Antaeus, giving an up-close, personal pose, following his stage performance...

...don't mind the dogtags. He has extras. It happens often.

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[Copied from "Cruising Down Under"]

Myomorpholone. A drug with side effects from prolonged or excessive usage, where green or yellow skin, skeletal deformation
particularly of facial structure, larger teeth, short spikes or horns, and various psychological effects including rage,
disorientation and hallucination are common. In the United States, usage of Myomorpholone is a problem, recognized by the
CDC and pursued by the authorities. Often, further assistance is needed in incapacitating individuals who are
transformed by the drug, and that is when the local Superheroes are called in.

Called "Trolls" and "Ogres" in testament of their monstrous, fantasy looks, those who consume enough of the drug to
become transformed can be a significant problem for local authorities; super strength and remarkable pain tolerance
make them a difficult force to face, especially in groups. Superheroes, with super powers great enough to counteract
these attributes, are often the safest bet in reducing the hostility of transformed individuals, convincing them to enter
rehabilitation programs, turns themselves in, or if needed, defeating them and taking them into legal custody.
Research to cure or prevent the drug's side-effects is underfunded and low-priority within the United States
government however, and in the end it was other nations that stepped forward to combat the problem that has
become recognized as an export of the US.

Within the past ten years, government-funded super-scientists in Australia were able to reverse engineer the drug,
and successfully removed certain chemical elements that caused fits of rage and reduced intelligence from developing.
The goal was to use this "healthier" version of Myomorpholone to subdue individuals who abused or were addicted to the
drug, in the hopes their use would gradually taper off. While a noble ambition, what happened instead was a gang of
trolls stealing the modified-Myomorpholone, and having their new recruits take the modified drug.

As before, these inductees were given the general physical changes of greater musculature, but not as significant an
amount of strength or size as regular trolls. Additionally, their intelligence remained the same as their prior-
-transformed state, and soon these "intelligent Trolls" left their former gangs and formed their own group, which led
to a small social movement: dubbed 'Orcs', these intelligent Myomorpholone users eventually succeeded in securing rights for
the continued use of the safer modified Myomorpholone , and led the movement towards removing the harmful-Myomorpholone from
society. Their mission was successful, and now Australia enjoys a significant reduction of the old Myomorpholone drug within
society, while users of the modified-Myomorpholone proudly wear the 'Orc' label, even more so after these events led the
Australian government forming an auxiliary military branch known as the Orcish Reserve Corps: specifically for Orcs
who wanted to serve and do good with their newfound strength, these volunteers receive benefits that help subsidize
and regulate their consumption of Myomorpholone, in addition to researching and treatment for the health-related effects of
the drug.

As "Orcish" culture began to develop, new names associated with their new bodies and lives were drawn from ancient
Greek mythologies, and many have now taken names of famous legends and heroes of these ancient stories. One
such Orc is Antaeus: one of the first individuals to take the modified Myomorpholone, leading to him having a head-
-start over his brothers. Already a large and muscular individual, Antaeus chose his name with pride before cementing
his place in new-Orcish history by furthering his bodybuilding passion with support of the altered Myomorpholone drug. He is
now recognized around the world as the largest Professional Bodybuilder in the world, and though he competes in a
special category to ensure proper competition, he is renowned across all categories for his aesthetic looks and size.
Though off-season, his rough Orcish features make a quick comeback, his performances draw large crowds who
marvel at the physical perfection, despite his monstrous facial features.