Hacker (Centurions)
Hacker is a fictional character from the Centurions series in 1986. He was voiced by Ed Gilbert.
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Centurions
Hacker is a cyborg and the henchman of Dr. Terror. According to Terror, Hacker's cyborg strength is 100 times that of his human form.
Hacker can combine with his own Lesion unit, the Syntax unit, a Doom Drones Strafer or Doom Drones Traumitizer.
Reception
Fictional biography
Hacker is the evil Dr. Terror's brutally strong henchman. Half man, half evil computer, Hacker is programmed to destroy the Centurions...
Animated series
Hacker was the secondry villain of The Centurions animated series, and appeared in nearly every episode.
Hacker's origin was told in a flashback in the episode "Man or Machine Part 2". Dr. Terror was once a respected member of a council of scientists who worked to make the world a better place. He in particular sought to explore the potential for merging humans with machines (cyborgs) in order to replace lost limbs and combat immobilizing diseases. The others on the council did not share his enthusiasm, some due to fear and others due to conflicting interests. After being stymied for so long the doctor sought to prove the worth of his theories and inventions by turning a volunteer into a cyborg. His colleagues did not help him, rather they denied him any support at all, so he hired the dimwitted yet competent criminal Hacker to obtain the needed parts from his colleagues and then turned Hacker into the first prototype cyborg. When the two presented the results at the council, Dr. Terror was immediately removed from it for the illicit means by which he had obtained the parts and the immoral experimentation he had done with them. He was furious and returned home with Hacker. Hacker then asked the doctor to reverse the mechanization, which he could not. In a fit of rage Hacker attacked the equipment in the lab, which ended up breaking off and severely injured him. Needless to say, the doctor was dying, but Hacker managed to save his life by making use of the same equipment that had turned him into a cyborg. What emerged from the operation was less human than Hacker, horribly disfigured and hellbent on avenging himself on the world, the new Dr. Terror started preparing to conquer the ungrateful inhabitants of Earth. His fury was further fueled by the use of his technologies in the medical fields and their later use in creating the exoskeletal suits for his nemeses, the Centurions.
In episode 15, "Cold Calculations", Dr. Terror attempted to steal the last of the world's silver supplies from Geneva by having his daughter Amber make a costume that looked like Jake Rockwell in Fireforce and attack the silver vault with Hacker and a several Doom Drones. He then attempted to kill his inside man in Geneva using a robot sea serpent. The Centurions stopped the robot serpent, thwarted the theft and cleared Jake's name.
Comics
In the DC Comics Centurions story "Time Bomb" Dr. Terror attempted to trick the Centurions by having them take a bomb, disguised as a recovered a cyborg Eskimo, to Sky Vault. Terror attempted to distract the Centurions by having them chase three fake missiles across the globe. Ace McCloud beamed to China where he fought a flying aircraft carrier full of Doom Drone Strafers. Jake Rockwell beamed to Africa where he fought a robot duplicate of Hacker. Max Ray followed a missile to Lake Michigan. Eventually Max saw through this trick at the last moment and beamed the Eskimo into deep space before he exploded.[1]
Toys
- Kenner Centurions Hacker (1986)
- Hacker come with his Lesion and helmet.
- He can combine with the Doom Drones Strafer or the Doom Drones Traumatizer.
- Lesion can combine with Syntax to form Uniborg.
Gallery
Hacker and Dr. Terror with Strafer weapons
Hacker and Dr. Terror with spare cyborg units
Traumatizer and Hacker toys combined
Dominion Reinforcement modes
