Top 10 COLOSSUS SURPRISING FACTS
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Colossus of the X-Men is a Russian mutant whose body may be hard, but his heart is soft.
Since he debuted in 1975, he’s been placed on Wizard’s top 200 comic book characters
of all time list at number 184, and IGN’s top 25 X-Men at number 10.
So let’s take a look at the top 10 COLOSSUS SURPRISING FACTS.
In the number 10 spot, we have HIS CREATION.
This is actually a pretty basic story, but I always love to know what sparked the creation
of our characters.
Roy Thompson, in charge of Giant Size x-Men #1, wanted his creative team to brainstorm
some new character concepts.
And artist Dave Cockrum decided, hey you know what would be a pretty good idea?
A strong guy.
So, in his words, he drew a strong guy.
And he was pretty much accepted on the spot.
When someone tells you your character isn’t unique enough, tell them this story.
Coming in at number 9, HE IS RELATED TO GRIGORI RASPUTIN (ras-poo-teen).
Grigory Rasputin being Colossus’ great grandpa was revealed in the story arc of Colossus
Bloodline.
For those of you who haven’t brushed up on their Russian history, aka me, Rasputin
was a self-proclaimed holy man who got close to Tsar Nicholas the second and hence had
a huge influence over the country.
He’s held responsible in part for the Russian Revolution and fall of the Romanov dynasty.
And here he was, trying to come back to life through a deal with Mr. sinister.
Guy is always up to no good.
Next, at number 8, IS HIS FAVORITE SINGER.
It is revealed in Cable and X-force #19 that Colossus is a big fan of Neil Diamond.
If you don’t know him your parents certainly will, he isone of the world’s best-selling
artists.
You’ve probably heard the song Sweet Caroline.
Anyway, this is an easy fact to miss if you haven’t picked up this particular book,
but is it not fun to know what kind of music your favorite heroes listen to?
I’d read a comic on just that.
In the number 7 spot HE DATED A TEENAGER.
Colossus has a pretty well known relationship with fellow X-men member Kitty Pride, but
there’s one thing people missed when the two became interested in one another.
Colossus was 19.
Kitty was 13.
Yeah, there’s a problem there.
Editor-in-chief Jim Shooter had to step in and stop that romance from blossoming until
later.
Then when they finally got together it was so great that she phased through the floor,
so it was obviously worth the wait.
Coming in at number 6 IS HIS METAL FORM’S NEEDS.
Namely, there really aren’t any.
When Colossus shifts into his metallic form, he doesn’t need to eat.
He doesn’t need to drink.
He doesn’t even need to breathe.
He has been shown in this form for several days in a row without food or water, and he
has the capability to remain underwater for huge lengths of time.
Although what’s a life without eating, amiright?
May as well be dead.
Next up, at number 5 IS HIS DEMON FORM.
There re several occasions where Colossus became an avatar of cyttorak, even becoming
imbued with the powers of the Juggernaut.
It is interesting to note however that out of all the avatars, he is the only one to
present in a demon form, complete with scales and spikes and wings.
This is later revealed to be because Colossus was one of Cyttorak’s favorite avatar in
thousands of years.
I guess he should be flattered?
Up next at number 4 IS HIS RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION.
Because he was raised in the soviet union, colossus has been raised as an atheist.
For those of you who don’t know what atheism is, it’s the disbelief or lack of belief
in a god.
In comics he can be seen frequently stating this religious, or more accurately unreligious
stance, and how it oftentimes seperates him from those of different faith.
Like I always say, representation is good and needed more in comic books.
In the number 3 spot HE’S HAD A THREESOME.
And the poor guy, he really didn’t want to.
Early on he made a trip to Savage Land, conveniently at the time a tribe was being attacked by
a T-Rex.
He defeats the creature and in gratitude, 2 females offer him this new experience, saying
it’s the traditional way to honor the third women who didn’t survive the fight.
The women took advantage of him and one of them, Nereel, ended up pregnant with his son
Peter.
So there’s another comic book dad who didn’t even get a chance to be a dad; and I feel
like he would’ve been a pretty good one.
Coming in at number 2, HE WAS GAY FOR A BIT.
A forced 3some could do that to you.
When the ultimate x-men were revealed, many of the characters underwent some pretty big
changes.
Colossus was a member of the Russian mafia who would then join the x-men, but the biggest
change was which team he played for.
In this universe he was gay, and his father was ashamed of his relationship with another
boy.
He later went on to date Northstar, even being asked to be his homecoming dance date.
And finally, in the number 1 spot, HE BECAME THE TSAR OF RUSSIA.
In the alternate universe of Earth X, Colossus was placed in charge of Russia to help govern
the people affected by the Terrigen mist.
He was a pretty darn good czar too; Russia soon became one of the leading exporters of
grain to the rest of the world.
Interestingly enough, he had an aid known as Black Widow who was named Natasha, but
it was not Natasha Romanov that we know as Black widow.
Thanks for the confusion Marvel.
So those were the top 10 SURPRISING COLOSSUS FACTS.
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