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Static (Static Shock)Virgil Ovid Hawkins a.k.a. Static the electromagnetic legend/hero of the City of Dakota of the animated series Static Shock is based on Static, a comic book character and series by Milestone Comics (an independently-owned imprint published by DC Comics). The title character of the series is Virgil Hawkins, an African-American high school student in the fictional city of Dakota. He was named after the first black American to go to law school (who was himself named for the Greek/Latin poets Virgil and Ovid). As one of the victims of an accidental exposure to an experimental mutagen, he gained superhuman electromagnetic powers, and being a comic book fan used them to become a superhero. He has the power to control and produce electromagnetic energy in a wide variety of manifestations, limited only by his knowledge and imagination. Throughout the animated series, Static has learned the scope of his powers, as well as increased his strength and cleverness in using them. Static in the Comicbooks COMING SOON Static in the Animated Series COMING SOON Electromagnetic Powers Static's powers are best described as Super-Conducter Electromagnitism. Through practice and inventive uses of his powers during confrontations with other Meta-Humans Static has improved. So far in the animated series, Static has exibited the following abilities: - Electromagnetic Generation, Manipulation, and Control - Static's body can generate Raw Electromagnetic Energy, which he has learned to manipulate, control, to sense sources of electromagnetic energy, electricity and magnitism and administer as a range of attacks with a range of uses; he can charge devices (such as the Justice League's Watchtower) with electricity, and alternatively drain the energy from them into himself, magnitise and unmagnitise metals. Static can hear Radiowaves meaning he can listen in on the police broadband and music stations. Virgil/Static can choose to keep the electromagnetic energy that he currently holds in his body by controling the Current and Voltage for whenever he wants to use it.
- Jets, Bolts, and Bursts of Electromagnetic Force - The means by which Static can fire-off Electromagnetic Energy, Virgil/Static can fire Jets of electromagnetic energy from his fingers for simple things like turning off electrical devices from sterios' to light switches to knocking small things down unnoticed, or even to used to light up his finger/hand so he can see in the dark or administering a Static-Cling and even direct electromagnetic energy like a laser to cut and/or weld. Virgil/Static can fire Bolts of electromagnetic energy for offensive manoeuvres like Nova-Ball or Ball-Lightning when in a fight against Bang-Babies from Ebon to the Meta-Microbe in Grounded. Virgil/Static can fire Bursts of electromagnetic energy from his hands for uses like electrifying objects, administering large scale Static-Clings, generating shields and barriers and with a piece of wire he can generate a Nova-Burst.
- Electromagnetic Shields and Barriers - shields and barriers that Static can generate with Electromagnitism to block, repel, hold back attacks and defend himself in battle.
- Electromagnetic Fields - the size of the area that Static's power can have effect/manipulate; Virgil/Static generates an Electromagnetic field just like the earth & the sun generate their own Electromagnetic fields - in the episode Sunspots, sunspot activity on the sun effected the ebb & flow of power passing through out the Electromagnetic fields in the solar system "effecting microwaves, radiowaves & even certin electromagnetic devices here on earth" including Virgil/Static powers and the ways he able to his powers in situations, first they substantialy increased in power & intensity becoming very hard to control or not running out; and soon later decreased so badly that all Virgil/Static could doe with his power was causing sparks between his fingers - effectly putting him on the proverbial bench. When Hot-Streak went on a rampage, surrounding the Dakota Union High School in a high wall of flames, Virgil/Static confronted Hot-Streak with Zap-Caps (Mark 1), Hot-Streak gives chase ending up on top of a building rooftop with a large metal fan & a wooden water tower; having an idea that his body could still conduct Electromagnetic energy, Virgil/Static drains power from the electrically powered fan, blasts the wooden water tower, which soaks Hot-Streak & knocks him unconscious; after the sunspot activity ceases, Virgil/Static's powers are back to normal & under his control.
- Electromagnetic Levitation - Static can cause objects to fly (metal is the easiest material to manipulate and wood is the most difficult)
- Static Cling - Static can adhere most objects/people/Bang-Babies to surfaces and other objects, plus Static can magnetize surfaces
- Taser Punch - an electrified punch administered during combat to send opponents flying; also adaptable to use as a Taser Noogie (seen in They're Playing My Song.)
- Taser Shots - shots of electromagnetic force aimed and shot out of Static's fists
- Double Taser Shot - a shot of electromagnetic force aimed & shot out of both Static's fists at the same time
- Nova Ball - seen only in Sons of the Fathers, an attack of electromagnetic force, customized by Static to work especially on Ebon (Quote "I call that my Nova-Ball Ebon, it takes a lot out of me, but more out of you"); after being hit by the Nova-Ball, Ebon's physical shadowy form came apart from the light, Ebon was forced to disappear to somewhere else.
- Nova Burst - seen only in Bad Stretch, an attack of light & electromagnetic force run through some normal wire, customised by Static to work especially on Ebon, but useful to use on most opponents (Talon, Shiv & Carmen-Dillo) to blind them for a short while; but did not work on Aqua-Maria, it just passed right through her.
- Electromagnetic Pulse - Used in "'Junior '" knocking out all local electrical devices, to power down a bunch of security men's high-tech battle Exo-Skeletons to defend from teaming up on Edwin Alva Jr/Omnifarious.
Villains The majority of the villians and superhuman characters featured in the Static Shock cartoons are teenagers (mainly), peers and even classmates of Virgil's who were also subject to the Dakota City explosion. Collectively, they are referred to as Bang Babies. To see a full list of villains that Static has faced, see link
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