The Russian mutant, Arkady Gregorivich Rossovich, was turned over to the USSR's super-soldier project who set about transforming him into the super-soldier codenamed Omega Red. The procedure was interrupted by mutant operatives Wolverine, Sabretooth, and Maverick who stole the Carbonadum Synthesizer, a device that was to be used to stabilize Omega Red's mutant powers. He went on to join the KGB and completed many missions before betraying them and eventually being captured/handed over by Sean Cassidy and placed in suspended animation. In recent years, Omega Red was mystically revived by the ninja clan known as, "The Hand".