History
Richard Marlow was the older brother of Destroyer (Marlow), better known as the Destroyer. The elder Marlow spent his life living in the shadow of his kid brother, blaming him for never amounting to anything. At some point, this feeling of inferiority led Richard to attempt to acquire superhuman abilities in some unrevealed fashion. Gaining the ability to increase his size and strength by transforming into some sort of large monstrosity, Richard committed many acts of evil before being stopped by his brother.
While incarcerated in a maximum security prison, Richard was visited one day by his brother who informed him that he was dying. Kevin told his brother that he planned to wipe out anyone that he considered to be a possible threat in the future before he died. As such, he saw to it that Richard’s shackles were undone for his visit, claiming that he wanted a fair fight. Richard then transformed and fought his brother, but was quickly outmatched by the Destroyer who reached his fist down Richard’s throat and pulled out his heart, killing him
Powers & Abilities
Richard could transform into a large, monstrous form with superhuman strength though that strength only seemed slightly greater than his brother and his brother found that Richard’s insides were weaker than his exterior.