FLEX
Real Name: Adrian Corbo
Group Affiliation: Beta Flight, former member of Alpha Flight
First Appearance: Alpha Flight #-1
Creators: Steve Seagle & Scott Clark
Almost nothing is known of
Adrian Corbo's past. Both he and his half-
brother, Jared were wards of
Hull House in Orloo, Ontario, before they were
recruited by Department H for
Alpha Flight. [The two brothers share a common
mother. -C]
Originally a shy, nervous
person, Adrian grew quite a bit through
his involvement with Alpha Flight, proving his worth while battling beside
the team several times over.
During his time with Alpha
Flight Adrian instituted a web search for both
his father and Jared's. Although Flex claims to have found an answer to the
mystery of his father, the information was not revealed "on screen" before
the cancellation of Alpha Flight v2.
In Wolverine #142 it was
revealed that Flex, along with the other "junior" members of Alpha Flight,
became a part of a revamped Beta
Flight. It is unknown how long that team lasted. He was not approached
by Sasquatch for service in Alpha Flight v3.
It has been widely reported
that Adrian Corbo was a mutant who was depowered during the
M-Day incident.
His current activities and whereabouts are unknown.
Adrian Corbo possessed the
ability to "flex" all or part of his body into
sheets of "organic metal." The edges of these sheets were extremely sharp, and
Adrian can also form the sheets into a point. Flex could bludgeon opponents
with the "flat" of his sheets (his preferred mode of combat), slice them with
the sharp edge, or stab them with the point (if he's created one.)
By "flexing" his torso and legs into one large sheet Adrian once created a
protective barrier for his team-mates.
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