Photon (Extreme)

Photon
Name	Unrevealed
Current Alias	Photon
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Youngblood (Extreme)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′ (1.83 m)
Weight	180 lbs (81.65 kg).
Hair	No Hair At All
Unusual Features	Twin prongs extending upward from head; green flame instead of hair
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Alien
Living Status	Alive
Alignment	Good
Reality	Extreme Universe
Place of Birth	Acura
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Citizenship	Acuran
Occupation	Government Agent
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Rob Liefeld
First	Youngblood Vol 1 1
First	Youngblood Vol 1 1

 Ready when you are, Shaft. 

—Photon

History

Origin

Photon was an Acuran, whose people had signed a peace treaty with their lifelong enemies, the Katellans. When rumors started spreading around that someone wanted to split the Katellan council and overthrow the Katellan Emperor, Photon was accussed alongside the Katellan Kh'ambt, his bitter rival. They fled to space, and they crash-landed on Earth. There, Photon was told he'd get sanctuary in exchange for his knowledge of Acuran technology, and he joined the superteam Youngblood. Despite their public spotlight, the government covered up Photon and Kh'ambt's alien origins.

1992

On March 1992, Photon was moved to Youngblood's home team alongside Shaft, Chapel, Diehard, Bedrock, and Vogue. One day, Youngblood was assembled in Washington, but Photon arrived late, which earned him a scolding from Shaft. Photon did not participate in that night's mission.

A week later, Photon received an alert informing him there was a breakout going on at The Pentagon, but he was too busy to attend to the matter. After that crisis was over, Youngblood were immediately tasked with flying to Germany to assist the Away Team, a mission Photon did agree to take part in.

After flying for ten hours, Photon and the Home Team found the Away Team knocked out in a G.A.T.E. International laboratory where the they had been called to supervise the transport of a super-soldier named Jonathan Taylor Prophet. Prophet was the only remaining combatant against an army of robotic soldiers called Disciples of Doom, who were arriving through a portal from the planet D'khay. Also present were the Berzerkers, a group of freedom fighters from D'Khay. Shortly after, the tyrant ruler of D'Khay, Darkthornn (Extreme), also joined the fray. Darkthornn knocked Photon unconscious, and by the time he woke up, Away Team member Psi-Fire had used his psychic powers to force Darkthornn to retreat back to his home planet.

Later, Photon was called to stop a being who was approaching Earth's atmosphere alongside Diehard, Bedrock, Combat, and Sentinel. The being identified himself as Supreme, but Combat couldn't believe he was the legend who had helped his people, so he attacked him. Supreme engaged in battle against Youngblood, ending with a collision with Diehard equal to a 500 megaton explosion. After that, Sentinel admitted they had acted hastily and requested Supreme to allow them to escort him to a conference on Earth. There, scientists ran tests and determined he was the real Supreme. Sentinel offered him a contract to join Youngblood, but Supreme was disgusted at the government's genetic engineering of superhumans and flew away from the building, something Sentinel took as a "no."

1993

In 1993, Brahma, Cougar, Photon, Riptide and Sentinel were sent to Antarctica to investigate a CIA monitoring station that had mysteriously gone offline. They found it ruined, with the staff missing, when they were attacked by a group of large barbarians. Youngblood followed the men through a tunnel that led them to Arcadia, an alternate Earth. Youngblood let themselves be captured to find the missing CIA agents, and they were led before Arcadia's ruler, Tyrax, who intended to execute them. Youngblood were rescued by the appearance of a group of rebels, led by Kanan, who helped them get the missing CIA agents and escape back to Earth right before the mystical portal closed.

Attributes

Powers

• Acuran Physiology: Photon is a member of an alien race called Acurans. His skin is reflective and appears to be metallic. His hair can ignite and generate flames and he switches his gender every seven years.
  • Pyrokinesis: Photon's body naturally produces green flames.
    • Flight
    • Energy Projection: Photon can discharge powerful blast of energy from his hands and eyes.
  • Enhanced Senses
    • Enhanced Hearing
    • Microscopic Vision

Weaknesses

• Vulnerability to Ultrasonics: Because of Photon's extremely sensitive hearing certain frequencies can cause him extreme pain and nosebleeds.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Photon counts with a universal translator.

Trivia

In Youngblood's original pitch for Teen Titans, Photon was supposed to be a Khund transplant, along with Combat.

See Also

• 33 appearance(s) of Photon (Extreme)
• 1 image(s) of Photon (Extreme)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Photon (Extreme)