José Gutierrez

Early Life
Joey Gutierrez grew up in a Spanish-speaking household. As a young man, Gutierrez struggled with his sexuality, living in fear and feeling like an outcast. He became a construction fonreman and a motorcycle enthusiast, and he eventually came out as gay.

Terrigenesis
After taking a fish oil pill contaminated with Terrigen, Gutierrez underwent Terrigenesis and entered a cocoon. After emerging, he lost control of his powers and began melting everything metal he touched. Despite begging everyone around him that he was not trying to cause any harm, he was pursued by soldiers of the ATCU. He was rescued by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Johnson, Hunter, and Mackenzie.

Training
Andrew Garner gave Gutierrez a psychologicla assessment to see if he was fit for the Caterpillars program that Daisy Johnson was attempting to create. After mastering his powers, he joined the Secret Warriors.

When Hive was attempting to destroy the human population, Gutierrez decided to leave S.H.I.E.L.D. and return to his home.

Powers
Metal manipulation: Gutierrez originally only possessed the ability to melt any metallic object in a three meter range around him, especially if touching it. After several months of S.H.I.E.L.D. training, he can now manipulate any metallic object and mroph it into form that he can imagine. He showed Andrew Garner that he could use his mind to force a file cabinet into a sphere-like shape with minimal strain. He was also able to instinctively melt bullets that were shot at him, making them harmless. During the hijacking and retaking of Zephyr One, he demonstrated a more offensive use of his powers by morphing a pipe into a pointed stake, which he used to kill Lucio.

Abilities

 * Bilingualism: Gutierrez can speak both English and Spanish.