Synthetics is the science of creating artificial beings composed of inorganic material which completely and almost-totally replicate the functions of living creatures.
The first synthetic man was being known as the original Human Torch. Unveiled by the then-famous scientist Professor Horton, who claimed to have been his creator. Recent information unearthed by the Fantastic Four has led us to believe that the "Jim Hammond" was likely found by Horton rather than created.
The Human Torch made his debut in 1939, fighting the renegade Atlantean Namor the Sub-Mariner in the streets of New York. He would later be recruited into the Justice Society of America, where he joined Captain America's "Invaders" group conducting covert operations behind enemy lines in France and Nazi Germany.
After the War, Hammond and his synthetic functions were closely studied by various organizations, such as Stark Industries, in order to replicate the technology. However, it was deemed impossible - whatever made the Human Torch was far beyond the understanding and capability of any pre-war scientist.
Ironically it would take another machine to solve the puzzle of synthetics. The rogue android Ultron, created by Dr. Hank Pym, sought to upgrade his metallic body. He downloaded information on Hammond contained in various databases, compiling the information and reverse-engineering the process. Stealing vibranium from the African nation of Wakanda, he created a form which he called "His Vision"
Luckily for the world, the American covert action team known as The Sword were able to defeat Ultron before he could download his mind into the new body. Hank Pym and Tony Stark were able to instead create a new personality for The Vision, created from the memory engrams of the late operative Simon Willams, who had perished at the hands of Ultron in the final battle.
Unfortunately, the technology was used by Ultron to create the Vision became the property of the government. Checkmate, the operations division of Weapons Plus obtained the knowledge to make synthetic tissue and passed the information on the process to Trask Industries.
The Young Avengers were confronted by the first iteration of Weapons Plus' synthetic weapons program when they assaulted the Trask Industries compound outside Washington D.C. Code-named Bastion, the synthetic combatant was enhanced with carbonadium lacing, having failed to obtain any more vibranium from Wakanda. While the Avengers were able to defeat Bastion and escape, he remains online and a continued threat to metahumans.
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