Lightray (DC)
Lightray is a male comic character who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Solis
The New God Killer later targeted Lightray causing him to be fatally wounded and falling onto Earth in Metropolis. Superman and Jimmy Olsen were by the scene where the Man of Steel went to confront his attacker. This left Olsen by his side where Lightray repeated the words "infinite" before dying where he exploded in a ball of light. (Countdown v1 #48)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
He and the other members of the Council of Eight were gathered by Highfather when he sought to master the Life Equation as a weapon against Darkseid. This involved claiming the Power Ring's from each of the wielders from the Emotional Spectrum with Lightray dispatched with his compatriots for their individual assignments. He was shown to had targeted the Zamarons where he managed to easily recover one of the Star Sapphire Corps rings and departed the scene through a Boom Tube. (New Gods: Godhead v1 #1)
Overview
Personality and attributes
He was noted for being quite different in temperament from Orion but despite this being the case the two remained friends. (New Gods v1 #1)
It was known that he had an older brother named Arkal who was killed alongside their family by Bugs. (New Gods v3 #9)
Powers and abilities
He was shown as being a general within the armies of New Genesis where he sat amongst the Council of Eight. (New Gods: Godhead v1 #1)
Notes
- Lightray was created by Jack Kirby where he made his first appearance in New Gods v1 #1 (February, 1971).
- In Back Issue v1 #104 (1995), Rachel Pollack and Tom Peyer discussed the change in the character after Darkseid's death, "The most telling effect of this event is that it drives many of the residents of New Genesis slightly insane, none more so than Lightray, who becomes extremely violent and seems to enjoy cruelty. In their first issue, the writing duo had emphasized Lightray's... lightness, if you will, making him a very jovial, happy character. As it turns out, this was not an accident. "To me, Lightray is not so much childish as innocent. He sees only the light", Pollack tells Back Issue. "That's why he was so easily corrupted". Tom Peyer agrees, feeling: "I think the main purpose Kirby gave Lightray was to make Orion seem grim and dark by comparison. So we probably played Lightray's notes loudly to make the contrast obvious"
- In Back Issue v1 #112 (2019), artist Al Milgrom noted that Lightray's design influenced the creation of Firestorm where he said, "The facemask on Firestorm, the way it comes around the chin, was probably inspired by Lightray more than anything... I liked the [Lightray] head-covering thing; I said, "I'm stealin' it!"
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In the DC Animated Universe, Lightray made multiple appearances in the shared continuity setting:
- In Superman: The Animated Series, Lightray made his first appearance in the animated television series in the episode "Legacy, Part 2" where he had a non-speaking role.
- In Justice League, Lightray appeared in the animated television series in the two-part episode "Twilight" where he was voiced by actor Rob Paulsen.
- In Justice League Unlimited, Lightray had a small cameo in the animated television series finale where he had a non-voiced role.
Films
- In Justice League: Gods and Monsters, an alternate version of Lightray appeared in the animated film where he was voiced by actor Trevor Devall.
Appearances
- New Gods v1: (1971)
- New Gods v3:
- Justice League America v1:
- Countdown v1:
- Final Crisis v1:
- Green Lantern: Godhead v1:
- Green Lantern v5:
- Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps v1:
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