Strong Guy

Exaggerated-upper body-man

Origin

Guido Carosella was a typical kid who was tormented and bullied by others. That all change the day his mutant power developed. Guido has the ability to absorb kinetic energy. While trying to get away from some bullies, Guido was struck by a bus and absorbed the energy.

His body became swelled and muscled disproportionately because he did not release the energy immediately. He was no longer bullied by his peers but was still perceived as being different and separated from them. His parents were in a freak accident, when a satellite fell on them. Guido was able to settle out of court and received a huge sum of money.

Unfortunately, he did not have good judgment when it came to spending his money. Soon his finances were just about depleted. He then became a bodyguard for the intergalactic mutant rock star, Lila Cheney. Guido later became a member of the government incarnation of X-Factor. It was at this time that he came up with the name Strong Guy.

Guido always put on a front due to his insecurities and became close to fellow member, Jamie Maddrox, Multiple Man due to their crazy sense of humor. On a mission that involved aliens chasing Lila Cheney, Guido threw himself on a bomb to absorb the blast. He absorbed more energy than his body could handle and he suffered a heart attack. He spent several months recovering. By the time he was able to leave the hospital, X-Factor had disbanded.

X-Factor Investigations

X-Factor currently is a member of the most current incarnation of X-Factor, X-Factor Investigations, lead by his friend, Jamie Madrox. When the cryptic child, Layla Miller joined the team, Guido became quite protective of her (e.e. when Rictor blames Siryn getting attacked on Layla, he tells Rictor that he shouldn't insult Layla, and if he does he'll hurt him).

 

Guido went to see a hypnotist to see if it was possible for him to stop the constant pain that he feels because of his powers. But, Singularity Investigations intervined, and had the hypnotist make Guido a sleeper agent.

During his time as a sleeper agent, Layla Miller's precognitive abilities couldn't see anything that would happen to Guido.

Guido was hit by a missile (but was fine), while defending Henry Buchanun, a ex-worker of Singularity Investigations, who had come to X-Factor to help them take down Singularity.

When Guido was taking Henry Buchanun to his locker, he received a phone call, and killed Henry. When he returns to HQ, Wolfsbane smells the blood that had been cleaned of his hands. Madrox orders M to take him, and while she's telepathically looking through his mind, she causes the sleeper agent personality to surface. They fight Guido for a while, but he was eventually stopped by Quicksilver.

The damage was undone, and when the group went to see Doc Samson, Guido and Samson talked about how a hypnotist can't create a personality, only cause it to surface, so the killer must have always been there. Guido also admitted that he makes joke to hide the constant pain he feels because of his powers.

Guido and Rahne went to see Alix Buchanun to tell them about Henry, and Guido blurts out that he killed Henry. After they explain everything to Alix, she forgives Guido, because he didn't do it willingly, and she doesn't believe that he's supposed to spend the rest of his years rotting in jail.

Guido is next seen eating ice cream at the HQ, and later fighting Abyss.

During this time, he is offered the position as the Sheriff of Mutant Town by Valerie Cooper.

When the Isolationist attacks, Guido is teleported away to an artic type place with Madrox and Rahne. While they were there, Guido told Madrox about the job offer, and told Madrox to see that as his two weeks notice. He is then teleported back with the others when Rictor figures out how to work the Isolationist's teleporting device/door.

Guido was seen fighting in the battle finale of Messiah CompleX on Muir Island.

Guido was next seen saving Rictor as he was being beaten up by a bunch of ex-mutants. Guido then talks to Madrox, and Madrox asked about the job offer. Guido tells him that he told Valerie Cooper to shove it, but Madrox is able to tell he's lying, apparently because he makes big hand gestures when he lies. He then stands outside of an abandoned building while Madrox goes in to beat up some Purifiers.

 

He then tears up the sidewalk outside the HQ, to reveal a trap door. He then punches through a wall with M, revealing themselves to be back outside the HQ. M, Siryn and a Madrox dupe fly off to find Rictor, he and Madrox stay outside HQ. The place suddenly turns into a jungle, and a boulder rolls towards the two. Guido tells Madrox not to move because all of it is a hologram, but he is hit and crushed into the boulder, stuck with it as it rolled.

World War Hulk

During World War Hulk, Guido goes tow-to-toe with the Hulk. When he absorbs the energy from one of the Hulk's punches, it almost overloads him immediately, Emma Frost says that he shouldn't do that again, because there's to much energy and the next time it will probably kill him.

Powers

-Guido is superhumanly strong. He can bench press about 20 tons under normal conditions, but when an object in motion comes in contact with him, he absorbs the kinetic energy and becomes stronger for a short time. Guido must release this energy inside him by using his strength at full power for a few seconds and that can drain him of the increase. If enough inertia collided with Strong Guy, he could temporarily be stronger than power houses such as the Hulk, Juggernaut, Thor, and Hercules.

-Guido is considerably durable also. His durability becomes greater when his muscle tissue increases. Bullets have virtually no effect on Guido, but some powerful explosives can harm him.

Weaknesses

-Guido can only store the kinetic energy for about 90 seconds (1 1/2 minutes) before he becomes permantly deformed from the increase in muscle mass.

-Guido is nearsighted and wears corrective glasses.

Trivia

• Guido apparantly makes big hand gestures when he lies
• Was also in the Age of Apocalypse still as a bodyguard for Lila Cheney, but much more controlling. He hated Gambit for being in love with Lila, but he was eventually kidnapped by the Infinites. While kidnapped he had a bomb placed in his skull. To save his life he stole the son of Rogue and Magneto.

Other Media

X-men Animated Series

X-Men Animated Series