Colussus in his original costume Colossus (Piotr "Peter" Nikolievitch Rasputin) is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the X-Men. Created by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum, he first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975).
Joining the X-Men
Raised in the Soviet Union, Rasputin was raised on a collective farm. A gentle man surrounded by good people, even the revelation that he was a mutant did not ostracize him from his friends and family. So he was reluctant to go when Professor Charles Xavier recruited him for his second group of X-Men. But he went nonetheless, and took the name Colossus, reflecting his ability to turn into a form made of "organic steel", in which he is possessed of great strength and resilience.
Colossus found friendship with the X-Men, and even love in an ongoing romance with Shadowcat. They had a steady relationship for several years. Then, during the Secret Wars Colossus had an affair with a healer who later was killed. Feeling guily, Colossus broke up with Kitty when he returned home. The two made up later and are now friends, even though their relationship is platonic for now. Colossus also felt great guilt when his sister Illyana proved to be a mutant as well, and was trapped in limbo for several years of her life, emerging to become the heroine Magik. Worse, when Illyana later died by the Legacy virus, and when his parents were killed crossing the border, his grief drove him to join their enemy, Magneto. Later, he realised his mistake and returned to the team, but he retained deep bitterness about the loss he had suffered throughout his life. He later joined Excalibur.
Death and resurrection
When Beast finally developed a cure for the Legacy virus there was one problem; a mutant would have to give his life to activate the cure. Against the wishes of his fellow X-Men, Colossus injected himself with the cure so that no more mutants would have to die as his sister had. The X-Men found what appeared to be his lifeless corpse, and believed him dead.
In fact, an alien known as Ord abducted Colossus as he lay dying and resuscitated him. Ord kept Colossus imprisoned in a laboratory, using him as a guinea pig for tests to develop a 'cure' for the mutant gene. When the X-Men recently raided the lab, Kitty Pryde found and freed Colossus.
Ultimate X-Men
In the alternate history of the Ultimate X-Men series, Colossus was an arms dealer, sending the money back to his family in Russia. He joined the X-Men after he turned to steel in a barrage of gunfire. In the Ultimate War crossover with The Ultimates, Colossus fought Thor and had the upper hand against the thunder god.
It has been implied (though not outright stated) that Colossus is gay, and that he has a crush on Wolverine. Writer Mark Millar has also made comments that allude to this.
Television and film
In the 1992 animated television series X-Men, the voice of Colossus was provided by Rick Bennett. In the 2000 animated television series X-Men: Evolution, the voice of Colossus was provided by Michael Adamthwaite.
In the movies he is played by Daniel Cudmore.
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