CRULE

 

CRULE

Real Name: Unknown

First Appearance: X-Force (Vol. 1) #12, July 1992

Powers: Crule's mutation consists of purple skin, razor-sharp fangs, dense musculature, superhuman strength (at least Class 10), senses, agility, endurance, reflexes, and resistance to injury. He wore gauntlets with metallic claws mounted on them, and had his hair braided into one or two long whip-like strands.

Crule has an extremely long lifespan due to his status as an External. Externals are mutants who, in addition to having powers from their active “x-factor” gene, are also gifted with near-immortality. An External’s immortality manifests at the point of their first mortal death. They would age normally until their first death, after which they would self-resurrect and remain frozen at that age indefinitely from then on. An External is supposed to be capable of recovering from just about any injury given time, except for the severing of all four limbs and the head. They proved just as susceptible to the Legacy Virus as other mutants, and could also be killed by the absorption or destruction of their astral forms.