Who Is Sunburst? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Sunburst is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Takeo Sato, with over 17 comic issue appearances. Sunburst could fly and had the power to hurl blasts of solar power from his hands.

Who is Sunburst?

Takeo Sato was born in a Japanese village near an active volcano. The volacano erupted on the day of his birth, and he inhaled its fumes with his first breath. It was this incident that gave him his powers. Sato grew up like any other normal child, unaware that he was different from everyone else. When he reached adulthood, he became a film actor and made a series of successful movies starring as a Japanese hero called Sunburst . One day, whilst Takeo was rehearsing a flying part for his latest film, the wires that held him at a great height snapped - but instead of falling, he found that he could fly. Sato really had the powers that his movie character possessed! With no desire to be either hero or villain - he only wanted to act - Sato said nothing about his powers. However, some criminals discovered his powers and kidnapped his parents in order to force Takeo to commit crimes for them.

Key facts

Sunburst is of human origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 17 recorded issue appearances, Sunburst ranks among the most featured characters in comics.