User blog comment:Ultimate Heatblast/Marvel Amalgams!/@comment-12394025-20120920055428/@comment-12394025-20120920220259

i got the idea by saying "big x-men members and hulk" in my mind. a hulk that could turn into metal would be similar to iron clad, and i thought about beast which was perfect. the next thing in my mind, "what would a hulking monster with fur be?".