In the late 1900s, Sir Bumblethorpe had been knighted by the Queen herself for his efforts in cultural preservation. It was a great honor, and one that spurred him into further action, traveling to South America to liberate more cultural artifacts from the unappreciative natives.
As it turned out, the artifact he wanted to liberate was a dormant system, hidden within a bejeweled ceremonial weapon.
Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, as soon as he got the weapon, the local savages found him, and went absolutely rabid. Cedric had no idea why he would always be attacked and hunted by savages whenever he tried doing his honest work, but he had come to accept it as part and parcel of the job.
Naturally, he was forced to defend himself with the weapon. It broke, and he absorbed the system, gaining the Cultural History Museum System. The rest, as they say, was history. Well, in his case, it was cultural history.
