Cain Marko

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* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

## Identity

### Relatives

Kurt Marko (Father, Deceased)
Sharon Graymalkin (Mother, Deceased)
Charles Xavier (Half-Brother)
Cassandra Xavier (Half-Sister, Deceased)
Moira MacTaggert (Sister-In-Law)
Kevin and David Xavier (Nephews)

## Physical Description

### Childhood: 1956 - 1971

Cain is the first son of Sharon Graymalkin, from her marriage to her first husband Kurt Marko. Cain was only five when his parents divorced and then he split time between his father and mother. While he love his mother very dearly, Cain hated his father. Kurt Marko was a cruel man that would abuse Cain to make himself feel stronger when his love life or career were met with unexpected stresses.

Having always been a rather large and athletic boy, Cain always thought of himself as his mother's "big strong boy" and Kurt's abuse challenged that mental image. Cain was afraid to tell his mother of the abuse as, in his young mind, that might damage what she thought of her son. So Cain quietly endured the pain and abuse, all the while promising himself that is would end when he was bigger and stronger than his father.

When Cain was seven, his mother Sharon would marry Brian Xavier and soon afterward she would give birth to her second son, Cain's younger half-brother, Charles Xavier. For eight years, Cain's life was split between having a happy family life with the Xaviers, and living a nightmare with his father where his only safe haven was his school's athletics programs.

### Coming of Age: 1971 - 1974

When Cain was fifteen, his stepfather Brian Xavier noticed signs of abused on Cain. Kurt had become less concerned with concealing the injuries he would inflict on Cain as he had to use more brutality to keep the growing Cain afraid of fighting back. When Brian suddenly died, Cain feared his father was responsible and yet Cain blamed himself.

As Cain sank into depression, his body underwent extreme changes, the next and last time Kurt would strike Cain, Kurt broke his hand. Cain finally got a taste of what it was like to be that "big strong boy" and he liked the feeling of power. But that is when Sharon walked in and misunderstood what she saw as Cain beating his father.

Sharon's disapproval hurt Cain more than he would ever admit. With his brain affected by the hormonal imbalance of his body's mutations taking effect and the years of psychological abuse he had suffered, Cain chose to take his frustrations out on Charles — essentially repeating the same abusive behavior Kurt has enacted upon Cain.

Hurting Charles never made Cain feel good, but it made him feel strong and powerful, which was at least something. Then one day, during a rather fierce beating, Charles let out a cry and suddenly Cain felt a strange pain in his brain. He felt a foreign presence take hold of him and when the pain was gone, Charles looked at Cain with a look of shock on his face. It was then that Cain knew Charles knew everything and in that moment Cain felt so utterly small and insignificant.

### Vietnam: 1974 - 1976

While Cain had been blessed with "the perfect body," Charles had a power that scarred Cain. Only Charles could make Cain feel small and that scared Cain. When he had the chance, Cain enlisted in the Army and went off to fight in Vietnam. The conflict was nearing its end, but Cain charged into each and every fight he could with reckless abandon. Among the carnage and destruction, Cain only grew stronger and more powerful. When the orders came that the war was over and the troops would be getting home, Cain decided to flee in search of more fighting.

### Childhood: 1976 - 1995

Cain chased conflicts. When there were no wars to fight, Cain found a quiet place to drink and picked fights with drunks. This amused him for nearly twenty years until it didn't, bringing Cain back home.

## Analysis

* **Mutant Level:** Cain is an Alpha-Level Mutant with Alpha-Level projected potential.
* **Mutation: Enhanced Physicality:** Cain is a mountain whose tissues, fibers, and bones are all extraordinary dense and almost impossible to damage.
	+ ***Augmented Stamina:*** Cain's body generates no fatigue toxins during most physical activity, granting him nigh-limitless stamina.
	+ ***Augmented Strength:*** Cain claims he can lift an excess of 75 tons.
	+ ***Longevity:*** Cain does not appear to have aged physically at the rate that he should. It is estimated he ages the equivalent of one year for every six years that pass in real time.
	+ ***Regenerative Healing:*** Cain claims on the rare event that he is injured that his body has healed itself perfectly. As we find zero scar tissue on his body, we have to assume his healing is regenerative.
* **Secondary Mutation: Unstoppable:** Once he begins to advance in a certain direction, it seems it is virtually impossible to halt Cain's movement. It seems that he moves forward, he generates a force field of a unknown energy (possibly telekinetic) that allows Cain to charge head first into danger (or through the side of a mountain) and not be harmed. He can be slowed, but it seems that as long as Cain continues to will to move forward, he will make progress.
	+ ***Invulnerability:*** Cain is invulnerable to most forms of physical injury.
	+ ***Self-Sustenance:*** According to Cain, he is completely self-sustained, meaning he has no need to breathe, sleep, eat, or drink. However, going without such things tends to make him become "less-human", losing his empathy for others as well as his sense of humor and personality.
* **Expertise: Athlete:** Cain has a strong affinity for physical activity and particularly enjoys the competitiveness of sports — especially American sports. In addition to being exceptionally good at most sports he engages in, Cain often follows professional sports and watches professional wrestling intently. Though he has typically been an avid fan of American football, his newest favorite sport to watch seems to be women's beach volleyball.
* **Expertise: Soldier of Fortune:** Cain has spent almost two decades fighting in war after war. His tactics are rather simple and straight-forward, but Cain has developed a very effective hand-to-hand combat style incorporating simple boxing and wrestling techniques.
* **Cycle of Abuse:** Cain was abused as a child. It has affected him severely in a number of ways and likely shaped the course of his mutation. Cain has a stunted maturity. Though Charles claims that Cain has matured significantly in the last two decades, he acts like an immature frat brother when he's in a good mood and cruel playground bully when he's ill-tempered.
* **Pride:** Cain has an obsession with feeling "big and strong" and a fear of being seen as "small and pathetic." As long as Cain feels as though he is the "big boy" in any given situation, he is usually calm and can be reasoned with. He can even be downright decent and pleasant to be around, especially around those of the female gender or young children. If he is humiliated, insulted, or otherwise made to feel small than his usual reaction is to lash out — sometimes resorting to violence.

### Threat Assessment

* **Might:** 6 — Superhuman
* **Acumen:** 2 — Average
* **Speed:** 3 — Exceptional
* **Tactical:** 4 — Experienced Fighter
* **Energy:** 3 — Moderate Ability
* **Resilience:** 7 — Virtually Indestructible
	+ **TOTAL:** 59
	+ **RANKING:** God Among Men

## Trivia and Notes

### Notes

* Cain Marko resides in Subsidiary-Reality M, within Murum Locus.
* Juggernaut is a character originating from *Marvel Comics*.

## Links and References

* Appearances of Cain Marko

1. ↑ Cerebro Files: Cain Marko