The two below are of a different version - the only visual differentation is the collar of his coat; they splintered from the same past circumstance, the one to follow just ended up forming a science cult (think Pythagoras) to deal with the whole oopsie daisy accidentally killed a lab tech in a dangerous experiment traumatic life experience rather than sinking into a gradual suicidal depression.
A change for the worst because he goes on to try corrupting his world (and fails when his device ends up being used against him + his Followers) but that's neither here nor there.