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{{short description|Fictional character}}
{{Infobox comics character<!--Part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
|character_name = Piotr Rasputin<br />{{small|Colossus}}
|image          = Colossus-AvX Consequences.jpg
|caption        = Textless variant cover of ''Avengers vs. X-Men: Consequences'' #3 (October 2012).<br/>Art by [[Adi Granov]].
|real_name      = Piotr Nikolaievitch "Peter" Rasputin
|species        = [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|Human Mutant]]
|homeworld      = [[Ust-Ordynsky]] Collective near [[Lake Baikal]], [[Russia]]
|publisher      = [[Marvel Comics]]
|debut          = ''[[Giant-Size X-Men]]'' #1 (May 1975)
|creators       = [[Len Wein]]<br/>[[Dave Cockrum]]
|alliances      = [[X-Men]]<br/>[[Defenders (comics)#The Last Defenders|Defenders]]<br/>[[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]]<br/>[[Acolytes (comics)|Acolytes]]<br/>[[Phoenix Force (comics)#Avengers vs. X-Men|Phoenix Five]]<br/>[[X-Force]]<br/>[[Quiet Council of Krakoa]]
|aliases        = Rasputin<br/>The Proletarian<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #123. Marvel Comics.</ref><br/>Peter Nicholas<br/>[[Juggernaut (character)|Juggernaut]]<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #542–543. Marvel Comics.</ref>
|powers         = *[[Metal]] mimicry 
**[[Superhuman strength]], stamina, and durability
}}
'''Colossus''' ('''Piotr''' "'''Peter'''" '''Nikolayevich Rasputin'''; {{langx|ru|Пётр Николаевич Распутин}}) is a character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Created by writer [[Len Wein]] and artist [[Dave Cockrum]], he first appeared in ''[[Giant-Size X-Men]]'' #1 (May 1975).

A [[Russia]]n [[mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]], he is a member of the [[X-Men]]. Colossus is able to transform himself into metallic form, making him the physically strongest of the team. He is portrayed as quiet, honest, and virtuous. He has had a fairly consistent presence in X-Men-related [[comic book]]s since his debut. A talented artist, he only reluctantly agrees to use his powers in combat, feeling it is his responsibility to use his abilities for the betterment of human- and mutant-kind.

''[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]'' ranked Colossus at 184 on the "Top 200 Comic Book Characters of All Time".<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.wizarduniverse.com/051308top200characters2.html| website= WizardUniverse.com| date= May 13, 2008| title= The 200 Greatest Comic Book Characters Of All Time, Part 2| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080603030126/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/051308top200characters2.html| archive-date= June 3, 2008| access-date= March 22, 2016}}</ref> In 2006, [[IGN]] placed Colossus in the 10th spot of their list of "The Top 25 X-Men".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/15/the-top-25-x-men?page=4 | title=The Top 25 X-Men | date=May 15, 2006 | work=IGN | publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] | access-date=July 28, 2015}}</ref> In 2013, [[ComicsAlliance]] ranked Colossus as No. 22 on their list of the "50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics".<ref>{{cite news|last=Wheeler |first=Andrew |url=http://comicsalliance.com/comics-sexiest-male-characters |title=ComicsAlliance Presents The 50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics |work=[[ComicsAlliance]] |date=2013-02-14 |access-date=2015-07-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018024021/http://comicsalliance.com/comics-sexiest-male-characters |archive-date=2015-10-18 }}</ref>

In film, Donald MacKinnon made a cameo appearance as Colossus in ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' before [[Daniel Cudmore]] took over for ''[[X2 (film)|X2]]'', ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'', and ''[[X-Men: Days of Future Past]]'' while [[Stefan Kapičić]] voiced a separate iteration of Colossus in ''[[Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]'', ''[[Deadpool 2]]'' and the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]''.