Real name: Dirk Garthwaite Other known aliases: None Occupation: Professional criminal, former manual laborer. Current group affiliation: Wrecking Crew Past group affiliations: Secret Wars Villains, Masters of Evil IV, Legion Accursed, worked for Arnim Zola and Doomsday Man. Major enemies: Thor, Hercules, Avengers. First appearance: Mighty Thor #148 Origin: Mighty Thor #148 Description: Dirk is a powerful man standing 6'3'' tall and weighing 320 lbs. He usually wears a green costume with purple mask, boots and gloves in his role as Wrecker III.
Characteristics
48 STR 33
18 DEX 24
23 CON 26
20 BODY 20
10 INT 0
14 EGO 8
10/18 PRE 0
10 COM 0
15 PD 5
11 ED 5
4 SPD 12
14 REC 0
46 END 0
54 STUN 0
Characteristics Cost: 133
Powers, Skills and Equipment
15 5/5 Armor
7 1 LVLS Density Increase (stats already included),Always On
(-1/2),0 END Persistent(+1) 0
9 Life Support,safe in vacuum/pressure,safe in heat/cold,
immune to disease
5 +8 PRE,Negative uses only.(-1/2)
6 1 BODY Regen,recovery rate: per hour
8 10" Running 2
3 Flying Tackle
3 Grappling Throw
4 2 Levels: with crowbar HKA.
5 Off Strike
3 Streetwise 13-
1 Tactics 8-
4 WF,Common Melee,Small Arms
37 MP (75),OAF(-1)
1u 5/5 Force Wall,Concentrate(-1/2),constant concentration 2
1u 1D6 HKA,vs physical defense,x1 Armor Piercing(+1/2) 2
2u 10D6 Mind Control,Target must be touching crowbar.(-1/4) 5
1u 1D6 RKA,vs physical defense,x1 Armor Piercing(+1/2) 2
2u 10" Teleport,x4 Increased Mass,x500 Increased Range,
Concentrate(-1/2),constant concentration,Extra Time(-1/2) 2
Powers Cost: 117
Disadvantages
Base Points: 100
15 Berserk,"When attacked mentally.",uncommon,occur 14-,recover
14-
5 Distinctive,"Adept",easily concealable,minor
5 Distinctive,"Large muscular man.",easily concealable,minor
30 Hunted,"By heroes and authorities.",more powerful,non-combat
influence,harsh,appear 14-
5 Physical Lim,"Big and heavy.",infrequently,slightly
10 Psych Lim,"Paranoid",common,moderate
10 Psych Lim,"Disrespectful to everyone.",common,moderate
15 Psych Lim,"Violent",common,strong
10 Public ID,"Dirk Garthwaite"
5 Rivalry,"with Thunderball.",professional
15 Rep,"Super villain stongman.",occur 11-,extreme reputation
5 Unluck,1D6
20 Vuln,"to Drains, Transfers and Dispels.",common,x2 effect
Disadvantages Total: 150
Experience Spent: 0
Total Points: 250
Explanation of the conversion: The Vulnerability to Drains, Transfers and Dispels was added because the Wrecking Crew seem to constantly be loosing and regaining their powers. The Berserk is based on an issue of Alpha Flight where Thunderball went crazy when someone tried to control him.
Note: Dirk is in no way connected with the first Wrecker, who was Doctor Karl Kort (Fantastic Four #12) or Wrecker II (Tales To Astonish #63).
Trivia: In the alternate future depicted in What If II #114 Dirk had a son and named him Teddy Garthwaite. This son became the villain known as Raze, having the enhanced strength of his father as well as his crowbar and the wrecking ball of Thunderball.
Powers: Wrecker III possesses enhanced strength enabling him to lift 20 tons. He has superhuman stamina and resistance to harm. He has an enchanted crowbar which is virtually indestructable, and has several magical properties. He can create a protective aura that deflects bullets, throw the crowbar and have it return to his hand, control the minds of people touching the bar, or use it to teleport himself and others. For a time he was granted the ability to absorb energy into his body to increase his strength by Arnim Zola.
Links to other Wrecker III pages:
Character created by Marvel Comics.
Champions rules conversion by Mathew R. Ignash - mathewignash@comcast.net.
Last Updated - July, 2002
