The Marvel Universe is full of all kinds of rare, bizarre materials that defy the laws of physics. That includes everything from Adamantium, the nigh unbreakable material fused to the bones of characters like Wolverine and X-23, to Uru, a magical metal used by the Asgardians to forge weapons of great, terrible, cosmic power. Perhaps the most famous fictional material of them all, though, is Vibranium, which was used to forge Captain America's iconic shield. You've got to drop a series chunk of change to acquire even a sliver of Vibranium. Unless, of course, you don't.

It's a given at this point that the Marvel Universe is occupied by people with extraordinary talents, whether that be the result of mutations, freak accidents or alien origins. One of those people is Johnny Watts, the newest Avenger on the block who recently devoted himself to reassembling the West Coast Avengers alongside his girlfriend, Kate Bishop, Hawkeye. You might know Johnny better by his superhero moniker, Fuse, but you also might not. Johnny's still new to the whole hero thing, so he doesn't enjoy much in the way of name recognition just yet. That might be about to change, though, due to a recent display of his powers that has everything to do with Vibranium.

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See, Fuse can turn his body into any material he touches. Sometimes, that's a great power to have, though it comes with its own complications, as seen in West Coast Avengers #2 when Johnny is careening towards the ocean while mimicking the physical properties of a sack of bricks. In West Coast Avengers #3, however, Fuse's powers turn out to be just what the team needs, as it's revealed that those piercings he's wearing aren't just for show. Rather, they're made of Vibranium, allowing Fuse to adopt the properties of the material whenever he's wearing them.

The importance of this development cannot be understated. Consider, for example, that Captain America, a mainstay of the Avengers and one of the most important, effective Marvel heroes ever created, has saved the world countless times over with little more than a shield made of the material. Heroes like Black Panther might have a suit made of Vibranium, but he's not physically comprised of the stuff like Fuse is when he transforms. For all intents and purposes, the West Coast Avengers might have just discovered the most powerful character to ever grace the superhero organization.

Aside from the fact that Fuse's Vibranium body effectively renders him invulnerable, there are some other potential benefits to this application of his power that could prove useful… or wildly detrimental. That's because Vibranium isn't just a metal. There is more than one variation of the metal, but even its standard Wakandan version has some properties that aren't wholly earthly. For instance, Vibranium can be used to harness vast mystical energies when the right tools are applied. With a little dash of science and a dollop of mysticism, Vibranium can be used to amplify mystical energies exponentially, a fact that was not lost on Doctor Doom when he invaded Wakanda in Doomwar #1 in search of the nation's vast Vibranium vault.

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It's unlikely that Fuse will get to use this particular property of Vibranium any time soon, seeing as how the most prominent antagonist in West Coast Avengers so far has been B.R.O.D.O.K., an attractive, supposedly reformed version of M.O.D.O.K. who just recently revealed his true colors by unleashing a horde of kaiju -- who were once women who spurned him -- on the city of Los Angeles. While M.O.D.O.K. is known for trying to doom the world through the irresponsible application of science, magic isn't really something he has relied on frequently. Granted, West Coast Avengers will continue after the B.R.O.D.O.K. threat has been nullified, so it's always possible a more magically inclined threat will surface, allowing Fuse to explore the stranger side of his Vibranium body.

One question likely on everyone's lips, though, is where exactly Fuse got a sample of Vibranium (that had been forged into piercings, nonetheless). It's a question that comes up in West Coast Avengers #3 that Johnny is understandably reticent to address. While the history of Marvel Comics is littered with B-tier villains who have turned Vibranium into everything from bullets to boots (see: the wall-climbing Exterminatrix), the stuff is still largely considered to be too precious and too expensive for really anyone to get ahold of, excepting the likes of Tony Stark and other multibillionaires. While Johnny doesn't want to dish on where he got the Vibranium, it's not hard to draw a line from points A to B.

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Listen. Hawkeye has nocked a lot of really weird things in his days. He's got sonic arrows, tear gas arrows and even putty arrows in that quiver of his. Hell, Bruce Banner even trusted him with an arrow capable of killing the Hulk (for a time, at least) should the need arise. Naturally, Hawkeye has also fired off a few Vibranium arrows in his time, because of course he has. The man has spent the majority of his life fighting alongside the world's most famous Vibranium-wielder and is usually on pretty decent terms with both Tony Stark and T'Challa, one of whom could probably buy the world's supply of Vibranium while the other could broker the deal.

Those relationships came in handy for Hawkeye when he was part of the New Avengers, a resistance group dedicated to fighting the Dark Avengers, led by a supposedly reformed Norman Osborn. Together with Wonder Man and War Machine, Hawkeye, then going by Ronin, voted to take care of Osborn once for all using armor-piercing Vibranium arrows in War Machine #9. Naturally, War Machine wasn't having any of it, but the moment did serve to establish that Hawkeye can also get his hands of Vibranium should he need to. It seems pretty obvious that Fuse received his Vibranium jewelry from Clint, who was integral to the founding of this new incarnation of the West Coast Avengers.

How exactly Fuse's Vibranium powers will shape him as a hero remains to be seen. One thing we know for certain, though, is that he's still green, having only been introduced in Hawkeye Vol. 5 #2 in 2017 and clearly in over his head in West Coast Avengers. Carrying one Vibranium shield is a massive responsibility, and though Fuse may not be Captain America, he just got a major power boost that subtly makes him the most powerful character on a team of heavy-hitters. Should he stick with Kate and her crew, he too may become just as iconic as Cap someday.