| abstract | - Obadiah Stane was a ruthless individual who studied his adversaries to find weaknesses that he could exploit them. As a child, Obadiah lived in poverty while his father was a degenerate gambler (and possibly a drunk). One day (sometime after his mother died of unknown reasons), Obadiah saw his father on a "lucky streak"; played a game of Russian roulette and (accidentally) shoot himself in the head. The psychological trauma caused Obadiah to lose all of his blond hair and go bald and shaped him for years to come. From there on, Obadiah Stane was a ruthless manipulator who studies his adversaries to find weaknesses to exploit. Stane enjoys chess, and lives his life with the same kind of methodical logic that he uses in the game. In addition, he is a strong believer in using psychological manipulation to his advantage. For instance, in a childhood chess match against another boy whose skill at least equaled his own, he killed the boy's dog so that the other would be distracted from the game.
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