Fictional Character Biography
Kevin Leonardo was an employee of Stane International's nuclear production plant in Southern California. He learned that old radioactive by-products of the plant that had been left to accumulate were seeping into groundwater. He complained to his superiors, but was shot, dumped into a toxic waste canister, and thrown out to sea. He was reborn with radioactive power and sought revenge. Atom-Smasher planned to blow up the plant and was confronted by James Rhodes, as Iron Man. After he defeated Rhodes, the government sent the second version of Firepower, who was a government agent, to stop him. Firepower and Rhodes fought Atom-Smasher; but when Rhodes learned Atom-Smasher's history, he offered to shut down all of Stark's nuclear industry holdings in exchange for Atom-Smasher not destroying the plant. He then distracted Firepower with an EMP wave so that Atom-Smasher could get away, even though it immobilized him. Impressed with Iron Man's show of trust, Atom-Smasher left in peace.
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