Original version The original model (simply known as the Adaptoid) debuted in the
Tales of Suspense title, being created by the criminal scientific organization
A.I.M. An
android containing a shard of the
Cosmic Cube artifact, the Adaptoid is programmed to defeat the hero
Captain America, infiltrating the
Avengers'
headquarters while impersonating various characters (such as
Edwin Jarvis and
Bucky Barnes), and then copies the stand-out fighting abilities and respective traits of several Avengers (
Goliath,
Hawkeye,
Wasp, and Captain America himself), as the "Super-Adaptoid". After a long battle, the android flees after incorrectly believing that Captain America has been killed. The Super-Adaptoid takes underground near the
Xavier Institute and is unintentionally awakened by an optic blast from
Cyclops. The Adaptoid leaves his hideout and sees the
X-Men ice skating. He then recalls that he has another mission: to transform others into Adaptoids like himself, so he begins his attempt with the
X-Men. They refuse and a fight breaks out. As the battle drags on,
Mimic (having been asked to leave the X-Men) watches from a distance and sees how powerful the Adaptoid was. The Adaptoid soon defeats the X-Men and is then approached by Mimic, who offers to become an Adaptoid. During the process, Mimic has a change of heart after learning that he will lose his free will and battles the Adaptoid. During the battle, the Adaptoid unsuccessfully tries to copy the powers that Mimic had copied from the X-Men. Mimic then devises a plan and tries to mimic the Adaptoid's abilities, causing feedback which makes both of them lose their powers. As Mimic is rescued by the X-Men, the Adaptoid falls into a river below. The Super-Adaptoid later attacks Captain America during a charity event involving the Avengers, after copying the abilities of
Thor,
Iron Man, and
Hercules. He is tricked into using all his powers at once, overloading himself. The Adaptoid is featured in the
Iron Man title reactivated by Jarr and Tyrr as a servant. After a battle where Iron Man defeats the Adaptoid, the android evolved into the metal-based
Cyborg-Sinister, attacking
Stark Industries which resulted in another confrontation with Iron Man which ends with the android being seemingly destroyed. The Adaptoid reforms in the
Captain Marvel title, and after a brief battle with Iron Man follows the hero to Avengers Mansion, where the character battles the team and
Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell). Mar-Vell tricks the Adaptoid into copying the nega-bands, which act as a portal to the
Negative Zone. By striking the Adaptoid's nega-bands together, Mar-Vell banishes him to the Negative Zone. The Super-Adaptoid is retrieved in the
Marvel Two-in-One title, and used unsuccessfully by villains
Annihilus and
Blastaar against the
Thing and the Avengers in the Negative Zone. The Adaptoid reappears in the
Avengers title. Revealed to be stored at Avengers Mansion when the
Masters of Evil attacked, the Adaptoid disguises himself as the
Fixer, overpowering and changing places with his victim to be the android's former confinement tube at
Avengers Island. Super-Adaptoid later forms the team
Heavy Metal, sending them to attack the Avengers. While the heroes are distracted, the Adaptoid summons
Kubik to copy his powers and become the all-powerful
Supreme Adaptoid. Although successful, the Super-Adaptoid is tricked into shutting down by Captain America and its Cosmic Cube shard is removed. The android poses as "
Alessandro Brannex" during various titles. With
MODAM as an enforcer, Brannex is the C.E.O. of the terrorist organization
A.I.M. on the Boca Caliente island country. While making A.I.M. into a public friendly company, Brannex tries to personally show Captain America of this legal change, and tries to get rid of Iron Man to finish a potential nuclear weapons deal. His impersonation is revealed during
Superia's assassination to which the Adaptoid regenerated itself. On the Adaptoid-inhabited Boca Caliente, Alessandro's A.I.M. fraction is behind
MODOK's resurrection. The Adaptoid reveals itself during a confrontation with the
Red Skull but is caught in the recreated Cosmic Cube's reality-warping ability and is presumed destroyed. The Super-Adaptoid appears in the limited series
Annihilation Conquest: Quasar, and is revealed to be a warrior in the employ of the
Phalanx under
Ultron's control. Claiming he left Earth after becoming disgusted with humanity's chaotic nature, the Adaptoid attempts to destroy
Phyla-Vell,
Moondragon, and
Adam Warlock. During the "
Iron Man 2020" storyline, the Super-Adaptoid appears as a member of the
A.I. Army. In
Spider-Boy,
Taskmaster steals Super-Adaptoid's right hand from a helicopter despite interference from
Captain America and Spider-Boy.
Shannon Stillwell reverse-engineers the Super-Adaptoid technology and creates
Toy Soldier, who resembles an action figure and possesses the abilities of all of the Avengers. It initially battles Spider-Boy under
Killionaire's control before becoming an ally to him.
Other models There have been several Super-Adaptoid models: • A model of Super-Adaptoid was provided as a field agent of the
New Enforcers against
Spider-Man. This Super-Adaptoid is ultimately used by the crime boss
Blood Rose intentionally to affect the other mechanical teammates. • Several Adaptoids can be seen on Boca Caliente, fooling several Avengers (
Black Widow and Hercules). During the Cosmic Cube recreation, an Adaptoid (having been impressed by Captain America's heroic nature) ends the threat by transforming into a containment chamber for the Cube's reality-warping energy. • Avengers-themed Adaptoids from an alternate reality are used by the
Scientist Supreme to combat the Avengers. •
Ultra Living Brain once created a
Sinister Six-themed Super-Adaptoid, who fought Spider-Man.
Other identity users There have been characters who have gained the powers of the Super-Adaptoid: • The terrorist organization
Hydra converts
Yelena Belova into a Super-Adaptoid cyborg to battle the
New Avengers. Belova is defeated when the powers "copied" from the
Sentry cause her the same psychological problems. •
Norman Osborn is given the Super-Adaptoid abilities by his
followers to replace his lack of the
Iron Patriot armor and his disinclination to return to his old
Green Goblin role, absorbing the powers of the Avengers, the New Avengers, and the
Dark Avengers. He is defeated when the Avengers and the New Avengers struck him all at once, the multiple powers working against each other and causing him to collapse into a coma. • During the "
One World Under Doom" storyline,
Mad Thinker utilizes an armor derived from the technology of the Super-Adaptoid, which gives him the abilities of his
Masters of Evil teammates
Dreadknight,
Madcap, and
Mister Hyde. ==Powers and abilities==