Agents of Monarch
By H.R.C. Stanley
Dr Mendel Craven
Date of Birth: 15th June 1962
Nationality: United States
Monarch Activation: 30th March 2002
Occupation: Member of HEAT
Areas of Expertise: Mechanics, automation, electronics, biology
Education: University of California, Los Angeles
Background:
During his high school days, he took occasional lessons at playing bagpipes, and even developing a little hobby of making origami.
He's seems to specific allergies to various things such as: Several varieties of trees and shrubs, most grasses, a couple dozen animals, 25 foods or so, and even rubber-based , despite such inconveniences, he still seems to be a noticeable and worthy member.
In 1998, Dr Craven was part of the scientific team sent to Panama to investigate reports of a giant creature coming ashore there. While there, Mendel delivered a video tape containing information on the creature to Elsie Chapman and met Dr Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos. Craven played a very minor if nonexistent role in the subsequent efforts to destroy the creature, later dubbed Godzilla by the American media due to a misunderstanding interrogation between Phillipe Roache and a surviving Japanese fishing cargo member.
Following Godzilla's defeat at the hands of the US military in New York City, Craven was working alongside Elsie Chapman, only for the military to seize their equipment. Mendel and Elsie decided to join Nick Tatopoulos' scientific team, HEAT, to study the various gigantic mutations appearing around the world. Mendel also brought along his invention, a research & analysis droid dubbed 'NIGEL' (Next-generation Intelligence Gathering Electronic Liaison), to assist with HEAT's efforts. From then on, Mendel travelled with HEAT and the new Godzilla, eventually renamed 'GINO II' around the globe, discovering new beasts and alien threats. Mendel affirmed his position as a coward with a sense of duty, and was cemented as the secondary leader of HEAT whenever and ifever Nick wasn't present.
However from time to time, NIGEL would occasionally get either hacked by Randy Hernandez or even get severely damaged by a monster. Fortunately, Craven, with his use of knowledge and resources, always manages to rebuild the robot.
When he learnt of the battle between the MUTOs and the real Godzilla in San Francisco, he felt personally distraught, knowing that the State he was born in would be left in ruin, but knew it was for the greater good of mankind.
Upon joining with Monarch, Craven ended up working at Outpost 55 in Sedona, Arizona, watching over the dorment Titanus Scylla. However, in 2019, with the wake of Monster Zero, he and the rest of the crew managed to escape on HEMTT lorries upon the creature's outbreak from underground...
To be continued...
