Akello was born of an illicit affair between a British officer stationed in Uganda before the nation gained its independence, and the daughter of a local chieftain. His mother was quite ambitious and rumoured to be a little unstable. When Akello was old enough his mother presented her son to the British officer. At first he denied that Akello was his son, but later relented. Akello never forgave his father for this slight. His father naturally wanted his son to have the best of education and sent Akello to boarding school in England.

Akello spent several years in England bouncing from one school to the next. While he was certainly a bright student, his arrogance didn’t fit well with his English headmasters. To them he was just an upstart ill-bred African. It didn’t matter that Akello seemed to out pace the other students and knew more than the teachers in the elite schools. Eventually he graduated from Cambridge with a PhD in physics. Akello would’ve remained in England as a professor if it weren’t for the death of his mother.

Returning to Uganda Akello joined his father’s business enterprises. After Uganda gained independence, his father retired from the military and had taken up arms smuggling. It was a very lucrative venture. With Akello joining him the profits tripled in the first year. Akello had a knack for the arms business. With the number of civil wars raging in Africa, the two became extremely wealthy. Idi Amin, who became President for Life of Uganda, was their most valued customer. Akello took to studying the dictator's methods and approved.

Once, while in the wilds of Uganda, Akello chanced upon his grandfather, the chieftain. His grandfather was the one who introduced Akello to mysticism. Akello saw mysticism as a means to an end. Using the little he learned, Akello became convinced that combining it with his technology, nothing could stand in his way. He was further shocked when the chieftain told him that it was his father who killed his mother.

Akello returned to the capital and confronted his father, who again denied any wrongdoing. Akello was incensed by the denial. This was too much for Akello, who strangled his father with his own hands. In a black mood, Akello went to his laboratory and built a Battlesuit like the world had never seen before. Putting on the mask of a Witch Doctor, he severed all ties with Uganda and struck out against the peaceful nation of Azambia. He, along with an army of robots and a few mercenary Ubers, ran roughshod over Azambia. It was an easy coup.

Witch Doctor was declared President for Life. He still rules Azambia with an iron fist. The people fear Witch Doctor and his minions. Those who cross Witch Doctor simply disappear and are never heard from again.

Witch Doctor is obsessed with technology. He sees himself as the greatest mind of the century. No one else can compare. His conquering of Azambia is only the first step in his master plan to dominate the world. To make the world respect the name Witch Doctor. Since Akello is so intelligent his plans are always grandiose, but failures do not phase him, because Witch Doctor always has a back up plan.

“Mysticism and technology. In Azambia one will cover the other. Like silk over steel.”

Witch Doctor wears a suit of armour of his own design. The armour is extremely well built, able to withstand major assaults on the wearer. The exoskeleton of the armour increases strength to a superhuman level. Jets in the boots allow Witch Doctor to fly. The armour is totally self contained providing the wearer with a safe environment. Offensively, Witch Doctor has built-in blasters that have a variety of effects. There is even a force field generator on the armour to increase the amount of protection for Witch Doctor. All of these are powered by a compact power pack.

Witch Doctor wears a suit of grey armour that covers his entire body. Around his waist he wears a skirt made of leopard skin. To make himself more frightening he wears an African Witch Doctors mask. Also With Doctor wears beads, a teeth necklaces, and other fetishes around his arms and neck. Over this all he wears a billowing cloak of green. Normally Akello never takes off his armour, but on those rare occasions that he does, he typically wears a uniform of the Azambian military with plenty of medals and ribbons. Akello is a large African with light skin, and blue piercing eyes.