Takion

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Takion


Takion, art by Aaron Lopresti.
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Takion #1, June (1996)
Created by Paul Kupperberg (writer)
Aaron Lopresti (artist)
Characteristics
Alter ego Joshua Saunders
Affiliations New Gods
Abilities Cosmic Awareness, Unlimited energy powers.

Takion is the name of a DC comic book series which ran for 7 issues in 1996, and of the lead character of that series. The character debuted in Takion #1, June (1996) by Paul Kupperberg and Aaron Lopresti. His cosmic nature, physical design and powers draw comparisons to the Silver Surfer from Marvel Comics.

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[edit] Fictional character biography

Josh Saunders, a blind psychologist, who was chosen by Highfather to become a Source Elemental and given the ability to manipulate the Source, because Highfather felt he was " a man without destiny" and therefore would not be missed. Highfather names him Takion of the Source and tells him that he must clean a taint from the Source. In reality Takion was created as an Avatar of Highfather, as a security measure in the event of Highfather's death. In that moment Takion was able to see everything, all his failures and victories, time was without boundary. He was even able to foresee Highfather's death. (Takion #1)

Josh Saunders
Josh Saunders

While trying to deal with the ebb and flow of energy through his body into and out of the Source, Josh attracts the attention of Captain Atom, the Flash, Green Lantern, after a brief fight he easily defeats all three heroes and leaves the planet feeling that with his immense power levels he was a threat to everyone on Earth.[1]

[edit] Cosmic Awareness

The problem was that unlike a New God, Takion had cosmic awareness but had to filter this awareness and all the information it brought using the primitive thought structures of a human brain, and this dissonance was making him unstable. He spent his time in space learning how to separate the future and past from the present, and forcing his awareness to exist only in the present. He allows his body to discorporate so that he can re-assemble himself, this is when he first discovers the ability to possess others, read their minds and also their potential timeline and destiny. At the end of the story Takion learned how to accept and use his cosmic awareness.[2]

[edit] Stayne

Takion's main nemesis was Stayne his dark counterpart who was a nameless human woman transformed by Darkseid's power, and sent to keep Takion from achieving his true potential, and from discovering Darkseid's plan to destroy the Source Wall. Stayne was created in Takion #1, but finally catches up to and confronts him for the first time in issue #4. Her first act was to attempt to cut him off from the Source, an act which immediately caused him to appear emaciated, Takion countered her attack and regained control. Later Takion is finally able to make conscious contact with the Source, and teleports himself, Stayne, and an alien zealot to the Source Wall. During their fight on the wall, Takion discovers that Stayne is an Avatar of the dark side of the Source, and that whichever one of the Avatars touched the Source Wall first would have total control over their half of the Source, and by extension everything.[3]

[edit] Izaya's Death

During the Genesis crossover event, Highfather (Izaya) learned of Darkseid's plans to destroy the Source Wall and take control the Source itself. Izaya gathered a group of young gods, including Zeus, Jove, Odin and Ares together to fight him. However Ares rebelled against Highfather, and killed him. Ares was imprisoned in the new Source Wall by the other gods.

[edit] Highfather

After Izaya's death, the role of Highfather was offered to Scott Free (Mister Miracle) who was Izaya's only living heir, but he turned it down. So Takion became the new Highfather. During a crisis he asked for guidance from Highfather, who had become one with the Source. Highfather was able to temporarily return from the Source by using the body of his Avatar Takion, this was the real purpose for Takion's creation. Highfather resurrected Supertown, providing the people of New Genesis with new hope. New Genesis, is the home of the New Gods from Jack Kirby's Fourth World.

[edit] Powers

  • A living embodiment of the Source, and to the spirit of Highfather. He serves as a conduit and avatar, between the Source and the New Gods of New Genesis.
  • Takion's only limit is the amount of energy existing in the Source, he cannot create new energy, but can channel and manipulate existing forms of energy. He apparently can actively shift the signature of wave energy along its spectrum.
  • He seems to be able to rewrite the atomic structure of matter by re-arranging the subatomic particles that form its identity matrix.[1]
  • He could become intangible at will as well as teleport.
  • He could manipulate subjective time on a quantum level.
  • He could also dampen energy fields, including the ring of Green Lantern Kyle Rayner. (Takion #1)

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Takion #2
  2. ^ Takion #3
  3. ^ Takion #4

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