T. Montgomery Burns , built his atomic energy fortune from the ground up after inheriting his father's atom-splitting factory. As owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, he has been able to control local elections and build a contraption large enough to block out the sun and plunge the town into complete darkness. More misunderstood than evil, Mr. Burns may possess unparalleled seat of power in Springfield, but he can barely lift a baseball bat. His hobbies include money fights with his assistant, Waylon Smithers and cultivating a wardrobe made entirely of innocent animals' pelts.