Whenever the sun shone so brightly in the sky, whenever the moon hung quietly in the night. No matter the time, nor place, no matter the stakes or circumstances, the denizens of the city have their hopes united and gathered in one brave warrior in the past, fighting villains of the modern day as their beloved superhero. Yes, the Mighty Crusher, shall destroy the plans and expectations of bad guys throughout, and save the day with his strength, courage and hope!

Once living in prehistoric times, where ancient beasts still roamed the land, Cornelius roamed the lands as the leader of a famed village of dinosaurs, however when scouting a nearby incident, the man was met with a shocking sight.

A cavern made entirely of ice and crystals! It was freezing, chilling the middle-aged man to his core, he tried to get out but due to an unfortunate accident, he tripped and fell right into the heart of the cavern, a strange lake blistering cold, yet not frozen. Whether it be magic or science, the dino felt his body get weak, his eyes get sleepy, as his body froze completely in ice, floating in the water like a forgotten damsel.

Thousands of years later, in modern day, archeologists discovered the cavern and the sleeping man within. Despite the long time, his body had not aged a day thanks to the ice’s cryogenics, and was released and awakened soon after as a testament of living history.

The middle aged man was shocked and confused at being awoken in such a strange place and time, yet with… a lot of learning… Cornelius had adapted to the modern day, and took up the mantle as a worker in the city’s museum.

“Well… had it not been for those archeologists… I would be a display here, so… working here just felt natural, you know?” He was reported saying in an interview.

However that was not the end for the post-primal man. Having seen the state of the world, and feeling indebted to the people who saved him from his icy prison, he desired to pass on such help to the masses, and thus, that day, the Mighty Crusher was born! The city’s local superhero, with strength and courage from long past, this man will show you just how powerful he truly is, just so long as anything ice related isn’t involved! Every superhero has his weakness, do they not?

From next week, we shall start sharing all sorts of tales from our local legend, so tune in, same time, same place, for all your super needs! Thank you for listening to our special presentation, and be sure to keep listening to our beloved Radio Cielo.

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“UGH!” The voice echoed throughout the small locker room, as the radio left sitting on the bench began to play various ads and sponsors.

What the hell was that?!

Cornelius wasn’t exactly a… unknown entity, he was a man from prehistoric times after all, but this?! This was crazy! Now even more people are gonna hound him at work! Not to mention any villain could attack the museum or something while he works there, now he’s going to have to take his costume to work just in case!

Damn it. He knew this was a bad idea and just looked at things! They shared his real name! His workplace! They might as well tell them where he lives, give the villains direct access to his home so they can come for a cup of tea, or some time in bed…

Well at least they didn’t share his new hobby.

The hero was standing there, freshly showered, towel wrapped around his waist, in the city’s wrestling stadium.

Yep, the Mighty Crusher was going to have a little side-hustle. It made perfect sense in Cornie’s eyes. He gets to show off to his fans and show them how powerful he was in safety, and it’d make for good training. Awesome right?! He even found someone just like him, that Thunderhead Champion guy, Raamantra or something! Could make for a good comrade, even a tag team partner, two primal bros defeating all villains in their wake.

Could make for a good comic.

…unlike those tales that were about to come out.

Cornelius just hoped not they didn’t share every detail about his hero tales. The Mighty Crusher tended to get… creative… to get out of jams, and children weren’t old enough to hear those details.

Yeah, hopefully things can’t get worse for ol’ Crusher. He thought about that as he turned off the radio, walking over to be met with… a sight.

“What… the?!” He cried out, noticing a little padlock on his locker, and a letter.

The author must have put it there while he showered.

“Welcome to the club, zero! Thought you deserved to earn your locker, don’t worry, the key is somewhere easy to get. It’s just in the canteen’s freezer. Surely someone as strong, heroic and amazing like you can walk in there and grab it right? There should be absolutely no struggle for you! Well hopefully you can get it! Otherwise I hope that towel survives the trip home.

Lots of love, the GREAT El Fuerte!

P.S I paid the janitor, he ain’t removing that lock for you~”

And this is why he didn’t want the radio sharing these details. The freezer?! The freaking freezer, this was intentional, that asshole was trying his best to mess with him.

…well it was working.

Cornelius sighed, wrapping the towel around his waist tighter, before beginning his walk of shame.

“Guess becoming a wrestler is gonna be more complicated than I thought…”

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So I have another OC now, collecting them like Infinity Stones at this point. What can I say, I'm finding them fun to experiment and play around with, and now meet my newest addition. An adopt by Beto, this wonderful Dino was nice looking, and so I decided to go with my heart and purchase him. Decided to give him a superhero aesthetic and personality and let's just say I have a lot planned for this man.

Well hope you enjoy, and look forward to everything this hero is about to be exposed to.

Art by: Beto

Story by:  machupichu18