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Name Samuel Zachariah Guthrie
Gender Male
Age 15
Height 5'9"
Weight 145 lbs
Hair Blonde
Eyes Blue-grey
Birthplace Cumberland County, Kentucky
Nationality Caucasian
Marital Status Single
Distinguishing Features None
Known Relatives

 

 

Abilities: Cannonball possesses the ability to bodily generate thermo-chemical energy and release it from his skin. Smoke, flame and condensation accompany this energy, released by an act of will he can only release this energy in one direction, beneath him. The equal and opposite reaction to this thrust causes his body to be propelled through the air like a human rocket. Cannonball becomes virtually invulnerable. Accompanying the release of energy is a half-inch thick energy field, which channels the explosion and protects his skin from the direct effects of the blast. While in flight, he is protected from nearly all types of injury. However, he cannot stop his propulsion until his immediate store of energy is depleted or until he hits an obstruction of sufficient mass to stop him.

History: Samuel is the eldest of seven kids born to Zebulon and Lucinda. The Guthries live in rural Cumberland, Kentucky where the local men folk would work themselves to death in the coalmines. As the eldest, Sam was usually left to care for his brothers and sisters while his parents struggled to make ends meet. Despite their lower financial status, the Guthries were a very close and loving family. The strong sense of community served to protect the family, especially with the death of Zebulon. Sam took it upon himself to be the man of the family, to provide for them. He followed his father's footsteps that led into the very same mine shafts. One day on the job, a terrible cave-in happened. Under the stress of the situation, Sam first discovered his mutant abilities, as he blasted himself and a co-worker to safety through the rubble.