Rising Sun (DC)
Rising Sun is a male comic superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Pre-Crisis
Izumi Yasunari
Post-Crisis
His grandparents were survivors of the atom bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, by the U.S. in 1945, which brought World War II to an end. Both of them later developed cancer and died. The same happened to Yasunari's mother, who also developed cancer but recovered with chemotherapy. A horrified Yasunari and his brother, Wataru became doctors specializing in cancer research. Their troubled sister, Kaori, joined a religious cult. Rising Sun is a founding member of the Japanese equivalent of the Justice League of America, a team called Big Science Action which came together to defend the hero Ultimon from the Monster Army. His first known mission was helping Atom dismantle a bomb in Japan. He later helps Robin defeat a villain. Spurred on by Doctor Mist, he helps Superman find a piece of ancient armor and soon after, he and his Guardians assist Superman in a battle against ancient sorcerers who are casting a spell amid the Moai (Statues) of Easter Island. He helps save Japan in the Crisis on Infinite Earths, and helps Artemis save her parents, Huntress and Sportsmaster with the help of Infinity Inc.. The Japanese hero volunteers to help the Queen Bee but was brainwashed by her forces and technology. Under her influence he destroys a Neo-Nazi stronghold in Germany, killing many of the people inside. When Justice League members Power Girl and Rocket Red arrive, he attacks them also, believing them to be Nazi loyalists. When defeated, he falls into a coma, all part of a plan.
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Rising Sun was considered to be Japan's most powerful metahuman and was a founding member of Big Science Action, its national super-team. He took over leadership of the team when it was reborn as "Big Monster Action," tasked with protecting Japan from kaiju. (Doomsday Clock v1 #6) He and his team were sent by their country to Washington, D.C., capital of the United States of America, to join in a standoff between the superhumans of many nations over custody of the American hero Superman, and Rising Sun was shot out of the sky in the resulting battle. Once the conflict had been resolved, Japan pledged to contribute a delegate to the Global Guardians, an multicultural superhero team reformed in the interest of international cooperation. (Doomsday Clock v1 #12)
By the time of Amanda Waller's takeover of the United States Government, however, Rising Sun was a member of Intercorps, a fugitive Global Guardians splinter group based in an orbital headquarters. When his team learned that Waller had sent an Amazo android to hunt down and steal the powers of the current and former Guardians, they reached out to their one-time allies and brought them to their headquarters via Boom Tube to offer them all membership in Intercorps. There, however, they were found, defeated, and drained by the Amazo. (Absolute Power: Task Force VII v1 #7)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Rising Sun absorbs solar energy and can project intense heat, light, and flame from his body. He has displayed the ability to manipulate the electromagnetic field, allowing him to levitate and fly his own body and other objects within the field. He can also generate superheated solar winds and use them to fly at great speeds.
Notes
- Rising Sun was created by Nelson Bridwell and Ramona Fradon where he made his first appearance in Super Friends v1 #8 (November, 1977).
Alternate Versions
- In Flashpoint: The Outsider v1 #1 (2011), an alternate version of Rising Sun appeared in the altered timeline of the Flashpoint that was on a world within the Multiverse. His career was ruined by the Outsider framing him for a crime he did not commit. Breaking out of prison, Rising Sun made an assassination attempt on the Outsider's life, with the help of Mister and Missus Terrific, but was killed by the man himself.
Appearances
- Super Friends v1: (1977)
- Absolute Power: Task Force VII v1:
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