Benjamin Grimm (Earth-6109.2)

Thing

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Real Name

Benjamin "Ben" Jacob Grimm

Current Alias

Thing

Aliases

The Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing, Grim Ben, Blackbeard the Pirate, Benjamin J. Grimm

Identity

Public

Alignment

Good

Affiliation

Ultimate Alliance, Fantastic Four, Future Foundation; formerly White Star

Relatives

unnamed maternal grandmother (deceased);

Petunia Grimm (aunt by marriage, deceased);
Sophie Grimm (paternal aunt, deceased);
Alyce Grimm (paternal aunt and former legal guardian, deceased);
Jake Grimm (paternal uncle and former legal guardian);
Daniel Grimm (father, deceased);
Elsie Grimm (mother, deceased);
Daniel Grimm Jr (brother, deceased);

Franklin Richards (godson);

Universe

Earth-6109.2

Base Of Operations

Baxter Building, Manhattan, New York City, New York

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

6' 0"

Weight

500 lbs (227 kg)

Eyes

Blue

Hair

No Hair

Skin

Orange

Unusual Features

Body is covered with an orange, flexible, rock-like hide; No apparent neck; Only four fingers (including the thumb) on each hand and four toes on each foot. The increase in the volume of his fingers has not decreased his manual dexterity. His skin is apparently susceptible to "drying" or what in a normal human being would be called loss of skin oil, for his skin can be "chipped" under certain circumstances. The Thing has no outer ear structure.

Status

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

Adventurer; former construction worker, security guard, astronaut, test pilot, college football player, student, wrestler, vigilante

Education

College graduate (State University), U.S. Air Force pilot training, NASA astronaut training

Origin

Origin

Cosmic Ray Mutate

Place of Birth

Yancy Street, New York City, New York

Creators

Trachodon56

First appearance

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

History

Little is known about the Thing's life before the Masters of Evil's attack on the S.H.I.E.L.D. USS Alpha Helicarrier. It can be assumed to be similar to his mainstream counterpart.

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

Along the rest of the Fantastic Four, Thing joined S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Ultimate Alliance to defeat Doctor Doom.

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2

Some time later, Thing was one of the heroes who went with Fury to Latveria, and when the Civil War erupt, Thing disappeared, wanting to stay neutral. The Pro-Registration forces were attacked at Yancy Street, and the Thing appeared angry for the War coming to him, defeating a nanite controlled Lady Deathstrike. He decided to join the fight in the Civil War with the White Star, and later fought the Fold when they started to take over the world.

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3 (Trachodon56)

Baxter Building

Several months after the Fold's defeat, the team was held hostage on the top floor of the Baxter building by the Skrulls; guarded by a rebuilt Dragon Man. Because of failures to respond to calls by the Ultimate Alliance: Spider-Man, Toxin, Electro, and Deadpool are sent in to investigate why. Dragon Man is destroyed, and the Four are freed.

The Vault

2 weeks later, word gets out of a recent attack at the Vault. The Fantastic Four (including the Thing) is sent to investigate. Upon arrival: they are approached by the Winter Soldier (after the Fold's defeat, Winter Soldier decided to reform) who was put in charge of the Vault by S.H.I.E.L.D. The five fight the inmates until they encounter the Klaw, who manages to incapacitate Winter Soldier. After his defeat, they find War Machine fighting mutant supervillain Whirlwind. A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent says that War Machine was the one attacking the Vault. After fighting through the Iron Cross, Crossbones, and Grim Reaper: the Four see Whirlwind knock War Machine's faceplate off his helmet, revealing a Skrull in the armor. After the FF defeats the Skrull and heads back to base, its revealed that the attack on the Vault was to once again plant seeds of doubt about superheroes in the minds of people (which was a reason the Skrulls have manged to get the Secret Invasion officially started in the first place).

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Rock-like Skin
  • Superhuman Strength
  • Superhuman Stamina
  • Superhuman Durability
  • Superhuman Sensory Adaptation
  • Immortality
    

Abilities

• Expert Pilot
• Experienced Astronaut
• Master Combatant
• Indomitable Will
  

Strength level

Unknown.

Weaknesses

None known.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: Quinjet
Weapons: None known.

Notes

• No special notes.
  

Trivia

• Fred Tatasciore reprises his role as the Thing.
• Thing's alternate costume is his Ultimate counterpart.

See Also

• Appearances of Benjamin Grimm (Earth-6109.2)
• Character Gallery: Benjamin Grimm (Earth-6109.2)
• Quotations by Benjamin Grimm (Earth-6109.2)

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