In the world of gaming, he's the final end of level boss. In comic books, he would be the super-hero who strode down from Olympus to vanquish the bad guys.
On the football pitch, he is a towering presence. A centre-half from the old days, chiselled from granite, fiercely determined and a captain who leads from the front and is not afraid to push a finger in the chest and tell his players to do more.
At the final whistle, one of the loudest bellows was his, fist clenched in triumph, chest bulging and lungs and throat in perfect harmony, screaming joy into the ether.
And yet almost an hour after the final whistle, as the fans had all but drifted away leaving just the smiling squad, their families and the jubilant Stevenage staff, the mask finally fell and the human Carl Piergianni suddenly began to show signs of emotion.
"It's just so surreal," he said, surveying his comrades and the scene on the pitch.
"I mean, it was the perfect situation going into the game. We all knew it.
"We had a chance to come here, at home, with all the fans, all the club, all our families, knowing that if we won we were up.
"It was the perfect scenario before the game and it turned into a perfect day.
"I'm so happy. It is what dreams are made of.
"The thing is, we've been so good for so long and we were up there so early in the season, we felt like we dropped off. Do you know what I mean?
"I think we should have made it more comfortable than what it was, but from the position we were in, it was just such a sigh of relief to end up getting there.
"I think we fully deserve it, no, we do deserve it cause we're up, you can't argue with that.
"But yeah, when there's so much on the line, it was such a relief and so exciting.
"I’m just so happy for everyone involved."
Promotion to League One was sealed with a 2-0 win over Grimsby Town in the sunshine and in front of more than 6,000 people.
And the skipper could pinpoint exactly the point in the game when any lingering doubts were washed away, Luther James-Wildin's second on 67 minutes.
It was a goal that delighted the soon-to-be 31-year-old, his birthday is on Wednesday.
"Yeah, you couldn’t write it," said Piergianni. "Luther didn’t start but comes on and does an amazing job.
"It just fell to him and I was right behind it. As soon as he struck it, I knew it was in.
"That was the moment. When you get that second goal and you get that buffer, it all felt right.
"I was so happy for him, so happy for Jamie Reid getting another goal, but just for all the lads.
"Credit to Steve and all the staff and everyone in the club for getting the group together.
"But the lads have been an absolute pleasure to work with. They are all great characters and you couldn't have bought a better group together.
"Everyone's got their own stories and it's just amazing to have achieved all of that together.
"I’ll remember this group of guys for the rest of my life."
Piergianni won player of the year and players' player at the Stevenage supporters awards.
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