Burn (Dakotaverse)

Burn
Dakotaverse‎ (Milestone Media‎)
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	Burn
Affiliation	Capers, Inc.
Base Of Operations	Mobile
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Professional criminal
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Blond
Origin
Universe	Dakotaverse
First Appearance	Static #36 (June, 1996)

Burn was a member of Capers, Inc., a gang of criminals with psionic abilities. Capers' Inc. earned a notorious reputation due to a string of successful and lucrative bank robberies throughout the American Midwest.

History

Capers, Inc's latest target was First Bankorp, a major Dakota City bank whose main vault contained much of the wealth of late billionaire industrialist Edwin Alva. Alva's fortune was protected by formidable security systems whose schematics were known only to him. Capers, Inc realized that breaking into the bank would be impossible even for them. Then, the criminals learned of Hyacinth Porter, a little girl with the ability to solve any problem, a power that would be useful for breaking into a bank. So, Capers, Inc placed Hyacinth under surveillance and waited for the opportunity to kidnap her.

That opportunity came when Hyacinth was baby sat by her mother's co-worker, Jean Hawkins, and her son Virgil Hawkins, who was secretly the superhero Static. Capers, Inc kidnapped Hyacinth's parents who would be used as leverage to persuade her to help them. The trio then attempted to kidnap Hyacinth, meeting some brief resistance from Jean Hawkins. However, Jean's actions gave Virgil enough time to slip out in the confusion and don his Static costume. Surprised by Static's arrival, Capers, Inc retreated, but Jump telekinetically grabbed Hyacinth as the criminals fled in their getaway van. Static tried to catch Capers, Inc., but Burn's fiery attacks held him at bay.

After losing Static, Capers, Inc. informed Hyacinth that she and her parents would be freed if she helped them rob First Bankorp. A scared Hyacinth complied and enabled the criminals to quickly overcome the security systems protecting the main vault. Leaving Hyacinth behind, Capers, Inc proudly entered the vault to begin stealing its contents. The criminals' celebration was short-lived when they were locked in the vault by Static, who had figured out that First Bankorp was their target. Capers, Inc tried to escape the vault, but were immobilized by a powerful electromagnetic field generated by Static. Defeated, Capers, Inc. surrendered to Static and told him where they had hidden Hyacinth's parents, who were happily reunited with their daughter. The criminal trio was then turned over to the police.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Pyrokinesis: Burn is a pyrokinetic, a person with the psionic ability to generate heat and flames. The simplest manifestation of his power is causing heat and flame to appear around his body.
  • Thermal-Blast: Burn can also project theses flames at a distance from himself. He must point at a specific target to focus his power on it.
  • Force Field: Burn instinctively creates a psionic force field around himself that protects him from the effects of the heat and flames he generates. The force field cannot, however, protect him from other forms of harm.

Notes

Enemy of Static

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