Mettle



From being an easy going surfer from Hawaii, then misleadingly set in the grasp of Norman Osborn, who removed his skin revealing the armoured sheath beneath. He is now a member of the Avengers Academy. With his red skin, determined mind, he was surely born to fight.

Origin
Ken Mack used to be an ordinary Hawaiian boy. He first discovered his powers when a surfboard hit him in the head, scraping away a piece of skin to reveal the red armor underneath. He went to Osborn for help with his new condition. Osborn's treatment doesn't reverse his state, but let's Mettle get rid of his old skin.

Power and Abilities
Possesses a body of living Iridium, he is virtually indestructible shown to be able to withstand the intense heat of a flame thrower. His costume is made of "unstable molecules" that Mister Fantastic designed, which is able to adjust to his powers. He has superhuman strength and durability due to his body, but he is unable to transform back into his human form. However due to the tampering of Norman Osborn he is unable to feel the basic of human sensations due to deteriorated nerve endings and remains closed off from the world. Mettle has been shown that he does not know his own strength and is fearful of his powers.

Before obtaining his iridium body, Ken Mack was an experienced surfer.