Ken Mack (Earth-616)

Mettle
Name	Ken Mack
Current Alias	Mettle
Aliases	Fortress, Kenny
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Avengers Academy
Relatives	unnamed parents
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Grey
Hair	No Hair At All
Unusual Features	Body made of Iridium
Origin and Living Status
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Hawaii
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Avengers trainee
Base of Operations	Avengers Compound, Los Angeles; formerly Infinite Avengers Mansion
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Christos N. Gage, Mike McKone
First	Avengers Academy #1 (June, 2010)
First	Avengers Academy #1 (June, 2010)

 I don't want your pity. I want your respect. 

—Mettle

History

File:Ken's Skull.jpg

Ken's skull

One day while Ken was surfing, another surfer crashed into him, ramming Ken's face with his surf board. Instead of killing him, the impact trauma accelerated a transformation already taking place under his skin. His skin peeled off, revealing a red iridium skill beneath. At the time of the accident, Ken was unaware of the transformation because the iridium has no nerve endings. He was then taken to Norman Osborn on a plane. Norman then amplified his transformation, making his whole body iridium. Mettle was then recruited to be at The Avengers Academy. On there visit to the Raft Mettle, Hazmat and Veil went to Norman Osborn's cell and tried to kill him, but didn't succeed. They then went back to the Quinjet where Luke Cage told them how Osborn killed his family.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

Mettle's body is made out of organic iridium, giving him superhuman strength and durability, including an immunity to fire and toxic attacks.

Abilities

Ken Mack used to be a competent surfer.

Weaknesses

Mettle is stuck in his condition and cannot change back. While in his metal body, he has diminished nerve sensation; he can't feel pain, but he can't feel anything else either. Also, it looks like he cannot close his eyes, because he has no eyelids. Henry Pym has promised to find a way to cure him.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

File:Mettle Burnt.jpg

Mettle's Suit

Mettle's costume has a high level of durability.

Trivia

• Originally referred to as "Fortress" in solicitations.
• Mettle has a laid back attitude.
• Mettle is half Jewish.
• Mettle has a close friendship with Reptil.

See Also

• 53 appearance(s) of Ken Mack (Earth-616)
• 3 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Ken Mack (Earth-616)
• 8 minor appearance(s) of Ken Mack (Earth-616)
• 3 mention(s) of Ken Mack (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Ken Mack (Earth-616)
• 85 image(s) of Ken Mack (Earth-616)
• 3 quotation(s) by or about Ken Mack (Earth-616)

Links and References

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