STRONG GUY
Earth-92131
Real Name: Guido Carosella
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-92131) human mutant
Occupation: Government operative
Group Membership: X-Factor (Forge, Havok/Alex Summers, Multiple Man/James Madrox, Polaris/Lorna Dane, Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff, Wolfsbane/Rahne Sinclair)
Affiliations: Angel (Angel Salvadore), Blob (Fred J. Dukes), Iceman (Robert Drake), Mimic (Calvin Rankin), Savage Land Mutates (Amphibius, Barbarus, Brainchild, Timberius), Amelia Voght, X-Men (Beast/Hank McCoy, Cyclops/Scott Summers, Jean Grey, Jubilee/Jubilation Lee, Morph, Professor X/Charles Xavier, Sunspot/Roberto Da Costa, Wolverine/Logan)
Enemies: None
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: X-Factor Headquarters
First Appearance: X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Cold Comfort" (February 4, 1995)
Powers/Abilities: Strong Guy is a mutant who possesses superhuman strength, which he can increase by absorbing kinetic energy and use it to enhance his physical strength. Strong Guy also possesses superhuman stamina and durability.
Height: 7'0 (presumably same as his 616 counterpart)
Weight: 750 lbs. (presumably same as his 616 counterpart)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Bald, with a streak of white hair
History:
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Cold Comfort") - Strong Guy was grafted onto the government-financed mutant team X-Factor alongside Forge, Havok, Multiple Man, Polaris, Quicksilver and Wolfsbane.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Cold Comfort" (fb) - BTS) - When Forge noticed X-Man Jubilee and former X-Man Iceman broke into their training facility he and X-Factor quickly subdued the duo and tied them to chairs. Strong Guy and X-Factor were unaware that Jubilee had joined Iceman in search of his former girlfriend Polaris who'd become a member of X-Factor after being recruited by Forge in Seattle. But when Forge then witnessed the arrival of X-Men Professor X, Beast, Cyclops and Wolverine, in search of Jubilee and Iceman, he decided a friendly little skirmish with the X-Men could teach X-Factor some good pointers.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Cold Comfort") - Just as Beast, Cyclops and Wolverine revealed their presence to Jubilee and Iceman, planning to apprehend the ice-like mutant, Strong Guy and X-Factor revealed their presence. Eager to test their skills against the X-Men, X-Factor immediately attacked the heroes. During a fierce battle Strong Guy targeted Iceman and Jubilee but not even being frozen solid by Iceman could stop the superstrong mutant. It was Jubilee, while stuck in Quicksilver's whirlwind, who took out Havok with her fireworks. This prompted Xavier to command his X-Men to switch targets after which Wolverine slashed the base of a water-tower, causing the giant tank to fall on top of Strong Guy. In the end Forge and Polaris appeared, revealing Polaris wasn't truly missing but had joined with X-Factor and fallen in love with Havok, Forge introduced himself and the team to the X-Men. Cyclops and the X-Men expressed they'd be eager for a rematch after which Iceman and the X-Men left the X-Factor's training facility.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Courage" - BTS) - Just as the X-Men welcomed Morph back to their team, a news report came in that Zydex Industries had become a target of a terrorist attack. Wolverine asked Morph to join him on the mission after which the shapeshifter turned into Strong Guy to express his excitement.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Sanctuary - Part II") - Strong Guy and X-Factor were part of the many recipients of a global transmission sent by mutant supremacist Fabian Cortez from Asteroid M. Cortez called for the immediate release of all mutants from captivity and pay restitution for human crimes against them, a feat which the inhabitants of Asteroid M celebrated. Others who viewed the message were the siblings Haven and Monsoon, Externals Gideon and Saul, and US President Robert Kelly. In the end, Magneto destroyed Asteroid M's active warheads, defeated Cortez and in a mighty show of force destroyed Asteroid M.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Xavier Remembers" - BTS) - When a concussion left Charles Xavier's psychic mind open to manipulation, the Shadow King used images of Strong Guy and other friends of Xavier to persuade his adversary to believe he'd reached paradise so he could take possession of Xavier's body.
(X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Lifedeath - Part I" - BTS) - Forge kept a photograph of his X-Factor team in his home, which included Strong Guy.
(X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Bright Eyes") - After the techno-organic Sentinel hybrid Bastion devastated the mutant nation of Genosha by attacking it with a monstrous Mastermold, Strong Guy, Mimic, Amelia Voght and many others joined a large-scale rescue operation. While relief efforts were underway and the search for survivors continued, Strong Guy was seen carrying pallets of heavy boxes when the X-Men arrived on Genosha to join the rescue effort. Strong Guy handed one of the boxes to Sunspot, the X-Men's latest recruit. Strong Guy was presumably in the area when Jean Grey and Cyclops pulled the White Queen (Emma Frost) from the rubble.
Comments: Created by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz;
adapted by Len Uhley and AKOM Productions. (see Appearances list for full list of artists)
Strong Guy was voiced by Nightcrawler's voice actor Adrian Hough in X-Men '97.
The Sentinel used in the attack on Genosha is generally referred to as either the Tri-Sentinel or a Wild Sentinel, however, the end credits of "Remember It" used Mastermold for it's name.
When, in 2015's Secret Wars, the Multiverse was destroyed following the incursions of planets it appeared as if Reality-92131 was drafted onto Battleworld as the Westchester domain. However, this has since been debunked. As such the reality seen in the two volumes of X-Men '92 (2015 and 2016-2017) now have their own reality-designation of Earth-15730. The X-Men '92: House of XCII (2022) series was inspired by both the animated series and Hickman's House of X run but is its own separate reality. The limited series X-Men '97 (2024), however, is Reality-92131 and bridges the gap between the original X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon and the new X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
Strong Guy has no known connections to
images: (without ads)
X-Men The Art and Making of The Animated Series book, p171 (main image, digitally colored by MarvellousLuke)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Cold Comfort" (grabbed by Iceman)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Sanctuary - Part II" (receiving Cortez's broadcast from Asteroid M)
X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Bright Eyes" (part of the rescue-mission in Genosha)
Appearances:
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Cold Comfort" (February 4, 1995) - Len Uhley (writer), Frank Brunner, Mark Lewis (model design), Darrel Bowen, Russell Chong, Mark Lewis, Steve Olds, Frank Squillace (prop design), Cesar Magsombol, Frank Squillace, Wayne Schultz, Zhaoping Wei (layout design), Patricia Mendelson (color key), Philip Kim, Dennis Venizelos (color background), Patrick Archibald, Francis Barrios, Romeo Francisco, Curt Geda, Greg Garcia, Adrian Gonzales, Rick Hoberg, Larry Houston, Jim James, Doug Murphy, Tom Nesbitt, Frank Squillace, Michael Swanigan, Dan Veesenmeyer (storyboard directors), Patrico Aganasin, Abel Laxamana, Mark Lewis, Romeo Lopez, Tec Manalac, Andre Nieves, Phil Stapleton (storyboard cleanup), AKOM Productions (animation studio), Eric Lewald (story editor)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Courage" (September 23, 1995) - Sandy Scesny, Michael Edens (writers), Frank Brunner, Mark Lewis (model design), Darrel Bowen, Russell Chong, Mark Lewis, Steve Olds, Frank Squillace (prop design), Cesar Magsombol, Frank Squillace, Wayne Schultz, Zhaoping Wei (layout design), Patricia Mendelson (color key), Philip Kim, Dennis Venizelos (color background), Patrick Archibald, Francis Barrios, Romeo Francisco, Curt Geda, Greg Garcia, Adrian Gonzales, Rick Hoberg, Larry Houston, Jim Janes, Doug Murphy, Tom Nesbitt, Frank Squillace, Michael Swanigan, Dan Veesenmeyer (storyboard directors), Patrico Aganasin, Abel Laxamana, Mark Lewis, Romeo Lopez, Tec Manalac, Andre Nieves, Phil Stapleton (storyboard cleanup), AKOM Productions (animation studio), Larry Houston (producer, director), Bob Harras (story consultant), Eric Lewald (story editor)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Sanctuary - Part II" (October 28, 1995) - Jeff Saylor (writers), Frank Brunner, Mark Lewis (model design), Darrel Bowen, Russel Chong, Mark Lewis, Steve Olds, Frank Squillace (prop design), Cesar Magsombol, Frank Squillace, Wayne Schulz, Zhaoping Wei (layout design), Trish Mendelson (color key), Philip Kim, Dennis Venizelos (color backgrounds), Sue Peters (animation director), Patrick Archibald, Francis Barrios, Romeo Francisco, Curt Geda, Greg Garcia, Adrian Gonzales, Rick Hoberg, Larry Houston, Jim Janes, Doug Murphy, Tom Nesbitt, Frank Squillace, Michael Swanigan, Dan Veesenmeyer (storyboards), Patrico Aganasin, Abel Laxamana, Mark Lewis, Romeo Lopez, Tec Manalac, Andre Nieves, Phil Stapleton (storyboard cleanup), AKOM Productions (animation studio), Sharon Janis (editor), Tifany Lenhart (assistant editor)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Xavier Remembers" (April 27, 1996) - Stephanie Mathison (writer), Frank Brunner, Mark Lewis (model design), Darrel Bowen, Mark Lewis, Steve Olds, Marcos Borregales, Claude Denis, Warren Greenwood, Andre Nieves, Shayne Poindexter (prop design), Cesar Magsombol, Frank Squillace, Patricio Agnasin, Tenny Henson, Claude Denis, Zhaoping Wei (layout design), Patricia Mendelson (color key), Helga Vanden Berge (ink and paint), Yung Woo Kim, Laura Rasey Miller, Sung Woo (color background), Jerry Acerno, Patrick Archibald, Francis Barrios, Romeo Francisco, Troy D. Adomitis, Dell Barras, Armando Carrillo, Greg Garcia, Tenny Henson, Tom Nesbitt, Michael Swanigan, Keith Tucker, Rick Hoberg, David Simons, Frank Squillace, Dan Veesenmeyer (storyboard), Patricio Aganasin, Gerald Forton, Ernie G. Guanlao, Abel Laxamana, Romeo Lopez, Mike Sosnowski, Marcos Borregales, Romeo Francisco, Tenny Henson, Mark Lewis, Tec Manalac (storyboard cleanup), AKOM Productions (animation studio), Eric Lewald (story editor)
X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Lifedeath - Part I" (April 3, 2024) - Beau DeMayo, Charley Feldman (writers), Chase Conley (director), Roger Oda (art director), David Maximo (assistant director), Naseer Pasha (animation lead), Jarret Ballard, Christopher Graybill, Marisa Ledina, Anthony Martin, Russell McCoy, David Miller III (composite artists), Marty Walker (lead retake animator), John Berry, Fabian Corona, Allister Jones, Chayadoll Lomtong, Daisy Schofield (retake animators), Jon Davies (pixel animator), Walter Kim, Derek Kosol, Mark Taihei, Adri Torres (prop designers), Martin Britt, Jerry Gaylord, Ibraheem Jara (storyboard artists), Justin Brown, Amber Blade Jones, Jordan Willis (storyboard revisionists), Marvel Studios (animation), Beau DeMayo, Victoria Alonso, Louis D'Esposito, Kevin Feige, Brad Winderbaum (executive producer), Dana Vasquez-Eberhard (co-executive producter)
X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Bright Eyes" (April 24, 2024) - Charley Feldman and JB Ballard (writers), Emi-Emmett Yonemura (director), Roger Oda (art director), David D. Au, Cassey Kuo (assistant director), Naseer Pasha (animation lead), Jarret Ballard, Christopher Graybill, Hilda Karadsheh, Marisa Ledina, Anthony Martin, Russell McCoy, David Miller III (composite artists), Marty Walker (lead retake animator), John Berry, Fabian Corona, Allister Jones, Chayadoll Lomtong, Daisy Schofield, Travis Simon (retake animators), Walter Kim, Derek Kosol, Mark Taihei, Adri Torres (prop designers), Sofia Alexander, Jay Baker, Matthew Bordenave, Marvin Britt, Jalin Harden, Kaela Lash, Marvin Madrid, Doug Murphy, Aleks Sennwald, Sam Tung (storyboard artists), Justin Brown, Amber Blade Jones, Jordan Willis (storyboard revisionists), Marvel Studios (animation), Beau DeMayo, Victoria Alonso, Louis D'Esposito, Kevin Feige, Brad Winderbaum (executive producer), Dana Vasquez-Eberhard (co-executive producter)
First Posted: 03/24/2023
Last Updated: 06/28/2024
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