Solarr
Encyclopedia
Solarr is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
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. He was a latent Mutant
who worked as a smuggler of illicit narcotics. On a drug run from New York City to Los Angeles, his van broke down in the Mojave Desert
. Trying to make his way back to civilization, King spent several days out in the desert sun, which catalyzed his latent mutation. While recovering from sunstroke and dehydration in the hospital, he realized he could discharge the solar energy he had stored as heat blasts.
Calling himself Solarr, he began a criminal career in New York City by starting with bank robbery. This activity brought him into partnership with Klaw, and membership in the Emissaries of Evil
led by Egghead
. He repeatedly met defeat, and was eventually captured and imprisoned at the Project: Pegasus
research center in New York State, where scientists studied his powers.
One of the other captives and subjects for study at Project: Pegasus was Bres
, a member of the otherdimensional Fomor
. Bres began to use his powers to manipulate the staff at the facility, and caused a guard named Harry Winslow to die of heart failure. Bres also freed Solarr from his cell. Solarr hated Winslow, and when he found his corpse he incinerated it. Bres used his magic to animate the charred corpse, which killed Solarr.
with the ability to absorb, store, and manipulate large amounts of energy from light, especially direct sunlight.
episode "Secrets, Not Long Buried" as the leader of the mutant-supremacist Children of the Shadow and ruler of the mutant and human cohabitation community, Skull Mesa, founded by Taylor Prescott. He's aided by Toad
and Chet, a mutant with phasing powers (an original character). In the episode his true name is not Silas King but Bill Braddock.
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
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Fictional character biography
Silas King was born in Carson City, NevadaCarson City, Nevada
The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the state of Nevada. The words Consolidated Municipality refer to a series of changes in 1969 which abolished Ormsby County and merged all the settlements contained within its borders into Carson City. Since that time Carson City has...
. He was a latent Mutant
Mutant (Marvel Comics)
In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
who worked as a smuggler of illicit narcotics. On a drug run from New York City to Los Angeles, his van broke down in the Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
. Trying to make his way back to civilization, King spent several days out in the desert sun, which catalyzed his latent mutation. While recovering from sunstroke and dehydration in the hospital, he realized he could discharge the solar energy he had stored as heat blasts.
Calling himself Solarr, he began a criminal career in New York City by starting with bank robbery. This activity brought him into partnership with Klaw, and membership in the Emissaries of Evil
Emissaries of Evil
The Emissaries of Evil is a name used by three different fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Universe.-Under Electro:The first Emissaries of Evil was recruited by Electro in a plot of revenge against Daredevil for previous defeats. This group consisted of Gladiator, Stilt-Man, Leap-Frog,...
led by Egghead
Egghead (comics)
Egghead is the name of two fictional Marvel Comics villains. The original first appeared in Tales to Astonish #38. He is also the arch-nemesis of super-hero Henry Pym. The second first appeared in Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1.-Elihas Starr:...
. He repeatedly met defeat, and was eventually captured and imprisoned at the Project: Pegasus
Project Pegasus
Project Pegasus is a fictional scientific base in the Marvel Comics universe which has been the location of a variety of stories for superheroes and supervillains, most notably in the title Marvel Two-in-One...
research center in New York State, where scientists studied his powers.
One of the other captives and subjects for study at Project: Pegasus was Bres
Bres (comics)
Bres is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:Bres first appeared in Avengers #225-226 , and was created by Steven Grant and Greg LaRocque....
, a member of the otherdimensional Fomor
Fomor (comics)
The Fomor are fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. They are loosely based on the Fomorians of Celtic mythology.The Fomor are a race of extra-dimensional beings...
. Bres began to use his powers to manipulate the staff at the facility, and caused a guard named Harry Winslow to die of heart failure. Bres also freed Solarr from his cell. Solarr hated Winslow, and when he found his corpse he incinerated it. Bres used his magic to animate the charred corpse, which killed Solarr.
Powers and abilities
Solarr was a MutantMutant (Marvel Comics)
In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
with the ability to absorb, store, and manipulate large amounts of energy from light, especially direct sunlight.
Television
Solarr appears in the X-Men Animated SeriesX-Men (TV series)
X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series which debuted on October 31, 1992, in the United States on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup...
episode "Secrets, Not Long Buried" as the leader of the mutant-supremacist Children of the Shadow and ruler of the mutant and human cohabitation community, Skull Mesa, founded by Taylor Prescott. He's aided by Toad
Toad (comics)
Toad is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in X-Men #4 ....
and Chet, a mutant with phasing powers (an original character). In the episode his true name is not Silas King but Bill Braddock.