Starman (Stargirl TV Series)

Sylvester Pemberton is a character in The CW and DC Universe series, Stargirl. Sylvester is a rich socialite during the day, but in secret, he began his superhero expeditions as the Star-Spangled Kid, until he wielded the Cosmic Staff, becoming the superhero known as Starman. He was a member of the Justice Society of America and Seven Soldiers of Victory. His longtime partner was his sidekick, Stripesy, better known as Pat Dugan. Because his body became imbued with the energy of the Cosmic Staff, it kept his body in perfect stasis after he seemingly died. He was revived by Icicle, Dragon King, and Ultra-Humanite to play a key role in their ultimate plan. After defeating the villains, the modern day JSA rescued Sylvester's brain and reunited it with his true body, giving him a second chance at life. 
He is portrayed by Joel McHale. 
==Biography==
In addition to operating as the Star-Spangled Kid as a teenager, this version went on to operate as Starman, leader of the Justice Society of America (JSA) whose costume is inspired by his time as Skyman. Ten years prior to the series, he and the JSA were attacked by the Injustice Society of America (ISA). The ISA's leader Icicle mortally wounded Pemberton, but the latter's sidekick and friend Pat Dugan evacuated him. In his apparent dying moments, he urged Dugan to find someone worthy to wield his Cosmic Staff and ensure the JSA's legacy survives. In the present, Courtney Whitmore finds the Cosmic Staff and uses it to become Pemberton's successor, Stargirl, and form a new JSA. Meanwhile, due to the Cosmic Staff altering Pemberton's physiology, he entered a state of suspended animation when Icicle attacked him before Whitmore's bond with the Staff reawakened him. In the two-part first season finale, "Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.", Pemberton searches for Dugan in California. In the second season, he continues his search before eventually reaching Blue Valley and helping Whitmore's JSA defeat Eclipso. In the third season, he is attacked and killed by the Ultra-Humanite, who transplants his brain into Pemberton's body to secretly manipulate Stargirl's JSA into crippling themselves as part of Icicle's revenge plot against them. After the JSA defeat Icicle and the Ultra-Humanite, they eventually succeed in reviving Pemberton once more years later.
==Powers and Abilities==
===Powers===
*Abilities via the Cosmic Staff:
**Flight:
**Stellarkinesis:
**Photokinesis:
**Altered Physiology:
***Accelerated Healing Factor:
===Abilities===
*Master Martial Artist:
*Escape Artist:
===Equipment===
*Cosmic Staff:
*Starman's Uniform:
==Relationships==
===Family===
*Unnamed Parents †
*Merri King/Girl of 1000 Gimicks † (Sister)
*Henry King Sr./Brainwave † (Brother-In-Law and enemy)
*Henry King Jr. † (Nephew)
===Allies===
*Justice Society of America (teammates and ressurectors)
*Pat Dugan/S.T.R.I.P.E. (former employee, partner, and best friend)
*Sir Justin/Shining Knight
*Charles McNider/Dr. Mid-Nite
*Rex Tyler/Hourman †
*Ted Grant/Wildcat †
*Jay Garrick/The Flash
*Alan Scott/Green Lantern †
*Johnny Thunder †
*Wesley Dodds/Sandman †
*Courtney Whitmore/Stargirl
*Yolanda Montez/Wildcat
*Rick Tyler/Hourman
*Beth Chapel/Dr. Mid-Nite
*Mike Dugan/S.T.R.I.P.E. 2.0
*Cindy Burman/Shiv
*Artemis Crock/Artemis
*Cameron Mahkent/Icicle Jr.
*Jakeem Williams/Jakeem Thunder
*Thunderbolt
*Jennie-Lynn Hayden / Jade
*Todd Rice / Obsidian
*The Shade (former enemy)
*Solomon Grundy (former enemy)
===Enemies===
*Injustice Society of America
*Icicle † (enemy, killer, and forced ressurector)
*Dr. Weerd (Defeated)
*Dragon King
*Eclipso
*Ultra-Humanite †
==Quotes==
==Trivia==
*This incarnation of Sylvester was given elements of his comic counterpart with Jack Knight, son of the original Starman Ted Knight, and the wielder of the Cosmic Staff before Courtney. In the comics, Sylvester never took the name "Starman," nor did he wield the Cosmic Staff.
* Sylvester's Starman costume is based on his comic counterpart's "Skyman" costume.
*Sylvester and Courtney are the only known people who can wield the Cosmic Staff.
*He was seemingly murdered in 2010 by ISA leader Icicle during the Battle of Los Angeles. His body, however, was healed from cosmic energy, which kept him in a form of stasis for over a decade until he was "awakened" by the Ultra-Humanite and Shiro Ito.
** His physical body was then used by Ultra-Humanite, who transplanted his brain into Sylvester. Sylvester's brain was put in a cave until the modern-day JSA reunited him with his true form. He is the only known victim of Ultra-Humanite to be reunited with his body after it had been used by the Humanite.
* He was mentioned in every episode of the first season despite only appearing physically in the first episode.
*Sylvester, along with the rest of the Golden Age JSA, is responsible for the murder of Bruce Gordon, who was possessed by Eclipso at the time. But Sylvester is widely believed to be the member who physically killed Bruce.
*Sylvester never met his nephew, Henry King Jr., despite the boy having been born long before Sylvester's death in 2010.
*Charles McNider believed the Cosmic Staff altered Sylvester's physiology, giving him the power to regenerate and heal his wounds, not dissimilar to Cindy Burman. But while this healing ability preserved Starman's body, his brain was unable to heal, ultimately killing him.
*Because the JSA successfully brought Sylvester back, he is the last surviving member of the Pemberton family. The Pemberton parents died when Sylvester was young while his sister Merry King and nephew Henry were both murdered by his brother-in-law Brainwave, who was later killed by Yolanda.
== Gallery==
==External Links==
*Sylvester Pemberton on Stargirl Wiki
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