Cole Potential, Ch. 4

In 8345 B.C., a meteorite landed in Carpathia, west of the Don river.   It was sought by an extra terrestrial entity called the Double Helix Entity (DHE), who wanted to use the special powers of the meteorite to rule the galaxy. To that end, it sent its agent, Dung Below Me, to capture the meteorite.  However, a local herdsman found the meteor.   The herdsman resisted Dung and a brief melee ensued.   Using advanced alien technology which in retrospect was unnecessary against the herdsman, a violent explosion occurred fracturing the meteor, and a large part of the meteor (called the Krofstone) became embedded in the herdsman's chest.  The explosion also killed the herdsman's family.    Because of the gem in his chest, the herdsman became immortal, and he later changed his name to Cockdilla.  Cockdilla vowed revenge on Deng Below Me for killing his family.

Using the power of the meteor fragment, Cockdilla became one of the most successful mercenaries in the world. His long life allowed him to assemble a vast fortune, which he used to set up a series of outposts, fully staffed and equipped, in various corners of the world. He gained mastery of most of the world's weaponry, and a large portion of the world's martial arts and languages.
Over the next 10,000 years, Cockdilla would travel all over the world, looking for Deng Below Me. As a result, by the 20th century he had become immensely wealthy, and could speak most of the world's languages. In his hunt for Deng Below Me, he became proficient with most of the world's weaponry. Because of Deng Below Me's ability to summon monsters with alien technology, Cockdilla gained a reputation as a monster hunter.

Sometime in the 1930s, Cockdilla battled Nosferatu and his clan of vampires. In 1933, he gained a sidekick: Fat Cobra, who later became one of the Immortal Weapons.  He embarked on a series of adventures with him that took them to the far corners of the globe, traveling to the Savage Land and Monster Island and fighting Mole People and Fin Fang Foom. In the 1950s, Cockdilla  battled the giant undersea humanoid monster Goram while seeking another Krofstone fragment.  Cockdilla  then met Deng Below Me on the astral plane.

Cockdilla's vendetta against Deng Below Me ended when the truth came out: the DHE had needed a host, and had chosen Bloodstone. As Bloodstone and Deng Below Me fought,  DHE assembled a group called "The Conspiracy" to reassemble the meteor and gain control of Cockdilla.  Cockdilla battled the Conspiracy, but they defeated him. The life-sustaining gem fragment was surgically removed from his chest by Conspiracy member Dr. Boltuc. The Conspiracy thought they would become immortal, but DHE killed them to reassemble the gem.  However, Cockdilla's reanimated body managed to kill Deng Below Me  and prevent the DHE from coming to Earth by vanquishing the Deng Below Me on the astral plane. Cockdilla's body then withered and died.
However, his skeleton was later revealed to be in the possession of the American Museum of Natural History.  Deng Below Me was later revealed to have survived, and possessed the corpse of the first Baron Zemo, which disappeared down an inactive volcano in Japan.

The namesake of Cockdilla later restored an obscure Bavarian town named Frankencastle.  Daily tours are available M-F, 9:00 am-4:00 pm.   Saturday by appointment only.