Once Otto von Harnz was one of the top two scientist in the Soviet Union. His only rival for being the best was Sergei Prospepov. The two seemed to compete for the most powerful weapon, the most complicated design. However, unlike Otto, Sergei did his work because he believed in what he was doing. For Otto it was all personal. For years their rivalry went on, and both didn't take notice of what was going on in the world.

It was Otto who was summoned to Afghanistan, while Sergei was exiled to Afganistan, after Super-Spetzna, a creation of Sergeis' genius went totally berserk a destroyed a whole battalion of mechanized infantry before committing suicide. Little did Sergei know that Otto tampered with Super-Spetzna. So in Otto's book he won, and Sergei lost.

After the Soviet pull out of Afganistan, Otto's star continued to rise. He became a closely guarded secret, and anything he wanted he got. Otto was even given a code-name by the KGB. He was known in secret documents at Professor. As for Sergei, Otto quickly forgot about him. However, like all good things, they must always come to an end.

Otto had returned from a Cuban vacation to find that the Soviet Union had crumbled while he was away. Needless to say, he was quite shocked. His laboratory was locked up tight, and he couldn't get to his notes, and to make matters worse there was an arrest warrent out for him. Otto quickly hid after that. He became an underground arms merchant providing the Russian Mafia with high tech weapons. For Otto it was just a means of surviving, and wasn't as satisfying or as rewarding as when the Soviet Union was behind him.

This was also the time that Baba Natasha came back into his life. She offered him the backing like he had before once Oktober overthrew the govenment. Needless to say Otto was intrigued, and eventually agreed. Since then Professor has become Oktobers resident genius.

Otto von Harnz is a scientist, pure and simple. It matters little to him what his genius is used for, so long as he can use it. Ethics according to Professor is for weaker men. He never has a qualm about doing experiments that others would be considered cruel, or unjustified. His passion is science, and hates to let anything interfere with it. Otto cannot help but constantly tinkering with things. He demands that any technological item that Okotober comes across must be turned into him for examination.

"Comrade, I do believe that, I, Professor, have just the device that would be perfect for this situation."

Otto is very much an ordinary man, but is probabaly one of the smartest men in the world. He has no super-powers but makes up for it with the gadgets he can create. He usually keeps a few odd gadgets on him, but usually will have vari-blaster which can hurt almost anything. There are a few gadgets that Professor keeps on him at all times. His costume is reinforced with special fibers that protect him from almost any attack. Professor is always with his goggles that not only protect him from flash attacks, but allow him to magnify his vision.

Professor is not a very tall man, and is very slight, almost skeletal. Otto von Harnz is mostly bald except for a few wisps of grey hair around his ears. For a man in his fifties, Otto is in excellent shape. His costume consists of black slack with a white buttoned up lab smock. Once, his identity was a well kept state secret, but with the break up of the Soviet Union his name has made the rounds. For a while he attempted to keep it a secret, but since rejoining Oktober, Otto has given that up.