Marvel Comics ("Marvel"), Creature: photo, growth, ability

Creature (The Thing - literally "thing", Ben Grimm - Ben Grimm) is a comic book character of the universe "Marvel", a member of a team of heroes called "Fantastic Four".

The creature is one of the most powerful characters in the comic book "Marvel". The creators of the hero, Jack Kirby and Stan Lee did not inadvertently come up with a character that turns from an ordinary person into a terrible monster. Once again, it was proved in such a way that appearance is sometimes deceptive, because in our case, no matter how strong and terrible the Being is, it is still on the side of good.

Appearance description

Returning to the origins, it is necessary to clarify that the representative of the Universe "Marvel" Creature, the photo of which can be seen here, was not always the same as the most ruthless villains and killers are afraid of.

Once upon a time there was a simple guy named Benjamin Grimm, who at one not the best moment in his life fell under a non-weak dose of radiation. Even a small amount would suffice for the progression of pathology in a healthy human body, and here the dose was super-powerful to the point that radiation not only killed a person, but also created something incredible in its place.

In Marvel comics, the Being is described as being impossibly tall, with giant limbs and head creation. It also has a rough, literally impenetrable skin, the structure of which is very similar to stone. By the way, the Being ("Marvel") growth has completely correlated with the human. But this does not negate the fact that any unprepared person shakes his knees and his hair stands on end at the sight of this sinister machinah-the hands-blocks, the body-the sheer rock, the face is all in cracks ...

But with all this, what a striking contrast of eye-catching looks and eyes! Blue is the color of lightness and purity, a color that has never been doubted by anyone. And, of course, this is the color of the eyes of a stout fellow. Light-blue, like the sky, and reflecting its true inner essence.

Childhood (still a man)

The full name of the character in the human form sounds like this: Benjamin Jacob Grimm, however, it is so long that even the hero himself was more pleased when he was simply called Ben. The future superhero was born in America, according to some data in Manhattan, on the other - in New York. Yet, in both cases, the fact of father's alcoholism and the many problems that have occurred on this ground remain the same. Ben's father really was drinking all the time, and there was not enough money for basic things, like buying food for children, things, tuition fees.

In those years, not having a male authority alongside, Ben began to be inspired and admired by the affairs of his brother. Daniel (Daniel) Grimm was in some way the leader of a street gang of teenagers, who often arranged rants in different parts of the big city. At first, it was just friendship in this gang, but then Daniel realized that the family is practically falling into the abyss because of a lack of money and it must be stopped somehow.

Thus, the senior Grimm becomes now the leader of the real and very dangerous street grouping "Yansi Street Gang", in which each one covers each other, but can also hand over in one moment. Money appears, the family is a little better, and it is during this period of life that little Ben begins to genuinely admire his brother and try to imitate him in everything. But it did not last long. In the world you have to pay for everything, so Daniel paid in full ... He is brutally murdered when Ben turns 8.

Almost an orphan

On that day, the boy's mind turned over, and after a while he headed the same gang as his brother. He was pissed at the whole world, he hated every glint of the sun, he hated everything that lived and in every way reminded him of a dead brother.

After several years Benjamin's parents died, so he got into the house of his uncle Jack. In a new house with new rules, the boy does not move so quickly but surely to become himself again, as calm, kind and sympathetic as he was. And he almost succeeded: he finds himself in a new school, easily settles there, after a couple of months the boy shows outstanding abilities in sports. After a while these abilities were noticed and worthy of a high scholarship.

early years

Moving to the school hostel opens a new superhero to a new acquaintance. An ingeniously intelligent guy named Reed Richards (future Mister Fantastic) turns out to be Ben's roommate, so they spend plenty of time talking, then to count each other as true friends. Once Richards shares with Ben his long-lost dream - to build a ship for flying in open space with his own hands. To both young men the idea seems unreal, because Ben jokes without any hope that he will then become a pilot of a built ship. But fate is too unpredictable thing to forget this conversation between the two students.

In the future, Benjamin Grimm really becomes a first-class pilot. After training, he settles in the air force of the United States of America. At the same time, Reed Richards, who was trying hard to realize his idea and find the source of funding for his own spacecraft, finally sees a white strip in his life. The government agreed to finance the project, however, if there is a ship, then someone who would manage it. And, of course, Richards has only one candidate in his head who voluntarily offered the services of a pilot.

The creation of the "Fantastic Four"

Because of too extended construction, the government threatens Richards with the termination of the project's financing. As a result, Reed, in pursuit of time, decides to test the ship with an uncompleted security system. The idea is not supported by anyone, but the ship, which has four men on board - Ben, Reed, and their friends - a brother with Sue's sister and Johnny Storm - is still taking off.

The protection system was completely broken. The team falls into the center of a huge hole of cosmic radiation. The whole crew receives a huge dose of radiation, but Ben, despite the fact that he got, if not more, then no less than all, still managed to return the ship back to Earth.

And only on Earth four friends began to feel strange changes in their bodies. The most terrible burden fell on the shoulders of the pilot - that day the radiation destroyed Benjamin Grimm and created a new Being (Marvel Comics), frightening with its appearance and possessing incredible abilities. And the other members of the flight ceased to be ordinary people: the abilities of a man-torch, invisible woman and Mr. Fantastic, found receptacles to serve humanity. So the "Fantastic Four" was created.

The girl who changed everything

At the very beginning of the "Fantastic Four" everything was as good as the superheroes can do. But then the mutation in Ben's body began to progress: now he increasingly turned back into man, his strength increased by several orders, and the skin became even more impenetrable and indestructible.

At one point Grimm simply ceased to be a man, permanently remaining a Being. The inflamed mind of the non-human was manifested by attacks of uncontrollable rage. Ben was on the verge of complete psychological self-destruction, but in his life there was one who helped him change his mind about everything that surrounded him.

A blind sculptor named Alicia Masters gave Ben a faith in herself and a belief in a brighter future that even a formidable superhero must have.

At first there was just friendship, then love arose between them.

Betrayal

Throughout the history of the Marvel Universe, the Being turns several times into a human being, then again into a Being, and each time it happens due to irradiation with radiation or gamma rays. Then it turns out that a man can change his appearance when he wants it, but for this it is necessary to overcome the strongest psychological block. Richards knows this very well, but he carefully conceals it from his friend for his interests. Lost in conjecture, the Creature settles on another planet, where it turns out to change its hypostasis. Returning to Earth, he learns that one of the "Four", Johnny Storm, becomes the lover of his girlfriend Alicia. Plus, now he has the ability to change shape, therefore, he reveals the mystery of the psychological block and immediately finds out that his friend Reed has lied to him.

In a rage, the Creature breaks all contacts with friends and leaves the "Fantastic Four".

Confrontation in the Civil War

In the great confrontation in the Marvel universe, the Being did not take too readily the Iron Man's side, but in the war it held neutrality. With own eyes seeing the collision of Iron Man and Captain America, the Creature watches the death of a common man, who is not involved in the massacre. This knocks out the last remnants of his composure from him, and he, along with the Black Panther and his wife, decides to leave America for France. There, people finally need the protection that the Being can provide them. The hero "Marvel" becomes one of the heroes of France, saving people from evil.

Unduly guilty

According to the plot of the universe "Marvel", the Creature is undeservedly accused of killing one of the main characters, which is called Kulovod. As a punishment, Ben is imprisoned, but there is already a hurry to help in the face of the Woman-Hulk, the Ant-Man and the Sandman, who pull out the Creature. After some time after the escape, the heroic world flies by the news that the Puppeteer, it turns out, is alive, and hence all charges from the Creature have been completely removed.

Basic Abilities

Thanks to the radiation rays of the former simple man, Benjamin Grimm has acquired a variety of super abilities that are not available to all superheroes, not just to people. In the legendary battle of "Creature" Marvel "against the Hulk from the same universe," the stakes are not only in favor of the green giant, because Benjamin Grimm can also provide worthy resistance. In fact, this is one of the few characters in the universe "Marvel", which can really try to inflict harm on the Hulk. Strength and Strength Creatures with each treatment with gamma rays or the radiation field only increase. The creature ("Marvel" ability did not regret) on the international system for assessing the abilities of superheroes received from Nick Fury 8 points out of 10 possible.

Leather of stone and strength

After the radiation bath (by the way, radiation or various kinds of radiation in many cases caused the emergence of new opportunities for the characters of the Marvel Universe) The creature receives for its organism a huge push to develop mutagenic changes. His bones, skin, muscles - everything undergoes such a change that in the structure, both external and internal, his body now resembles a stone. Based on this, there may be a theory that Ben can live forever in stone form (if he never returns to the human form). It's worth mentioning about the physical strength that the Creature possesses ("Marvel" practically extrudes superhumans or other creatures with incredible power), because because of the same mutagenic processes, she jumped the superhero scale to 85 points and climbed to a maximum of 100.

Endurance and strength

Due to a change in the musculature after the radiation (once again, the attention of the viewer is shown what consequences may have radiation in the Universe "Marvel"), a Being in some sense can do without anything at all. The fatigue level is now always at zero, and the active phase lasts 24 hours a day.

The Creature's skin has incredible strength: injuries, firing from powerful explosive weapons and even hitting the strongest hero of the Hulk universe did not damage it. However, the only weakness lies in the adamantium, which Wolverine discovered so successfully for himself to be saved.

Master of martial arts and an excellent pilot

Surprisingly, but an unconquerable hero (which is natural for the "Marvel" Universe), the Creature needs the simplest martial arts skills. Which ones?

While still a student, the Creature Marvel Comics, whose growth at that time was no different from the growth of peers, proficiently mastered a variety of types of combat. And yet the favorite of all sports is not a man, but already the Beings became boxing. Perhaps, for the opportunity to express in the impact all the emotions, and maybe because boxing is the only sport where every time the smashing of a pear is considered normal.

With regard to piloting, everything is very clear: during the student years, Benjamin (a Being whose abilities are unlimited) dreamed of hovering in the air and studying the sky, as in his childhood he studied the streets near his house. And he succeeded. Several years of preparation - and now he is an overachiever pilot with experience, which control aircraft, as, indeed, other aircrafts, is given easily.