Thaddeus Lynch was a brilliant young university student with interests in physics, history, and a flair for the dramatic. His thesis entitled, "A World Without Clowns: A Better Place?" caused an uproar among scholars, and led to his dismissal from the campus. Intelligence suspects Lynch was experimenting with technology he believed would transfer him to parallel universes, and during such an experiment, an explosion destroyed an entire city block. He was presumed dead, until he resurfaced months later. Now calling himself "The Ringmaster," he is an avowed anarchist and master criminal. His motives are unclear, but he is considered psychotic and extremely dangerous.