Who Is Battlestone? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Battlestone is a Image comic book character, the alter ego of John Annex Stone, with over 95 comic issue appearances. Battlestone's Nu-Gene DNA gave him super human strength and endurance but it wasn't until the Born Again Project that gave him a high injury and pain threshold.

Who is Battlestone?

Origin Battlestone is a character created by Rob Liefeld for his Youngblood and Brigade teams. History John Stone was born in the 1920s. His father Michael had some peculiar ideas about the way ’real men’ should be raised, and encouraged violence between Johnny and his smaller brother Cabbot. Though this stance horrified their mother, Michael Stone thought it would make John an alpha male and toughen Cabbot up. Apparently, the Stones were nu-gene bearers (mutants, in less trademark-friendly terms) ; Michael Stone would later become Quantum, the local equivalent of Magneto. The impact of the nu-gene on John and Cabbot is unrevealed, though it likely contributed to their massive physique and slowed ageing. When the USA entered the second World War, Stone proved himself to be an exceptional soldier despite his youth. He was such a fantastic warrior that he ended up joining the main American group of superhuman soldiers, the Allies, which included such major figures as Supreme, Glory, Roman, Super-Patriot or Die Hard.

Key facts

Battlestone is of other origin. The character is published by Image. With 95 recorded issue appearances, Battlestone ranks among the most featured characters in comics.