by Alex Henderson

illustration by Adriana Martin de la Prida

illustration colors by Peter Holland

Name: Troy Hurtubise
Born: 23 November 1963
Profession: Inventor, conservationist, loony.
Accomplishment: Crafted armor for hand-to-claw combat with bears.
Nationality: Canadian

→ Philanthropy: 5/10
Beyond bear-suits, Hurtubise also developed light-weight, high-tech armor for soldiers in Iraq, which addresses real concerns of fighters on the battlefield. Then again, he’s not giving it away for free...

→ Extremism: 9/10
In addition to videotaping himself (armored to the teeth) getting hit in the head with various blunt objects, he created a heat-resistant material. He’s proven it’s quality by blow-torching his own head with only his invention as protection.

→ Guilt Factor: 4/10
He probably could have spent the last thirty years (and dozens of thousands of dollars) designing something more practical than a bear fighting costume. Hero, possible subtype: Idiot.

→ Mythology / Mythbuster: 6/10
He’s known as “that crazy guy on YouTube who lets people kick him over.” Plus, he might have an arc reactor* in his chest.
*Arc reactors are what make Iron Man fly. Sweet.

→ Inspiration to Others: 2/10
No one’s following in his footsteps; if anything, he’s just way too inspired by the video game Halo.

→ Fate Factor: 8/10
He doesn’t toe the line,. The longjumps it. He tweaks fates nipples by engaging in ursine fisticuffs. Whenever fate catches up with him, it will be long overdue.

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