Dr Benjamin Kondraki was a man of legend and libel. A true man of ambition, he believed his particular brand of loud, arrogant leadership to be exactly what the Foundation needs. But due to his rapid gain of power and extreme recklessness, once he got it, he quickly gained the negative attention of very powerful figures. He lived through several assassination attempts, which left him very paranoid. He had an uncanny ability to evade death. "I'm a rabbit's foot. Ain't dying anytime soon."