| Piotr Rasputin Colossus | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975) |
| Created by | Len Wein Dave Cockrum |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Piotr Nikolaievitch "Peter" Rasputin |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Place of origin | Ust-Ordynsky Collective near Lake Baikal, Russia |
| Team affiliations | X-Men Defenders Excalibur Acolytes Phoenix Five X-Force Quiet Council of Krakoa |
| Notable aliases | Rasputin The Proletarian[1] Peter Nicholas Juggernaut[2] |
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Colossus (Piotr "Peter" Nikolayevich Rasputin; Russian: Пётр Николаевич Распутин) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum, he first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975).
A Russian mutant, he is a member of the X-Men. Colossus is able to transform himself into metallic form, making him the physically strongest of the team. He is portrayed as quiet, honest, and virtuous. He has had a fairly consistent presence in X-Men-related comic books since his debut. A talented artist, he only reluctantly agrees to use his powers in combat, feeling it is his responsibility to use his abilities for the betterment of human- and mutant-kind.
Wizard ranked Colossus at 184 on the "Top 200 Comic Book Characters of All Time".[3] In 2006, IGN placed Colossus in the 10th spot of their list of "The Top 25 X-Men".[4] In 2013, ComicsAlliance ranked Colossus as No. 22 on their list of the "50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics".[5]
In film, Donald MacKinnon made a cameo appearance as Colossus in X-Men before Daniel Cudmore took over for X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, and X-Men: Days of Future Past while Stefan Kapičić voiced a separate iteration of Colossus in Deadpool, Deadpool 2 and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Deadpool & Wolverine.
- ^ The Uncanny X-Men #123. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Uncanny X-Men #542–543. Marvel Comics.
- ^ "The 200 Greatest Comic Book Characters Of All Time, Part 2". WizardUniverse.com. May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ "The Top 25 X-Men". IGN. Ziff Davis. May 15, 2006. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ Wheeler, Andrew (2013-02-14). "ComicsAlliance Presents The 50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2015-07-28.