A.I.M., or Advanced Idea Mechanics, is a fictional group in the Marvel Universe. The organization first appeared in Strange Tales #146. This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Strange Tales was the name of several comic book anthology series that have been published by Marvel Comics. ... For the fictional character of this name, see Stan Lee (Judge Dredd character). ... Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds... Baron Wolfgang von Strucker is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Sgt. ... MODOK is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Monica Rappaccini is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... This article is about the shared universe setting used by many Marvel Comics titles. ...

Organization

A.I.M. is an organization of brilliant scientists and their hirelings dedicated to the acquisition of power and the overthrow of all world governments by technological means. Its leadership traditionally consisted of the seven-member Board of Directors (formerly known as the Imperial Council) with a rotating chairperson. Under the Directors are various division supervisors, and under them are the technicians and salesmen/dealers.

The organization supplies arms and technology to various terrorist and subversive organizations both to foster a violent technological revolution and to make a profit. A.I.M. operatives are usually involved in research, development, manufacturing, and sales of high technology. Members of A.I.M. are required to at least have a Master's degree, if not a PhD, in some area of science, mathematics, or business.

A.I.M.'s reach is worldwide, including various front organizations such as Targo Corporation, International Data Integration and Control, and Cadenza Industries. A.I.M. has also operated under some other fronts including Koenig and Strey, Pacific Vista Laboratories, and Omnitech.

A.I.M. has had a number of bases of operations, including a nuclear submarine mobile in the Atlantic Ocean; a base in the Bronx, New York; Black Mesa, Colorado; West Caldwell, New Jersey; and Boca Caliente, an island republic in the Caribbean.

Technology

A.I.M. has created three major implements of deadly potential which stand far above the rest of their accomplishments. The greatest of these was the Cosmic Cube, a device capable of altering reality. A.I.M. did not realize that they had only manufactured the cubical containment device; the real power was an entity accidentally drawn into this dimension. The Cosmic Cube eventually evolved into Kubik. The second was the Super-Adaptoid, an android capable of mimicking the appearance and superpowers of other beings. The Super-Adaptoid's powers were made possible by incorporating a sliver of the Cosmic Cube into its form. When Kubik repossessed the sliver after defeating the Adaptoid, the android was rendered inanimate. A.I.M.'s third achievement was the creation of MODOK (Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing), an artificially mutated human with an enormous head and psionic abilities.^[1] MODOK was originally an ordinary AIM scientist who was selected by A.I.M.'s leader at the time, the Scientist Supreme, to be the subject of the bionic and genetic experiments that turned him into MODOK.^[2] After his transformation, MODOK killed the Scientist Supreme and took control of A.I.M., and later took advantage of the organizational chaos following the destruction of HYDRA Island and the deaths of Baron Strucker and most of HYDRA's leading members to sever A.I.M.'s ties with HYDRA. This article contains a trivia section. ... Reality warping is a form of superpower normally associated with comic books--Marvel comics in particular--though it was likely DC comics who started it all with Mr. ... Kubik is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ... MODOK is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

A.I.M.'s level of technology is as highly advanced as any on Earth, and its scientists have also built various cyborgs, robots, and androids; its agents utilize a variety of submarines, hovercraft, jets, etc. A.I.M. has also attempted to recreate versions of MODOK, including transforming Dr. Katherine Waynesboro into Ms. MODOK ^[3] and creating SODAM^[4] (later revamped as MODAM).^[5] Since A.I.M's redirection as an exotic arms dealer^[6], its members have access to whatever exotic weaponry is available in its warehouses.

A.I.M.'s leaders traditionally wear yellow three-piece business suits. Technical supervisors wear yellow jumpsuits, skull-caps, and goggles. However, the organization is renowned for the 'beekeeper'-looking helmets and NBC suit uniform of its underlings since the first appearance. As revealed by the mysterious entity Fantomex, the uniform's helmets can bring a profit on eBay. A beekeeper is a person who keeps honey bees for the purposes of securing commodities such as honey, beeswax, pollen; pollinating fruits and vegetables; raising queens and bees for sale to other farmers; and/or for purposes satisfying natural scientific curiosity. ... An NBC suit is a type of protective suit giving protection inclusively against particle radiation, biological and chemical agents, though depending on the design may or may not give protection against radiation. ... Fantomex is the name of a fictional character associated with the X-Men. ... This article is about the online auction center. ...

However, as a result of the Scorpion: Poison Tomorrow arc of Amazing Fantasy, A.I.M. has gained a new costume, which tends towards insectoid armor and large guns. Scorpion is the name that two separate fiction characters have used in stories published by Marvel Comics. ... The introduction of Spider-Man: Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. ...

A.I.M. may be connected in some way to the Livewires, as one of their members, Cornfed, wears an A.I.M. uniform. He also wears a button referencing "The Real A.I.M". Livewires is a six issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ...

History

A.I.M.'s origins began late in World War II with Baron Wolfgang von Strucker's creation of his subversive organization HYDRA. Under the code name of THEM, he created two HYDRA branches called Advanced Idea Mechanics, and the Secret Empire. A.I.M.'s purpose was to develop advanced weaponry for HYDRA. They were close to developing and attaining nuclear weapons when HYDRA Island was invaded by American and Japanese troops. Although HYDRA suffered a major setback, it survived and grew in secret over the following decades. Baron Wolfgang von Strucker is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Sgt. ... Baron Strucker, retconned founder of HYDRA, wearing the HYDRA logo on his chest. ... The Secret Empire is a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe. ...

A.I.M. has had numerous encounters with various superheroes and supervillains, and is the subject of ongoing undercover investigations by S.H.I.E.L.D.. An A.I.M. android factory in a Florida swamp was once raided by S.H.I.E.L.D., which also involved Count Bornag Royale in a weapons deal negotiation with S.H.I.E.L.D.^[7] A.I.M. then readied S.H.I.E.L.D.'s New York City headquarters.^[8] As a result of these events, Royale was discredited, and A.I.M.'s headquarters was destroyed.^[9] S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ...

A.I.M. employed Batroc the Leaper to recover an explosive compound called Inferno 42^[10] and dispatched a chemical android against Nick Fury and Captain America.^[11] A.I.M. also dispatched their special agent the Cyborg against Captain America.^[12] A.I.M. was involved in a skirmish with the Maggia and its "Big M".^[13] A.I.M. has also captured Iron Man in an attempt to analyze and replicate his armor.^[14] A.I.M. was responsible for transforming Betty Ross Banner briefly into the gamma-irradiated Harpy.^[15] A.I.M. dispatched their special agent the Destructor to capture Ms. Marvel.^[16] Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc) is a fictional villain from Marvel Comics. ... For the French hip hop artist, see Nikkfurie. ... This article is about the superhero. ... The Maggia is a fictional organization in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For the upcoming film and video game based on the superhero, see Iron Man (film) and Iron Man (video game). ... The various armors of Iron Man. ... Betty Ross (later Betty Talbot and then Betty Banner) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For the Marvel Comics character with the same codename, see Sharon Ventura. ...

For a time, a schism developed within A.I.M., causing it to split into the Blue and Yellow factions. These factions battled each other, employing Deathbird as an operative.^[17] A.I.M. captured the Thing and Namor to test the Virus X on them.^[18] The Blue faction later made an attempt to recapture the Cosmic Cube.^[19] A second battle occurred between the rival factions^[20], but factions no longer seem to be active within A.I.M. Deathbird (Calsyee Neramani) is a Marvel Comics supervillainess, an adversary of the X-Men. ... thing, see Thing (disambiguation). ... Namor the Sub-Mariner is a fictional comic-book character in the Marvel Comics Universe, and one of the first superheroes, debuting in Spring 1939. ... This article contains a trivia section. ...

A.I.M. eventually hired the Serpent Society to kill MODOK, which they did.^[21] A.I.M. was responsible for a jet attack on the West Coast Avengers compound^[22] and then took over Boca Caliente^[23] and unleashed a microbe aboard the Stark space satellite.^[24] A.I.M. also sent an agent to attempt to confiscate the quantum-bands given to Quasar.^[25] The Serpent Society is a fictional organization of snake-themed supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The West Coast Avengers was a spin-off superhero team of the Avengers, as well as the title of their comic book series. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The organization was revealed to have become a 'techno-anarchist' group, with no connection to HYDRA, and even a hatred for fascism. With the introduction of the Death's Head 3.0 character, a pacifist future version of the organization is promised, with a surprise character as leader.^[26] This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Splinter groups

In the Earth-616 universe some AIM splinter cells have appeared featuring in Captain America vol. 5 and a spin-off Union Jack limited series. In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ... This article or section on a comics-related subject may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ...

• Advanced Ideas in Destruction (AID)
  • Radically Advanced Ideas in Destruction (RAID)

Membership

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Other versions

A.I.M. has outposts active in several other universes in the Marvel Multiverse, including the universes for Ultimate Marvel, Marvel 1602, and Age of Apocalypse. Within Marvel Comics, most tales take place within the fictional Marvel Universe, this in turn is part of a larger multiverse. ... The various characters of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, as seen on the cover of Ultimates (v2) #12. ... Marvel 1602 is an eight-issue Marvel comic limited series, published in 2003, written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove. ... The Age of Apocalypse is a popular X-Men story arc. ...

2020 Death's Head Future

A future (2020) version of A.I.M was featured heavily in the Marvel UK limited series Death's Head II. This future organisation created the cyborg Minion, which was later taken over by the personality of Death's Head. A.I.M's representative Evelyn Necker became a popular character in the ongoing series that followed. The Mighty World of Marvel #1: The very first Marvel UK title published in 1972. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Doctor Evelyn Clarice Sarah Necker is a fictional characer from the Marvel UK imprint of Marvel Comics. ...

In Amazing Fantasy ##16-20, set further in the same future, A.I.M is on the point of making peace with the UN, when a renegade AIM scientist unleashes Death's Head 3.0 on the peace conference.

Amalgam Comics

In Amalgam Comics, AIM is combined with S.T.A.R. Labs to form Aim-Star Labs. Amalgam Comics was a metafictional American comic book publisher, and part of a collaboration between Marvel Comics and DC Comics, in which the two comic book publishers merged their characters to create new ones (e. ... Scientific and Technological Advanced Research Laboratories, usually shortened to S.T.A.R. Labs, are a research organization in various stories published by DC Comics. ...

Avengers UTS

Members of AIM appear in The Avengers: United They Stand #5.

House of M

In the House of M, Advanced Idea Mechanics is re-imagined as a human resistance movement. House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups, dedicated to fighting an invader in an occupied country or the government of a sovereign nation through either the use of physical force, or nonviolence. ...

Marvel Adventures

In the Marvel Adventures version of Iron Man, AIM, through the use of dummy companies, acquired Stark International's hover platform and uni-beam technology in their invasion of Madripoor, a third world country. Gia-Bao Yinsen tried to tell the world about AIM's terrorist attacks on his country. However, his message is dismissed. During Tony Stark's test of his new solar-powered glider, AIM causes Tony to crash on their artifical island. Tony's heart is damaged, and AIM force him to build an EMP weapon to allow AIM's forces to finish their conquest of Madripoor. In exchange, AIM will repair his heart. Tony learns that Yinsen was also kidnapped, as AIM wanted to prevent him from telling the world about their attacks on his country and to use his intellect to build technology for AIM. Similar to Iron Man's origin, Yinsen and Tony both build armor to escape. However, Yinsen destroys the generator powering the island in order to save his homeland. The explosion kills Yinsen, but Tony Stark lives. Tony becomes Iron Man to prevent people like AIM from committing evil against innocents. Here, the Supreme Scientist is a black-haired woman who is extremely brilliant. In addition, the uniforms that AIM uses are basically NBC orange suits. However, the Supreme Scientist wears black clothing in a style similar to Darth Vader.

Ultimate Marvel

In the Ultimate Marvel world, the AIM commissioned the ultimate Mad Thinker to steal Cerebro from the Ultimate X-Men and frame the Ultimate Fantastic Four, as seen in the Ultimate X4 mini-series. Ultimate AIM's full purpose and function has yet to be revealed. The mini-series Ultimate Vision introduces AIM as comprised of several directorates spread across the globe, with George Tarleton as an AIM leader on an orbital research facility. Tarleton and his team attempted to take control of a Gah Lak Tus module that was left behind in orbit after the swarm was driven away. Being unable to do so on their own, they lured Vision to the station to help them by claiming they would use the knowledge to order the Gah Lak Tus swarm to self-destruct. Once the cyborg Tarleton had connected to the module using Vision, he had the module fire an energy beam at her. Tarleton then incorporated the Gah Lak Tus' circuitry into his own body, but it has seemingly taken him over, transforming him more into a machine, with a monstrous appearance. He has since taken over the entire station remotely and has set it to plummet out of orbit, along with the Gah Lak Tus module, which he says has "unfinished business on Earth." The various characters of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, as seen on the cover of Ultimates (v2) #12. ... The Mad Thinker is a Marvel comics supervillain. ... In the Marvel Comics universe, Cerebro (Spanish and Portuguese for brain) is a device that the X-Men (in particular, their leader, Professor Charles Xavier) use to detect mutants. ... Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... Ultimate Fantastic Four is a comic book published by Marvel Comics, part of the Ultimate Marvel line featuring classic Marvel Universe characters re-imagined for a modern audience. ... Ultimate X4 is a Marvel Comics miniseries, set in the Ultimate Marvel universe outside the mainstream continuity. ... Galactus is a fictional character, a cosmic entity in the Marvel Universe. ...

In other media

Although unnamed, A.I.M. agents appear in an episode of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is an animated series produced by Marvel Productions Ltd. ...

A.I.M. also appear in some episodes of the Iron Man animated series' second season, during which the sabotage that killed Tony Stark's father, Howard Stark in the first season episode "The Origin of Iron Man", and was hinted to be caused by Justin Hammer, is revealed as having been caused by A.I.M. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Justin Hammer is a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe. ...

A.I.M. Troopers and A.I.M. Attack Bots appear in the video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance where they are one of the foot soldiers of Doctor Doom's Masters of Evil. Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. ... The Masters of Evil are a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

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