Left desperate after a failed business opportunity, Adrian Toomes used the scavenged advanced tech and alien weapons left behind during previous super hero battles to become a black market power-player. Toomes built himself a massive winged vehicle from these scraps and leftovers, retrofitting the rest into weapons he could sell.

At some point before being captured by the Collector, Toomes had his scheme foiled by the Stark Enhanced Spider-Man, who was also captured by the Elder of the Universe.