Corrupted Character Copy: He's basically Green Lantern, but was a black ops agent with slightly dubious mental stability before being bonded to the Power Prism.Battle in the Center of the Mind: He spent his comatose years mentally duking it out with the Power Prism for the right to survive, which is covered in the 6-issue "Doctor Spectrum" mini-series.Eddie ended up killing her, and Joseph promptly killed him. Abusive Parents: His mother was a verbally abusive ex-prostitute who was so desperate for a "normal" life that she married a brutish thug named Eddie, who physically abused his step-son.His initial successes came to a halt when the crystal, upon being placed on the back of his wrist, merged with his body and sent him into a years-long coma, only releasing him when Hyperion came of age and became active in the world. Real name Joseph Daniel Ledger, Doctor Spectrum was a black ops agent in the US army during the Vietnam War, who was requested to attempt to bond with the power crystal from Hyperion's spacecraft to see if it could be weaponized. Their ship was attacked in transit and all but destroyed the two pods were launched to their destination, but arrived at separate points in Earth's history. hybrid, with each ship carrying two super-powered alien babies in artificial life support chambers-one male and one female-as well as a cargo of mutagenic bio-agents. Tyke Bomb: Hyperion and Zarda were part of an alien vanguard fleet, with each "invasion probe" consisting of an automated ship guided by a sapient power source/A.I.Superman Substitute: Taken in the direction of a Corrupted Character Copy.Super Power Lottery: As befits a Superman Substitute, Hyperion has a bevvy of powers he's a Nigh-Invulnerable Flying Brick with Super Speed, Super Senses, and Eye Beams.In particular, when caught in a trap made up of 20 "daisy-cutter" bombs, he barely survives, and would have died from his injuries if Zarda hadn't saved him. Not So Invincible After All: Whilst Hyperion is incredibly durable, he can be hurt and even killed.Madden Into Misanthropy: Originally, Hyperion is shown as a fairly sweet and sincerely nice guy, albeit with some hints of a darker side, but finding out his entire life was a lie and being continually exposed to humanity's flaws eventually sends him over the edge.if Supes was reared by Cold War-era government agents as a living weapon and eventually went off the reservation. Corrupted Character Copy: He's Superman.Clark Kenting: Invoked and Subverted Hyperion wanted to try and create a "civilian identity" for himself so he could try living amongst humanity after first coming out as a super-hero, but his government handlers shot the idea down. ![]() ![]()
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