| Strong Guy | |
 Strong Guy. Art by Ryan Sook. Ryan Sook is an American Comic book artist from San Jose California |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New Mutants (Volume 1) #29 (July 1985) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont Bill Sienkiewicz |
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| Alter ego | Guido Carosella |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | X-Factor Investigations Singularity Investigations X-Factor (government team) The Arena Moira's X-Men |
| Abilities | Ability to rechannel kinetic energy into physical strength |
Strong Guy (Guido Carosella) is a fictional mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Chris Claremont (born November 30, 1950) is a writer of American Comic books known for his 16-year (1975-1991 stint on Uncanny X-Men Boleslav (William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz ( IPA: 'kɛvɪʧ Polish 'kjeviʧ born May 3, 1958, Blakely, Pennsylvania A mutant within the Marvel Comic books particularly those of the X-Men mythos is an individual who possesses a genetic trait called an X-Factor Investigations is a fictional detective agency created by writer Peter David for the Marvel Comics Comic book series ''X-Factor'' (volume Damian Tryp ( Dai) is a Fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe X-Factor is an American Comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The kinetic energy of an object is the extra Energy which it possesses due to its motion A mutant within the Marvel Comic books particularly those of the X-Men mythos is an individual who possesses a genetic trait called an A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc The Marvel Universe is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place Guido was created by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz in New Mutants volume 1 #29 (July 1985), and was reinvented as Strong Guy by Peter David and Larry Stroman in X-Factor (volume 1) #71 (October 1991). Chris Claremont (born November 30, 1950) is a writer of American Comic books known for his 16-year (1975-1991 stint on Uncanny X-Men Boleslav (William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz ( IPA: 'kɛvɪʧ Polish 'kjeviʧ born May 3, 1958, Blakely, Pennsylvania The New Mutants is the name of two defunct Marvel Comics Superhero teams as well as the title of two series featuring those teams For the Grenadian politician see Peter David (politician. Peter Allen David (often abbreviated PAD) (born September 23 Larry Stroman is an American Comic book artist best known for his pencils for Epic Comics ' Alien Legion (vol X-Factor is an American Comic book series published by Marvel Comics.
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Fictional character history
Early Life
Born in Rhineback, New York, to Italian parents, who tried to teach their son the value of a dollar, Guido Carosella showed this by earning a fortune in a settlement when his parents were killed by falling space debris. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Skinny and shy, Guido's mutant powers were triggered in childhood when an incident with schoolyard bullies and being hit by a bus ended in his body becoming disproportionally large and overmuscled, separating the already withdrawn boy even further from his peers. Luckily, he had the love and support of his aunt and uncle, who had taken him in after his parents' deaths, and Guido coped with his pain, both emotional and the physical pain generated by his transformed body, by developing an outgoing "public face", rarely letting even those close to him see him in any discomfort.
During the incident with the bus, another boy, Charlie Ronalds, was hurt by Guido's flailing. Due to luck, Charlie survives with only a slight limp.
Muir Island X-Men
After losing much of his fortune, he began to take on jobs that would allow him to maintain his luxurious lifestyle. This leads to Guido becoming the long-time roadie and bouncer for the mutant musician Lila Cheney. "Roadie" redirects here For the 1980 movie see Roadie (film. Lila Cheney is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. She is a mutant with the ability to teleport but only over vast intergalactic distances He was later among the mutants living on Muir Island who were mentally controlled by the telepath Shadow King. Muir Island is a small fictional island off of the northern coast of Scotland in the Marvel Comics universe. Telepathy ( Greek τηλε tele meaning "distant" and πάθεια patheia meaning "to be affected by" describes the purported transfer The Shadow King is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. In order to satiate his bloodlust, the Shadow King encourages arena fighting amongst the Muir Island personnel. Guido receives a serious beating at the hands of Rogue. After the Shadow King was defeated, several of the Muir Island mutants, with the help of Val Cooper, are recruited into the new X-Factor team. Valerie "Val" Cooper is a Fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe who currently works for the Office of National Emergency
X-Factor
His teammates included many notable former X-Men supporting characters, including Havok, Polaris, Wolfsbane and Quicksilver. Havok ( Alexander "Alex" Summers) is a Fictional Marvel Comics Superhero, a member of the X-Men. Polaris ( Lorna Dane) is a Marvel Comics Superhero, a member of the X-Men. Guido picked up the "Strong Guy" name from a joke he made at an X-Factor press conference when the press demands to know his codename. A news conference or press conference is a Media event in which newsmakers invite journalists to hear them speak and most often ask questions
One of the first villains the team faced was Mister Sinister and his lackeys, the 'Nasty Boys'. Mister Sinister is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Nasty Boys, sometimes referred to incorrectly as the Nasty Boyz, are a group of Supervillain mutants who have appeared in various Comic book Sinister wished to discredit mutant kind and used X-Factor to do so. One of Sinister's behind-the-scenes allies was a power-hungry Senator with the power to cause bad luck, Strong Guy was manipulated into destroying the Washington Monument while fighting Slab, one of the Nasty Boys. The Washington Monument is a large tall sand-colored Obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington D The Senator, who was after the entirety of the X-Factor team, was later slain by Mr. Sinister himself.
During his time on the team there was a blossoming relationship with a powerful Genoshan mutant (not mutate) and political dissident named Jo Beth. Genosha is a Fictional country that has appeared in numerous Comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The term Mutate refers to most non- mutant superbeings in the Marvel Comics universe. In issue #89, he even visited her grandmother at her calm, suburban home on the island of Genosha. Genosha is a Fictional country that has appeared in numerous Comic book series published by Marvel Comics. She took a shine to him instantly.
Also, he participated in the cosmic incidents known as the Infinity War and Infinity Crusade. Infinity War was a Comic book Limited series and crossover that ran through numerous comics published by Marvel Comics in 1992 The Infinity Crusade was a fictional conflict over Cosmic cubes in the Marvel Comics Universe. During the 'War', he and the other superheros survive a bomb attack on the Fantastic Four headquarters, thanks to the Invisible Woman. The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Susan Storm Richards (also known as Invisible Girl and later Invisible Woman) is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine Strong Guy is specifically picked out to be one of the heroes to mystically travel the dimensions. He first participates in a fight with the Infinity Watch, holding up against such cosmic powerhouses as Drax the Destroyer. The Infinity Watch is a group of Fictional characters in Marvel Comics ' universe. Drax the Destroyer ( Arthur Douglas) is a Fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe. He would later be a vital part against the final battle against the villain's doppelganger's hordes, though this was a distraction so other forces could go in and defeat the villain.
During the 'Crusade' he was part of the assault team that landed in various spots around the Goddess' cathedral. Their goal was to gain back their brainwashed friends and defeat the Goddess's cosmic-powered plans. He teams up with Firestar from the New Warriors. The New Warriors is a Marvel Comics Superhero team traditionally consisting of young adult heroes She was soon taken out by the brainwashed duo of Puck from Alpha Flight and Spider-Man. Alpha Flight is a Fictional group a Marvel Comics Superhero team noteworthy for being one of the few Canadian superhero teams Spider-Man is a Fictional character appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Strong Guy defeated Spider-Man in a swift, tree-smashing battle, despite being blinded by webbing to the face. Doctor Strange, also brainwashed, soon restrained Strong Guy in a bubble of mystic force, where he stayed while events played out. Doctor Strange is a Fictional character, a Comic book sorcerer and Superhero in the.
Guido suffers a deep depression after being poisoned by Cyber, the leader of the mercenary group Hell's Belles. Cyber is a Fictional character, a Marvel Supervillain and enemy of Wolverine of the X-Men. Hell's Belles is a Fictional Super villain team in the Marvel Comics Universe, comprised of female mutant terrorists While at a governmental laboratory where a cure had been developed, Havok seemingly drank a sample of the poison himself, in order to show Strong Guy that he was with him. This helped boost Strong Guy's morale, though unknown to him, Havok had consumed simple water.
Strong Guy later participated in the battle that took down the Hell's Belles, though Cyber himself escapes after colliding with a subway train. Another subway train incident turned out much more badly, as Strong Guy investigated a train crash where a small dog was the only survivor. Inevitably, the carnage deeply affected his morale.
Guido was once teleported naked, from his shower by his old friend, Lila Cheney, who wished to show him the universe again. Lila Cheney is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. She is a mutant with the ability to teleport but only over vast intergalactic distances He manages to convince her that he had a life back in X-Factor, where she reluctantly returns him.
Guido developed a deep friendship with the lycanthrope Wolfsbane. They went on a road trip with the mutant Random, where Guido showed Rahne his hometown friends. Guido personally escorts Wolfsbane to Muir Island when she needs special medical attention.
He remained a member of X-Factor until an incident in the South Seas island nation of Madripoor. Madripoor is a Fictional Comic book island located in Southeast Asia in the Marvel Comics universe. Again involved with Lila Cheney, the team becomes trapped in a confrontation between her and the alien race, the K'Lanti. Lila Cheney is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. She is a mutant with the ability to teleport but only over vast intergalactic distances Lila had stolen an object of great value, called the Harmonium, during the midst of political chaos. The aliens, after destroying a city block, disperse diamond shaped bombs throughout the city. Despite the neutralization of the bombs and the return of their object, the aliens leave behind one last explosive. Guido absorbs the energy of its explosion. Despite releasing it with powerful punches, he suffers a powerful heart attack.
Guido spends much time in suspended animation, until the return of his seemingly-dead friend the Multiple Man, Jaime Madrox. Jamie Madrox, also called the Multiple Man, is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics Superhero, associated with the X-Men Not fully understanding the situation, Madrox frees Guido, who continues to suffer. Forge creates a device to heal him. Forge is a Fictional character in the, a Superhero associated with The X-Men. Afterwards he chooses to accompany Lila and her band in their travels instead of rejoining the increasingly fractious X-Factor team.
Guido's adventures are highlighted in his own comic book one-shot called "Strong Guy Reborn". He becomes involved in a property dispute between warring alien races, both of whom wished to control a small, barren moon. This dispute was settled when the moon was destroyed during an exchange of weapons on both sides.
Storm: The Arena
Strong Guy was later seen in Tokyo as a member of a mutant fighting club called the Arena, in which the mutant fighters were being secretly enslaved by other mutants. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. He helped Storm and Callisto in taking down the enslavers. Storm ( Ororo Iqadi T'Challa, née Munroe is a Fictional character that appears in a number of Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Callisto is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men.
X-Factor Investigations
Strong Guy recently moved to New York City to become the enforcer for his friend Madrox's detective agency, X-Factor Investigations, thus rejoining many of his former teammates from the government-sponsored incarnation of X-Factor. The City of New York Jamie Madrox, also called the Multiple Man, is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics Superhero, associated with the X-Men X-Factor Investigations is a fictional detective agency created by writer Peter David for the Marvel Comics Comic book series ''X-Factor'' (volume The team included Wolfsbane, Rictor, Siryn and Monet at first. Rapamycin-insensitive companion of mTOR, also known as RICTOR, is a human Gene. Siryn ( Theresa Rourke Cassidy) is a Marvel Comics superheroine, associated with the X-Men. M ( Monet Yvette Clarisse Maria Therese St Croix) is a fictional Comic book superheroine, a mutant who appears in the X-Men
In X-Factor #10, Guido was assigned to protect a former employee of Singularity Investigations, Henry Buchanan, who had proof of their illegal activities. However, Guido instead killed the man and then called Singularity CEO Damian Tryp, revealing he was working as a mole inside X-Factor. Damian Tryp ( Dai) is a Fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe
Guido tried to tell the team that the man had vanished on him but Wolfsbane smelled his blood on Guido's hands and a psychic scan by Monet revealed the truth. M ( Monet Yvette Clarisse Maria Therese St Croix) is a fictional Comic book superheroine, a mutant who appears in the X-Men It seemed Guido had been subjected to hypnotic conditioning by Tryp to turn him into a mole (which explained his rougher attitude and some inconsistencies in his personality). For the state of mind see Hypnosis. Hypnotic drugs induce Sleep (which differentiates them from the Sedative
A visit with Henry's widow in X-Factor #14 did not go as expected; instead of reacting angrily, Alix Buchanan understood the circumstances in which Guido had acted, and forgave him. By the end of the issue they had found solace together in their mutual grief from Henry's death.
Some time later, Valerie Cooper contacted Guido and offered him a job as sheriff of Mutant Town, which would put him in charge of law enforcement for the district. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. In X-Factor #24, Guido informs Jamie Madrox that he will be taking the job, giving Jamie his two weeks notice. This likely happens after the events of World War Hulk.
World War Hulk
In World War Hulk: X-Men, Strong Guy battled the Hulk, who had paused his rampage to question Professor X about his role in the Illuminati. World War Hulk X-Men is a three-issue mini-series published by Marvel comics. This article is about the comic book character and series For all other media appearances see Hulk in other media. The Illuminati is a fictional group of Superheroes who joined forces and secretly work behind the scenes in the Marvel Universe. In this fight, however, Guido suffered a heart attack and was forced to retreat.
Divided We Stand
Strong Guy breaks up a fight between Rictor and a prostitute in Mutant Town who resembles Layla Miller. X-Men Divided We Stand is the follow-up storyline to the crossover entitled X-Men Messiah Complex which started in February 2008.
Guido also confesses to Madrox that Val Cooper's offer to be sheriff of Mutant Town has been rescinded because of the sheer lack of mutants.
Powers and abilities
Strong Guy possesses superhuman strength comparable to Rogue's/Ms. Marvel's, which he can increase by absorbing kinetic energy and use it to enhance his muscular power to an unmeasured limit. Rogue ( Anna Marie) is a Fictional character, part of the Marvel Comics mutant super-team the X-Men. Ms Marvel ( Carol Susan Jane Danvers) also known as Binary and Warbird is a Fictional character, a Comic book superheroine The kinetic energy of an object is the extra Energy which it possesses due to its motion However, he cannot store the energy he absorbs for very long; as a rule he must expend it within 90 seconds to prevent it from permanently distorting his body. He is in constant pain from the existing distortion, although he hides it well, traditionally playing the role of team comedian to distract himself.
An unusual percentage of his body mass is stored in the upper half of his body, causing him to appear top-heavy and thus very imposing. Strong Guy's powers first appeared after being beaten by bullies and hit by a bus; unable to expel the energy, his body was permanently warped. Strong Guy's maximum strength level is such that he has sufficient power to move the Blob,[1] or briefly stand toe to toe with the Hulk, although the latter's rage enhanced strength was so powerful that the energy of channelling merely one blow, afterwards put Strong Guy in danger of a heart attack. The Blob ( Frederick J Dukes) is a Marvel Comics Supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men. This article is about the comic book character and series For all other media appearances see Hulk in other media. [2] Guido is formidable at "street fighting"-style hand-to-hand combat.
Strong Guy is nearsighted and wears corrective "bottlecap" lenses. Myopia (from Greek: μυωπία myopia "near-sightedness" also called near- or short-sightedness, is a refractive defect He is a multi-talented actor and stand-up comedian. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " He works as a bodyguard for the mutant rock star Lila Cheney when not adventuring alongside other mutant heroes. Lila Cheney is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. She is a mutant with the ability to teleport but only over vast intergalactic distances
Other versions
Age of Apocalypse
In the Age of Apocalypse, Strong Guy was still Lila Cheney's body guard, but much more obsessive about her. The "Age of Apocalypse" is a popular X-Men Story arc. He was jealous, almost to the point of insanity, of Gambit because he and Cheney were lovers. Gambit ( Remy LeBeau) is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics Superhero that has been a member of the X-Men. Strong Guy was captured by Apocalypse's Infinites and had a bomb implanted in his skull. To save his own life, he betrayed the X-Men and even kidnapped Rogue and Magneto's infant son. Rogue ( Anna Marie) is a Fictional character, part of the Marvel Comics mutant super-team the X-Men. Magneto (alias Erik Magnus Lehnsherr, born Max Eisenhardt) is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel
Other Media
Strong Guy appears in the X-Men episode "Cold Comfort". For the newer X-Men animated series see X-Men Evolution. For other uses see the X-Men (disambiguation page He is seen as a member of the X-Factor team led by Forge. Forge is a Fictional character in the, a Superhero associated with The X-Men.
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