West was the most brilliant scientist who ever lived, probably. I mean, he had the formula to reanimate the dead. Mostly they were like Frankenstein’s monster, or kind of like zombies? But that’s okay. I mean, they dragged him off to the netherworld. But then he came back thanks to Taran-Ish, a powerful undead shaman, and joined a ghost hunting team. That whole mess worked out really badly for him, so he does what any small reanimated individual would do and leaves. And he’s got to live somewhere. He’s also paranoid and hates being out late by himself and needs a lot of locks on his door. Overall, Herbert just wants to test the limits of science and hopefully not be brutally murdered by his own creations like last time. Can he ever stop science-ing? Will he ever grow to be larger than pocket-sized? I choose you, Herbert West!