Name; Mineral True Name; Chief Petty Officer Vance Strom Gender; Male Age; 56 Ht; 5'10" Wt; 210 lbs Affiliation; Villain Background; Vance served in the Naval Research and Development program for seven years. He served as the head test team in project Metallica which researched the ability to alter physical forms. Three years ago, the chief began suffering from medical issues including body trimmers and siezures. Because the research he was involved with was classified, the military removed all traces of exposure and experiments from his medical records. The Navy and Veterans Affairs denied the sailor's claims, leaving in crippled shape. Over the past three years, learning to live with and manipulate his condition. Random transformations of his body into various metallic substances from Iron skin to Beryllium. His joints became flexible wiring which allowed him to contort his body into a vast number of physical forms. Powers; Alter forms (able to mutate into any physical form) and metallic mineral. Weaknesses; Extreme Temperatures (sub-arctic freezing acts like arthritis as it makes joints brittle; Extreme heat (melting point) makes it difficult to maintain any physical form.).