He's an inventor with a large catalog of weapons and other devices. A few that have been mentioned in the stories are the Death Ray 4000, the WF400 Obedience Helmet, the 20K Megawatt Electricity Projector, the Lightning Launcher and the Omnisqueal 5000. He also has robot police to keep control of his island. In 1969, he was a freshman at Whateley when he attempted to help another tech-track student who was being bullied. It didn't end well for him; due to the injuries he sustained he had to repeat his freshman year, graduating in 1974. In response, he founded the Order of the Worn Wrench.