Gerald Stone was one of a group of scientists conducting experiments to cure cancer by running tests on homeless people undergoing paid pharmaceutical trials. Stone held the theory that one could become immune to cancer in the same way as one can become immune to snake bites. He ran an unauthorized test on Jacob Eichorn, one of the homeless, with mixed results. Although the experiment was successful in that Jacob had become immune to cancer the bad side was that he became akin to a living cancer rotting anything he touched. Jacob who had also become mentally unstable, adopted the name " Styx", and could only find relief and pleasure in the death of others, needing their life force to survive.
Out of a sense of duty, Stone vowed to find a cure for Styx, and in order to find the money to do so the pair became mercenaries. Although he does not have any powers, he built himself some high-tech weaponry which included two large weapons on his shoulders that can fire a variety of things: energy blasts, blinding flash, sticky resin and knock-out gas. Stone hoped that in their line of work his partner would be able to satiate his needs on criminals and not innocent people.
A member of the Cult of Entropy and a partner of Styx (Jacob Eichon).
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Significant comic book appearances featuring Stone
