

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Dr. Niles Roman is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Niles Roman, with over 22 comic issue appearances. Dr. Niles Roman is a Cold War era spymaster, scientific director then mutate conspiracist war criminal . An enemy of X-Force during 2001 'Counter X' series.

Who is Dr. Niles Roman?

##Brief History Little is known of the past childhood of Dr. Niles Roman nor his motivations as a percieved defector to both United States and USSR governments. Dr. Niles Roman was a scientific director to a splinter intelligence cell of the Office of Scientific Investigation for the CIA in the 1950's through the early 1980's. Born of brilliance equal of Mr. Fantastic and with a perception for twisted experiments on par to Josef Mengele, Dr. Niles Roman lead a rouge black operations unit called CUCKOO that orchestrated illicit war crimes that rendered him a potential threat to the Soviet Union. Stealing and derriving technologies and information rivaling agencies with ten times the resources of CUCKOO, the Soviet Union sought Dr.

Key facts

Dr. Niles Roman is of human origin and first appeared in "Games Without Frontiers; part 2". The character is published by Marvel. With 22 recorded issue appearances, Dr. Niles Roman ranks among the most featured characters in comics.

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Who is Dr. Niles Roman?

Dr. Niles Roman is a Cold War era spymaster, scientific director then mutate conspiracist war criminal . An enemy of X-Force during 2001 'Counter X' series.

What is Dr. Niles Roman's real name?

Dr. Niles Roman's real identity is Niles Roman.

When did Dr. Niles Roman first appear?

Dr. Niles Roman first appeared in "Games Without Frontiers; part 2".

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