Benjamin Grimm (Earth-1624)

Benjamin Grimm is an astronaut and childhood friend of Reed Richards, Susan Storm, and her little brother Johnny. After testing a teleportation device on Victor Vandori's personal space station, the team was exposed to strange radiation that gave to them unique powers. Ben was given the power to shift between his human form and that of a towering rock creature. Feeling isolated, he eventually began dating blind Alicia Masters, who he is currently engaged to. The two are godparents to Reed and Susan's kids Franklin and Valeria.