Dr. Andross

AFFILIATION Corneria Defense Force (former) ROLE Head scientist (former), enemy commander and self-proclaimed emperor (current, unrecognized)

INTEL Dr. Andross was once considered one of the finest minds in the Lylat System. As head scientist at the Corneria Defense Force Research Laboratory, his groundbreaking work led to numerous advances in the fields of energy research and theoretical physics. Among other applications, his gravitational theories contributed to the creation of the G-Diffuser used today in many of the system's most advanced starcraft. Andross was also the driver of some of the lab's most innovative and unconventional biotechnological research projects.

Despite his successes in the laboratory, Andross's personnel records reveal a turbulent history with the Defense Force. He is reported to have felt his accomplishments and abilities were insufficiently recognized—a perception that fostered growing resentment. He also resisted limitations put on his work for safety reasons and, instead, began conducting dangerous experiments in secret.

Andross's unchecked ambitions and hazardous research methods culminated in an explosion on Corneria that unleashed chaos across the Lylat System. A military tribunal found him guilty and sentenced to death. However, on General Pepper's recommendation, that sentence was reduced, and Andross was exiled to the remote planet Venom instead.

Following his banishment, Andross remained out of view of Corneria Strategic Intelligence for five years. Evidence indicates that he spent this time amassing an army of sympathizers—and developing new weapons with which to arm them in a crusade against the Lylat System.

Attempts to establish a dialogue with Andross have been summarily refused.

ASSESSMENT Dr. Andross's personnel records paint an unflattering portrait of an entitled genius with ruinous ambition and a pathological desire for recognition. In pursuing revenge for his lawful banishment and declaring himself emperor of the Lylat System—without regard for the lives harmed in the process—Andross reveals his time in exile has done nothing to rehabilitate him.