Absorbing Man

Absorbing Man (Carl "Crusher" Creel) was an ex con who had gained the ability to shift his body into any substance he touches, before the series he seemed to had gone a couple rounds with The Hulk before getting defeated and sent to a prison called The Cube.

Later on in the episode "Hulk vs The World" he somehow escapes and Bruce Banner risks his own cover by tracking Creel to a cafe outside Las Vegas, Nevada. Bruce tries to question Creel about what was happeneing at The Cube, but the gamma villain recognized bruce as his alter-ego Hulk and attacks him, taking on the metal substance of a spoon he was using. He then explained that he had escaed simply to find and take revenge on the Hulk. Bruce transforms into the green giant and the two duke it out in Monument Valley. Absorbing man proves a tough opponent, using the metals from a few signs Hulk tossed around as well as the earth itself, but was ultimately brught down by his own arrogance when Hulk smashed his body to bits, leaving just his head behind. S.H.I.E.L.D. and General Ross soon arrive on the scene and ake them both to the cube.

In the cube, Absorbing man has been placed in a cell that left the villain floating in mid-air, unable to touch and absorb anything. The Breakout soon occours and he escapes when his cell shuts down, and he even teamed up with Abomination to battle Hulk, who was trying to escape with an injured Dr. Samson, but before they could pursue their escaping enemy they are called back by The Leader.

Absorbing Man returns in "Gamma World, Part 2" as a trap set for Thor. The moment the asguardian retrieved his hammer the villain springs out of the floor and absorbs Mjölnir's essence, which was a costly mistake. Because he was now made of the same metal as the thunder god's hammer, Thor was able to control him and send him crashing ito The Leaders battle mech, defeating them both. Absorbing Man is taken into custody where his current whereabouts are unknown.

In Ultima, the Absorbing Man was freed from prison by several of the Grunts, and given the offer of joining the Organization in exchange for freedom from prison. The Absorbing Man accepted the offer, and he is currently one of the generals in the Organization's Army.