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Bedlam
Personal Info:
Real Name: William Nowlan
Also Known As: Bedlam the Brain-Blast
Place Of Birth: Canada
First Appearance: Alpha Flight Vol.1 #52 (1987) Modern Age Villain
Known Associates: Goblyn, Breakdown, Freakout, Janus
Group Affiliation: Leader of the Derangers
Base Of Operations: Mobile
Grudges: Alpha Flight
Creators: Bill Mantlo, Jim Lee and Whilce Portacio
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Powers:

Mind Control: Bedlam has massive mental powers and can control a persons mind making them a puppet, negation or destruction of another’s mind, create psychic powers in others and raise or lower a persons intelligence.

Molding: Bedlam has the ability to reshape up to 5 tons of matter.

Molecular Conversion: Bedlam has the ability to convert up to 150 pounds of matter into any desired element or compound.

Telekinesis: Bedlam has the ability to manipulate objects with his mind.

Origins:

Bedlam was a convicted murderer sitting in a Nova Scotia prison when James MacDonald Hudson using a device that located people with latent mutant powers found him. At the time Hudson was being pressured for results with his "super-powers" program. James had the prisoner released and worked on causing his powers to manifest themselves.

James Hudson hadn’t realized how successful he’d been. Bedlam, as the being now called itself, had mutated in form and developed fearsome psionic powers. He ambushed Guardian and Wolverine and came close to killing them both. Only desperate action by Guardian drove Bedlam into unconsciousness. Guardian sealed Bedlam into a life-supporting cocoon and locked the lab’s door forever. In disgust over Hudson’s experiment, Wolverine left and eventually joined the X-Men.

Year’s later, Canadian intelligence agent Gary Cody stumbled across Bedlam’s existence. He thought the creature could be used to keep Alpha Flight in line; he was wrong. Bedlam destroyed Cody’s mind and fled.

Notes:

Bedlam at Marvel Database

Bedlam at Marvel Universe: The Appendix

Bedlam at WriteUp's.Org