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Piotr grew up on a farm in Russia with his two parents, brother and sister, Illyana. They were a very close-knit family. They survived the fall of the communist government, but politics lead them to stay unwealthy. A young Piotr, newly manifested and wanting to help his family, inadvertently started working for the Russian Mafia, providing protection and security. When he realised exactly who he was working for, he quit. However, Mafia ties are not so easily broken, and fearing for the safety of his family and under investigation by the police, he left his home to journey to the US. During his travels there he discovered Charles Xavier and his school, and enrolled. His parents later sent the seven year old Illyana to join him, desiring her to get the benefit of a Western education.

By the events of X2, Piotr and Illyana had been at the school for some years. Being quiet and reserved and self-conscious of his heavily-accented English, Piotr kept to himself, focussing on his sister's welfare. The young Kitty Pryde developed a crush on him, which they eventually resolved into a friendship. A brief flirtation with Sam Guthrie made him realise he was gay, and when Warren Worthington returned to the mansion, the two soon got involved in a relationship.

Following his completion of his schooling, Piotr remained at the mansion as the Art teacher and an X-Man. His strength made him an asset on missions requiring brawn rather than stealth, and he devoted himself to learning every aspect and nuance of his powers. He was not popular in the school, however - a skilled artist, he was not a good teacher, and his old-fashioned ways and morals led to clashes with the more problematic students, especially Amanda Sefton, who coined the nickname "The Pillock". He also clashed with the groundskeeper, Cain Marko, the two coming to blows.

Piotr's Mafia connections were revealed during an ill-fated ambush by Shiro's Yakuza relatives. The lack of knowledge about both young men's connections spurred arguments on the journals about the safety of the school, and Piotr withdrew even further, associating only with Warren and Illyana. Then disaster struck - Illyana was kidnapped by the demon lord Belasco, returning to Earth aged to adolescence and a far different person than his little Snowflake. The two clashed over her change in personality and contempt for him and his fears (fueled by Amanda's suspicions) of what she had become, and in a loud, public argument, he disowned her. It was not a popular move.

Shortly afterwards, Piotr left the mansion to undergo intensive training as a bodyguard, for the purposes of becoming such to Charles Xavier. His return was welcomed by Warren, but few others, and he withdrew upon himself even further. His life revolved around Warren and the X-Men.

In April 2006, Piotr left the mansion with Warren to join Alison Blaire and Haroun al-Rashid in creating the West Coast Annex.

Piotr can tranform his human figure into an organic steel colossus (thus the name). He has master this transitions perfectly, but has not expanded beyond that. He increases in size, weight and strength during the transformation.