Sylvester Pemberton, Jr.

**Sylvester John "Jack" Pemberton, Jr.** (Born October 1, 1985) was born into the wealthy and prestigious Pemberton Family. When he was 15, he became the vigilante known as the **Star-Spangled Kid**. He fought alongside **Pat Dugan**, the family mechanic who built a suit of armor and named himself **STRIPE**. After a bit of time, Jack inherited the Cosmic Staff, and became **Starman**. The duo would fight alongside the **Seven Soldiers of Victory**, until he retired and became a university professor. After a few years, he would be confronted by the **Injustice Society**, and would fight them alongside some of his students. Together they would form **Infinity Inc.**, which he served until his death on May 1, 2016.

## Starman

### Aliases

Starman, Star-Spangled Kid (Former Moniker)Jack (Nickname)

### Affiliations

Infinity Inc., formerly Seven Soldiers of Victory

### Marital Status

Married (Jonni Thunder)Bromance (Pat Dugan)

## History (Submitted by Sub-Monitor 2814)

### Early Life (1985-2000)

Sylvester "Jack" Pemberton, Jr. was born into the wealthy Pemberton family in the American State of California, in Coast City. When he was 2, his mother passed away giving birth to his sister Meredith. As a boy, he admired his uncle, **Ted**'s exploits as Starman, often scrapbooking them.

When he grew into a teenager, his uncle would retire as a hero passing the mantle to Jack's cousin, **David**. At that time, his father hired a 20 year old army vet and mechanic named Pat Dugan. After a bit of time, the two would grow to become best friends, even teaching young Jack how to fight in various martial arts forms. During a family reunion, his uncle Ted's archenemy, the **Mist**, along with his children, would attack the reunion leading to David jumping into action. Unfortunately, David would die.

At that moment, Jack, not wanting his family be harmed, he grabbed the Cosmic Staff hoping to defend everyone. Before he could do anything, a robotic mech appeared. Together the mech and Jack would fight the Mists, and would defeat them.

Following David's funeral, Pat would reveal himself as the mech, and was actually David's sidekick STRIPE. He offered to be Jack's sidekick, and asked that he become the new Starman. Not feeling ready to take the name, especially since his cousin just died, he decided to chose the moniker of the Star-Spangled Kid.

### Joining the Seven Soldiers of Victory (2000-2006)

After fighting crime as the Star-Spangled Kid alongside STRIPE for three years, he finally felt that it was time for he to take on the Starman moniker. Not long after becoming Starman, the Injustice Society would attack Coast City. At that moment Starman and STRIPE would jump into action, but they were not alone. Five other heroes also appeared to aid in the battle. Together these seven heroes fought off the Injustice Society, and agreed to fight in the name of justice. During this time, he began a relationship with his teammate, Jonni Thunder.

After three years of activity, the team would disband after defeating **Iron Hand** and the **Nebula Man**, and the resulting death of **Dyna-Mite** and **TNT**. Following this Jack retired from the heroism, and would marry Jonni Thunder. He would also become a history professor at Pemberton University (a university founded by his grandfather, **John Pemberton**).

### Retirement, Infinity Inc., and Death (2006-2016)

The retired life for Jack was nice. In 2008, he and Jonni would welcome their daughter, **Jacqueline** into the world. In 2012, both he and Pat would become professors at Pemberton University. Throughout the years, he would see many of his students graduate, but the one he grew most proud of was **Hector Hall**.

In 2015, Pemberton University would be attacked by the Injustice Society, lead by his brother-in-law, **Henry King, Sr.**, known as the villain **Brainwave**. Jack and Pat would jump into action, but were outmatched. At that moment, six of their students emerged and helped to defeat the villains. Among these students was Hector Hall. Following this, they would form Infinity Inc.

During the 7 months that the team was active, they would face various enemies including the **Helix Program**, where one of their enemies would become one of their greatest allies and teammates, that being **Mister Bones**. After a bit of time. Hector would bring his younger sister into the team as **Northwind**, and Jack would bring in his nephew as the new Brainwave, hoping to redeem his brother-in-law's name (as he had died from cancer).

After a bit of time, the Injustice League would be able to manipulate the mindless zombie, **Solomon Grundy**, into attacking the team. Starman would be the first to appear, but unfortunately, that would be his end. In the fight he would lose the Cosmic Staff, and would be killed. Following Jack's funeral, Infinity Inc. would disband, and Jonni would the Cosmic Converter Belt and Cosmic Staff to Pat, telling him that "Jack wanted you to have these if he ever died. He wants you to chose the next Starman".

In 2019, Pat would make his step-daughter, **Courtney Whitmore** the new **Star-Sangled Kid**, before she could become **Stargirl**.

## Threat Assessment

### Abilities

* **Acrobatics**
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)**
	+ **Boxing**
	+ **Martial Arts**
* **History**
* **Leadership**
* **Military Training**
	+ **Tactical Analysis**

### Paraphernalia

* formerly **Cosmic Converter Belt**
	+ **Solar Energy Conversion**: The Cosmic Converter Belt converts cosmic energy (star light) and into a very useful and flexible force.
		- **Electronic Device Disrupter**
		- **Enhanced Strength**
		- **Enhanced Agility**
		- **Enhanced Speed**
		- **Enhanced Stamina**
* formerly **Cosmic Staff**
	+ **Attunement**
	+ **Defense Force-Fields**
	+ **Deflection**
	+ **Energy Absorption**
	+ **Energy Construct Creation**
	+ **Gravity Manipulation**
	+ **Energy Projection**
	+ **Heat Emission**
	+ **Magnetic Manipulation**
* formerly **Starman Costume**
* formerly **Star-Spangled Kid Costume**

## Relationships

	+ John Pemberton (Grandfather, deceased)
		- Sylvester Pemberton, Sr. (Father)
			* Merry Pemberton (Sister)
			* Henry King, Sr. (Brother-in-law, Enemy)
				+ Henry King, Jr. (Nephew)
* **Knight Family**
	+ Daniel Knight (Grandfather, deceased)
		- Ted Knight (Uncle)
			* David Knight (Cousin, deceased)
		- Gloria Pemberton (Mother, deceased)
	+ Henry Knight (Great-Uncle, deceased)
		- Sandra "Stormy" Knight (First Cousin Once Removed)
		- Al Pratt (First Cousin Once Removed-in-law)
			* Grant Pratt (Second Cousin)
			* Kate Pratt-Spencer (Second Cousin)
				+ Ramsey Spencer (Second Cousin Once Removed)
			* Albert Rothstein (Adoptive Second Cousin)
* **Current Family**
	+ Jonni Thunder (Wife, former Teammate)
		- Jacqueline Pemberton (Daughter)
	+ Fury (Student)
	+ Golden Eagle (Student, Friend)
	+ Hazard (Ally, former Enemy)
	+ Hourman (Student)
	+ Jade (Student)
	+ Obsidian (Student)
	+ Miss Quick (Student)
* **Seven Soldiers of Victory**
	+ Crimson Avenger (Ally)
	+ Dyna-Mite (Friend)
	+ Shining Knight (Ally)
	+ TNT (Ally)
	+ Vigilante (Ally)
	+ STRIPE (Best-Friend)
* Dragon King (Enemy)
* Harlequin (Enemy)
* Icicle (Enemy, deceased)
* Solomon Grundy (Enemy, Murderer)
* Wizard (Enemy

## Notes and Trivia

### Trivia

* Sylvester Pemberton, Jr. is a composite character of Skyman and Jack Knight from DC Comics and Starman from CW's *Stargirl* series.
* He being related to the Knight Family is a reference to Jack Knight.
* Jacqueline Pemberton being the daughter of Sylvester Pemberton is a reference to Earth 27, created by Roy Westerman.