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Marvel
Comics Character Profile - Colossus
| Name |
Piotr
Nikolaeivich Rasputin |
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| Nationality |
Russian |
| Powers |
Mutant.
Can transform his body into an organic steel form, greatly increasing
his strength and resilience |
| Affiliations |
X-
Men |
| 1st
App. |
Giant
Size X- Men #1 |
| History-
Piotr was
born in the harsh Siberian farmlands of the Ust- Ordynski Collective.
His mutant power first emerged during his adolescence and happy
with his simple life he used his great strength in his work
on the collective's farms. He was contacted by Professor
Xavier and joined the X- Men to fight against the sentient
island Krakoa. He remained in America with the X- Men, and was
soon joined by his young sister Illyana (Later to become Magik
of the New Mutants). Some time later Illyana returned to Russia
but was kidnapped by Soul Skinner who slew their parents. |
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Colossus rescued his sister but she later died, the first victim
of the Legacy Virus. Piotr was devastated and lost hope in Xavier's
dream of peace between Mutants and Humanity, he left the X-
Men and joined Magneto's Acolytes until the destruction of the
satellite Avalon when he returned to Earth. He went to Scotland
to find his former team mate and girlfriend Kitty Pride (Shadowcat).
He found her kissing her new boyfriend and Piotr and in a mad
rage nearly killed the man. He was taken in and looked after
by the British super team Excalibur until the team disbanded
when he returned to America with his former team mates Nightcrawler
and Kitty to rejoin the X- Men. After the death of Moira McTaggart
friend of the X- Men and renowned geneticist, Hank Mcoy (Beast)
developed a cure for the Legacy Virus. However to release the
antidote required that a mutant become infected causing his
powers to flare up and spread the cure throughout the atmosphere.
After seeing his sister die from the disease Colossus saw that
he could do something to save the rest of Mutant- Kind from
the same fate. Without telling anyone he purposefully injected
himself with the virus, sacrificing himself and eradicating
the legacy virus. |
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