Bolivar Trask was the owner of Trask Industries and created the Sentinels.
Biography[]
X-Men: Days of Future Past[]
Bolivar Trask was one of the world's leading weapons designers in the early 70's, but after the mutant involvement in the Cuban Missile Crisis, Trask covertly began performing experiments on mutants, using their abilities to further his own research. He believed that the only response to the perceived mutant threat was to eradicate it. As a response he created the Sentinels, robotic mobile weapons platforms that seek out and target mutants. In 1973, Trask met with Congress to lobby for implementation of the Sentinel program. However Senator Brickman argued that it would be pointless to target the mutants since they only represent about a tenth of a tenth of a tenth of the population. The decision is made to shut down the project, to Trask's displeasure.
Trask's experiments caught the attention of Mystique. When infiltrating Trask Industries while disguised as Trask, she discovered files showing Trask had experimented on the corpses of several mutants, including Angel Salvadore and Azazel. Unaware of Mystique's investigation, Trask headed to the Paris Peace Accords to present his program, and blueprints for the Sentinels to the foreign officials there, along with Major William Stryker. Trask, who was carrying a device that could detect the presence of mutants, then discovered Mystique, who was disguised as a Vietnamese general.
Mystique murdered Trask by shooting him in the head. Moments later she was incapacitated by Major Stryker. Trask's murder impressed on world governments the need for the Sentinel project. Analyzing Mystique's DNA over fifty years, the sentinels were upgraded to be able to adapt to the powers of any mutant.
Abilities[]
- Genius-Level Intellect: Trask was an extremely bright scientist, able to conceive the sentinels and understand mutant gene.
- Expert Engineer: Trask was also capable in use of technology, able to conceive device that can detect any mutant near from it.
Relationships[]
- Mutants - Enemies.
- Sentinels - Creations.
- William Stryker - Ally and protégé; deceased.
- Mystique - Enemy and killer.
Appearances/Actors[]
- Earth-10005 (1 film)
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (First appearance) - Peter Dinklage
Behind the scenes[]
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Trivia[]
- In the film of X-Men: The Last Stand, a secretary of Defense of the United States, share the name Trask and is likely based on the character. But it is unknown if he is a descendent of Bolivar Trask or if it is just a coincidence.
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X-Men: Days of Future Past[]
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