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Founder of the Wrecking Crew, Dirk Garthwaite was committing a crime with a crowbar, when he unknowingly robbed a hotel room occupied by a power-stripped Loki, where the villain Karnilla then accidentally instilled Wrecker and his crowbar with divine Asgardian powers.powers when she responded to Loki's summons.
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The Wrecking Crew was formed when the criminal Dirk Garthwaite, the Wrecker, was approached by Dr. Elliot Franklin, with the task of retrieving a gamma bomb Dr. Franklin had designed, with the intent of ransoming New York for millions of dollars.
Garthwaite managed to retrieve his enchanted crowbar, and during a lightning storm, he told Dr. Franklin and two of his fellow prisoners, Henry Camp and Brian Calusky, to grip the crowbar simultaneously. A lightning bolt struck the bar, thus transferring the enchantments of Garthwaite's crowbar to all three of the others and transforming the group into the Wrecking Crew. Dr. Franklin was transformed into the Thunderball; Camp was transformed into the Bulldozer; and Calusky was transformed into the Piledriver.
They promptly escaped from prison, but in the course of their search for Dr. Franklin's gamma bomb, they were defeated by the Defenders and Luke Cage.
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[[folder:In General]]
!!In General
!!! '''Alter Egos:''' Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite), Bulldozer I (Henry Camp), Piledriver (Brian Philip Calusky), Thunderball (Dr. Eliot Franklin), Excavator (Ricky Calusky), Bulldozer II (Marci Camp), Demolisher
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Mighty Thor'' (vol. 1) #148 (Wrecker), ''The Defenders'' (vol. 1) #17 (As Group)
Mistakenly given Asgardian powers by the Norn Queen, they are four hardened convicts with enchanted weapons and SuperStrength. Their names are Bulldozer (Henry Camp), Piledriver (Brian Calusky), Thunderball (Eliot Franklin), and Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite, leader). Originally the Wrecker worked solo until he put his team together.
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* DumbMuscle: Most of the crew. In most stories, they are either henchmen to a more important villain or petty crooks who are stealing anything of value that they can fence for the right price.
* EvilCounterpart: The Wrecker's crowbar is one to Thor's hammer, and has similar properties.
* MeaningfulName: "The Wrecking Crew" refers to their super-strength and the willingness with which they turn it on their surroundings.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: All of them, the Wrecker in particular, are capable of causing ''massive'' property damage.
* PowersAsPrograms: The Wrecker is the one in the group who originally got superpowers. Since they're magic in origin, he's as able to divide it amongst the rest of the Crew, while reducing his power to a fourth. He can take the power back or someone like Loki or Thor can forcibly rob the other three of their powers, at the cost of returning the Wrecker to full power.
* SuperToughness: They've shrugged off punches from Spider-Woman, Spider-Man, Thor, and the Hulk before.
* TouchedByVorlons: The Wrecker is basically an Asgardian in physiology, as the spell from the Norn Queen made his muscles, bones, and skin several times thicker. While he's still considered a human, his body is no longer made of the same tissue as a regular human anymore. His crowbar's abilities have never been fully explained, but simply, it is hard enough to parry Thor's hammer, can fire energy blasts, and lets him share his power with the rest of the Wrecking Crew,
* WeaponOfChoice
** Wrecker is a CrowbarCombatant, which doubles as a MagicWand and the group's TransformationTrinket.
** Thunderball has a [[EpicFlail wrecking ball]].
** Piledriver, with [[GoodOldFisticuffs massive fists]].
** Bulldozer uses his [[UseYourHead head]] and [[ShouldersOfDoom massive shoulders]].
* TheWorfEffect: The Wrecker himself at full power, or the Crew combined, were once a major threat to Thor, the Defenders, and ''any'' hero weaker than them. Nowadays, they are mostly throwaway villains who have gotten beaten up by just about everyone, including the ''Comicbook/{{Runaways}}''.
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!!Wrecker
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Dirk Garthwaite
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Crowbar-Man
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Mighty Thor'' #148 (January, 1968)
Founder of the Wrecking Crew, Dirk Garthwaite was committing a crime with a crowbar, when he unknowingly robbed a hotel room occupied by a power-stripped Loki, where the villain then accidentally instilled Wrecker and his crowbar with divine Asgardian powers.
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* DontTellMama: Wrecker's mother does not know her son is a supervillain.
* SecondaryColorNemesis: His outfit is mostly green and purple.
* VillainousFriendship: Wrecker considers the Crew the only family he has, even tolerating Thunderball's Starscream tendencies.
** The Wrecker was the best man to Absorbing Man when he married Titania.
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[[folder:Bulldozer]]
!!Bulldozer I
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Henry Camp
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Defenders'' #17 (November, 1974)
A U.S. army sergeant who was discharged and put into jail. He later became one of the strongest members of The Wrecking Crew.
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* LogicalWeakness: The helmet partially affects his peripheral field-of-vision.
* SignatureHeadgear: His dome-shaped helmet makes him very easy to identify.
* UndyingLoyalty: Unlike Thunderball, Bulldozer has remained steadfast in his loyalty to The Wrecker and has only been separated from The Wrecking Crew through various incarcerations in prison.
* UseYourHead: Similarly to the Juggernaut, Bulldozer's main way of attacking is to ram things with his head. That or he uses his [[ShouldersOfDoom armed shoulder-pads]] as well.
!!Bulldozer II
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Marci Camp
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Fantastic Four'' Vol 5 #3 (June, 2014)
Daughter of the original Bulldozer of the Wrecking Crew.
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* CoolHelmet: One that shows her face unlike her father's, although it still partially obscures her vision.
* LegacyCharacter: Received her father's powers and training when she became the new Bulldozer.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: She might be a young girl, but she's capable of moving the Thing in a fight and survive the destruction of a building which fell on top of her.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only consistent female member of the Wrecking Crew.
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!!Piledriver
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Brian Philip Calusky
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Ryan Sandusky
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Defenders'' #17 (November, 1974)
Piledriver is a powerful member of the Wrecking Crew.
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* ActionDad: He has a son and is one tough villain.
* BlondesAreEvil: He's blonde and is a superpowered thug.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Instead of weapons, Piledriver uses his fists to fight.
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!!Thunderball
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Eliot Augustus Franklin
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Dr. Eliot Franklin, Black Bruce Banner
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Defenders'' #17 (November, 1974)
Once a physicist who built a gamma bomb which was then stolen, the man later called the Thunderball was jailed after he tried to recover it. He there met the Wrecker and gained his powers. They joined forces with the Piledriver and the Bulldozer to form the Wrecking Crew.
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* AngryBlackMan: He's African-American and quite angry at his blueprints being stolen.
* BlackAndNerdy: While the other three were just common thugs, Thunderball was originally a brilliant physicist who invented a working gamma bomb, something that ''[[Comicbook/IncredibleHulk Bruce freakin' Banner]]'' failed to do.
* EpicFlail: A wrecking ball, hence his codename of Thunderball.
* GeniusBruiser: He's considered at one point to be the "Black Bruce Banner" and created a miniature gamma bomb.
* PowerArmor: Uses one in place of his powers when not around Wrecker.
* TheStarscream: Thunderball is constantly trying to usurp leadership from Wrecker.
* TwoFirstNames: Elliot and Franklin.
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!!Excavator
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Ricky Calusky
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Captain Shovel
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Runaways'' Vol 2 #1 (April, 2005)
Ricky Calusky is Piledriver's son. He decided to follow in his father's footsteps and became a criminal joining foreces with the likes of Baron Zemo.
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* {{Patricide}}: At least according to Ulysses Cain, he intended to kill his father and obtain his powers. Given how Ulysses' powers work, he probably only [[{{Thoughtcrime}} only just thought about it long enough to be merely a likely outcome]].
* ShovelStrike: Excavator's weapon of choice was a long shovel complete with a handle at the end.
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[[folder:Demolisher]]
!!Demolisher
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'' #34 (October, 2018)
New member of the Wrecking Crew hired to attack Moon Girl.
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* AffirmativeActionGirl: She's the second female that has been part of the Wrecking Crew.
* BareYourMidriff: Her outfit shows her midsection a bit.
* BraidsOfAction: Has her hair in a braided ponytail.
* DistaffCounterpart: Is essentially a younger, female version of Thunderball.
* EpicFlail: Just like Thunderball, she fights with a wrecking ball. Unlike his it's the kind that's on a cable and has a hook.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Her real name is unknown.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Introduced as a full member of the crew with no prior buildup or explanation. If the pattern of the other new recruits holds, she's probably related to one of them.
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The Wrecking Crew was formed when the criminal Dirk Garthwaite, the Wrecker, was approached by Dr. Elliot Franklin, with the task of retrieving a gamma bomb Dr. Franklin had designed, with the intent of ransoming New York for millions of dollars.
Garthwaite managed to retrieve his enchanted crowbar, and during a lightning storm, he told Dr. Franklin and two of his fellow prisoners, Henry Camp and Brian Calusky, to grip the crowbar simultaneously. A lightning bolt struck the bar, thus transferring the enchantments of Garthwaite's crowbar to all three of the others and transforming the group into the Wrecking Crew. Dr. Franklin was transformed into the Thunderball; Camp was transformed into the Bulldozer; and Calusky was transformed into the Piledriver.
They promptly escaped from prison, but in the course of their search for Dr. Franklin's gamma bomb, they were defeated by the Defenders and Luke Cage.
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!!In General
!!! '''Alter Egos:''' Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite), Bulldozer I (Henry Camp), Piledriver (Brian Philip Calusky), Thunderball (Dr. Eliot Franklin), Excavator (Ricky Calusky), Bulldozer II (Marci Camp), Demolisher
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Mighty Thor'' (vol. 1) #148 (Wrecker), ''The Defenders'' (vol. 1) #17 (As Group)
Mistakenly given Asgardian powers by the Norn Queen, they are four hardened convicts with enchanted weapons and SuperStrength. Their names are Bulldozer (Henry Camp), Piledriver (Brian Calusky), Thunderball (Eliot Franklin), and Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite, leader). Originally the Wrecker worked solo until he put his team together.
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* DumbMuscle: Most of the crew. In most stories, they are either henchmen to a more important villain or petty crooks who are stealing anything of value that they can fence for the right price.
* EvilCounterpart: The Wrecker's crowbar is one to Thor's hammer, and has similar properties.
* MeaningfulName: "The Wrecking Crew" refers to their super-strength and the willingness with which they turn it on their surroundings.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: All of them, the Wrecker in particular, are capable of causing ''massive'' property damage.
* PowersAsPrograms: The Wrecker is the one in the group who originally got superpowers. Since they're magic in origin, he's as able to divide it amongst the rest of the Crew, while reducing his power to a fourth. He can take the power back or someone like Loki or Thor can forcibly rob the other three of their powers, at the cost of returning the Wrecker to full power.
* SuperToughness: They've shrugged off punches from Spider-Woman, Spider-Man, Thor, and the Hulk before.
* TouchedByVorlons: The Wrecker is basically an Asgardian in physiology, as the spell from the Norn Queen made his muscles, bones, and skin several times thicker. While he's still considered a human, his body is no longer made of the same tissue as a regular human anymore. His crowbar's abilities have never been fully explained, but simply, it is hard enough to parry Thor's hammer, can fire energy blasts, and lets him share his power with the rest of the Wrecking Crew,
* WeaponOfChoice
** Wrecker is a CrowbarCombatant, which doubles as a MagicWand and the group's TransformationTrinket.
** Thunderball has a [[EpicFlail wrecking ball]].
** Piledriver, with [[GoodOldFisticuffs massive fists]].
** Bulldozer uses his [[UseYourHead head]] and [[ShouldersOfDoom massive shoulders]].
* TheWorfEffect: The Wrecker himself at full power, or the Crew combined, were once a major threat to Thor, the Defenders, and ''any'' hero weaker than them. Nowadays, they are mostly throwaway villains who have gotten beaten up by just about everyone, including the ''Comicbook/{{Runaways}}''.
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!!Wrecker
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Dirk Garthwaite
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Crowbar-Man
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Mighty Thor'' #148 (January, 1968)
Founder of the Wrecking Crew, Dirk Garthwaite was committing a crime with a crowbar, when he unknowingly robbed a hotel room occupied by a power-stripped Loki, where the villain then accidentally instilled Wrecker and his crowbar with divine Asgardian powers.
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* DontTellMama: Wrecker's mother does not know her son is a supervillain.
* SecondaryColorNemesis: His outfit is mostly green and purple.
* VillainousFriendship: Wrecker considers the Crew the only family he has, even tolerating Thunderball's Starscream tendencies.
** The Wrecker was the best man to Absorbing Man when he married Titania.
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[[folder:Bulldozer]]
!!Bulldozer I
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Henry Camp
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Defenders'' #17 (November, 1974)
A U.S. army sergeant who was discharged and put into jail. He later became one of the strongest members of The Wrecking Crew.
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* LogicalWeakness: The helmet partially affects his peripheral field-of-vision.
* SignatureHeadgear: His dome-shaped helmet makes him very easy to identify.
* UndyingLoyalty: Unlike Thunderball, Bulldozer has remained steadfast in his loyalty to The Wrecker and has only been separated from The Wrecking Crew through various incarcerations in prison.
* UseYourHead: Similarly to the Juggernaut, Bulldozer's main way of attacking is to ram things with his head. That or he uses his [[ShouldersOfDoom armed shoulder-pads]] as well.
!!Bulldozer II
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Marci Camp
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Fantastic Four'' Vol 5 #3 (June, 2014)
Daughter of the original Bulldozer of the Wrecking Crew.
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* CoolHelmet: One that shows her face unlike her father's, although it still partially obscures her vision.
* LegacyCharacter: Received her father's powers and training when she became the new Bulldozer.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: She might be a young girl, but she's capable of moving the Thing in a fight and survive the destruction of a building which fell on top of her.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only consistent female member of the Wrecking Crew.
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[[folder:Piledriver]]
!!Piledriver
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Brian Philip Calusky
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Ryan Sandusky
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Defenders'' #17 (November, 1974)
Piledriver is a powerful member of the Wrecking Crew.
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* ActionDad: He has a son and is one tough villain.
* BlondesAreEvil: He's blonde and is a superpowered thug.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Instead of weapons, Piledriver uses his fists to fight.
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[[folder:Thunderball]]
!!Thunderball
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Eliot Augustus Franklin
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Dr. Eliot Franklin, Black Bruce Banner
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Defenders'' #17 (November, 1974)
Once a physicist who built a gamma bomb which was then stolen, the man later called the Thunderball was jailed after he tried to recover it. He there met the Wrecker and gained his powers. They joined forces with the Piledriver and the Bulldozer to form the Wrecking Crew.
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* AngryBlackMan: He's African-American and quite angry at his blueprints being stolen.
* BlackAndNerdy: While the other three were just common thugs, Thunderball was originally a brilliant physicist who invented a working gamma bomb, something that ''[[Comicbook/IncredibleHulk Bruce freakin' Banner]]'' failed to do.
* EpicFlail: A wrecking ball, hence his codename of Thunderball.
* GeniusBruiser: He's considered at one point to be the "Black Bruce Banner" and created a miniature gamma bomb.
* PowerArmor: Uses one in place of his powers when not around Wrecker.
* TheStarscream: Thunderball is constantly trying to usurp leadership from Wrecker.
* TwoFirstNames: Elliot and Franklin.
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[[folder:Excavator]]
!!Excavator
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Ricky Calusky
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Captain Shovel
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Runaways'' Vol 2 #1 (April, 2005)
Ricky Calusky is Piledriver's son. He decided to follow in his father's footsteps and became a criminal joining foreces with the likes of Baron Zemo.
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* {{Patricide}}: At least according to Ulysses Cain, he intended to kill his father and obtain his powers. Given how Ulysses' powers work, he probably only [[{{Thoughtcrime}} only just thought about it long enough to be merely a likely outcome]].
* ShovelStrike: Excavator's weapon of choice was a long shovel complete with a handle at the end.
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[[folder:Demolisher]]
!!Demolisher
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'' #34 (October, 2018)
New member of the Wrecking Crew hired to attack Moon Girl.
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* AffirmativeActionGirl: She's the second female that has been part of the Wrecking Crew.
* BareYourMidriff: Her outfit shows her midsection a bit.
* BraidsOfAction: Has her hair in a braided ponytail.
* DistaffCounterpart: Is essentially a younger, female version of Thunderball.
* EpicFlail: Just like Thunderball, she fights with a wrecking ball. Unlike his it's the kind that's on a cable and has a hook.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Her real name is unknown.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Introduced as a full member of the crew with no prior buildup or explanation. If the pattern of the other new recruits holds, she's probably related to one of them.
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