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Real Name: Russell Collins
Occupation: Former Navy shipman, now X-Factor trainee
Legal Status: American citizen with a criminal record, still a minor.
Identity: Publicly known
Place of Birth: Unknown
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
Past Group Affiliations: Member of the Navy, trainee with X-Factor
Known Powers:
None; all of Constrictor’s abilities are due to the equipment which he employs in his crimes.
Equipment:
Pyrotechnics: Rusty can mentally agitate air molecules to the point where the air, and anything flammable, bursts into flames. His power rank is Monstrous. He is learning to control his power. At present he must make a Psyche FEAT roll to call forth and control flames each round. The flames normally inflict up to Excellent damage. If he is under great stress or is excited, his power immediately manifests itself. The greater the threat, the more powerful the flame (encompassing up to two areas and causing Amazing damage).
If Rusty does not make a yellow Psyche FEAT roll to control this wild fire,
it will continue to rage until either he does get it under control or he is
rendered unconscious.
Heat Resistance: Rusty has Unearthly rank resistance to heat and
flames, although it seems as if he is totally invulnerable to the casual
observer.
Talents:
As an X-Factor trainee, Rusty has the Student Talent.
Contacts:
As a trainee with X-Factor, Rusty has access to their equipment and assistance. X-Terminators
Role-Playing Notes:
Rusty is still young, just barely 18. He is still somewhat frightened of what might happen if he loses control over his powers. He is smitten with puppy love for his fellow trainee Skids.
History:
Little is known of Rusty Collins’ life before he joined the Navy. He served on the U.S.S. Essex after enlisting at the minimum age. While in San Diego on leave with Chief Petty Officer Fisher, his mutant power manifested itself for the first time when he accidentally disfigured the Chief’s girlfriend. Rusty was taken into custody by the Naval authorities, but went berserk when Fisher tried to kill him.
Afraid that his attempt to kill Collins would be discovered, Fisher called up X-Factor. In their first case, they proceeded to track down Rusty and “bring him in.” Fisher had no desire to have them turn the young mutant over to the Naval authorities, so Rusty was taken in by X-Factor. The group helped him develop some control over his powers.
Rusty is still wanted by the Federal authorities. He has been hunted by Freedom Force in the past. He is romantically involved with Skids, a Morlock mutant whose force field makes her immune to any of his accidental flame bursts. As the first X Factor trainee, Rusty now acts as a “deputy leader” for the other trainees. He was recently captured by the Right along with the other trainees.