Well Pure_Morning, his name is Dr. Bronze because, if you couldn't really tell by his color, he's bronze (long drawn out story as to why he's bronze skipped due to time constraints ). Let's just say it was one of those "smelting" mishaps like Goldmember.

Anyway, you hit it right on the head when you said, "I get the impression he may be one of these villans that nothing ever goes right for". Exactly! He's evil but he still needs lots of practice. Just to give you a hint, the goodguys in this thing are going to be bunnies.