Todd Howkins

Todd Elias Howkins is a former advisor and comrade of Julius Tennyson, who had secretly been working behind his friend's back in collaboration with Vilgax, having a key role in the tyrant's swift conquest of Earth in the 22nd century.

Background
Todd, like many in Bellwood in the late 21st and early 22nd century, grew up attending the Tennyson Institute of Learning, being taught by many surviving Plumbers, as well as the Tennyson family, and it was here that he formed a strong bond with the latest member of the family, Julius. The two grew up to be close friends, although Todd initially harbored a bit of jealousy towards his friend for his immense popularity and high status simply for being born into the right family. Eventually, these feelings would subside, and the pair would remain close throughout their youth, and into adulthood.

When Todd was 19, he was involved in an experiment involving a highly unstable metallic alloy, and despite wearing proper protective gear, the substance proved to be more than what they initially thought it would be, and upon touch, it set his right arm ablaze. He would then have to be hospitalized for several weeks while his arm recovered, though it never truly did, constantly causing him pain, to the point of amputation, and eventually acquiring a cybernetic replacement made of nanoparticles.

To be expanded.