The Crusher

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Organic Tungsten Form**: After being injected with Compound B, Klaus was able to morph from his human form to his metal form. His skin turns silver and hardens as his size and musculature becomes gigantic, with his eyes occasionally turning red as well. Unable to control the transformation, Klaus would involuntarily transform into Crusher if his heart rate exceeded 200 beats per minute, usually caused by strong emotional responses like anger or stress. The transformation process is often physically excruciating and exhausting. According to Kellan Stillwell, the transformation is triggered when an electric pulse generated on the amygdala increases the nuclear radiation of Klaus's cells. Kellan Stillwell's reagent allows the cells to absorb the energy temporarily, which then abates, resulting in a chemical reaction that produces a myostatin primer. When Crusher transforms back into Klaus, the excess muscle mass and energy is dissipated, with the metabolic shift in his system requiring him to refuel. The total time of transformation falls anywhere between seconds to several minutes, depending on the initial adrenaline surge, which will be determined by the original stimulus. Despite Crusher's initial inability to control the transformations, he managed to attain some level of control through training and practice, and Klaus's consciousness is buried within Crusher, influencing his behavior to a very limited extent. If a transformation was occurring and Klaus unsuccessfully attempted to repress it, the Crusher personality would be in control; however, if Klaus willingly allowed himself to transform, he would retain some mental control over the Crusher. Shortly before being part of the Sinister Squad, Klaus became able to trigger his transformations at will, remaining angry in a controlled state, which allowed Crusher to be much smarter and self-controlled in battle. However, the more stressful or provoking his surroundings, the more difficult it is for Crusher to become calm enough to transform back into Klaus, which led to Soundwave using her "lullaby" technique to calm Crusher at the end of each battle. After the ambush on the Seven, Klaus found a way to transform into the Crusher while retaining his personality entirely. However, sometime after the battle, he returned to his human form.
	+ **Superhuman Strength**: The Crusher's primary power is his immense superhuman strength, which can be augmented by his rage. His incredible high-level of superhuman strength allows him to perform feats such as ripping apart steel, destroying vehicles with a single punch, stopping a speeding Humvee in its tracks by stomping it into the ground, stopping a building with a single punch, and creating a shockwave with his hands powerful enough to extinguish fire. His feet can stomp holes through cement. In combat, Crusher often uses his strength to throw heavy objects such as vehicles or his smaller opponents in order to defeat his enemies, such as when he threw a human-sized Stefan Heisler more than 40 feet away with a single kick (leading a doctor to state that most of his bones looked like crushed gravel afterwards, even with his enhancements) or when he hurled Thunderman around repeatedly while holding him by the leg, though it should be noted that Thunderman is completely indestructible. Overall, few individuals have been able to match or surpass Crusher's strength, such as his father, who despite his greater base level of strength ultimately succumbed to Crusher's when he endangered the life of Charlie, angering him enough to overpower the gamma monster. Thunderman, who Crusher was able to hit hard enough to cause his nose to bleed, sent him flying with a punch, and upon growing angry, managed to completely overpower him during their fight. Although he was himself, he was able to hold his own against Thunderman before he gained his full powers. The fully empowered Captain Man, whom Crusher was able to impressively stagger with a leaping blow, before he effortlessly swatted Crusher away, and Magguard, who Crusher managed to surprise and stagger with his blows; however, Magguard effortlessly struck him with various blows and knocked him out, leaving him unconscious for a short amount of time. Crusher was also able to lift and throw a buidling at great distance. Crusher's immense strength allowed him to hold the debris from the crumpling base with one arm because Charlie was badly damaged from Magguard's explosion, so that she wasn't fatally injured from the aftermath. The Crusher managed to do this long enough for Henry Davenport to arrive and rescue them by enlarged himself into his giant size. One of Klaus's most impressive strength feat is leaving a fist dent on the wall of the infirmary which was made of an extremely durable silicon-carbide vibranium alloy.
	+ **Superhuman Durability**: The Crusher is able to withstand blows and attacks of considerable force; tranquilizer darts and even high caliber bullets bounce off him, and flames cause him no damage whatsoever. His bones, skin, and muscles have an extreme density and he possesses a high degree of resistance to injury, pain, and disease. The Crusher has bulletproof skin and near unbreakable bones. The Crusher also withstood multiple energy blasts from advanced weaponry, extreme cold in the Arctic, and great impacts from heights of several miles (though the impact knocked him unconscious, forcing him to revert back into Banner). In addition, Jonah Davenport noted the amount of gamma radiation Klaus was exposed to would have killed him if it had not given him the ability to transform into The Crusher.
	+ **Superhuman Speed & Reflexes**:
	+ **Superhuman Agility**:
	+ **Superhuman Stamina**:
	+ **Superhuman Senses**:
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor**:
	+ **Immortality**: