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Real Name: Frank Schlichting Occupation: Criminal Legal Status: U.S. Citizen with no criminal record Identity: Secret Place of Birth: Racine, Wisconsin Marital Status: Divorced Known Relatives: None Base of Operations: Mobile Past Group Affiliations: Former ally of Sabertooth, Justin Hammer, and Viper (II) Known Powers: None; all of Constrictor’s abilities are due to the equipment which he employs in his crimes. Equipment: Body Armor: The Constrictor wears an electrically-insulated, partially bullet-proofed battle-suit which pro vides him with Good protection from physical attacks and is a Remark able insulator of electrical attacks. Tentacles: The chief offensive weapon of Constrictor’s battle-suit are its twin lengths of cybernetically controlled, electrically-powered cables. These cables, which eject And retract from special appliances running from shoulder to wrist, are made of an Unearthly Adamantium alloy (Adamantium being the strongest metal forged by man). Able to extend a maximum length of 30 feet, the Adamantium cables can be used
as whips which do Incredible damage and are capable of rending steel and lesser
metals, or as bonds, in which case they are capable of entwining an object or
human being and constricting with a Remarkable force of 115 pounds per square
inch. Once securely around an object or human being, the cables are unbreakable.
They can kill an average human being by constriction in a matter of seconds. The cybernetic circuitry controlling the functions of the cables is located in the forehead area of his cowl. The circuitry housing is bullet proofed and insulated against most forms of jamming radiations. Talents: Crime Contacts: The Corporation (now defunct) Role-Playing Notes: The Constrictor is a small-time thug interested in gaining wealth by doing strong-arm work for other people. He is also after personal fame, but mainly as a means of commanding higher fees. History: Frank Schlichting was a small time hoodlum and enforcer for the Chicago-area mobs who went to the West Coast to make a bigger name for himself. Applying to Eugene Kligger of the now-defunct criminal organization known as “the Corporation”, Schlichting was outfitted with a special suit of body armor and weaponry which the Corporation contracted weapons-maker Justin Hammer to build. Dubbed the Constrictor, Schlichting was employed as a special operative and hit man. His first public mission brought him into conflict with the Hulk. When The Corporation was dissolved, the Constrictor went freelance, accepting assignments from any individual or group who met his price. The Constrictor was invited to join the Serpent Society, but refused. |