It's our first ever live appearance at Rogue Comics! And we covered the gentle giant Colossus! We compare and contrast his relationships with Kitty and Illyana, plus a Q&A with Piotr himself! Don't miss it!
SHOW NOTES:
Intro
Thanks to everyone for coming to Rogue Comics!
Plug for Play Comics – Chris and a guest play games based on comics, and determine how accurately the game depicts what happens in the comics (3:41)
Background (4:45)
Colossus (Piotr Nikolayevich Rasputin) created by Len Wein & Dave Cockrum in Giant Size X-Men #1 (May 1975)
Piotr was born on a Soviet collective farm with his family, including his sister Ilyana (Magik)
As a teen, he saved Ilyana from a runaway tractor, and discovered he had the ability to turn his body into organic steel
Joined the X-Men when Professor Xavier put together a team of mutants to rescue the original X-Men on Krakoa, and stayed as a member of the team
At one point, he helped save the Fall People in the Savage Land, and started a brief romantic relationship with a woman named Nereel, that resulted in a child named Peter, although Colossus doesn't know he's the father
Later started a relationship with Kitty Pryde, but ended things shortly thereafter
Temporarily paralyzed during battle with Riptide, and was unable to return to human form for a time
After Ilyana dies from the Legacy Virus, Colossus joins Magneto's Acolytes for a while
Rejoined the X-Men
Sacrificed himself to spread cure to Legacy Virus – later revealed that his body was stolen by an alien to experiment on him – rescued by X-Men and restarts relationship with Kitty until she sacrifices herself to save the Earth from Breakworld
World War Hulk – battles Hulk, who breaks his arms while in metal form
Gains the powers of the Juggernaut for a while after Cyttorak takes them back from Cain Marko – Magik offers herself, but Piotr intercepts
Then gains the power of the Phoenix Force during Avengers vs. X-Men, only to lose it when he and Ilyana battle each other – Ilyana reveals that was part of her plan all along, because she wanted him to feel pain & regret – she frees him of Cyttorak's influence while in Limbo, and he told her the next time they met, he would kill her
Issues (16:45)
Relationship with Ilyana - dangerous
Relationship with Kitty (25:30)
Duality of nature (33:33)
Treatment (44:30)
In-universe
Out of universe
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