It is easy to dismiss The Walrus just based on his looks. After all, the man is a walking, talking walrus! But underestimating him will get you killed. Literally.

Oswald Fisk was born to wealthy industrialites who spent a majority of their time making deals in back rooms and supplying all kinds of illegal things for those in power, just so they can get rich with land deals and business ventures that always failed...yet never had to answer for. Watching this from a young age, Oswald decided that since his parents will only pay attention to those who can get them things, he would force them to pay attention to him, by building his own empire and one day forcing them to do him favors. On that day, he would make sure they pay for the years of dismissing him.

At first he started out as an enforcer. Being a broad man, with a thin mustache (he felt it was sophisticated) and always in a nice suit, he excelled at getting people to pay up. If they didn't he saw nothing wrong with making sure they felt the consequences for a long time. Over time he was hand-picked by one of the Chicago Dons as his bodyguards when he visited Nieuw Amsterdam. Oswald came to be called The Walrus as he was huge, tended to bite in fights, and his voice and laugh sounded like the calls of a walrus due to his nose and cheekbones being broken on several occasions.

In Hell's Haven it was well-known that The Walrus was more feared than those he represented. This did not sit well with the Chicago Dons and the NA Don decided to put a stop to it. Oswald was kidnapped from his home and brought before the Don where he was beaten severely. And just as the Don ordered him shot, the Great Burn swept through the room. Immediately, Oswald began to change. As the others recovered from the Great Burn, they looked on as Oswald started to stand, full recovered from his beating, and no longer fully human. He had become a walrus in form!

It did not take long for him to realize his new body offered some resistance to the blows of others, and Oswald was able to kill the Don and his men. He decided to take this opportunity and took over the Don's position and soon his empire had almost complete control of the criminal underworld in Nieuw Amsterdam. Over time his blue skin became covered in a soft black-brown pelt and he found he could hold his head up and not appear so hunched over. He used this to his advantage and successfully ran a campaign as a reformed criminal and obvious member of the Meta-Mutant community and at the next election, became the first meta-mutant mayor in North America as Mayor of Nieuw Amsterdam.

As he predicted, his parents came to him trying to smooth talk him into letting them aquire things for him and invest in their ventures. He played them for a while and then reminded them in a brutal fashion that he was their son and this was the first time they had ever paid so much attention to him. He was going to have them killed when he realized there was an opportunity here.

The next day his parents were arrested as Oswald took to the press, telling them how he had entered into crime with the goal of gathering intel on his parents illegal dealings. Claiming that no law enforcement would have believed him, he felt the only way for him to serve his parents justice was to become justice and gather evidence himself.

This was the perfect play as it catapulted his poll numbers and he springboarded off them into a feverish campaign to have District of Columbia become its own state. He even went before Congress and campaigned for this, claiming that he would even run for governor just so the Federal Government would have a constant reminder of the meta-mutants right on their doorsteps. It was his plan to become governor and be able to influence politicians in Congress. And it worked, mostly.

One year later, the President of the United States announced the statehood of District of Columbia which would now be called Douglass, after the great Frederick Douglass. At first there were cheers and Oswald was ecstatic. Oswald, now known as The Walrus Mayor, or just The Walrus, ran and became the governor of the new state somehow beating out the previous mayor of District of Columbia (there were allegations of foul play and backroom deals, but no evidence or witnesses ever surfaced). The Walrus was within flipper distance of becoming the next President. But fate would step in.

On July 4^th, 2048, almost exactly ten years after The Great Burn as well as The Quake that changed the geography of the planet, the United States of America along with Canada defied the will of the United Nations and the European Union and merged their two broken countries into one large nation.

This new nation took on the name of the United Protectorates of North America but what really enraged The Walrus was that the new nation capital was going to be the President's Palace on Cornwall Island in the Saint Lawrence River, right between the old Canada-United States border and the Quebec-Ontario border, and no longer within reach of The Walrus.

The Walrus has won every reelction since then, but he still plots ways to become the next president. However, his plans keep going awry due to the efforts of at least two thorns in his side: Hellion and Muraña. But he will never stop.

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Business Management: The Walrus's criminal operations would succeed without a hitch if not for the actions of Hellion or Muraña. The Walrus has existed both above and below the law with his businesses, running a legitimate restaurant as well as selling drugs from within it.

Cold Tolerance: The Walrus can tolerate sub-freezing temperatures longer than most people. He can spend extended times outdoors in the winter before frostbite, hypothermia or even discomfort begin. This ability is not superhuman; he is just at the far end of normal human cold tolerance and his body is perfectly insulated for this temperature.

Criminal Genius: The Walrus is a criminal genius and a highly skilled planner and organizer. He employs numerous henchmen, scientists, and even superhumans, almost all of whom are fiercely loyal to him due to dedication, fear, or both.

Genius Level Intellect: It should be noted that his intellect is almost always sinister in nature even in the most mundane of decisions.

Indomitable Will: The Walrus has great willpower. He was able to resist the vertigo effects of Mental's powers.

Leadership: The Walrus always travels with henchmen on any criminal mission or even to the zoo. He controls bodyguards, chefs, servants, gang members, villains and so on with masterful talent. The Walrus has led both legal and illegal operations within Nieuw Amsterdam and the Douglass Protectorate, under any conditions.

Master Martial Artist: The Walrus has extraordinary skill in hand-to-hand combat, specializing in several martial arts, including sumo wrestling, judo, and hapkido. His fighting skills and unusual agility for a man of his size compensate for a great difference between his human level of strength and that of Muraña when the two engage in unarmed combat (Muraña also has severe inhibitions about using his strength against an opponent without superhuman powers for fear of killing him or her.) The Walrus is also capable of defeating 8 men from the finest martial arts schools in 17 seconds.

Multilingual: The Walrus is fluent in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, Russian and various others.

Peak Human Strength: The Walrus is composed almost entirely of muscle that has been developed to enormous size, much like a sumo wrestler, and he possesses peak human strength with only a bare 9 pounds being fat. His vast bulk shields him from many forms of injury, either providing padding or causing penetration wounds to only strike him relatively superficially. As an Olympic-level weightlifter, he can lift (press) approximately 650 pounds. However, he is virtually as strong as it is possible for a man to be without being strictly classified as superhuman. The Walrus has demonstrated his strength sufficient enough to crush Muraña's web shooter without intent, casually fling open his large vault door with one arm; when others such as Hellion have struggled to open it with two arms, lift and use his heavy oak desk and a large sofa as weapons, and crush people's skulls without effort. Furthermore, his strength is nearly superhuman because during the fight with Muraña, he uses a 1,500-pound barbell as a weapon.

Tactical Analysis

Walrus/Seal Trainer: The Walrus has used his knowledge of walrus and seals for criminal purposes as well as personal purposes. He sponsors and operates numerous rehabilitation centers across the country for walrus and seals. It is suspected these are also fronts but so far no evidence has surfaced.

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In Memory: Though she died due to cancer he is still dedicated to his wife and will kill those who dishonor her memory.

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Email: His email was ofisk@fiskindustries.com before he became mayor.

Diet: He absolutely hates red meat. He even is disgusted with pork. But he will eat some chicken or turkey. However, he loves seafood and will sometimes be seen eating a fish right off the hook.

Respect: Despite them being at odds, The Walrus has tremendous respect for both Hellion and Muraña.

Walk: Due to his corpulence and walrus-form, The Walrus waddles when he walks, which he despises and tries to hide by leaning on his Walking Stick often.