Earth-based Elemental Character

The lines between good and evil have always been thick however the lines between right and wrong have always been thinnest and often overlapping one another into a gray majority. I've always done what I thought was right no matter what the circumstances and if I was ever wrong... well that's my cross to bear. For I am a righteous man but never sworn to be a holy man. For there is only one who is perfect and that is my God.
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* Challengers of the Fantastic Patrol

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The Thing received his powers when cosmic rays bombarded his body. He is extremely strong and durable. Nick Fury's intel classified him as power level 8. He is considered one of the strongest men on Earth.
 This Ghost Rider was cursed from the bloodline of Noble Kale. As the Ghost Rider, Ketch possessed a variety of supernatural powers.
 After failing against Necrosis, Belasco fused its blood to Danny, transforming him into the Spirit of Corruption.

* Cybernetic Enhancement:  After the destruction of his original body Daniel's consciousness survived in the nanites of Gah Lak Tus.
	+ Flight:  Daniel can fly.
	+ Hive Mind:  Daniel can control multiple versions of his body at once.
	+ Shapeshifting:  Being made of nanites Daniel can modify the shape and length of his body.
* Rock-Like Skin:  The Thing possesses a smooth, orange, rock-like hide as a result of exposure to cosmic rays. The mutagenic process caused his musculature, bone structure, internal organ composition, soft tissue structure, and skin to greatly increase in toughness and density. After being subjected to a serum, he now reverts to human form once a year, which is now the only time he ages.
 The Thing possesses a smooth, rock-like hide as a result of exposure to the extra dimensional energy. The mutagenic process caused his musculature, bone structure, internal organ composition, soft tissue structure, and skin to greatly increase in toughness and density.
	+ Atmospheric Adaptation:  The Thing possesses lungs that allow him to breathe in an atmosphere that was described as 'basically acid' with no ill effects.
	+ Enhanced Endurance:  The Thing's lungs are of greater volume and efficiency than a normal man's, enabling him to hold his breath underwater for up to nine minutes.
	+ Enhanced Reflexes:  His reflexes have remained at their above average human levels despite his greater mass.
	+ Immortality:  The Thing cannot age. The only way for him to age is by being in his human form. If he's not turned back to human or decides not to turn back to human one day a year as he's able to, The Thing would theoretically never die.
	+ Superhuman Durability:  The rock-like composition of the Thing's body renders him highly resistant to physical injury. The Thing's body can resist extremely powerful impact forces, such as the force of the Hulk's punches (the Hulk is far above class 100, which makes his punches devastatingly strong). He can also withstand exposure to high levels of explosives, such as being struck with bazooka shells or being shot point-blank with a high-caliber firearm without sustaining injury. His body can also withstand extreme temperatures. However, he couldn't withstand being slashed by Wolverine's Adamantium claws, and sustained facial injury, making adamantium one of the few things that can pierce the Thing's nearly impenetrable body.
	 He can withstand the explosive effects of armor-piercing bazooka shells (15 pounds of high explosives) against his skin with no injury. He has also taken blows from powerful opponents like Hyperion and Power Princess and survived without any real damage. He is still susceptible to colds, disease, and emotional stress.
	+ Superhuman Sensory Adaptation:  Though his senses aren't superhumanly acute, his five senses can withstand greater amounts of sensory stimuli than he could when he was a normal human being, with no reduced sensitivity. This was demonstrated during the Fantastic Four's first fight with the Hulk. While the sonic boom caused by Hulk's thunderclap knocked out the rest of the group, Ben was barely phased, only sent slightly back due to the accompanying shockwaves.
	 The Thing's five senses can withstand greater amounts of sensory stimuli than he could when he was a normal human being, with no reduced sensitivity.
	+ Superhuman Stamina:  The Thing's advanced musculature produces considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of a normal human. At his peak, he can exert himself for about 24 hours before the buildup of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to affect him. Incidentally, The Thing's lungs are of greater volume and efficiency than a normal man's, enabling him to hold his breath underwater for up to 9 minutes, despite the fact that he used to smoke.
	 The Thing can exert himself at high levels for about an hour before the build-up of fatigue poisons in his blood impairs his strength.
	+ Superhuman Strength:  The Thing's primary superhuman power is his great physical strength. Initially, he was only strong enough to rate as a class 5. Over the years, through rigorous training and further mutation, his strength dramatically increased to the point where he rated as a class 85 (the rating system is only for comparing characters with each other and should not remotely be taken literally). His latest rating put him as class 100. His feats include successfully holding back a giant alien spacecraft from jettisoning from Earth, lifting an oil rig and also stopping a multiple story building (weighing roughly 30,000 tons) from falling over and lifting it back into place. Ben even displayed sufficient physical strength to break free from Quasar's constructs, to break free from (presumably secondary) Adamantium chains, and to cause moderate damage in a planet buster living black hole. Moreover, the Thing could overpower a hydraulic press that was stated to be powerful enough to push through a planet. Underwater, the Thing also proved a match for Namor's incredible raw strength, even gaining the upper hand. The Silver Surfer recognized the Thing's vast strength, and needed to empower himself further, physically, to surpass him. Thus, even being less powerful, the Thing proved strong enough to send a reasonably angry Savage Hulk flying with a mighty blow. He could also draw blood from the Green Scar, who was suppressing his full physical powers, but was stronger than the Savage Hulk, could replicate this feat while facing a relatively angry Hulk, and could knock out the Immortal Hulk, who was not consenting with the Puppet Master's control, but was also one of the most powerful incarnations of the Green Goliath. In fact, the Thing has consistently been portrayed as a rival to the Hulk, though officially being less powerful, and normally confronting a restrained Hulk.
	 Ben possess vast superhuman strength capable to take on the likes of the Hulk, Hyperion and go toe-to-toe against Power Princess for a prolonged period of time.
		- Superhuman Leaping:  Ben great strength extends to his legs and enables him to perform great leaps in the air.
	+ Temperature Tolerance:  The Thing's body is able to withstand extremes of temperature from -75° to 800° Fahrenheit for up to an hour before exposure or heat prostration occurs.
	+ Transformation:  As a result of undergoing a body-wide secondary metamorphosis in his rocky form Ben possesses the ability to transform his body into a purple glowing form that apparently possess the same powers as before with some additional abilities. He can change from his purple form to the rock skin form at will as well as turning back into his human form.
* Spirit of Corruption Transformation:  Danny currently possesses the supernatural ability to transform into the Spirit of Corruption - an armored warrior powerful enough to go against a Spirit of Vengeance. Danny describes the transformation as being taken over by a rotten carapace; a green supernatural substance oozing and surging out from his body. He also carries a giant sword known as the Blight Blade from his innards. While consumed by the Spirit, Danny still retains some humanity in him. During this form, he's granted with further powers.
	+ Blight Blade Projection:  Ketch wields a supernatural sword called the Blight Blade. It is made out of the same substances from him since it's a part of his physiology. Anybody stabbed by the sword will be consumed by every corrupt thing they've committed in their life from the inside out, reducing themselves into a pile of sludge. However, if a person hasn't done anything corrupt, they are left incapacitated slowly recovering while tar and rot comes out of their body, as described by Frank Castle.
	+ Burning Touch:  His hands are capable of burning skin when placed on a human.
	+ Regenerative Healing Factor:  Ketch possesses a mystical energy that grants him to rapidly heal any damage and/or harm faster, greater and better than any ordinary human being. This substance seems to be equivalent to sludge, tar and rot, and can warp itself back together after getting attacked.
	+ Superhuman Durability:  Ketch is invulnerable to any conventional attacks being able to withstand bullets and Wolverines' adamantium claws.
	+ Superhuman Strength:  .
* Unique Physiology:  After being exposed by the energy of an ancient meteorite, Rex Mason was transformed into metahuman with the ability to transmute his body in whole or in part into any element.
 Metamorpho's physical body appears segmented with each limb appearing to be entirely made of a different elemental substance; whether it is liquid, solid or gas. These abilities include:
	+ Bio-Fission:  Rex can split his body into several copies each of them with his own powers.
	 After his absorption of Shift, Rex's powers developed so that he could create duplicates of himself from his body. They each can move and speak (although they do not seem to be able to perform Metamorpho's regular special abilities), and Rex typically reabsorbs them before engaging in combat (indicating further that Rex may not be able to use his other powers until he is whole again).
	+ Elasticity:  Rex can stretch, bounce, elongated, control, reshape his body as if it were made of rubber or plastic.
	 Rex can stretch, bounce, elongated, control, reshape his body as if it were made of rubber or plastic.
	 Like his father, Luke has the ability to stretch his body and shape it into non-humanoid forms, and change the color in order to more perfectly assume the form of whatever he wishes.
		- Shapeshifting:  Able to change shape, mimicking another human being or an inorganic object. Unlike his father, he can't open holes in his body but he can change his color which Plastic Man cannot.
	+ Elemental Transmutation:  Rex can transmute his body to any of a wide variety of liquid, gas or metallic elemental compounds and form it to his will. Originally, he was limited to the elements which occur naturally in the human body. Over time, this limitation seems to have disappeared. He can alter the shapes and consistencies of these elements and combine them to form complex compounds. Rex can assume forms of gas, liquid or solid states.
	 Rex can transmute his body to any of a wide variety of liquid, gas or metallic elemental compounds and form it to his will. Originally, he was limited to the elements which occur naturally in the human body. Over time, this limitation seems to have disappeared. He can alter the shapes and consistencies of these elements and combine them to form complex compounds. Rex can assume forms of gas, liquid or solid states.
		- Flight:  By turning into a gaseous form, Metamorpho can achieve a form of self propelled flight.
		- Molecular Reconstruction:  Stagg once boasted that Mason possessed the potential to submolecular variance at will, more than simply changing his own molecular/atomic structure at will but altering the very chemical nature of other objects even at a distance.
		- Toxikinesis:  As an extension of this power rex can produce toxines and compounds from his body.
	+ Enhanced Durability:  The nature of Rex's body provides him with natural body armor offering damage resistance from blunt attacks and energy attacks.
	+ Enhanced Vision:  Rex can see in the dark.
		- Telescopic Vision:  By transforming his eyes in binoculars Rex can see further and with a greater degree of accuracy.
	+ Metamorphosis:  Rex can reshape his body at will, he usually turns his hands in blunt weapons but he can make more complex pieces of equipment like binoculars and turbines.
	 Metamorpho can also shape parts and portions of his body instead of the whole. He can form such complex shapes as a tank and a bicycle and such simple forms as a cloud or a spring.
	+ Size Alteration:  Rex can increase his physical size at will. By increasing his size Rex can increase his physical strength to the point where he could match Alan March.
	+ Superhuman Durability:  The nature of Rex's body provides him with natural body armor offering damage resistance from blunt attacks and energy attacks. He can be hit by superhumanly strong opponents and thrown through walls multiple times without suffering any lasting damage.
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#### Former Powers -

* Ghost Rider Transformation:  Ketch possessed the supernatural ability to transform into the Ghost Rider at will, initially due to being indwelled by his ancestor Noble Kale, who had been turned into a Spirit of Vengeance by the Medallion of Power. However, Ketch and Kale have been shown separately in their Ghost Rider forms, indicating that Ketch's powers now come from a different Spirit of Vengeance. Originally, he would have to touch the gas cap of his motorcycle -- actually the Medallion of Power -- to transform. Later, he would automatically transform at night or in the presence of evil. Eventually, however, he gained control over his transformations and could transform through an act of will or when innocent blood is spilled.
	+ External Force Immunity:  Recently, as Ghost Rider, Ketch has demonstrated immunity to any kind of force that can affect his body and everything he has, and may go through a force field without being affected.
	+ Hellfire Manipulation:  As Ghost Rider, Ketch possessed the ability to generate, control, and project mystical fire, or "hellfire" at will. Hellfire is an empyreal and supernatural flame that burns the soul of a person and can be used to burn their physical body. He could utilize this fire in various ways, including projecting it from his eyes, hands, mouth, or even channel it from his body into other weapons like his shotgun, form walls of hellfire, and even create a motorcycle completely out of hellfire.
		- Hellfire Clones:  Ketch has used his demonic flames to create a small army of duplicates in the past in order to aid in his ventures of ending the Ghost Rider line.
	+ Mystical Chain Projection:  As Ghost Rider, Ketch wielded a mystical chain that was capable of growing in length, cutting through almost anything, and transforming into other weapons. He could also spew and project chains from his mouth or chest at will.
	+ Penance Stare:  As Ghost Rider, Ketch possessed the supernatural ability to cause any individual who stares into his eyes to see and feel every bit of pain they have ever inflicted on anyone in their entire lifetime.
	+ Regenerative Healing Factor:  Despite his high resistance to damage and harm while he was transformed into Ghost Rider, Ketch could still sustain any damage and/or harm. however, the mystical energies of the Ghost Rider enabled him to rapidly heal any damage and/or harm rapidly faster, greater and better than any ordinary human being is capable of. his regenerative powers are powerful and rapid they allow him to regenerate in a matter of moments/seconds depending on the damage and/or harm.
	+ Superhuman Durability:  While transformed into Ghost Rider, Ketch's body was highly resistant to physical injury. He was capable of withstanding great impact forces, temperature and pressure extremes, powerful energy blasts, high caliber bullets, and falls from great heights without sustaining injury.
	+ Superhuman Stamina:  The mystical energy that empowers Ghost Rider prevents his muscles from producing fatigue toxins during physical activities. As a result, while transformed into Ghost Rider, Ketch possessed limitless superhuman stamina in all physical activities.
	+ Superhuman Strength:  As Ghost Rider, Ketch possessed superhuman strength sufficient to lift about 10 tons.
* Power Cosmic:  When Galactus' Antithesis from the Negative Zone depowered the devourer of worlds and began spreading his influence over the universe, Galactus imbued the Fantastic Four with the power cosmic in order to defeat his antithesis.
	+ Energy Absorption:  While imbued with the Power Cosmic, Thing was able to absorb Antithesis' energy from the possessed victims of the cosmic being.
	+ Telekinesis:  While imbued with the Power Cosmic, when Thing threw a punch, the hit would echo through his enemies.

* Archaeology:  .
* Athletics:  .
* Charisma:  .
* Chemistry:  Due to his powers Rex has great knowledge of chemistry, after briefly studying a failed cure for Joker Venom Rex was able to correct it and synthetize it in seconds.
* Experienced Astronaut:  Ben has also trained as an astronaut and was piloting Reed Richard's spacecraft during the team's fateful bombardment with cosmic rays. Reed and the Inhumans entrusted the difficult navigation and safe flight of Attilan to the Blue Area of the Moon to him.
* Expert Pilot (Aviation):  Ben is an exceptionally skilled and experienced pilot, proficient with many varieties of both conventional and exotic aircraft.
* Firearms:  .
* Heightened Senses:  After being imbued with the Spirit of Corruption, Danny was able to operate while his helmet covered his eyes.
* Indomitable Will:  One of Ben's remarkable qualities is his extreme willpower. Whatever obstacles may come, he would try until he overcomes them or dies. In fact, during his fight with the Champion of the universe, despite suffering severe injuries, he kept coming back, making the Champion remark that while he could break every bone in Ben's body, he could never defeat him, as he could never break Ben's spirit, and forfeited the fight so that he wouldn't be forced to hurt Ben anymore. This implacable determination was also demonstrated in the battle against the Immortal Hulk. During this battle, Ben had to overcome a superior foe, who was been controlled by the Puppet Master, in order to save himself and Alicia.
* Investigation:  .
* Master Combatant:  He is uniquely gifted in the art of hand-to-hand combat (a skill Ben honed long before he became the Thing), though his fighting style tends to be a rather loose brawling technique all his own. This style often incorporates collegiate wrestling techniques, Boxing (as he has been stated to have spent hours upon hours honing his boxing skills in the gym during college), and on at least one occasion even Jujutsu. In his youth, Ben was a talented football player.
 As Ghost Rider, was a formidable combatant as a result of his powers, though he had no formal training.
	+ Boxing:  .
	+ Martial Arts:  Rex is an extremely skilled martial artist and has helped Signal in his training.
	+ Wrestling:  .
* Musical Skill:  The Thing can play the saxophone.
* Peak Human Condition:  .
	+ Peak Human Speed & Agility:  Despite his abnormal size and weight, Ben is able to move as fast and as freely as he did when he was human.
* Philanthropy:  .
* Science:  .
* Skilled Motorcyclist:  Ketch himself was a skilled motorcyclist.
* Subconscious Restraint:  Ben is portrayed as someone who holds back; it has eventually been indicated that the Thing normally exercises subconscious control over his strength, not allowing it to exceed a certain limit and accidentally harm others.
* Theology:  .
* He demonstrated the ability to pass through force fields, he can consciously shift back into his rocky form.
* Machine Man has an IQ of 110.

* Alcoholism:  Danny began drinking a lot of alcohol due to the accumulation of traumatic events in his life.
* Depression:  At one point Ben suffered a deep depression when he believed he would be stuck as the Thing for the rest of his life. During this time he cried himself to sleep every night and attempted suicide multiple times.
* Handicap:  Ben is limited in his capacity to use normal, everyday appliances due to his sheer size, weight and strength or interact with normal objects. His powers are also implied to have robbed him of his sense of touch.
	+ Fantastic Four Synergism:  The original members of the Fantastic Four are tethered to each other, and act as their own conduits of power. They can be apart within their own universe and retain a connection, but prolonged periods cut off from each other in other universes result in a gradual decline in power levels. If they spend too much time separated this way, they would eventually become powerless.
* Orb of Ra:  .
* Superhuman Strength:  While in Thing shape Ben must wear an impact suit or risk causing destruction with every step he takes.

### Former Weaknesses -

* Dark Energy Bonding:  After being exposed to the Dark Multiverse energy, the Terrifics members became tethered to each other, which causes an explosion if they are separated more than a mile from each other.
* Ghost Rider Addiction:  Danny became addicted to the power of the Ghost Rider, making him easily manipulated when offered access to the power again.
* Penance Stare Limitation:  The Penance Stare can't affect victims if they are blind, on drugs, have no soul, or are bonded to symbiotes. Using the Penance Stare on anyone who is blind, on drugs, has no soul, or is bonded to a symbiote will incapacitate him, at times rendering him unconscious or in a death-like state. The same thing happens if he uses the Penance Stare on someone or something with more than two eyes. The Penance Stare also seems to have little effect on those who are mentally unstable, such as Madcap and Carnage.

* Fantasti-Flare:  The Thing normally carries a miniature flare pistol capable of creating a fiery “4" signal in the sky. Used as a weapon, the incendiary charge will ignite flammable materials.
* Fantastic Four Uniform/Impact Suit:  The Thing's costume, and the rest of his wardrobe, is constructed of unstable molecules. The Thing's costume has a complete data processing and telemetry system woven into its fabric on a molecular level, making it like a wearable computer. The costume forms a network with the rest of the Fantastic Four, providing a constant, real time uplink of everyone’s physical condition as well as their location and current situation. The costume is capable of displaying data and has touch-pad controls on the gauntlets. Its sensors can track all of the team's uniforms and provide a picture of their immediate vicinity. The costume has an intricate scanner system which can detect things around the wearer, from how many people are in the next room to what dimension or planet they are on.
 Ben's impact suit could withstand immense damage without shredding.
* Universal Translator:  Ben has a universal translator that can decipher and interpret languages, both alien and terrestrial, into the native language of the user.

### Weapons -

* Blight Blade:  As the Spirit of Corruption, Danny wields a mystical blade able to make people be consumed by every corrupting thing they've done.

#### Former Weapons -

* Ghost Rider's Chain:  Had a variety of mystical abilities and responded to Ghost Rider's mental commands.
* Hammer of Angrir:  .

### Transportation -

* Fantasti-Car:  .
* Fantasti-Car Mk II:  .
* Motorcycle:  While Danny was Ghost Rider, his motorcycle transformed with hellfire wheels and could travel across water or up walls, and can be commanded remotely.
* Pogo Plane Mk I:  .