<strong>COLOSSUS</strong><br/><br/><br/><div class="floatright"> (http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100725164102/twilightsaga/images/d/d4/Daniel_Cudmore_(Fitty).jpg)</div><strong>Character Name:</strong>Colossus<br/><strong>Real Name: </strong>Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin<br/><strong>Age: </strong>25<br/><strong>Sexual Orientation: </strong>Heterosexual, curious<br/><strong>Height: </strong>6'7" (7’7”)<br/><strong>Weight: </strong>120kg (250kg)<br/><strong>Affiliation: </strong>X-Men<br/>(http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120706031536/marveldatabase/images/7/77/Colossus_Phoenix.png)<br/><br/><br/><strong>Appearance:</strong><br/>Standing 6’7” this imposing figure of a man resembles that of a body builder. Though he has a large muscular form, his face has light charm. He often seems like a peaceful giant, always having an expression of serenity in his eyes. He smiles often, as everyone he surrounds himself with brings him joy.<br/><br/><strong>History:</strong><br/><br/>Growing up on his parents' farm, Piotr Rasputin saw his older brother Mikhail become a Cosmonaut. Mikhail was later discovered to be a latent mutant with energy warping powers, and to keep him secret the government faked his death. In later years, Piotr learned that he too was a mutant, and could transform his flesh into metal, but he was content to use his powers to help his fellow farmers. When a transformed Piotr rescued his sister Illyana from a runaway tractor, he was approached by Professor Charles Xavier, who was recruiting mutants for a new team of X-Men to help save his original students from the sentient island Krakoa. Dubbed Colossus by Xavier, Piotr reluctantly joined this new team, which freed the original X-Men and helped defeat Krakoa. After the battle, Piotr remained with the X-Men in America, though he found it difficult to adjust to living in a different culture.<br/>He has always been with the X-Men in their darkest and greatest hours, and will stay by them for the foreseeable future. Despite Charles Xavier’s disappearance, he has remained in good spirits. Knowing in his heart that his friend and teacher is still alive, and making the world a better place. Since recent events he has been instrumental in the rebuilding of the X-Men school, as he can do things not even heavy machinery can do. He also began teaching a few classes in his fields of passion. The arts, and the martial arts. Though Scott is his correct sensei, he receives training from multiple different X-Men.<br/><br/><div align="center"> (http://www.ultraimg.com/images/TJr43.gif)</div><strong>Powers/Abilities:</strong><br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Superhuman Strength</span>(http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20061122040605/marveldatabase/images/8/87/Colossusaoa.jpg): After transforming into his armored state, Colossus possesses vast superhuman strength. As a teenager, he was sufficiently strong enough to lift about 70 tons. However, as a fully mature adult, his strength has increased, though the exact amount he can lift isn't clear. It is known that he is able to lift at least 100 tons.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Superhuman Stamina</span>(http://www.comicsblend.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cablexforce6-colossus.jpg): Also, while in armored form, Colossus' musculature produces considerably less fatigue toxins than the musculature of a normal human. At his peak, he can physically exert himself at peak capacity for several days before the buildup of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to impair him.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"> Superhuman Durability (http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20061227154038/marveldatabase/images/f/f8/Piotr_Rasputin_(Earth-1610)_004.jpg)</span>:<br/>In his armored form Colossus is invulnerable to most forms of bodily harm. His armor is capable of withstanding ballistic penetration, including that of a 110 millimeter Howitzer shell. He can survive extremes of temperature from 70 degrees above absolute zero (-390 degrees Fahrenheit) to over 9000 degrees Fahrenheit. He could survive a collision with a loaded, one-ton flatbed truck at 100 miles per hour or an explosion of 450 pounds of TNT. Colossus' body attracts electricity like normal metal but he is actually immune to the effects of it himself. He can also survive falls from great heights while in his armored body. Colossus tends to jump at foes from a height creating a shock wave when he lands, due to his armored form. He can go without food, water, or air for many days while transformed, though he would eventually require sustenance.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Osmium</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/><strong>Note:</strong> <div class="floatright"> (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Osmium_cluster.jpg) </div>Colossus is a mutant that has the ability to transform his entire body into a form of "organic steel", with properties analogous to <em>Osmium</em> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmium) but of still unknown composition. Colossus cannot transform a portion of his body into this armored state; he must transform completely. When he transforms, he gains around a foot in height and his weight is at least doubled. <br/>Osmium reads a 7.0 on Moh’s Hardness scale; Steel is 4.5, Titanium is 6.0, Adamantine is 10.<br/><br/></div></div><br/><br/><strong>Talents:</strong><br/><span class="bbc_u">Bilingual</span>(http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070309080211/marveldatabase/images/5/54/Colossus_(Piotr_Rasputin)_009.jpg): He is fluent in English and Russian.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Skilled Painter</span>(http://mondomagazine.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/image-for-j-bones-list-colossus.jpg): Peter is a highly skilled artist, once becoming very famous using the name Peter Nicholas while suffering from amnesia.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Expert Combatant (http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130422010641/marveldatabase/images/6/6f/Pavel_Rasputin_(Earth-41001)_002.png)</span>: Even though Peter has a gentle demeanor and personality, he is a dangerous hand-to-hand combatant, having received some training personally from Cyclops. He has also honed himself through years of combat training within the X-Men's Danger Room.<br/><br/><br/><strong>Weaknesses:</strong><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://www.wallpaperno.com/thumbnails/detail/20121101/comics%20wolverine%20sentinel%20colossus%20marvel%20comics%201500x971%20wallpaper_www.wallpaperno.com_72.jpg)</div>Colossus is slow, he hits like a truck and can take a pounding from the best of them, but against fast characters, he will be taking it for a while. He has to actually catch the opponent to gain the upper hand. People and beings that resist impact, or that avoid it will eventually tire him out. He is forced to rely on his friends (http://images5.alphacoders.com/370/370898.jpg) to help with these situations.<br/><br/>While he has great resistance to temperature extremes of hot and cold, extreme heat followed by rapid super-cooling has been shown to cause extreme damage.<br/><br/>As he is vulnerable to the anti-metal vibranium in his metal form, his body instinctively shifts to human form when faced with a vibranium weapon. He can transform back, but a quick character with this this special weapon could essentially force him to fight in his normal form.<br/><br/>Though it has not been tested, it is a theory that Magneto (http://411posters.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/latimer-magneto.jpg) might be able to control his form of metal, at least partially.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong><br/><br/>Colossus is brave and noble, always striving to do what he thinks is right. He is relatively inexperienced in the ways of love and passion despite his age. He always wants to help others who believe in the same goals he does, seeing them almost like a family (http://www.comicsblend.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/amazingxmen8b.jpg). He will selflessly (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/27306/COLOSSUS_legacy_virus_cure_050611.jpg) throw himself in the line of fire for a fellow X-man, especially when it comes to the more frail members.<br/><br/><strong>Equipment:</strong>(http://outrightgeekery.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/colossus.jpg)<br/><br/>None, he has no equipment that he regularly takes into battle unless he thinks he needs it.