Who Is Powerhouse? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Powerhouse is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Hector Morales, with over 67 comic issue appearances. Powerhaus a.k.a. Hector Morales was a members of the superhuman team DV8. He can convert emotional energy into physical strength and mass.

Who is Powerhouse?

Hector was adopted, raised by an Argentinian farmer as father and mother of German ancestry. Exactly where Hector was raised isn't fully clear, but as best can be determined he sent time living in both Miami and Buenes Aires. He was told that his real parents had died, but in fact Hector was a clone produced by INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS' Project: Rebirth. Out of high school, Hector was recruited for Project: Genesis, another I.O. project to find and activate potential superhumans and turn them into soldiers. The project failed when Lynch interfered, trying to save innocent kids like Gen13 . Project leader Ivana was forced to flee, but she took several of the project subjects with her, all cryogenically frozen shortly after their powers manifested. One of them was Hector.

Key facts

Powerhouse is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Veni, Vidi, Vici!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 67 recorded issue appearances, Powerhouse ranks among the most featured characters in comics.