Dr. Greklas' Castle
Created | Updated May 29, 2003
Alone we have floundered, and been able to only stew in our failures. But this kettle of fish will not be ours to bear much longer! For you see, we five scientists have joined forces and ambitions to make Afgncaap5 the CATCH OF THE DAY!1
Project Team Members
Dr. Greklas first conceived of this organization at a mad scientists convention where he ran into Dr. Harvey2. Highly intelligent and inventive, he used to increase his annual net gain every year. Then CLI, a tiny, run-of-the-mill, work out of the garage science lab, came onto the Galactic scene after some suspicious events involving Althian technology. Dr. Greklas had no true problem with CLI in general, but he soon noticed that one of CLI's two inventors was receiving the patents on inventions on a Galactic scale while he was being told that his fresh ideas were out of date. This inventor was Afgncaap5, and Dr. Greklas soon came to hate the surprising lucky streak that triggerred his own unlucky streak. This hatred, fueled by Dr. Harvey's assurance that others hated (or at least disliked) Afgncaap5 as well, led Dr. Greklas to the conception of this project: Operation Zorch The Zorker!Dr. Harvey is, quite possibly, the maddest of mad scientists that is still capable of proving his theories to be correct. He first made a name for himself during his freshmen year at MSU3 where he had to pay his way. He managed to do so by creating satelites and mental shield helmets for super villains interested in those technologies. His college years were riddled with other noteable successes, such as being the first member of the school's track team to illegally conceal his robotic speed-enhancement armor through a clever use of holograms and metal detector evading. His final exam at MSU was the creation of a nine foot tall creature sewn together from dead body parts in the manner of Victor Frankenstein; his project destroyed every other undead monster on the field. After receiving his Bachelor's Degree in Mad Science, Dr. Harvey applied both for funding and for a position at CLI. Afgncaap5 read both of these applications, but has repeatedly turned them down over time, saying that "I don't even know what cross breeding cucumbers and stuffed animals is supposed to prove, Dr. Harvey. Even CLI has its limits, you know." Dr. Harvey swore revenge against Afgncaap5, and was, therefore, eager to join the joint-effort to destroy him.
Greg was, effectively, Afgncaap5's first true nemesis. The two met when they were students at GUE Tech's4 Mad Science branch. Greg had never cared for Afgncaap5, but became the low-level villain he is today when Afgncaap5 defeated him in the Inventions competition of the school's annual Mad Science Day festival. While his creation, gigantic mutant lizards that practically destroyed the campus, was brilliant, Afgncaap5 both discovered that Greg had used illegally obtained lizards for his experiments, and also invented a device capable of undoing any damage that Greg could cause5. Greg went to jail shortly afterwards, and was only met by Afgncaap5 during one of Greg's attempts to gain revenge. In that escapade, Greg had grown even more proficient at creating mutants, and could merge all of the greatest qualities that they posessed to create monsters of pure destruction. Greg failed to destroy Afgncaap5 then, but will not fail this time around!
The Arithmancer is a mysterious mathematician who broke the boundery between science and magic through his great knowledge of mathematics. He became angered when Afgncaap5's simplistic math-based toys (such as the Calcu-Gator6) generally impressed the public more than his own highly technical inventions (such as his Moebius Strip Hallways that can increase storage space by 100%, or his Infinite Rise Processor that allows acceptable divisions by zero without breaking any laws of mathematics). He captured Afgncaap5 during one of his many trips to Zork, and trapped him in a hallway that was designed to meet the length of pi, effectively making it endless. However, Afgncaap5 had recently developed Retsnup, the spell of wordplay, which made it possible for Afgncaap5 to escape by eating his way through the walls. The Arithmancer, shamed by yet another defeat at the hands of an over simplification of math, went into hiding until he heard of Dr. Greklas' search for mad scientists who were enemies of Afgncaap5. He quickly signed up, taking all of his magical math with him!
Dr. Sartasmus is one of the few alchemists who have sucesfully discovered both the Philosopher's Stone and Elixir of Life. Finding both relatively early in his career, this spellcrafting sorcerer has been able to focus a great deal of time and energy to the applications of these two discoveries, as well as to the other unusual aspects of alchemy, such as the mixture of magical potions and studying the movements of the stars and galaxies. Afgncaap5 encountered Dr. Sartasmus when Dr. Sartasmus was attempting to conquer a planet by raising all of its recently dead as an army that gained even more recruits by killing those that it came in contact with. Afgncaap5 disabled this plan when he realized that the army was being controlled through a wireless radio network that operated on a standard crystaline transmitter, with the Philosopher's Stone acting as the transmitter. Over the years, Dr. Sartasmus has been one of the stronger recurring forces of evil in this section of the Galaxy, blocked now only by his attempts to move into the Sol system, where he is often blocked by various groups of superheroes. His only true reason for disliking Affy more than any other hero is that Affy was the first super hero from Earth to dampen any of his plans succesfully.
The Research Facility
This castle, while technically purchased by the group as a whole, is listed under Dr. Greklas' name as it was his idea to join forces. The castle contains facilities specially designed to suit the needs of each respective mad scientist. Dr. Greklas has a large portion of one wing devoted to general technological devices, most of them being weaponry and transportation related. Dr. Harvey has moved a good deal of his own personal castle to this castle's dungeon, along with his monster, Sam, and his lab assistant, Fritz. Greg has devoted a good deal of his space to creating a laboratory filled with standard animals of all natures and descriptions, as well as suitable cages for his transmutation process to contain the more deadly ones that can't be easily controlled. The Arithmancer works best from the towers, using them as a vertical organizational structure for his own personal branch of evil mathematics. Dr. Sartasmus set up his laboratory within a crypt located in the castle's cemetery, as his art can occasionally lean towards the necromantic arts.
Charter
Our mission statement is that we wish to further our research towards the sole purpose of capturing, keeping, and destroying Afgncaap5! Our respective specialty sciences are sure to overwhelm his general knowledge of the craft, leaving him vulnerable to our attacks!
1In retrospect, we apologize for the constant seafood references in that paragraph above. Theme-based speeches that mix analogies is a mad science staple, however, so we shall stick to similar statements should we feel the need to do so.2See below3Mad Science University4George Underwood Edwards' Institute Of Technology5The Tokyo Architect System was a complex invention that mixed the theories of Voodoo Dolls and Legos, effectively making major construction repairs a snap.6It does your homework, and then eats it for you!
