Ricardo Rios (Earth-616)

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 * Image                  = Guardian_2.0.JPG
 * RealName               = Ricardo Juan Rios
 * CurrentAlias           = Misery
 * Aliases                = Mayhem, The Symbiote, The Guardian, Guardian 2.0, Monarch, Captain Universe, Ricky Rios, Rick Rios, Juan Rios
 * Identity               = Secret
 * Alignment              = Bad
 * Affiliation            = Avengers (formerly)
 * Relatives              = Tyson Rios (Crimson Shadow, father) Naomi Collins-Rios (mother, deceased), Elliot Rios (Weapon Omega, brother), Juan Rios (grandfather, deceased), Eva Rios (grandmother, deceased), Victor Rios (Warlord, uncle), Douglas Rios (Captain X, cousin), The Misery Symbiote
 * Universe               = Earth-616
 * BaseOfOperations       = New York City|New York, New York State|New York


 * Gender                 = Male
 * Height                 = 6'0"
 * Height2                = / 6'5" (with the symbiote)
 * Weight                 = 200lbs
 * Weight2                = / 402 lbs ( with the symbiote)
 * Eyes                   = Hazel
 * Hair                   = Brown
 * UnusualFeatures        = None


 * Citizenship            = Mexican
 * MaritalStatus          = Single
 * Occupation             = Villian; former adventurer
 * Education              = Student


 * Origin                 = Ricardo was born a Mutant, due to his father's genetic alterations.
 * PlaceOfBirth           = New York City|New York, New York State|New York
 * Creators               = J White
 * First                  = Unknown

He is the son of Tyson Rios, also known as Crimson Shadow. During his childhood he was kidnapped along with his mother and brother, Elliot. Ricky's brother as shot in the head right in front of him by the kidnapper. Elliot's body was thrown into the harbor and the kidnapper put the gun to Naomi's heas. Overun by anger Ricky accidentally killed the kidnapper because he had a gun pointed at Naomi's head. After Tyson showed up Naomi told him what happened. They held a private funeral for Elliot afterwards. Years later, Warlord showed up at Ricardo's high school. Ricardo fought him off until Crimson Shadow came with help and they defeated Warlord but he grabbed Crimson Shadow and took him to the Negative Zone. When Ricardo got home he told his mom what had happened. While Ricardo was out he was ambushed by Onslaught. Onslaught and Ricardo were fighting and Onslaught blew himself up. Ricardo was knocked unconscious by the giant shockwaves. When Ricardo came to, he couldn't find Onslaught so he went home. Outside his house he saw Onslaught. Ricardo blasted him away and went inside to find his mother. He found her in the basement and tried to get her to safety but Onslaught disabled him by blowing off his arm. Onslaught went after Naomi and started to attack her. With his arm regenerated Ricardo attacked Onslaught again. Onslaught threw Ricardo through the roof. When Ricardo got back into his house, Onslaught was gone and his mother was dead. A few minutes later Tyson got there and he mourned the loss of Naomi.
 * HistoryText            = ===Early Life===

Uni-Power
After Naomi's funeral, Ricardo wanted to avenge her, but he knew he couldn't do it himself. The Uni-Power chose Ricardo to become the new Captain Universe to help him avenge his mother. With his newfound power Ricardo went off to find Onslaught. He found Onslaught in a warehouse and they fought each other. He defeated Onslaught, killing him in the process. The Uni-Power was going to leave Ricardo until it saw that Onslaught come back to life. Before they fought again, Onslaught disappeared.

Avengers
Captain Universe has recently joined the Avengers with his father. After a couple years in the Avengers, Captain Universe teamed up with his cousin, Captain X, to battle Galactus. The battle was difficult and towards the end Captain X teleported Captain Universe away from the battle. Captain Universe flew back to the battle site and couldn't find his cousin or Galactus. While he looked for his cousin, Ricardo was ambushed by Blackheart and Mephisto. When Captain Universe slipped away he sent a distress signal to his dad. Whenever Captain Universe attacked Blackheart, Mephisto would attack Captain Universe and they would gang up on him. A few minutes later Crimson Shadow came and took on Mephisto. Crimson Shadow beat Mephisto but Captain Universe was sent to the Underworld by Blackheart. Now, Captain Universe has to battle Mephisto, Blackheart, and hordes of demons. Captain Universe fought them off but they kept coming and he was running out of energy. Captain Universe started to blackout, until he saw his cousin. Captain X grabbed Ricardo and brought him back to Earth. When Ricardo found out that his father sacrificed himself to destroy Onslaught, he sought out the Sentry. It took Captain Universe a year to find the Sentry. Once he found him he asked him to bring his dad back to life. The Sentry agreed to bring Crimson Shadow back three years later. Captain Universe had encountered his father and after they talked, Crimson Shadow left to find Onslaught.

Becoming Monarch
Ricardo felt that he didn't need the Uni-Power anymore so he gave it up. Rick made himself a costume similar to his Captain Universe uniform and became the adventurer Monarch. Several months after becoming Monarch, one of Rick's enemies found out who he was and went after his girlfriend. When he learned of this he tried to find her, but he never could. A few days after she was kidnapped, Rick was sent a message to meet Crossfire in an abandoned warehouse. Rick went there and saw his girlfriend, Mercedes, tied to a chair in the middle of the room. He went to untie her until suddenly the warehouse exploded. Ricardo was unharmed, but Mercedes was instantly killed. Crossfire came over to Rick and he started to taunt him. Rick grabbed Crossfire's neck and snapped it. Then he threw him through the ground. Rick then went into a state of depression. He destroyed his Monarch costume and gave up being a hero.

Project G.U.A.R.D.I.A.N.
Months later, Rick had gone to his father's house to speak to him. Tyson wasn't there so, Rick went into his mom's old lab. He looked through all of the files and discovered one of his mom's secret projects. It was called Project G.U.A.R.D.I.A.N. Naomi had made a suit using nanotechnology. The suit could withstand extreme temperatures, allow the user to breathe in space and underwater, and it allows the user to be in the Negative Zone for a longer period of time. At that moment, Rick knew that the suit was made for him and he knew that he had to become an adventurer again. He took the wristbands that had the suit in it, then he activated the nanobots and became Guardian. Rick upgraded his suit to give himself more abilities and a new look.

The Symbiote Saga
While patrolling the city, Ricardo was attacked. When he woke up he was inside of a lab. He saw Warlord and then everything went blank. Ricardo woke up again and he knew thought that Warlord was his master. He let him stick a syringe in his arm and a few moments later he became a symbiote. Warlord told the Symbiote to go destroy the city and he left. While in the city the Symbiote was destroying buildings until it was hit in the back. It turned to see Crimson Shadow. It attacked him and the two fought until Warlord told the Symbiote to stop. Tyson then blasted the Symbiote through a building. It was impaled by steel rods. Warlord told the Symbiote to reveal its face to Crimson Shadow. It did and when Tyson looked to see that it was Rick, the Symbiote passed out. Rick awoke and when he saw Tyson he threw him through a wall. Then he killed everyone else that was around him. He fled to an isolated area. Rick was visited by Warlord and he told him to cause as much misery as possible. This was the birth of Misery.
 * Powers                 = Misery can stick to walls and also has unlimited webbing. Misery can also blend in with its surroundings and become undetectably camouflaged. Misery can track any other symbiotes.

Misery does not try to take over the mind of his human host. Instead, the symbiote actually thinks and voices its opinions to the human host. The symbiote usually speaks when the host is in his "human form".


 * Superhuman Strength: He possesses vast superhuman strength. Misery is superhumanly strong and can lift within 25 - 75 ton range.
 * Superhuman Speed: He can move or run at speeds greater than any normal human being.


 * Superhuman Stamina: He can exert himself for at least 48 hours until fatigue impairs him.


 * Superhuman Agility: His agility is superior to any normal human being.


 * Superhuman Reflexes: His reflexes are superior to any normal human being.


 * Superhuman Durability: The tissue the symbiote is composed of renders Ricardo’s body much harder and much more resistant to physical injury than the body of an ordinary human. Rios can withstand high caliber bullets, great impact forces, powerful energy blasts, and falls from great heights without sustaining physical injury. He is durable enough that he can withstand multiple barrages of high caliber weapons such as machine guns from close range. He also possesses an extreme resistance to pain, and seems to feel it only to a certain extent.


 * Camouflage Capabilities: The symbiote is capable of mimicking the appearance of any form of clothing and camouflaging with its surroundings.
 * Shape Shifting


 * Wall Crawling: Misery has the ability to cling to virtually any surface. He can rapidly crawl, walk, or run across even slick/wet surfaces.
 * Webbing: Misery can project a powerful, organic web-like substance similar to the webbing Spider-Man has. He typically uses this “webbing’’ to immobilize someone. The webbing is incredibly strong.


 * Regenerative Healing Factor: Misery possesses a superhuman healing factor that allows him to regenerate damaged or destroyed bodily tissue with far greater speed and efficiency than an ordinary human. Misery is able to heal injuries such as slashes, puncture wounds, bullet wounds, and severe burns within moments. His healing factor is developed to the point that he can regrow missing limbs and organs.

Former Powers:
 * Flight: Rick was capable of flying at the speed of light
 * Superhuman Strength: Rick possessed vast superhuman strength, granting him the ability to lift (press) far in excess of 100 tons
 * Matter/Energy Manipulation: Ricardo could divert an energy flow in a different direction or convert it into a different type of energy. He could also change matter at the atomic level, for instance, to transmute one substance into another or to change an object's shape.
 * Abilities              = *Rick is an expert hand to hand combatant
 * Strength               = *Ricardo can lift (press) about 25-75 tons
 * Weaknesses             = *The Misery symbiote, like all others of its kind, is extremely vulnerable to heat and sonic based attacks. They can cause the symbiote physical pain and discomfort, where as "more powerful" attacks might be completely ineffective.
 * Equipment              = *Nano-Suit: The Guardian suit was able to withstand extreme temperatures and it enabled him to survive in uninhabitable areas
 * Transportation         = *None
 * Weapons                = *None


 * Notes                  = *Ricardo had absorbed some of the powers that he gained as Captain Universe
 * After first becoming Misery, he had a jaw similar to Venom's

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 * Trivia                 = *Rick's Nano-Bands were designed after the Nega-Bands of Captain Marvel
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