David Johanson was an unhappy man. He married a girl he dated infrequently in highschool because she got pregnant. He dropped out of college to work at her father's trucking company as a driver and mechanic. The marriage wasn't a happy one. His wife constantly held their child's welfare over his head, pushing him to work horrific overtime hours (which his father-in-law was happy to let him do). David was on the road so much he barely recognized his daughter when he got home. His life became even more heartbreaking when he heard the news that his daughter, Emily was in need of a kidney translplant. Racing home, David met his wife at the hospital. The doctors told the Johanson's that the list was long and a family member would be the best match. David wanted to be tested then and there but his wife resisted. She wanted to be tested first; then she urged David to go home and wait. David consented and went home. His wife came back saying that she wasn't a match and that the search would go on. David wanted to go get tested but she told him that if she wasn't a match he wouldn't be either. David agreed, seeing his wife was almost hysterical. Then he was sent away on a shipment. While he was away, Emily worsened. When he got home four weeks later, she was in the hospital. David's wife was beside herself. She was becoming irrational and David couldn't deal with her. They had a huge fight and David left. Although his wife assumed he was headed to the bar to drown his sorrows, David made a bee-line for the hospital. He visited with Emily and then went to her doctor. David begged to be tested. He explained that he knew his wife was not a match and that he probably wouldn't be, but he wanted to try. The doctor informed David that his wife had not actually consented to be tested. She'd left shortly after he had the night Emily was diagnosed. Dumfounded, David was tested and the doctor came back and told him more startling news. He was not compatable, and there was reason to believe that Emily was not his child. David took a paternity test and when it came back negative, he called a lawyer. The divorce was quick and decisive. David wanted custody of Emily, but the judge ruled against him. His former father-in-law fired him and he was out on the streets. David was staying with his younger brother and his wife for a while when they went on a vacation to go rock climbing in Arizona. It was there that David unloosed a stone, so perfectly spherical, he had assumed it had been planted their by someone. He stared into the perfect alabaster globe in his hands and simply felt a keen sense of serinity. When the park rangers were summoned a two days later to search for David they found what appeared to be a lifesized statue of a man sitting on a rock holding a small globe. They were shocked when the statue turned and regarded them with a start. A few days later, David, as Man Mountain made the papers stopping a bank robbery. Since then he has performed admirably as a 'blue collar' superhero. His life has been more or less better than it was since the transformation, save for his Ex revealing his identity on the Jerry Springer show in a (backfired) attempt at bringing sympathy and financial compensation to her and her child. David has set up accounts for Emily's college and future, but he's kept this money from the Ex. Man Mountain is a decent guy. He works as a heavy lifter for a local contractor, getting a nice salary and since he doesn't need much sleep he's allowed to work odd hours so as not to interfere with his superheroic and charitable persuits. David is a good man. His word is his bond and he was raised to be respectful and polite. He carries this over to his superheroing, he works well with authorities and other heroes. "Stand back, this can get pretty messy." More than a brick, Man Mountain can control the Earth itself. His powers tend to be quite destructive to the nearby area and he tries to avoid collateral damage as much as possible. He's hoping to one day be able to repair and construct stone surfaces as well as mess them up. Something of a "wroking class" hero. David is a normal man in an extrodinary world. If you want to make him more normal...drop his total STR to 50 and his CON and Defenses to 25. If you want to make him tougher, increase the active point cap of his EC to 75 or more points, add a few construction abilities, a wall of stone and a stone transformation. David is a huge man made of smooth stone. He is cool to the touch with a gray surface swirled with browns, whites, and veins of gold or other precious metals. His eyes appear to be polished green stone and his "hair" is a dark gray. He wears a pair of specially made biker shorts with "MM" on the side of his right thigh.