Virgil Hawkins (DCAU)

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 * Image                  = Static Shock (TV Series).jpg
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 * RealName               = Virgil Ovid Hawkins
 * CurrentAlias           = Static
 * Distinguish1           =
 * Distinguish2           =
 * Aliases                = Sparky, V, V-man, Virgil, Virg, Hero
 * Identity               = Secret
 * Alignment              = Good
 * Affiliation            =
 * Relatives              = Robert Hawkins (father), Jean Hawkins (mother; deceased), Sharon Hawkins (sister), Unnamed wife, Unnamed son
 * Universe               = DCAU
 * BaseOfOperations       = Abandoned Gas Station of Solitude, Dakota


 * Gender                 = Male
 * Height                 = 5'7''
 * Weight                 = 140lbs
 * Eyes                   = Brown
 * Hair                   = Black
 * UnusualFeatures        =


 * Citizenship            = American
 * MaritalStatus          =
 * Occupation             = Student
 * Education              = Dakota Union High


 * Origin                 = Gained his power in the Big Bang
 * PlaceOfBirth           = Dakota
 * Creators               = Dwayne McDuffie; Denys Cowan
 * First                  = Static Shock Episode: Shock to your System
 * Last                   = Justice League Unlimited Episode: The Once and Future Thing, Part II: Time, Warped

At the age of nine, Virgil Hawkins lost his mother to gang violence. His father vowed to help the community, and set up the Freeman Community Center, which became a second home for Virgil.
 * HistoryText            =

Virgil grew up to be an honor roll student with a quick tongue. That caused him to be to be the target of notorious bully and gangbanger "F-Stop" Stone, Virgil was pressed into the gangworld himself. At a gathering of all the crews of the city in the Dakota Docks, Virgil found out he got in way too deep: Wade thought the only solution to Virgil's problems was to kill F-Stop. It did not come to pass: police showed up, and a tear gas grenade caused a container full of Quantum Vapor to explode. The entire dock area became covered in a thick, purple smoke. Virgil escaped seemingly unscathed, a claim few others at the event could make.

Birth of Static, Protector of Dakota
The next morning, Virgil found out he had electromagnetic powers. At the advice of his friend Richie, he became a superhero. With Riche as back-up, he created a costumed persona, and Static was born. While Static set off to protect Dakota, the same couldn't be said for the other teens affected by the gas. Virgil's old nemesis F-Stop was present at the Big Bang as well, and developed pyrokinesis. Renaming himself "Hotstreak", he began to terrorize Dakota until Static put a stop to his efforts.

Another one of Static's biggest enemies was Ebon, a former gang leader and now a living shadow, who decided to make a "Bang Baby" exclusive gang. His first members were bird girl Talon and Shiv, a youngster who could generate light weapons from his hands, but he quickly set out to recruit more. Though Static was on that list, the hero opted out, and instead stopped the Meta-Breed's activities. Other rogues included Ferret, Slipstream, Replay, Puff, Onyx, Kangor, and hydrokinetic Aquamaria. He had several adventures with Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and the rest of the Justice League. He was also helped by Richie, who had developed superpowers of his own due to his frequent contact with residual Quantum Vapor left on Virgil's clothes, and called himself Gear.

After a cure was developed that restored most of the Bang Babies back to normal, Static and Gear managed to keep their powers.

Future Static
Years later, Virgil eventually married and had a metahuman child. He became on of the world's greatest heroes, until he was captured by Kobra. He was eventually freed by the new Batman, and himself from the past, who had time traveled forty years into the future.

When Chronos altered the time stream, Static was one of the few heroes left standing. Together with Warhawk, Green Lantern, both the young and the old Batman, he held is own against the self-appointed time lord, but he was lost in a crack of time. His death was later reverted when the timeline was restored to normal.

| Powers                 =
 * Static is a human mutant due to the interaction of tear gas mixed with a mutagenic chemical. He has thus acquired the ability to manipulate and control electromagnetic phenomena.

Super-Conductive Electromagnetism: Static's body can generate Raw Electromagnetic Energy, which he has learned to manipulate, control, to sense sources of electromagnetic energy, electricity and magnetism 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, magnetize and demagnetize metals. Static can hear Radiowaves meaning he can listen in on the police broadband and music stations, as well as tapping into the phone lines so he can make calls. Virgil/Static can choose to keep the electromagnetic energy that he currently holds in his body by controlling the Current and Voltage for whenever he wants to use it.

■Electromagnetic Force Bolts: 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 Fields: Static generates an Electromagnetic field just like the earth and the sun generate their own Electromagnetic fields.

■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, similar effects to a Taser Gun.

■Electromagnetic Displays: Electromagnetic Light Displays that Static can shoot into the sky in the forms of pictures and words. With more power behind it, Static can make these into Electromagnetic Nets and/or Cage.

■Electromagnetic Shields and Barriers: shields and barriers that Static can generate with Electromagnetism to block, repel, hold back attacks and defend himself in battle.

■Ball Lightning: named after Ball Lightning, the weather phenomenon. Electromagnetic Energy compressed into a large ball and thrown at targets; an offensive maneuver in a combat situation.

■Nova Burst: so far seen only in Bad Stretch, an attack of light and electromagnetic force run through some normal wire, to blind them for a short while.

■Electromagnetic Pulse: knocking out all local electrical devices.

■Resistance to Mind Control He has been described as having one of the strongest wills, making him highly resistant to psychic attacks especially in tandem with electrical fields he creates around himself. Telepaths have found it difficult to track him down and probe her thoughts


 * Abilities              = Virgil is a highly gifted student with a particular interest in the sciences.
 * Strength               = Virgil possesses the strength of a teenager his age, height, and build who engages in regular exercise.
 * Weaknesses             =
 * Water: Static's powers could be "shorted out" when exposed to water.
 * Equipment              =
 * Gloves: Static wore special gloves to better channel his powers.


 * Transportation         =
 * Static Saucer: A disc of mylar that could be folded up and stored inside Static's coat, and unfolded with a jolt of electricity.
 * Weapons                =
 * Zap-Caps: Grenades of electromagnetic energy, to be used if his powers were shorted out.


 * Notes                  =
 * Static's season 3-4 costume was later adopted by his mainstream counterpart.
 * Trivia                 =
 * Virgil hates being called by his middle name, Ovid.
 * Virgil's powers cause him to have a high electrolye count, making him consume a lot of junk food.
 * One of Virgil's biggest heroes is Green Lantern.
 * DC                     =
 * Wikipedia              = Static (DC Comics)
 * Recommended            =
 * Static Shock (TV Series)
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