ADRIAN CASTORP

 

ADRIAN CASTORP

 

Real Name: Adrian Leverkuhn Castorp

First Appearance: The New Defenders (Vol. 1) #142, April 1985

 

Powers: Adrian Castorp was a mutant whose mutation gave him polydactylism (he had six fingers on each hand) and a photo-allergenic disorder that left him sensitive to light, so much so that he required special eye glasses (without them, he could visually perceive his environment only as patterns of infrared light).

His mutation also left him with a degenerative nerve disorder which caused him to randomly lose motor control. His friends, Art Wagner and Helen Williams, designed an exoskeletal amplification system for Adrian to wear underneath his clothes. The system was designed with a built-in power pack that restored his mobility and granted him superhuman prowess.

Adrian Castorp was also a skilled piano player.