Carl Creel - Crusher

Creel was a boxer, nicknamed the Crusher. Turns out any opponent has a glass jaw when you have steel fists under your gloves. Garrett thought he’d be an asset. Now, once Creel touches a substance, he can absorb it and somehow consciously transform the molecules of his body into that substance. He wouldn’t tell us how, but he enjoys the way it feels… Almost as much as he enjoys killing. - Grant Ward. Carl Creel was previously a highly-respected boxer known as “Crusher” who underwent HYDRA experiments where he gained the ability to transform into any material he touches. When S.H.I.E.L.D. deemed him too dangerous, they sent over John Garrett to terminate him but he instead faked his death and had him brainwashed as an assassin for HYDRA. After a run-in with S.H.I.E.L.D. concerning a very dangerous object, he was captured and put into the custody of General Glenn Talbot where he eventually broke free from HYDRA’s mental control and became Talbot’s personal bodyguard. When Talbot was put out-of-commission by a bullet to the head, Creel lived a quiet life before reluctantly joining General Hale’s team.

Skill

• Defeats four armed S.H.I.E.L.D. agents single-handedly. (source) (S2E01)
• Beats up multiple mechanical guards. (source) (S5E16)
• Fights evenly with Ruby Hale. (source) (S5E16)

Strength

• Rips a ball and chain free from a guard rail. (source) (S2E01)
• Shoves aside a hotdog stand. (source) (S2E02)
• Charges through a glass doorway. (source) (S2E02)
• Knocks out Lance Hunter with a single punch. (source) (S3E12)
• Snaps a man’s neck with his bare hands. (source) (S3E12)
• Tears the head off a mechanical suit. (source) (S5E16)
• Sends Ruby Hale spinning through the air with a knee strike. (source) (S5E16)

Durability

• Falls from a 25-foot height unharmed. (source) (S2E01)
• Gets stunned by a specialized taser launcher for superhuman targets. (source) (S2E01)
• Withstands Lincoln Campbell’s electrical attack before absorbing an insulator. (source) (S3E12)
• Shrugs off dumbbells striking his face. (source) (S5E16)

Speed

• Transforms into carbyne quickly enough to block a bullet. (source) (S2E02)
• Deflects Ruby Hale’s chakram with a staff. (source) (S5E16)

Other

• His blood can reverse the terrigenesis process if it is incomplete. (source) (S3E12)

Material Mimicry

• As steel: Turns his fists into steel to win boxing matches. (source) (S2E01)
• As steel: Absorbs steel from a flip lighter to counter Obelisk effects. (source) (S2E02)
• As steel: Transforms his head into steel when struck by a tire iron, protecting him but making him vulnerable to electricity. (source) (S3E12)
• As steel: Transforms his entire body into steel to become immovable. (source) (S5E14)
• As steel: Absorbs steel from a door handle to defeat a mechanical guard. (source) (S5E16)
• As steel: Merges hand with steel door to phase through and open it. (source) (S5E16)
• As steel: Blocks Ruby Hale’s chakram. (source) (S5E16)
• As steel: Absorbs metal and electricity from a mechanical suit to restart Coulson’s heart. (source) (S5E16)
• As Obelisk: Absorbs Obelisk properties, causing anyone who touches him to petrify painfully. (source) (S2E02)
• As Obelisk: Fails to remove Obelisk effects by absorbing other materials. (source) (S2E02)
• As Obelisk: Suppresses Obelisk spread throughout his body with mental fortitude. (source) (S2E02)
• As Gravitonium: Attempts to absorb gravitonium, but it tries to absorb him instead. (source) (S5E16)
• As Gravitonium: Experiences haunting visions from those absorbed by gravitonium. (source) (S5E18)
• As Gravitonium: Absorbs gravitonium from Talbot’s body, relieving visions but getting fatally absorbed himself. (source) (S5E21)
• As Concrete: Absorbs concrete from a wall to camouflage himself. (source) (S2E01)
• As Concrete: Dents a metal box with punches and resists knife slashes from Hartley. (source) (S2E01)
• As Wood: Absorbs woodchip properties for pleasure. (source) (S2E01)
• As Wood: Absorbs wood from a bo staff to withstand Ruby Hale’s chakram. (source) (S5E16)
• As Rubber: Absorbs rubber from a tire to hold the Obelisk safely, but still absorbs its deadly properties. (source) (S2E01)
• As Rubber: Absorbs rubber from a tire to resist Campbell’s electricity. (source) (S3E12)
• As Lead: Absorbs lead from bullets to become bulletproof, though metal parts break off from impact before reverting to flesh. (source) (S2E01)
• As Musgravite: Absorbs properties of rare gemstone musgravite for pleasure. (source) (S2E01)
• As Brass: Absorbs brass from a ball and chain into his arm. (source) (S2E01)
• As Glass: Absorbs bulletproof glass from his cell to become transparent and ambush guards. (source) (S2E01)
• As Asphalt: Absorbs asphalt from road, causing an SUV to crash into him and roll over, killing occupants while he remains unharmed. (source) (S2E01)
• As Clay: Absorbs clay properties to counter Obelisk effects. (source) (S2E02)
• As Cloth: Absorbs cloth properties to counter Obelisk effects. (source) (S2E02)
• As Carbyne: Absorbs carbyne from a ring to protect against a sniper shot. (source) (S2E02)
• As Polytechnic Adaptive Material: Absorbs polytechnic adaptive material from containment module. (source) (S3E12)
• As Marble: Absorbs marble from a pipe to become bulletproof. (source) (S3E12)
• As Drywall: Absorbs drywall and smashes head against it to try releasing voices in his head. (source) (S5E18)

Other

• Injection with modified overkill device causes absorbing powers to malfunction, turning him to stone temporarily before reverting in custody. (source) (S2E02)