Lyle Lipton/History

Past
Lyle Lipton was the co-founder of Lyle-Loopty Robotics alongside his business partner, Loopty Goopty. During their life, Lyle and Loopty performed inhuman experiments on poor people to expand both their empire and vast fortune.

Then one day, they invented the De-Age-Ifier, a specialized chamber that could alter the age of anyone within, which they planned to sell to the richest people on Earth. However, being so sure of their genius, they decided to test the machine on themselves rather than on someone-else, and neglected to switch the device from forward to backward. This costly mistake ended up aging them both into fragile old men. Lyle passed out but lived, while Loopty suffered a fatal heart-attack and died. With Loopty gone, Lyle would have the company and the fortune all to himself, but was greatly depressed by his feeble old body, which was dependent on life-support.

"C.H.E.R.U.B"
Later that day, Lyle attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself by his own air tubes, just when I.M.P arrived to assassinate him as requested by Loopty. However, C.H.E.R.U.B arrives on behalf of those who benefited from Lyle's company to convince him to keep on living and use his resources for good. This ends up sparking conflict between I.M.P. and C.H.E.R.U.B., who competed over Lyle's continued existence on Earth.

During his final moments, C.H.E.R.U.B. took him to an auditorium, while Blitzo accidentally murdered an operatic soprano with a falling light. C.H.E.R.U.B began to fight with I.M.P on the rafters. On the ground, Lyle realized that since supernatural beings were fighting over his life, it must be worth something. Additionally, he realized that he can buy anything with all his money, so he ultimately ends his will to kill himself. Unfortunately for him, however, when Cletus tried to kill Blitzo with a magical crossbow, a stray arrow accidentally let loose a metal beam that landed on a wooden plank, which catapulted a piano in the air, immediately crushing Lyle and killing him instantly. Because of their unintentional involvement in Lyle's death, C.H.E.R.U.B were then banned from returning to Heaven with no chance of redemption.

He later appeared as a mechanical demon in Hell after his death, explaining how his actions when he was alive condemned him there instead of Heaven, thus reuniting him with Loopty, his best friend and deceased business partner. Lyle and Loopty then wondered what they could do now before they were offered jobs by Wally Wackford who heard they were inventors. It is unknown if they accepted the job offer.