Malcolm Colcord

Malcolm Colcord, also known as The Director, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character plays an important role in Weapon X comics and has appeared as a villain in Wolverine.^[1]

Director Colcord
Malcolm Colcord in the cover of Weapon X #6. Art by Keron Grant and Pop Mahn.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Wolverine vol. 2 #166 (2001)
Created by	Frank Tieri and Sean Chen
In-story information
Alter ego	Malcolm Colcord
Team affiliations	Weapon X
Notable aliases	The Director

Publication history

Malcolm Colcord first appeared in Wolverine Vol. 2 #166, and was created by Frank Tieri and Sean Chen.

Fictional character biography

Malcolm Colcord has been depicted as the patriarch of a family and a soldier, until he is assigned as a guard to the Weapon X complex in Canada.^[2] One night, Wolverine escapes from the complex, massacring all the soldiers in his way. Colcord does not escape his wrath and gets repeatedly slashed in the face, becoming disfigured for the rest of his life.^[3]

After being mutilated, Colcord becomes obsessed with mutants; his wife and children leave him, unable to recognize the man they had once loved. He seizes control of the Weapon X program, becoming the cold, ruthless and calculating Director. He presents to his superiors the idea that mutants are a resource waiting to be exploited, but inside he desires nothing less than the complete extermination of all mutants.

Other versions

Days of Future Now

An alternate universe variant of Malcolm Colcord from Earth-5700 appears in the miniseries Weapon X: Days of Future Now. He joins the Sentinels in their extermination of mutants and manages to kill the X-Men.^[4]

Ultimate Marvel

An alternate universe variant of Malcolm Colcord from Earth-1610 appears in Ultimate Origins as Abraham Cornelius's employer in 1946.^[5] Nick Fury later kills Colcord to prevent information about Weapon X from being made public.^[6]

What If

An alternate universe variant of Malcolm Colcord from Earth-31340 appears in What If...? Miles Morales #2. This version worked for Weapon X in the 1980s and had his face scarred by Miles Morales. By the 2020s, Colcord becomes the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.^[7]

In other media

• Malcolm Colcord appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Behold...The Vision!".
• Malcolm Colcord makes a non-speaking appearance in Nemesis' ending in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.