Roger Bochs (Earth-616)

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Real Name

Roger Bochs

Current Alias

Box

Aliases

Omega

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Good

Affiliation

Beta Flight, Alpha Flight

Universe

Earth-616

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

4' (due to his amputated legs)

Weight

140 lbs (64 kg)

Eyes

Blue

Hair

Red

Unusual Features

Bochs had his legs amputated below the knee.

Status

Citizenship

Canadian

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

Inventor, shop owner

Education

University

Origin

Origin

A paralyzed inventor with a unique robot.

Place of Birth

Canada

Place of Death

Scramble's New Life Clinic, Canada

Creators

John Byrne

First appearance

Last appearance

Alpha Flight 1 (Volume 1, 1983)

Alpha Flight 49 (Volume 1, 1987)

History

Roger Bochs was unable to walk, having had both his legs amputated below the knee. While trying do deal with his psychological issues, he was checked into a clinic. He quickly befriended another patient, Madison Jeffries.

Bochs was a genius inventor and developed a robot that could act for him. He joined the training group of Beta Flight.

Bochs was then recruited by Courtney Delphine to be part of Omega Flight. However, he remained loyal to the Hudsons and joined to infiltrate it. Jerome Jaxon was suspicious and stole Boch's control helmet. Jaxon fought Guardian with the bot but was killed by feedback.

Still angry at Jaxon and wanting to help the team with Guardian being feared lost, Bochs had Madison Jeffries assist him on a new Box model that the operator would 'phase' into rather than using a helmet. It seems a compatible person could stay merged indefinitely, in fact, it became difficult to leave after several hours. He then joined Alpha Flight.

He allowed Shaman to place Walter Langowski's spirit into the robot temporarily. Later, Bochs was briefly confined to the robot after suffering from 'bends.'

Bochs sought help from Madison's brother; Lionel was gifted with the mutant ability to affect organic material in the same way as Madison could metal. Lionel gave Bochs a younger body and restored his legs. However, the insane Lionel used decaying organic material. Bochs became insanely jealous of Aurora's "wandering eye" and attacked her. Madison was able to stop him by trapping him in the Box robot.

Alpha Flight took Bochs to Lionel to see if he could cure Bochs of his seeming insanity. Scramble and Bochs merged themselves into a being called Omega, able to create with their combined intellect and power. Bochs apparently awoke from his psychosis when Madison Jeffries confronted the two using Box. Persuasion was able to separate the two. However, Scramble lobotomized Bochs to stay as Omega. Omega was destroyed by Box (Madison Jeffries), killing both Bochs and Lionel.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

None known.

Abilities

Bochs was a brillant inventor.

Strength level

40 tons (original model), 85 tons (later model)

Weaknesses

Feedback is a danger with both versions. It can be difficult to separate from the Box robot after being merged for several hours. Only a compatible person can merge.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: The original Box model was controlled with a cybernetic helmet. Bochs merged with the second Box robot rather than wearing it like a suit. It is constructed of an unknown metal that seems to be alive.

Both models have superhuman strength, invulnerability, flight, sensors and blasters.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

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Trivia

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