The Thing

The Thing is an Iconic Superhero appearing in Marvel Online Universe. Benjamin Jacob "Ben" Grimm is a former astronaut and former USAF test pilot who is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. Grimm was exposed to high levels of cosmic radiation when his best friend, scientist Dr. Reed Richards took him and his friends Sue Storm and her younger brother Johnny Storm, into space in the stolen rocket; Marvel-1. The radiation mutated him and his friends, turning him into a super-strong rock like monster with a "Heart of Gold", granting him superhuman ablities such as increased physical strength, stamina, and durability. Together they became the Fantastic Four, a team of adventurers who explored space, time and alternate dimensions and saved the world along the way from science-based threats.

The Thing is known for his trademark orange-brownish rocky appearance, sense of humor, and famous battle cry, "It's clobberin' time!", and stands as one of the most powerful individuals on the planet, perhaps second only to the Hulk. Gruff and gung-ho Ben Grimm rocks the Marvel Universe as the rocky Thing, a powerhouse with a heart of gold and the backbone of the Fantastic Four.