Carnival of Killers: The Human Volcano (Patreon)

And now it's time for one of the Sideshow's grossest villains- The Human Volcano, with the power of superhuman regeneration based on what he eats! YUCK!

ORIGIN

When Tora Fanner left the Think Tank to live a life of seclusion, she took the unfortunate neo-human Ezekiel with her. Born with severe mental disabilities that caused him to develop a rare form of rumination syndrome, Ezekiel was thrown out on the streets by his family when taking care of him became too much of a burden. Leading a life as a wandering homeless vagrant that was scorned by everyone due to his disabilities and condition, Ezekiel was eventually kidnapped from the streets and brought to Think Tank, who experimented on Ezekiel and granted him neo-human superpowers based on his rumination, causing whatever he ingested to weaponized. It was there he met Tora Fanner, who took pity on the poor adolescent and brought her home with him to her family’s estate, giving him a home for the first time in his life.

Though Ezekiel’s mental disorders left him intellectually stunted, he still felt feelings like any other normal human being- rejection by his family who abandoned him, inner turmoil for what the world had cursed him with, resentment for the world who scorned him when he needed help, pain and anger from the Think Tank who experimented on him and cursed him further, but above all else gratefulness and undying love for Tora who rescued him. And when Tora formed the Carnival of Killers, Ezekiel jumped at the chance to be a part of Tora’s Carnival of Killers for a chance to prove his undying loyalty for his rescuer and to lash out at the world who cursed him so. 

Powers/Abilities:

Superpower Rumination Syndrome, which gives him the ability to ingest all forms of matter as a result of his constant hunger but often forced to regurgitate what he ingests. Depending on what he ingested the regurgitation takes a different effect, for example traditional organic matter like meat and vegetables causes acid-reflux like spewing, more inedible matter takes an almost cocooning effect, and spice and chemicals cause fire-breathing.

Another planned member of the Sideshow who is now serving as a villain of the team. Believe it or not, Human Volcano's character is actually based on a real circus act involving regurgitation of objects ingested by performs, such as objects, small animals, abnormal liquids, and more. It was such a gross act in the circus that I knew it would be perfect for a freak Doom Patrol-esque series like the Sideshow. His name, however, comes from an episode of from the television series Two-and-A-Half Men, which ironically followed a similar premise.

But figuring out HV's origins were the hard part. Aside from where his powers came from, I didn't have much planned for his character. When the Carnival of Killers developed into a team of outcasted superhumans who took their anger out on the world who hurt them, I developed this idea that some of their members could come from Organizations like the Think Tank or Unknown Circle who make a living by victimizing and abusing superhumans for their own agenda. So I had Ezekiel be one of the first superhumans to be liberated by the Think Tank, but he becomes a villain out of loyalty to Tora. He kinda has one-sided feelings for her the way that Toad did for Scarlet Witch in the X-men.

Hope you guys like this new villain for the Sideshow! Let us know with a comment below!

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