Origin
Colin Richards was a major of the Canadian Armed Forces. He was born in the North of Canada, where it was always cold. In his career, Colin wore a suit of armor that allowed him to fly. How Colin got the armor was not explained. As piloting a scientifical suit, Colin was inveted for the science expo in Latveria one year. There he briefly met a fellow armored hero, the American known as Iron man.
Creation
Avro-X was created by Ken Steacy and first appeared in (1989). He appeared only in that issue and it would take more then 25 years before he got a starring role in the new Iron Man series.
Major Story Arcs
Stranded
Years later, Colin was transported by unknown means, to a different planet, where he and others like him where trapped. There, they tried to form a community for shelter and strenght, lead by former villain Stilt Man, whom was one of the first to seemingly mysterlousy being transported to the other world. Colin, with his armor, became somewhat of a hero for the community, fighting off a number of large robots known as Ultimo’s.