Post by Guido Carosella on Jan 9, 2004 19:04:36 GMT -4
Name: Guido Carosella
Code Name: Strong Guy
Age: 30 Height: 7’ 0” Weight: 750 lbs Eyes: Blue Hair: Whitish blond
Physical Description: An unusual percentage of body mass is concentrated in the upper half of Guido’s body, mostly in his arms and upper torso. He is bald, with only a long shock of whitish hair growing out of his forehead. He wears a modified set of sports goggles, as he long ago gave up on regular glasses and can’t bring himself to wear contacts. A goofy, disarming grin is usually plastered on his face.
Personality: Guido is basically just a big kid at heart. He loves goofing around and playing practical jokes, constantly cracking wise and generally being a cut-up. Some find his constant joking juvenile and annoying, but there is no denying his penchant for lightening an otherwise tense situation with a good (or bad) zinger. He tends to hang people with nicknames (whether they like them or not) until he becomes confortable with them, and often the nicknames stick around. He has yet to become totally comfortable with his size and strength, and often suffers from "Bull in the China Shop" syndrome. Despite his musclehead appearance, he is quite the bookworm and earned very high marks in school when he actually bothered to study. Guido’s constant pranks and jokes often cover for an unfortunate side effect of his mutation, described later. The last thing Guido wants is for anyone to feel sorry for him, though, and his motto is, “Always leave ‘em laughing.” His outgoing nature allows him to make friends easily, and he is fiercely protective of those he considers family.
Powers: Kinetic Energy Absorption: Guido has the mutant ability to absorb kinetic energy from blows from blunt objects and similar impacts. This energy is fed into his already superhuman sized muscles, which grow to accommodate the new energy and add to his strength. He can normally press around 50 tons, and his power can increase that amount to an unknown level. Guido has not yet gauged the upper limits of his power, as the energy absorption process is extremely painful for him and he has no idea what would happen if his muscles became totally saturated. Guido’s thick muscles also provide good protection against slashing and piercing attacks, gunfire, and has even withstood a close-range shot from an antitank rocket.
Other Abilities: Guido is a formidable hand-to-hand combatant, using mainly streetfighting techniques and his skills as a bouncer. Guido is pretty handy in the kitchen, as well as being a tolerable stand-up comedian and songwriter. Guido is independently wealthy, and owns an estate in the Catskills and a brownstone townhouse in Georgetown.
Limitations: Guido cannot store absorbed kinetic energy for very long before his body begins to permanently distort. He must therefore expend it within 90 seconds of absorption, usually by striking a target with his fists. Guido’s mutation causes him constant physical pain, which intensifies if he is actually absorbing energy. Guido is also nearsighted, and must wear corrective lenses.
First Episode: N/A (New Mutants #29)
Must-See Episodes: N/A (X-Factor #87, X-Factor #93, X-Factor #107)
Originally From: Rhinebeck, New York.
Known Family: Lou and Lois Carosella (Uncle and aunt), Anthony Carosella (cousin)
Hobbies and Pastimes: Guido has taken up yoga to help him cope with the constant agony that wracks his body. He loves goofing off and taking it easy. His ideal afternoon would be spent on the couch, wearing cutoff jeans and bunny slippers, watching Bugs Bunny and gnawing on a gigantic hoagie sandwich. He is a big sports fan, especially of very rough and physical type games. He loves football, and also gets a laugh out of professional wrestling.
Favorite Music: Guido’s musical tastes vary wildly. He has everything from classical to country, bluegrass to R&B, jazz to classic rock. He tends to lean towards rock and heavy metal, and favors Metallica, Rob Zombie, Godsmack, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, and an up-and-coming new siren named Lila Cheney.
Favorite Foods: Guido’s size and metabolism give him a ravenous appetite, and pretty much any food within arm’s reach is fair game. His hands-down favorite is sandwiches, with EVERYTHING on it.
Background: Guido was born into a privileged and frugal family in upstate New York. His parents pinched every penny saving for their future, and often chided their carefree son for his frivolous attitude. Their argument soon became moot, however, as they were both killed one fine morning by a falling communications satellite. After settling out of court for a hefty sum with the satellite’s owner, Guido found himself with a nice fat bank account that he couldn’t touch until he was 18. Guido went to live with his father’s brother and his family, on a quiet little farm near Rhinebeck, NY. Guido was an exceptionally bright student, although very small and skinny. The classic nerd, he doubled as the class clown in an attempt to fit in. His mutant power manifested in junior high, when some bullies began beating him up after school. Holding his left arm over his head to protect himself, Guido (and his antagonists) were shocked to see his arm swell up to its present size. To a skinny, 90 pound eighth-grader, it seemed to be the size of a Buick Roadmaster. In a blind panic Guido fled the scene, directly into the path of an oncoming school bus. The impact distorted his torso and right arm, and he fainted dead away. After a couple of days (and a few more impacts) Guido’s doctors had finally solved the mystery of Guido’s mutation, but by then the damage was done. Guido was in physical therapy for the rest of his school years, learning how to move all over again in his gigantic new body. His good humor never wavered, and he became somewhat of a local celebrity in Rhinebeck. Unfortunately, that little town wasn’t big enough for its larger-than-life new hero. Guido felt the need to move on and seek his own way in life, outside of his comfortable little bubble.
For a few years, he toured around with Lila Cheney, a rock and roll starlet who happened to also be a mutant, with dimensional teleportation abilities. Guido was a personal bodyguard (among other things) for Lila, and they toured the galaxy together, living the Rock & Roll lifestyle to the fullest. After a falling out with Lila, he returned home to Rhinebeck for a short time. He received a letter one day from a Professor Charles Xavier, inviting him to stay at his School for Gifted Youngsters. Guido had no idea what the Gifted Youngsters bit was supposed to mean, but he was pretty sure it wasn’t just for kids who were really good at chess. How Xavier had even heard of him, he didn’t know, but he figured it couldn’t hurt to stop by and hear what he had to say.
Guido arrived at the mansion only to find Xavier in a coma and Magneto attempting to lead the school in his place. With the addition of Mystique's Brotherhood and Callisto's Morlocks, there were a lot of factions under one roof, and Guido wasn't sure who to side with at first. He cast his lot with Xavier, and decided to just pitch in and help out wherever he could. Since then, he has been labeled as handyman, butler, secretary, babysitter, and chief cook/bottle washer. In a way, it irritates him, but he's also glad the household seems to have accepted him. Despite his continuing battle with the front door, which was damaged during his, er, grand entrance.
Guido made a good showing of himself during the Sentinel battle, though he was severely injured taking out the last one. As a result, he has opted to sit out most of the recent missions, most notably the ones to rescue Magneto. Despite his best efforts, though, trouble seems to beat a path to his door...
Code Name: Strong Guy
Age: 30 Height: 7’ 0” Weight: 750 lbs Eyes: Blue Hair: Whitish blond
Physical Description: An unusual percentage of body mass is concentrated in the upper half of Guido’s body, mostly in his arms and upper torso. He is bald, with only a long shock of whitish hair growing out of his forehead. He wears a modified set of sports goggles, as he long ago gave up on regular glasses and can’t bring himself to wear contacts. A goofy, disarming grin is usually plastered on his face.
Personality: Guido is basically just a big kid at heart. He loves goofing around and playing practical jokes, constantly cracking wise and generally being a cut-up. Some find his constant joking juvenile and annoying, but there is no denying his penchant for lightening an otherwise tense situation with a good (or bad) zinger. He tends to hang people with nicknames (whether they like them or not) until he becomes confortable with them, and often the nicknames stick around. He has yet to become totally comfortable with his size and strength, and often suffers from "Bull in the China Shop" syndrome. Despite his musclehead appearance, he is quite the bookworm and earned very high marks in school when he actually bothered to study. Guido’s constant pranks and jokes often cover for an unfortunate side effect of his mutation, described later. The last thing Guido wants is for anyone to feel sorry for him, though, and his motto is, “Always leave ‘em laughing.” His outgoing nature allows him to make friends easily, and he is fiercely protective of those he considers family.
Powers: Kinetic Energy Absorption: Guido has the mutant ability to absorb kinetic energy from blows from blunt objects and similar impacts. This energy is fed into his already superhuman sized muscles, which grow to accommodate the new energy and add to his strength. He can normally press around 50 tons, and his power can increase that amount to an unknown level. Guido has not yet gauged the upper limits of his power, as the energy absorption process is extremely painful for him and he has no idea what would happen if his muscles became totally saturated. Guido’s thick muscles also provide good protection against slashing and piercing attacks, gunfire, and has even withstood a close-range shot from an antitank rocket.
Other Abilities: Guido is a formidable hand-to-hand combatant, using mainly streetfighting techniques and his skills as a bouncer. Guido is pretty handy in the kitchen, as well as being a tolerable stand-up comedian and songwriter. Guido is independently wealthy, and owns an estate in the Catskills and a brownstone townhouse in Georgetown.
Limitations: Guido cannot store absorbed kinetic energy for very long before his body begins to permanently distort. He must therefore expend it within 90 seconds of absorption, usually by striking a target with his fists. Guido’s mutation causes him constant physical pain, which intensifies if he is actually absorbing energy. Guido is also nearsighted, and must wear corrective lenses.
First Episode: N/A (New Mutants #29)
Must-See Episodes: N/A (X-Factor #87, X-Factor #93, X-Factor #107)
Originally From: Rhinebeck, New York.
Known Family: Lou and Lois Carosella (Uncle and aunt), Anthony Carosella (cousin)
Hobbies and Pastimes: Guido has taken up yoga to help him cope with the constant agony that wracks his body. He loves goofing off and taking it easy. His ideal afternoon would be spent on the couch, wearing cutoff jeans and bunny slippers, watching Bugs Bunny and gnawing on a gigantic hoagie sandwich. He is a big sports fan, especially of very rough and physical type games. He loves football, and also gets a laugh out of professional wrestling.
Favorite Music: Guido’s musical tastes vary wildly. He has everything from classical to country, bluegrass to R&B, jazz to classic rock. He tends to lean towards rock and heavy metal, and favors Metallica, Rob Zombie, Godsmack, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, and an up-and-coming new siren named Lila Cheney.
Favorite Foods: Guido’s size and metabolism give him a ravenous appetite, and pretty much any food within arm’s reach is fair game. His hands-down favorite is sandwiches, with EVERYTHING on it.
Background: Guido was born into a privileged and frugal family in upstate New York. His parents pinched every penny saving for their future, and often chided their carefree son for his frivolous attitude. Their argument soon became moot, however, as they were both killed one fine morning by a falling communications satellite. After settling out of court for a hefty sum with the satellite’s owner, Guido found himself with a nice fat bank account that he couldn’t touch until he was 18. Guido went to live with his father’s brother and his family, on a quiet little farm near Rhinebeck, NY. Guido was an exceptionally bright student, although very small and skinny. The classic nerd, he doubled as the class clown in an attempt to fit in. His mutant power manifested in junior high, when some bullies began beating him up after school. Holding his left arm over his head to protect himself, Guido (and his antagonists) were shocked to see his arm swell up to its present size. To a skinny, 90 pound eighth-grader, it seemed to be the size of a Buick Roadmaster. In a blind panic Guido fled the scene, directly into the path of an oncoming school bus. The impact distorted his torso and right arm, and he fainted dead away. After a couple of days (and a few more impacts) Guido’s doctors had finally solved the mystery of Guido’s mutation, but by then the damage was done. Guido was in physical therapy for the rest of his school years, learning how to move all over again in his gigantic new body. His good humor never wavered, and he became somewhat of a local celebrity in Rhinebeck. Unfortunately, that little town wasn’t big enough for its larger-than-life new hero. Guido felt the need to move on and seek his own way in life, outside of his comfortable little bubble.
For a few years, he toured around with Lila Cheney, a rock and roll starlet who happened to also be a mutant, with dimensional teleportation abilities. Guido was a personal bodyguard (among other things) for Lila, and they toured the galaxy together, living the Rock & Roll lifestyle to the fullest. After a falling out with Lila, he returned home to Rhinebeck for a short time. He received a letter one day from a Professor Charles Xavier, inviting him to stay at his School for Gifted Youngsters. Guido had no idea what the Gifted Youngsters bit was supposed to mean, but he was pretty sure it wasn’t just for kids who were really good at chess. How Xavier had even heard of him, he didn’t know, but he figured it couldn’t hurt to stop by and hear what he had to say.
Guido arrived at the mansion only to find Xavier in a coma and Magneto attempting to lead the school in his place. With the addition of Mystique's Brotherhood and Callisto's Morlocks, there were a lot of factions under one roof, and Guido wasn't sure who to side with at first. He cast his lot with Xavier, and decided to just pitch in and help out wherever he could. Since then, he has been labeled as handyman, butler, secretary, babysitter, and chief cook/bottle washer. In a way, it irritates him, but he's also glad the household seems to have accepted him. Despite his continuing battle with the front door, which was damaged during his, er, grand entrance.
Guido made a good showing of himself during the Sentinel battle, though he was severely injured taking out the last one. As a result, he has opted to sit out most of the recent missions, most notably the ones to rescue Magneto. Despite his best efforts, though, trouble seems to beat a path to his door...
