Being the one of the few children of General Mayhem who exhibited superhuman powers; Dimitri Tiomkin was placed into the Commintern upon reaching manhood. A bear of a man, fully 2.15 meters tall and 227 kg at "normal" height and capable of surviving in the cold Russian winters without even a shirt; Dimitri also had the ability to become a giant. Taking the name Goriy (Mountain); he was easily the most stable of the soviet supers. A generally kind and heroic man; he was popular with the people of Russia and even their western rivals. Goriy often had "friendly" rivalries with western heroes such as Diamond of the Fabulous Five and later the Sentinels. During glasnost; the Commintern was renamed the Supreme Soviets. The leader Colonel Vaslov was a career soldier and although he hid it well, a man who felt he should rule the Soviet Union. Vaslov was ruthless and determined to provide his country with the "strong leadership" he felt it needed. Things became very tense as the large super team began to fall into factions; things hit the breaking point during what would become known as the Tokamak Incident. The team was destroyed; Vaslov discredited and forced to flee the USSR with his loyal super agents. Dimitri rallied the remaining heroes to serve and their humanitarian and crime fighting aid was crucial in making the switch to a democratic government work. It was during this time that the New Guard (as Dimitri had renamed them) began its long relation with the Republic of Silver; and its enigmatic leader the Liberator (or Tyrant in the west). Later the Liberator's daughter, known the world over as the Empress would maintain the relationship. Dimitri has actually fared quite well as the leader, especially given his team's habit of being infiltrated. First there was the Disinformer incident, at a crucial time in a battle against Red Doom; Vaslov "activated" his mole. If not for the timely (almost too timely) intervention of the Eastern Bloc, the New Guard would have perished to a man. Then Sentinel left for Germany. Sputnik was hospitalized trying to free Soyuz, who perished. The team almost fell apart. Ivan took grand steps to fill the gaps. He turned to his own daughter, who had shown control over the ice and snow, just as his father had. He inducted St. Peter's Star, whose religious views were more warmly accepted in the New Russia. He also found other replacements, the original Tokamak's niece, who wears a powerful suit of armor and calls herself Crimson Angel, the triplet children of a Russian Explorer and a wanton fey woman known as War Hammer, Siberian Tigress, and the Warrior, and a powerful magician named Rasputen. The second incarnation of the New Guard has worked out much to the delight of its leader and the consternation of Col Vaslov. Until the time of Red Doom's destruction at the hands of the Empress and her soldiers; they posed the greatest threat to the New Guard and the Russian Federation; now that honor has fallen on Eurostar and VIPER. Dimitri is a heroic man. Entering his early fifties he still hears the call of the hero in his blood. He has aged rather slowly and though he and his wife spend as much time as possible together; he worries that they might be drifting apart. He saw what happened with Sputnik's marriage and wants to avoid the heartache that his commrade went through. "I think you will not succeed, tovarich." A low level brick even in his "normal" form Goriy can become a true mountain of a man in seconds. He has, over the years developed a frightnening version of the shockwave attack (especially at his full growth). He tends to simply be the team brick when combat starts and he goes to the front lines. Generally speaking he limits himself to 15-30 pts of growth unless situation or opponent power level requires otherwise. He has not faced off against Gargantua (CKC) though he has heard of the gigantic criminal. He wonders how they would fair against eachother. Goriy is a high level brick who can actually be played at a much tamer level. If he is far too powerful for your team relegate his normal STR and CON to 25 each. If he's not tough enough give him a few more strength tricks. Dimitri is a tall barrell chested man with wild brown hair that is greying in places but still full. He has a hairy body and often shows it off. Since the cold doesn't bother him in the slightest; he wears a pair of brown pants treated to grow with him a broad, studded belt, combat boots and thick, studded bracers at his wrists.