Nathaniel Richards

Nathaniel Richards was a scientist, expert in several fields. He fostered in his son Reed an insatiable love of science, exploration and discovery, as well as a respect for the consequences of such science. When Reed was young, Nathaniel left his family for a long period to work for the Brotherhood of the Shield. As a result of his period with them, he was present at the death of a quantum-powered superhuman. As a result, he gained the ability to propel himself through time. However, this accident dropped him in Earth's distant future, as well as drawing all parallel universe versions of him to the same locality. This gathering was found by Immortus, who gave the group a sadistic choice: one lives, or all die. The various versions of Nathaniel Richards were forced to kill each other in a cosmic game of cat-and-mouse.