TERMITE
Real Name: Neil Donaldson
First Appearance: Iron Man (Vol. 1) #189, September 1984
Termite was a mutant able to generate an unidentified form of energy that
dissolved the molecular bonds of any object, causing it to disintegrate. He was
unable to project this energy beyond his hands, so he released it upon contact.
He could cause immediate destruction to anything he put his hands on, and also
used his power for tunneling purposes, moving under the earth or at angles to
travel beneath the surface. Tunneling helped him survived a fall from a great
height, so presumably the disintegrating matter caught his weight more softly
than hard stone would. He was already a skilled sculptor, and turned his power
towards that craft, allowing him to selectively disintegrate a lump of stone
into a humanoid sculpture of his own design.
He also wore a protective suit of armor equipped with a one-hour
air supply to allow him to burrow underground for an extended duration.
