All-American(Giovanni Magniconte)(1459)

Giovanni "Gio" Magniconte is a former NFL Pro football star who after being injuried decided purchase a serum injection from the Power Broker.

History
Giovanni Magniconte was the star quarterback for the Metropolis Sharks, dubbed "Mr. Magnificent" by the press. Gio ended up taking the Shark's to their first ever Championship game He was injured in the game and unable to finish and the team lost.

the Luthorcorp owned team promptly cut Gio as the doctor's declared he would never be the same, Gio ended up using most of his life saving to purchase a serum from the Power Broker and becoming an enhanced person, The broker ended up using him as muscle for several years until Jack decided to dedicate his life to helping others, and formed a non-profit foundation called "Kickers, Inc." to help people with unusual problems. He was joined in this project by his wife Darlene and several of his teammates. However, after a mutant attack in his home town of Pittsburgh he enlisted in the US Army and became known as "the All-American." He was given the rank of Captain and a costume reminiscent of Captain America.

Gio time in the Military was short lived when he was offered far more money in the private sector and left the Army as soon as his contract was up.

Gio eventually was offered a substantial amount of money to join the Squadron Supreme to off them a better "Patriotic image"

Powers and Abilities
Gio possesses various superhuman physical attributes.

Superhuman Strength: Gio is superhumanly strong and, at his peak, is capable of lifting at least 1 ton.

Superhuman Speed: can run and move at speeds that are are slightly beyond the capability of the finest human athlete. At his peak, hecan reach a top speed of about 40 miles per hour.

Superhuman Stamina: advanced musculature produces less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of a normal human. He can physically exert himself at peak capacity for about 3 hours before the build up of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to impair him.

Superhuman Durability: bodily tissues have been fortified, making them harder and more resistant to physical injury than the body of a normal human. he can withstand powerful impact forces, exposure to high temperatures and pressures, and high caliber bullets without being physically injured.

Superhuman Reflexes: his reaction time has been enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athlete.

Abilities
is a formidable hand to hand combatant, having moderate martial arts skills that he typically combines with street fighting techniques.

Physical Strength
5 Superhuman: 800+ lbs to 2 ton range

Equipment
Gio wears a special costume and helmet that are both composed of Kevlar. As a result, his body is further protected from physical injury, particularly from sustaining injury from most firearms since Kevlar is bulletproof.