In a village in the foothills of the Himalayas in rural India, there were three brothers: the eldest was wise, the second was strong, and the third was charming. A disease swept the town, killing the two older brother but sparing the youngest. The youngest brother vowed to make something of himself.

When the youngest brother was a teenager, Hal Chandler came through the village looking for something in the mountains. The youngest brother was hired on with him as a guide, but when he found what Chandler was looking for - a mysterious triangular crystal - the youngest brother killed Chandler and took the stone.

The crystal bonded with the youngest brother, giving him the ability to summon the ghosts of his two brother as avatars of chaos and order. The crystal also showed him a vision of an impending threat known as the Triple-Evil. Changing his name to Jonathan Tremont, the youngest brother moved to the United States and founded the Triune Understanding.

With Tremont's crystal and Chandler's, Tremont was granted visions of the Triple-Evil. One day, Tremont saw a vision of a third crystal, whose bearer stood alone against the Triple-Evil and was destroyed. Tremont decided to find a new bearer for Chandler's powers. He found one in the man who would become known as Triathlon.

Tremont's efforts to draw new converts to the Triune Understanding led him to target the Avengers. This led to a stand-off between the two organizations, until Triathlon convinced the Avengers to trust Tremont.

When the Triple-Evil came to attack Earth, Tremont went into space with the Avengers. He was captured by the Avengers after he tried to steal the Triple-Power from Triathlon, but when they distracted by the arrival of Kang, he sacrificed his life, grabbing temporary control of the Triple-Power to charge Kang's forcefields.