| The Thing | |
|---|---|
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| Vital statistics | |
| Real name | Benjamin Grimm |
| Alias(s) | Ben Grimm |
| Species | Human (Enhanced) |
| Age | 33 |
| Location | Baxter Building, New York |
| Physical description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Weight | 500 lbs. (227 kg) |
| Height | 6'6 |
| Hair color | No Hair |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Relationships | |
| Relatives | Franklin Richards (Godson), Valeria Richards (Goddaughter) |
| Mentor | Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic |
| Affiliation | Fantastic Four |
| Powers and abilities | |
| Powers | Superhuman strength, stamina, and durability. Rock-like skin, Skilled in street-fighting and hand-to-hand combat, Excellent dexterity, and above-average reflexes, and enhanced lung capacity |
| Weaknesses | None |
| Equipment | Fantastic Costume, Fantasti-Flare, Avengers Identicard, Universal Translator |
| Weapons | Hammer of Angrir |
| Production details | |
| First appearance | The Collector |
| Voiced by | Dave Boat |
Thing, also known as Ben Grimm,
Biography
Origin
The Thing (real name: Ben Grimm) is a superhero and founding member of the Fantastic Four. His trademark orange rocky appearance, sense of humor, blue eyes, and his famous battle cry, "It's clobberin' time!", make him a very recognizable heroes.
The Collector
Thing hosts a poker game at the Baxter Building against Hulk, Red Hulk and She-Hulk. He is captured alongside them and is taken by The Collector to be a part of his collection. The Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and Spider-Man free him along with the other heroes.
Into the Negative Zone
Hulk travelled to the Baxter Building in New York to use the Fantastic Four's Negative Zone portal. When Hulk and Thing enter the Negative Zone, Hulk and Thing end up fighting Blastaar at The Leader's lair. Annihilus is seen with the Leader where it was shown that Leader had confiscated Annihilus' Cosmic Control Rod and modified it. Blastaar was defeated by Thing while the Hulk battled the Leader. After Leader was defeated by Hulk, Annihilus reclaimed the Cosmic Control Rod and escaped.While Hulk was fighting Leader.
Monsters No More
The Fantastic Four teamed up with the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. to stop the Tribbitites invasion.
Planet Monster, Part 2
He and the rest of the Cavalry helped the Hulk's battle the Kree invasion force.
Personality
Ben is a hard headed but soft hearted man, he's known to be hard and mean on the outside but to have a heart of gold, he's very self conscious about his appearance and often refers to himself as a monster but he appreciates his powers and uses them to bring justice to criminals alongside the fantastic four. Though he mostly appears tough as nails he's known to be a nurturer as he shows this towards Reed and Sue's children.
Powers and Abilities
Due to exposure to high amounts of cosmic radiation Ben Grimm's body has mutated to enormous rocky proportions. He is almost as strong as the hulks and is almost as invulnerable as them. He can also breath underwater for extended periods of time. The Thing cannot age. This allows him to theoretically never die. He is an exceptionally skilled pilot, and also an expert astronaut. He is uniquely gifted in the art of hand-to-hand combat.
Trivia
- This is the same version of the character seen in the "Ultimate Spider-Man" and "Avengers Assemble" TV Shows that aired concurrently.
- His first appearance in this continuity was a cameo in the first episode of "Ultimate Spider-Man" in which The Trapster glued Spider-Man on his backside. "The Collector" episode had a deleted scene that referenced this, and adds that The Thing accidentally farted on Spider-Man's face. It was cut to shorten the episode's run-time.
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