Bio: Val Adair was a member of Richlen's conspiracy to have Tony Stark killed, and oversaw their attempts to have the Spymaster kill Stark. He was assigned to Stark as his security guard when he attended the NATO Defense Expo aboard the Helicarrier, but Stark ditched him so that he could investigate the conspiracy. Adair warned the others, and joined them in their takeover of the Helicarrier, only to be beaten by Iron Man, and ultimately imprisoned by Nick Fury.