METAMORPHO II
Real Name: Edifice K. Bulwark
Class: Human mutate
Occupation: Architect
Group Affiliation: None
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Mobile
First Appearance: Metamorpho I #5 (March-April, 1966)
Powers: Metamorpho was a master architect. Metamorpho possessed superhuman strength and durability. Massive damage could render his body inert, but he would eventually recover, and as long as any part of Metamorpho's body remained intact he could regenerate. He could transform his body into any combination of chemical elements, and shape those elements into any form he desired.
History: (Metamorpho I #5) - Bulwark, “the Big Builder,” was a world famous architect who approached tycoon Simon Stagg with his chemo-scraper for him, a skyscraper using chemical reactions to change shape and function. Simon needed his employee Metamorpho’s skills to construct it, but Metamorpho had seen recent press that called Bulwark’s design a possible threat to the city and refused. Bulwark lost it, claiming that revolutionary ideas always drew fire. Simon pressed Metamorpho, and he ended up leaving Simon’s employ. In his absence Simon told Bulwark the only solution he could think of was making another Element-Masn, and Bulwark volunteered, willing to sacrifice anything to complete his magnum opus. Simon used the Orb of Ra to recreate Bulwark as Metamorpho II and construct the chemo-scraper, and when Metamorpho returned Simon told him his services were no longer needed. The chemo-skyscraper’s dome flew off, bathing the city in chemicals. Bulwark knew this could happen, and was happy to destroy the work of rival architects. Metamorpho confronted his double and defeated him, and then turned into an iron meteorite to destroy the out-of-control chemo-tower. Simon welcomed him back with open arms after Metamorpho II’s transformation turned out to be temporary and he reverted to plain old Bulwark, who apparently had no memory of his time as Metamorpho.
Comments: Created by Bob Haney & Joe Orlando
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