Thinking of himself as no more than, in his own words, "an extra-strong freak," the Blob used his superhuman powers as a performer in a carnival. Eventually, the Blob was recruited by Mystique for the Brotherhood. As a member of the Brotherhood, the Blob was involved in missions that continued to bring him into conflict with the X-Men. The Blob's mutant powers relate to the mass, strength, resilience and indestructibility of his obese body. His primary ability is to become virtually immovable at will as long as he is in contact with the ground. He also has a superhuman resistance to injury.
