So, why is it a big surprise that Benjamin J. Grimm, the ever-lovin blue eyed Thing can lift 100+? He broke that barrier a while back. As long as he keeps improving his strength through exercise and weight lifting, his strength will continually increase. Colossus, in theory, is the same way since he's now 100+ as well, now that he's a full grown beast.
Originally posted by Marcus4600
So, why is it a big surprise that Benjamin J. Grimm, the ever-lovin blue eyed Thing can lift 100+? He broke that barrier a while back. As long as he keeps improving his strength through exercise and weight lifting, his strength will continually increase. Colossus, in theory, is the same way since he's now 100+ as well, now that he's a full grown beast.
Colossus was a teenager when he started out in 1975 (about 17 i believe) so it was only natural for his strength to increase over time. In fact that point was stated in all of his past bios prior to his recentish upgrade. Thing was full grown and on top of that nowhere has it been stated in an official source that he is class 100. If im wrong then please direct me to the appropriate source.
Originally posted by GalacticStorm
Colossus was a teenager when he started out in 1975 (about 17 i believe) so it was only natural for his strength to increase over time. In fact that point was stated in all of his past bios prior to his recentish upgrade. Thing was full grown and on top of that nowhere has it been stated in an official source that he is class 100. If im wrong then please direct me to the appropriate source.
Quote from Wikipedia:
The Thing's strength has increased over the years since his initial exposure to cosmic rays. Originally, the Thing possessed superhuman strength sufficient to lift about 5 tons. His strength has increased considerably over the years, due partially to the unique exercise equipment designed for him by Reed Richards. Gradually, the Thing's strength has been increasing more and more, and he is no longer a 85-ton range character, but now a "Class 100" Level character, meaning the upward limits of his strength are, for the most part, unknown. Currently, the Thing has vast superhuman strength with an unknown limit of far over 100 tons, yet it is still known that, although his strength has increased over time, he is still inferior to other characters such as the Hulk and Juggernaut.