Piotr Rasputin - Colossus

Real Name
Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin

Aliases
Peter Rasputin, formerly Peter Nicholas, the Proletarian

Identity
Secret

Occupation
Adventurer, former artist, superintendent, student, farmer

Citizenship
U.S.A. (naturalized), formerly Russian

Place of Birth
Ust-Ordynski Collective, near Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

Known Relatives
Grigory Efimovich Rasputin (great-grandfather, deceased), Elena (great-grandmother, deceased), Ivan Rasputin (great-grand uncle, deceased), Grigory Rasputin (grandfather, deceased), Nikolai Rasputin (father, deceased), Alexandra Rasputina (mother, deceased), Vladimir Rasputin (uncle, deceased), unidentified aunt & uncle (deceased), Illyana Nikolievna Rasputina (Magik, sister, deceased), Mikhail Rasputin (brother), Peter Jr. (son), Larissa Mishchenko (cousin, deceased), Konstantin (cousin, deceased), Klara (cousin, deceased), Dimitriy (cousin, deceased)

Group Affiliation
X-Men, formerly Excalibur, Acolytes

Education
College level courses taken at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, no degree

Height
6'6"; (transformed) 7'5"

Weight
250 lbs., (transformed) 500 lbs.

Eyes
Blue, (transformed) Silver

Hair
Black

Powers
Colossus can transform his body tissue into an organic, steel-like substance that grants him superhuman strength and a high degree of imperviousness to injury. His armored form can withstand ballistic penetration as well as temperature extremes from 70º above absolute zero (-390º F) to approximately 9000º F. Colossus cannot become partially or selectively armored; his body is either entirely converted, or not at all. Even his eyes become steel-like.

Through an act of will, Colossus can transform virtually instantaneously into his armored state, and can remain in that form for an as yet undetermined amount of time. Once in his armored form, Colossus remains so until he consciously wills himself back to normal. If he is rendered unconscious, however, he spontaneously reverts to his normal form. In his armored state, Colossus retains his normal human mobility, though his endurance and speed are enhanced. He does not need to breathe while transformed, but it is believed that he could not survive for long in a vacuum.

Abilities
Colossus is talented in drawing and painting.