Strong Guy

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Template:Superherobox Strong Guy (real name Guido Carosella) is a fictional mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. Guido was created by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz in New Mutants volume 1 #29, and was reinvented as Strong Guy by Peter David and Larry Stroman in X-Factor volume 1 #71.

Born to Italian parents who tried to teach their son the value of a dollar, Guido showed this by earning a fortune in a settlement when his parents were killed. After losing much of this fortune, he began to take on jobs that would allow him to maintain his luxurious lifestyle. This led to Guido becoming the long-time roadie and bouncer for the mutant musician Lila Cheney. He was later among the mutants living on Muir Island who were mentally controlled by the telepath Shadow King. After the Shadow King was defeated, several of the Muir Island mutants were incorporated into the new X-Factor team. Guido picked up the "Strong Guy" name from a joke he made at an X-Factor press conference when the press demanded to know his codename. He remained a member of X-Factor until his body was overloaded with kinetic energy while saving Lila Cheney and his teammates from an alien bomb. Guido was placed in suspended animation, and after he healed and was revived, he chose to accompany Lila and her band in their travels instead of rejoining the increasingly fractitious X-Factor team.

Recently, Strong Guy was seen in Tokyo as a member of a mutant fighting club called the Arena, in which the mutant fighters were being enslaved by other mutants. He helped Storm and Callisto in taking down the slavers. Strong Guy kept his powers after M-Day and moved on ahead to New York City to become the enforcer for his friend Madrox's detective agency, X-Factor Investigations.

Powers and abilities

Strong Guy has the mutant ability to absorb kinetic energy and use it to enhance his physical strength up to an unmeasured limit. However, he cannot store the energy he absorbs for very long; as a rule he must expend it within 90 seconds to prevent the enormous amounts of energy 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 maximum strength level is such that he has sufficient strength to take on the Hulk, and he is formidable at "street fighting"-style hand-to-hand combat.

Strong Guy is nearsighted and wears corrective "bottlecap" lenses. He is a multi-talented actor and stand-up comedian. He works as a bodyguard for the mutant rock star Lila Cheney when not adventuring alongside other mutant heroes.

In other media

Strong Guy appears in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "Cold Comfort" as a member of the X-Factor team led by Forge.