Piotr Rasputin

Peter Nicholas (Alias)

Pete (Nickname)

Mikhail Rasputin (Brother)

Illyana Rasputina (Sister, deceased)

Excalibur (Former Member)

Salem Center, NY

## Background

### 1979 - 2001: Piotr Rasputin

Piotr Nicolaevich Rasputin (Russian: Пётр "Питер" Николаевич Распутин) was born & raised on his family's farm in Russia. The Rasputin family were descendants fraudulent "Man Of God" Grigori Efimovich Rasputin, who became one of the court favorites of Tsar Nicolai II as a mystic & faith healer.

Both of Piot'r parents, Nikolai & Alexandra, made their living as farmers & selling their produce to the town over. Piotr, as well as his brother Mikhail & younger sister Illyana were all mutants. His parents were well aware of their children's abilities & were not bothered in anyway. In fact, Piotr's ability to transform his body into organic steel allowed him to work around the farm & help out his parents with ease. When not working on the farm, Piotr would pass the time drawing or painting, a hobby he was immensely talented in.

After a Piotr used his powers to rescue Illyana from a runaway tractor, he was contacted by Professor Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men & the Xavier Institute. He was recruiting more members for his team to serve his goal of peaceful coexistence between mutants & humans. Seeing how well things worked in their town, Piotr believed they could reach this dream. Piotr agreed to leave the only home he ever knew to go to America with Xavier.

### 2001 - 2004: Colossus

Professor Xavier gave Piotr the code name "Colossus" for his ability to turn his body into steel. The newly christened Colossus remained in the United States fighting villains while the rest of his family stayed on the farm. Though he was not enrolled in the school like some other members, they were still trained in the use of their powers & how to use them in tandem as a team in the Danger Room.

The team went on to battle various adversaries, both on Earth & in outer space when needed. They had faced villains such as Xavier's former stepbrother Juggernaut, Sean Cassidy's cousin Black Tom Cassidy & the infamous Magneto.

His family always remained in his thoughts, with him being only X-Man that still had a real family. Shortly thereafter, a woman known as Miss Locke kidnapped many of the X-Men's loved ones to use as hostages in order to force the X-Men to aid her in finding her employer, Arcade. Among her captives was Colossus's younger sister Illyana, whom Locke had kidnapped from the Siberian collective farm & transported to the United States. Piotr had already been aware of his sister's disappearance from his parents & was ready to return home when Xavier got the message from Locke. The X-Men soon freed Illyana from captivity & returned her home.

The next year, Illyana was kidnapped again. She was taken by Belasco to Limbo. The X-Men soon followed after & managed to rescue her, with the help of Kitty Pryde using her phasing abilities when Belasco tried to grab Illyana.

Piotr became became close with Kitty, although both were too shy to fully admit their budding romantic feelings for each other. However, after surviving an alien attack, They grew closer & started to date. He also began a close friendship with Wolverine & Nightcrawler as well as Storm, whom would come to affectionately call him "little brother." Unfortunately, his & Kitty's relationship came to an end due to Piotr's jealousy over Kitty's close friendship teammate Douglas Ramsey.

When the attempted to rescue the Morlocks during the massacre, the Marauders began to indiscriminately murder them. Colossus was one of injured, having been hit by Riptide's shurikens which left him unable to return to his human form. Angry at the Marauders' lack of compassion for other people's lives, Colossus snapped Riptide's neck, killing him. Riptide's shurikens had caused energy leaks in Colossus' body, without penetrating his armored skin. He soon fell into a temporary paralysis & was sent to recover on Muir Island where Dr. Moira MacTaggert conducted texts on him. After months of recovery, Colossus was able to return to his human form, though with great strain. On the plus side, he was able to enjoy painting as a form of therapy.

## Romantic Relationships

* Kitty Pryde: Girlfriend (2001 - 2002), (2006 - 2008)

## Powers & Abilities

* **Mutant Physiology - Organic Steel Form:** Colossus is a mutant with the superhuman ability to convert the tissue of his entire body into an organic steel-like substance. This substance resembling steel is of unknown composition but appears to be analogous to osmium and to carbon steel. He is able to transform into this armor-like state at will (the process is virtually instantaneous) & remain in that form for an as yet undetermined amount of time. If he is rendered unconscious, he spontaneously reverts to his normal form. While in the armored state, Colossus possesses the same degree of mobility that he does in his normal form, though his endurance and speed are enhanced. Colossus cannot become partially or selectively armored; his body is either entirely converted or not.
	+ ***Superhuman Strength*:** After transforming into his armored state, Colossus possesses vast superhuman strength. As a teenager, he was sufficiently strong enough to be listed as a class 70. However, as a fully mature adult, his strength has increased to the point that he is listed at exactly class 100. He was able to hold his own against the Juggernaut though he has defeated Colossus.
	+ ***Superhuman Stamina*:** Colossus' musculature produces considerably less fatigue toxins than the musculature of a normal human. At his peak, he can physically exert himself at peak capacity for several days before the build up of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to impair him. He also does not need to breathe while transformed.
	+ ***Superhuman Durability*:** He has a high degree of imperviousness to injury. His armored form can withstand ballistic penetration, including that of a 110 millimeter Howitzer shell. He can survive temperature extremes from 70 degrees Fahrenheit above absolute zero to approximately 9000 degrees Fahrenheit. He can survive a collision with a loaded, one ton flatbed truck at 100 miles per hour or an explosion of 450 pounds of TNT. He can also survive falls from great heights while in his armored body. His armored form cannot rust under normal Earth conditions.
	+ ***Peak Human Speed*:** In his armored form, his speed is at the peak of human potential, enabling him to run 32-36 mph.
* **Art:** Peter is a talented artist adept in both sketching & painting.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Even though Peter has a gentle demeanor & personality, he is a skilled combatant who utilizes judo & wrestling techniques. He also received some training personally from Wolverine & honed himself through years of combat training within the X-Men's Danger Room.
* **Multilingualism:** Peter is fluent in Russian & English. He was also telepathically taught Japanese by Professor X, along with many other X-Men.

### Weaknesses

* **Adamantium:** Colossus can be damaged when attacked by something made from or bonded with Adamantium (i.e. Wolverine & Talon's Adamantium-bonded claws)
* **Vibranium:** His metal skin is vulnerable to the anti-metal Vibranium.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Strength:** 7 - Master / Elite
* **Speed:** 5 - Learned / Exceptional
* **Occult:** 2 - Impaired / Below Average
* **Weapons:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Energy Projection:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Strategy:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Fighting Ability:** 5 - Learned / Exceptional

## Trivia

* He identifies as an atheist.
* His best friends are Logan & Kurt Wagner.
* Colossus has a power ranking of 109, classifying him as Power Level 3 / General Threat.

## Notes

* The original character of Colossus belongs to the Marvel Universe.