When a secretive group of mad scientists on Earth known as the "Enclave" set out to create the perfect human specimen, they intended to use it as a tool for their plans of world domination. But when this being, who became known as "Adam Warlock," emerged from his creation cocoon, he sensed his creators' evil intentions and rebelled before flying off into space. Adam Warlock's creators endowed him with the ability to control Cosmic energy, which gives him superhuman strength, energy manipulation, flight, durability, and regeneration. He traversed the universe, searching for purpose until finally finding it in guarding the Infinity Stones. To aid his quest, Adam Warlock formed the Infinity Watch team, a group of warriors whose sole purpose was to protect each Infinity Stone.