Eddie Q. Azide

Eddie Q. Azide, normally going by his self-given supervillain name Mr. Combustion, is a debt-collector turned supervillain that roams the streets of New Crunk City District 12 about every 7-9 months, depending on his hospital schedule. While hypothetically being very dangerous, Eddie is considered to be a low-level threat by the NCCPD, and is often dealt with by the Skrunk Squad.

## Origin

Eddie was born and raised in Neo Miami, and lived in a single parent household until he was old enough to earn his own money. Being an ideal lackey, he joined a local street mob that specialized in doing contracted debt collecting for other gangs. Until his early 20s, Eddie was a low-level lackey who often got injured in compromised collections. During his last know collection, Eddie and his crew were assigned to debt collect from a local explosives manufacturer. A fight broke out between the company and the mob, causing an explosion which knocked Eddie into a vat of nitroglycerin, with a few dashes of ammonia and acetone to top it all off. The healing effects of the nitroglycerin and the volatility of the slew of explosive compounds changed Eddie's DNA fundamentally, allowing him to become a hyper-volatile human that possessed the ability to create explosions using chemical reactions in his joints.

This trait soon made Eddie a large liability, due to his lack of control over his new physiology. Essentially exiled from Neo Miami, Eddie thought he could start a new life in New Crunk City. Finding a flier for the infamous Skrunk Squad, Eddie applied to be a member. During a screening, however, it was deemed that Eddie couldn't be a member of the team due to his need for consistent medical service. Resenting the Skrunk Squad and their lack of good health insurance, Eddie turned to a life of crime out of rage for his situation and life in general. Soon, he took on the name Mr. Combustion, and generally he takes out his rage on manmade structures to gain money and fame.

In recent times, Eddie signed a contract with the Poblano Party. It is theorized that if Eddie and the powerful healer Nedward were to meet, the true power of his condition could be explored.

## Powers and Abilities

Eddie naturally produces a highly explosive gas in small but notable quantities. The gas he produces tends to build up in his lower abdomen, and will spread throughout his body to then be trapped within many of his joints, particularly his knuckles and back vertebrae. This has given him the powerful ability known as Explosive Arthritis, where cracking his joints releases the gas and can cause massive explosive damage if ignited. Due to Eddie's natural Fire abilities, a simple ignition is no problem. The only downside of this ability is that Eddie is not particularly immune to the damage, and one or two uses of the ability can give him internal bleeding and severe burns. On average, he can use this ability about 3 times per year.

His special move, the Contortion Distortion, is an aerial AOE attack where Eddie can crack as many joints in his body at once to create a powerful blast.

## Trivia

* Sometimes, the gas produced by Eddie leaks out of his ears and nostrils.