During World War 2, “The Pain” became part of the Cobra Unit, a secret special forces unit comprised of elite, super-human soldiers.
His codename came from the emotion he conveyed while on the battlefield: the terror that he instilled in others with his freakish appearance and movements.The Fear was known for his seemingly superhuman speed and agility. Double-jointed in both elbows, he was able to crawl, flip, and leap with extreme agility, in the manner of a spider.