Tyler Stone
| Tyler Stone | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Spider-Man 2099 v1 #01 (Nov 1992) |
| Created by |
Peter David Rick Leonardi |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Tyler Stone |
| Team affiliations |
Alchemax The Fist |
| Supporting character of |
Spider-Man 2099 Punisher 2099 |
| Abilities | Accomplished business administrator Skilled planner Gifted intellect |
Tyler Stone is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Tyler runs the Alchemax Corporation, one of the largest corporate powers in the dystopian 2099 future of Earth. When one of his promising young employees, Miguel O'Hara, develops a troubling conscience over testing on humans, Stone has him secretly addicted to the highly potent drug 'Rapture', that he, of course, controls, to force his compliance. Miguel's successful efforts to rid himself of the addiction create several spider-based powers. Stone hires the corporate mercenary Venture to capture O'Hara, now known by the name Spider-Man. At the same time, Stone is making deal concerning Tiger Wylde, the current ruler of Latveria. The deposing of said ruler also affects the first few issues of the series "Doom 2099". Venture does not succeed in his assignment.
Stone arranges for one of his employees — the assassin and Stark/Fujikawa Corporation field operative known as "The Specialist" — to kidnap Kasey Nash in order to lure Miguel (as Spider-Man) into battle. The Specialist was an expert martial artist, trained as a samurai warrior, and highly proficient with various martial arts weaponry. However, during the battle with Spider-Man, his throat was accidentally slit as Miguel discovered his new powers included talons.
Stone then fired Public Eye Sgt. Rico Estevez, and reported the failure of his plans to the Alchemax CEO. Stone conferred with Mr. Hikaru of Stark-Fujikawa, and then conferred with Dana D'Angelo. He then plotted against Spider-Man 2099 and Stark-Fujikawa. Soon after that, Stone encountered Thanatos for the first time. Thanatos later disrupts Stone's interdimensional piercing program; chasing after an amnesiac super-powered being that becomes swept up in the events. Tyler and his girlfriend Dana are assaulted and kidnapped in the course of this adventure. It is later detailed that Thanatos is a corrupted version of the heroic Rick Jones, longtime associate of the Hulk.
Tyler's son Kron Stone, chronically neglected and physically abused by the family's robot nanny (it believed him to be a dog for a time), grew up to be an amoral murderer. His serial killings take the lives of Jake Gallows' extended family, resulting in his transformation into his era's Punisher. Kron, like many other rich people, has the ability to simply purchase his way out of any legal punishment and does so. This does not save him from death at Jake's hands.
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