Later, as Agent Zero, he became a regular in the second series of Weapon X. Christoph Nord[5] was born in East Germany to American parents.

[7] A self-described idealist, he fought against the communist regime during the height of the Cold War, joining a West German black ops unit named Cell Six.

Long after this incident, Nord continues to be wracked with guilt about the betrayal and still seeks answers as to whom Barsalini was working for.

The mutant teleporter John Wraith, also referred to as Kestrel, served as the team's intelligence man and extractor.

The inspiration for the name had come from a conversation in which North boasted that he neither trusted nor needed anyone, to which Logan responded, "A regular maverick, eh?

He worked for private parties and governmental agencies, taking several contracts from retired Major Arthur Barrington, who brought North into the C.I.A.

[11] Barrington later sent him to acquire the Xavier Files, profiles of the powers and weaknesses of various mutants, which the X-Men's founder compiled.

[15] While in New York, he saved a fellow Legacy Virus-positive mutant, teenager Chris Bradley and his family from an attack by the Friends of Humanity.

agent and mutant telepath Elena Ivanova found him, demanding he help her track down Sabretooth, who had killed her mother during his Weapon X years.

Before he could answer her, they were attacked by Omega Red, who had tracked Ivanova to Maverick in hopes of recovering the carbonadium synthesizer.

Immediately, trouble found them in the form of Russian mob boss Ivan Pushkin, who sent his enforcers Hammer and Sickle to abduct them.

Both shaken by the life-threatening events of the past few days, Ivanova and North's relationship, platonic up to this point, became physical.

Maverick harshly warned that an assault against Sabretooth was a fool's errand and implied she'd slept with him to coerce him to aid her goal.

Maverick stopped Sabretooth from delivering the killing blow and left a badly injured Ivanova in the care of the Bradley family.

In the midst of this, Sickle gained a measure of revenge by gouging out Maverick's left eye and stranding him in the Swiss Alps.

Zero then picked up Bradley's fight, attacking Gene Nation strongholds worldwide, and searched for answers about what happened to the program.

[25] Agent Zero lost his powers on M-Day as a result of Scarlet Witch's actions during the House of M. It has been revealed that he is among the mutants who have been depowered.

[28] Still going by the program name Agent Zero, Nord went back to mercenary work and was petitioned by an unknown intelligence agency to take down Doctor Doom after the Latverian overlord was framed for a terrorist attack by a rogue splinter cell flying his banner.

[30] During the "Blood Hunt" storyline, Maverick was shown to have been converted into a vampire at the time when a large amount of Darkforce blocked the Sun.

Alyssa then tells Maverick that the Siren Sect will rise from the shadows when Blade and the other vampires are depleting the superheroes.

[34] North's primary mutant power is the ability to absorb the kinetic energy generated by an impact without harming himself.

While this power has limits, North can survive falls from tremendous heights, energy blasts, and strikes by superhumanly strong foes without injury.

Upon accepting his first offer to work for the Weapon X Program, North is artificially granted a slight healing factor that allows him to recover from mild to moderate injuries much faster than an average human.

He can also channel the energy into his physical attacks, increasing the impact force from his punches and kicks to superhuman levels.

[18] After being forced to join the Weapon X Program again, North's regenerative aspects were restored, and his kinetic absorption ability was artificially tempered.

Aside from its acidic properties, the enzyme is specifically designed by the Weapon X Program to counteract the effects of an opponent's self-healing capabilities by reversing the process.

[18] As Agent Zero, North wears a body armor woven from vibranium, rendering him utterly silent as he moves.

[volume & issue needed] In a possible future timeline (Earth-5700), Agent Zero joined a Wolverine-led version of the X-Men, teaming with Archangel, Juggernaut, Sunfire, Mystique, Aurora, and Deadpool.

[40] This version is a ruthless Asian mutant with superhuman reflexes, agility, and accuracy with firearms who serves as a member of Team X and William Stryker's second-in-command.

Logan subsequently interrogates Zero and initially spares him until the latter mocks him, leading to the former causing the helicopter to explode, killing Zero.