He is also known to have been abused by his father as a child, with some writers explaining that his long hair hides his scars.

[1] After Geist illegally drugs him, Roughouse is driven insane before the nun Sister Salvation heals him.

[4] Roughouse possesses superhuman physical abilities and cannot be harmed by standard weaponry.

[5] He is additionally a skilled hand-to-hand combatant, utilizing fighting techniques that take advantage of his immense size and strength.

Roughouse makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "Whatever It Takes".