Real Name;
Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin
Aliases;
Peter Rasputin, formerly Peter Nicholas, the Proletarian
Identity;
Secret
Occupation;
Adventurer, former artist, superintendent, student, farmer
Citizenship;
U.S.A. (naturalized), formerly Russian
Place of Birth;
Ust-Ordynski Collective, near Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia
Known Relatives;
Grigory Efimovich Rasputin (great-grandfather, deceased), Elena (great-grandmother, deceased), Ivan Rasputin (great-grand uncle, deceased), Grigory Rasputin (grandfather, deceased), Nikolai Rasputin (father, deceased), Alexandra Rasputina (mother, deceased), Vladimir Rasputin (uncle, deceased), unidentified aunt & uncle (deceased), Illyana Nikolievna Rasputina (Magik, sister, deceased), Mikhail Rasputin (brother), Peter Jr. (son), Larissa Mishchenko (cousin, deceased), Konstantin (cousin, deceased), Klara (cousin, deceased), Dimitriy (cousin, deceased)
Education;
College level courses taken at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, no degree
Height;
6'6"; (transformed) 7'5"
Weight;
250 lbs., (transformed) 500 lbs.
Eyes;
Blue, (transformed) Silver
Hair;
Black
Powers;Colossus can transform his body tissue into an organic, steel-like substance that grants him superhuman strength and a high degree of imperviousness to injury. His armored form can withstand ballistic penetration as well as temperature extremes from 70º above absolute zero (-390º F) to approximately 9000º F. Colossus cannot become partially or selectively armored; his body is either entirely converted, or not at all. Even his eyes become steel-like.
Through an act of will, Colossus can transform virtually instantaneously into his armored state, and can remain in that form for an as yet undetermined amount of time. Once in his armored form, Colossus remains so until he consciously wills himself back to normal. If he is rendered unconscious, however, he spontaneously reverts to his normal form. In his armored state, Colossus retains his normal human mobility, though his endurance and speed are enhanced. He does not need to breathe while transformed, but it is believed that he could not survive for long in a vacuum.
Abilities;Colossus is talented in drawing and painting.
Weapons;
None
Paraphernalia; None
GIANT SIZE X-MEN / FIRST APPEARANCE COLOSSUS
GIANT SIZE X-MEN / FIRST APPEARANCE COLOSSUS
GIANT SIZE X-MEN / FIRST APPEARANCE COLOSSUS