Who Is Excavator? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Excavator is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Ricky Calusky, with over 16 comic issue appearances. Ricky Calusky is Piledriver's son. He decided to follow in his father's footsteps and became a criminal joining forces with the likes of Baron Zemo.

Who is Excavator?

Origin When Ricky found out his dad was Piledriver he decided to join the Wrecking Crew . Piledriver agreed because he was going to retire soon and he needed a replacement. Creation Excavator was created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona and first appeared in The Runaways Vol.2 issue 1 (2005). He is the son of Major Story Arcs First Job, First Defeat His first bank robbery was a failure because the Runaways attacked him and stopped him. Since he had no powers, he couldn't do anything about it and promptly gave up. Avengers Undercover Some months later, Ricky was seen again in Baron Zemo's underground society for villains. There, he befriended a former superhero named Death Locket .

Key facts

Excavator is of human origin and first appeared in "True Believers, Part 1". The character is published by Marvel. With 16 recorded issue appearances, Excavator ranks among the most featured characters in comics.