Creature (The Thing - literally "thing", Ben Grimm - Ben Grimm) - a character in the comics of the Universe "Marvel" (Marvel), a member of a team of heroes called "Fantastic Four".
The creature is one of the most powerful Marvel comic book characters . The creators of the hero, Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, did not in vain come up with a character who turns from an ordinary person into a terrible monster. Once again, this move proved that the appearance is sometimes deceiving, because in our case, no matter how strong and terrible the Creature is, it is still on the good side.
Appearance description
Returning to the origins, it must be clarified that the representative of the Marvel Universe, the Creature, whose photo can be seen here, was not always the same as the most ruthless villains and murderers know and fear it.
Once upon a time there lived a simple guy named Benjamin Grimm, who at one not the most successful moment in his life came under a strong dose of radiation. Even a small amount would be enough for the progression of pathology in a healthy human body, and here the dose was super powerful to such an extent that radiation not only killed the person, but created something incredible in his place.
In the Marvel comics, the Creature is described as being impossibly tall, with giant limbs and a head creature. It also has rough, literally impenetrable, skin, the structure of which is very similar to stone. By the way, the Creature ("Marvel") growth is quite correlated with human. But this does not negate the fact that any unprepared person is shaking his knees and his hair stands on end at the sight of this sinister colossus - clumping hands, body - sheer cliff, face all in cracks ...
But with all this, what a striking contrast to the striking appearance and eyes! Blue is the color of lightness and purity, a color that has never been doubted by anyone. And, of course, that is the color of the eyes of a stone healthy man. Light blue like the sky, and reflecting its true inner self.
Childhood (still human)
The full name of the character in human incarnation is: 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 in Manhattan, according to others - in New York. And yet, in both cases, the fact of father's alcoholism and many problems that have occurred on this basis remains the same. Ben’s father really was constantly drinking, and there wasn’t enough money for basic things, such as buying food for children, things, tuition fees.
In those years, having no male authority nearby, Ben began to be inspired and admire the affairs of his brother. Daniel (Daniel) Grimm was in some ways the leader of a street gang of teenagers, who often organized fights in different parts of the big city. At first, there was just friendship in this gang, but then Daniel realized that the family was practically falling into the abyss due to lack of money, and this had to be stopped somehow.
Thus, the senior Grimm now becomes the leader of the real and very dangerous street group Yancy Street Gang, in which each one covers each other, but can surrender at one time. Money appears, the family is a little better, and it is during this period of life that little Ben begins to sincerely admire his brother and try to imitate him in everything. But this did not last very long. In the world you have to pay for everything, and Daniel paid in full ... He is brutally killed when Ben is 8 years old.
Almost an orphan
On that day, the boy’s consciousness turned upside down, and after some time he himself led the same gang as his brother. He was angry with the whole world, he hated every reflection of the sun, he hated everything that lived and reminded him in every possible way of his dead brother.
After several years, Benjamin's parents died, so he got into the house of his uncle Jack. In the new house with the new rules, the boy is not so fast, but surely moving towards becoming himself again, the same calm, kind and sympathetic person as he was. And he almost succeeded: he falls into a new school, easily settles there, a couple of months later the guy shows outstanding abilities in sports. After some time, these abilities were noticed and adequately appreciated by a high scholarship.
early years
Moving to a school dormitory opens a new acquaintance for the future superhero. A brilliantly smart guy named Reed Richards (future Mr. Fantastic) turns out to be Ben's roommate, and therefore they spend enough time talking, then they can consider each other real friends. One day, Richards shares with Ben his long-held pipe dream - to build a spaceship with his own hands. For both young men, the idea seems unrealistic, because Ben, without any hope, jokes that he will then become the pilot of the constructed ship. But fate is too unpredictable thing to forget this conversation of two students.
In the future, Benjamin Grimm really becomes a first-class pilot. After training, he enters the United States Air Force. At the same time, Reed Richards, trying hard to implement his idea and find a source of funding for his own spaceship, finally sees a white streak in his life. The government agreed to finance the project, however, if there is a ship, then who needs to operate it is also needed. And, of course, in Richards's mind only one candidate pops up, voluntarily offering the services of a pilot.
Creation of the Fantastic Four
Due to over-stretched construction, the government threatens Richards with terminating project financing. As a result, Reed, in pursuit of time, decides to test a ship with an incomplete defense system. Few people support the idea, but the ship, which has four people on board - Ben, Reed, and their friends - brother and sister Sue and Johnny Storm - still takes off.
The protection system was completely broken. The team falls into the center of a huge hole in cosmic radiation. The entire crew receives a gigantic dose of radiation, but Ben, despite the fact that he got, if not more, then not less than everyone, still managed to return the ship back to Earth.
And only on Earth did four friends begin to feel strange changes in their bodies. The most terrible burden fell on the pilot's shoulders - that day, radiation destroyed Benjamin Grimm and created a new Creature (Marvel Comics), frightening in its appearance and possessing incredible abilities. And the other members of the flight ceased to be ordinary people: the abilities of a human torch, an invisible woman, and Mr. Fantastic acquired containers to serve humanity. So the "Fantastic Four" was created.
The girl who changed everything
At the very beginning of the work of the Fantastic Four, everything was as good as superheroes could be. But then the mutation in Ben's body began to progress: now he was turning less and less back into a person, his strength increased by several orders of magnitude, and his skin became even more impenetrable and indestructible.
At one point, Grimm simply ceased to be a human being, completely remaining a Being. The inflamed mind of a non-human was manifested by bouts of uncontrollable rage. Ben was on the verge of complete psychological self-destruction, but in his life one appeared that helped him change his mind about everything that surrounded him.
Blind from birth, a sculptor named Alicia Masters gave Ben faith in himself and faith in a bright future, which even the formidable superhero must have.
At first there was just friendship, then love arose between them.
Betrayal
Throughout the entire history of the Marvel Universe, a Being turns several times into a person, then again into a Being, and each time this happens due to irradiation with radiation or gamma rays. After that it turns out that a man can change his appearance when he himself wants it, but for this you need to overcome the strongest psychological block. Richards knows this reason very well, but he carefully hides it from a friend from his interests. Lost in conjecture, the Being settles on another planet, where he manages to change his personalities. Returning to Earth, he learns that one of the Four, Johnny Storm, becomes the lover of his girlfriend Alicia. Plus, now he manages to change his appearance, therefore, he reveals the secret of the psychological block and immediately finds out that his friend Reed was lying to him.
Enraged, the Creature breaks all contact with friends and leaves the Fantastic Four.
Civil War Confrontation
In the great confrontation in the Marvel universe, the Creature was not too eager to take the side of Iron Man, but in the war it kept neutrality. With his own eyes seeing the clashes between Iron Man and Captain America, the Creature watches the death of a simple man, not involved in the massacre. This knocks out the last remnants of self-control from him, and he, together 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.
Unjustly guilty
According to the plot of the Marvel Universe, the Creature is undeservedly accused of the murder of one of the main characters, which is called Kulovod. As punishment, Ben is imprisoned, but help in the person of the Hulk Woman, Ant-Man and Sandman, who are dragging the Creature, is already hurrying there. Some time after the escape, the heroic world flies around the news that the Puppeteer appears to be alive, which means that all charges against the Creature are completely removed.
Core abilities
Thanks to radiation rays, Benjamin Grimm, a former simple man, acquired many superpowers that are not available to all superheroes, not like people. In the legendary battle "Creature" Marvel "against the Hulk from the same Universe," bets are made not only in favor of the green giant, after all, Benjamin Grimm can provide worthy resistance. In fact, this is one of the few characters in the Marvel Universe that can actually try to harm the Hulk. Strength and Strength Creatures with each treatment with gamma rays or radiation field only increase. The creature ("Marvel" did not regret the ability) in the international system for assessing the abilities of superheroes received from Nick Fury 8 points out of 10 possible.
Stone Leather and Strength
After a radiation bath (by the way, radiation or various kinds of radiation were in many cases the reason for the appearance of new opportunities for the characters of the Marvel Universe), the Creature receives a huge impetus for its body to develop mutagenic changes. His bones, skin, muscles - everything undergoes such a change that in structure, both external and internal, his body now more resembles a stone. Based on this, there may be a theory that Ben will be able to live forever in stone form (if he never returns to his human face). It is worth mentioning the physical strength that the Creature possesses (Marvel practically stamps superhuman or other creatures with incredible strength), because due to the same mutagenic processes, she jumped the superhero scale to 85 points and rose to a maximum of 100.
Endurance and strength
Due to a change in muscle after radiation (once again the viewer is shown what effects radiation may have in the Marvel Universe), the Creature in some sense can do without everything at all. The level of fatigue is now always at zero, and the active phase lasts 24 hours a day.
The creature’s skin has simply incredible strength: injuries, firing from powerful explosive weapons, and even hitting the strongest hero of the Hulk universe did not damage her. However, the only weakness lies in the adamantium, which Wolverine so successfully discovered for himself to be saved.
Master of martial arts and a great pilot
Surprisingly, the invincible 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, mastered a variety of types of combat on a professional level. Nevertheless, the favorite of all sports is not human, but boxing has already become Creatures. Perhaps it’s for the opportunity to express all emotions in a blow, or maybe because boxing is the only sport where it is considered normal to smash the punch every time.
With regard to piloting, everything is very clear: during his student days, Benjamin (a creature whose abilities are unlimited) dreamed of hovering through the air and studying the sky, as in childhood he studied the streets near his house. And he succeeded. A few years of preparation - and now he is already a super-successful pilot with experience who is easily given control of aircraft, as well as other aircraft.