Barnabus Rigg

> "*It's Barnabus Time." - Barnabus Rigg, when it's Barnabus Time.*
>
>

### Relatives

Hyperion I, Hyperion II, Hyperion IV, Hyperion V, Hyperion VII, Sergei Chernov, Nestor McKellen

## Physical description

### Eye color

Brown

**Hyperion III**, also known as **Barnabus Rigg**, is a Metahuman created by the Hyperion Project. He is notable for being the second largest Hyperion Soldier created, standing at 8'4 and being increabily broad-shouldered. He is reportedly able to lift multiple tonnes, survive direct hits from heavy firearms and bend steel as if it were paper.

In 2040, Barnabus is viewed as an amazing yet reclusive figure, due to his reluctance to attend public functions. This is due to the nature of his immense strength, and more importantly how little control he has over it.

## Hyperion Soldier

Barnabus is a wrecking ball of a man, with his height and sheer bulk being a massive threat to even large mechanized tanks. Barnabus is quite well known for his charitable acts, doing serious heavy lifting for construction in hard to reach places. These acts have made him a beloved figure to the average hardworking Atlas Citizen, and Barnabus or "Barney" as his fans lovingly know him.

Appearance-wise, Barnabus is a behemoth of a man, with his massive shoulders too wide to fit through any standard door. He has his hair cropped short, and sports a small goatee that he religiously grooms, using a large combat knife as his massive hand crushes any razor he attempts to use.

### Early Life

From a young age into even the 2040s, he has consistently been unable to control his immense might. Opening a door is like neurosurgery to him, as one twitch could rip it off its hinges. He has been unable to control his power, and has at times injured those close to him. He once accidentally hit Sergei's wheelchair with his shin, sending the Russian cripple flying down a hallway and smashing into a wall. Sergei would heal from this injury, but Barnabus would never get over his guilt from the incident, which increased tenfold when the news broke of Sergei's suicide.

Before taking the name Barnabus Rigg, there was a time when Hyperion III loathed his own existence. He saw himself as a failed lab rat, a view he unknowingly shared with Dr Konrad Valcz. When Hyperion III was old enough he broke through the reinforced doors sealing off Hyperion Level 2 from the rest of the Area 51 facility and attempted to escape. After two hours of twisting corridors and fleeing scientists, III ran into Lieutenant Roger Jefferies as the man was leaving for home after his shift. Their chance meeting led to a great friendship, with III taking the name Barnabus to honour Jefferies' late father Barnabus Jefferies. Barnabus never felt worthy enough to inherit Jefferies' last name, despite how the man respected him. Lt Jefferies was like a true father to Barnabus, and he never forgave those that killed him, nor did he forget the threat of Resistance Factions to innocent bystanders.

### Modern Times

While in battle for the Coalition, Barnabus wields a massive mace comprised of an I-Beam and a large sphere made of steel. He has reportedly replaced this weapon 25 times, as it eventually shatters under his colossal might. He keeps commitment to the mission while working, but will try to minimise civilian casualties.