Strength 14d

Agility 2x

Intellect 3c

Willpower 4x

Hand Size: Edge:

3 (17) 1

Powers:

Body Armor: Nikolai has an odd paranormal ability, in that it allows him some measure of control over his personal body mass; he can raise and lower it at his leisure. The net effect of this is that he's highly resistant to damage, no matter what shape he's currently in, which provides him +2 resistance to attack.

Equipment:

Comm Gear: like most other members of the Medusa Web, Nikolai has a transceiver headset that allows him to communicate with Babel with intensity 5 range (100 miles). It can send video to a control center, but it also has the ability to send and receive audio signals.

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Boxing: though he hates conflict of any type, Nikolai has forced himself to learn how to fight in order to fulfill his role as a Medusa Web operative. As such, he can divide his pre-cardplay action score between two unarmed melee attacks, the last of which will occur as a contingent action.

Espionage: after his family was recovered by the Web from the U.S.S.R., Nikolai was trained in various espionage techniques in order to facilitate his impersonation of Mikhail Gorbachev. Of course, he's got a generally good handle on espionage techniques, as well.

Languages / English and Russian: Nikolai speaks fluent Russian (being from Russia) and some broken English. Not fluently, mind you, but enough to minimally get by. Of course, once he donned his Gorbachev guise, he may have needed to complete his English training...

Calling:

Guardian: Nikolai is a gentle man, but he feels motivated to extreme actions in order to protect his various loved one. To that end, he'll do virtually anything he feels necessary to keep them safe - for instance, he's joined a life of violence and subversive activity in order to get them to a safe haven...

Costume:

Little clothing actually fit him well enough for combat while he was in his puffy stage, so when in action, Nikolai wore shiny black boots and camouflage pants that can easily fit his large frame. That's about it. As Gorbachev, however, he wears a classy business suit and the appearance of the former Soviet leader.

Personality:

Nikolai is an extremely kind man, and he hates having to work for the Medusa Web; it's the only way he could afford to bring his family to America. He hates combat and conflict, but if he has to fight, he'll do it with true bravery He's still adjusting to his new role as the impostor Gorbachev, however.

Real Name: Nikolai Kolbin
Occupation: former farmer, former mercenary, current leader of the U.S.S.R.
Legal Status: former U.S.S.R. citizen with no known criminal record
Marital Status: married
Alias(es), if any: Mikhail Gorbachev
Group Affiliation: the Medusa Web, the U.S.S.R. Government

Height: 7' 6" (later 5' 10")
Hair: none (bald) (later implanted gray-black hair)
Eyes: brown
Weight: 850 lbs (later reduced to about 700 lbs)
Other Distinguishing Characteristics: none, other than his immense size; after he began impersonating Mikhail Gorbachev, he had the trademark birthmark tattooed onto his forehead.

Story:

Little is known about the history of Nikolai, other than the fact that he is a farmer who has left Russia, his homeland, and is trying to bring his family to his new home as well (wherever that is). In order to afford the expense of doing so, Toocheetsch has worked for the Medusa Web in the past.

His only published mission with this group was when he joined several other Medusa Web operatives in their attack on the Horton Plaza, where several members of Psi-Force were hiding out. He attacked Kathy Ling, but was knocked silly by a new trick she'd mastered.

It was a concussion strike, a massive burst of force channeled through her fist. Not expecting such force from the frail looking girl, he was literally floored by his miscalculation. The teens were eventually caught by the Web, and then taken by the U.S. government.

After this incident, Babel managed to free Nikolai's family from the U.S.S.R. at long last, and per the deal between him and the Medusa Web, he discarded his previous life completely in order to perform the task presented to him by the subversive group: the replacement of Soviet commander Mikhail Gorbachev!

Believing that Nikolai's true powers were those of mass manipulation, Babel underwent a severe study of his physiology, and learned that he was indeed correct. As such, he trained Nikolai how to alter his mass and size so that he could be an approximate double of the leader of the communist world.

After later plastic surgery, hair implantation, and an intensive study of the Soviet Politburo, Nikolai was ready for his final task, and the Medusa Web delivered him back to Moscow in order to enact their charade. Once this operation was a success, the Medusa Web was effectively in control of the U.S.S.R.

However, what they want to do with this control has yet to be revealed...