Henry King, Sr. (Stargirl TV Series)

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Real Name	Henry King, Sr.
Main Alias	Brainwave
Other Aliases	Henry King, Jr.
Relatives	Henry King, Jr. (son, deceased) Merry Pemberton (wife, deceased) Sylvester Pemberton (brother-in-law)
Affiliation	Injustice Society of America
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Widowed
Occupation	Doctor
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6' 4"
Origin
Universe	Stargirl (TV Series)
Creators	Gardner Fox · Joe Gallagher
First Appearance	"Pilot" (May 18, 2020)
Appearance of Death	"Stars & S.T.R.I.P.E. Part Two" (August 10, 2020)

Henry King, Sr., also known as Brainwave is an enemy of the Justice Society and a member of the Injustice Society of America.

History

Early life

Henry King, Sr. started off as an enemy of the Justice Society of America and joined the Injustice Society of America in defeating and killing Johnny Thunder, Hawkman, and Hawkgirl. He also fathered a son, Henry King, Jr..

Hunting Stargirl

When a mysterious individual destroyed his car, which was being used by his son, Henry suspected that, due to a staff being involved, a new Starman had appeared with the Cosmic Staff. Intrigued and threatened by this, he searched for them and warned Icicle about the situation. However, he was told to not pursue them and to stay put. Henry ignored his orders and confronted the new Starman, learning that she was a teenage girl. He was unable to take the staff as she escaped, leaving him with nothing but a Blue Valley High School ID badge. With this newfound information, Henry began scouring the school students for a blonde-haired girl during the Opening Day and sensed her. He came face-to-face with Courtney and threatened to kill her mother if she did not return the staff by midnight. Midnight came and, in Courtney's place, came a robot. Despite his best attempts, Henry easily defeated him when Courtney, now calling herself Stargirl, appeared to stop him. Henry was nearly able to overpower her when Pat used his robot suit's floodlights to break his concentration, allowing Courtney to use the staff's energies to overwhelm his mind and put him into a coma. He was soon found and sent to a hospital to be treated.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Brain-Blast: Brainwave is capable of sending out waves of mental energy.
• Telekinesis: Brainwave can move objects with his mind. He was even able to control S.T.R.I.P.E.'s hand when it was launched at him and fire it back.
• Telepathy: Brainwave is able to communicate with others, willingly or unwillingly, telepathically. He can also draw out memories or thought processes in others to glean information easily.
• Force Field Creation: Brainwave can create proficient force fields to protect himself, having survived explosions with one.

Abilities

• Intimidation: Brainwave is shown to be extremely intimidating and threatening, even to his own son.
• Medical Science

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Stargirl and is an adaptation of Brain Wave. The original character was created by Gardner Fox and Joe Gallagher and first appeared in All-Star Comics #15.
• Brainwave is portrayed by Christopher James Baker.

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• Character Gallery: Henry King, Sr. (Stargirl TV Series)

Footnotes

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