Welding Masks Don’t Protect From Gorgon’s Powers

He shrugged. “There were a dozen or so men in their upper circle. The only ones with similar names were two Pedros and one idiot who called himself Painkiller, real name Fernando.”
Stealth tilted her head under the hood. “Painkiller?”
“He was an idiot, trust me. Convinced he had some kind of superpower. Tried to fight me twice with his eyes closed, once while wearing a welding mask.”
Danielle tilted her head. “Did that work?”
“No.”

Excerpt From Ex-Heroes, pg 259
Peter Clines
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