Blast Boy

**Miguel Dwyer**, better known by the moniker of "**Blast Boy**" and briefly as "**Electric Clown**" was a legendary, superpowered member of the second generation of the superhero team, the Clown Brothers. He was noted as a young, fiery robot who possessed the elemental power to manipulate electricity. Dwyer would often get himself into unnecessary conflict, but despite his antics, he was well respected by most members of the Clown Brothers and fought alongside them fearlessly.

Originally an average bot civilian, he and his family were involved in a violent car accident, where they crashed into a power plant. Everyone was killed excluding Dwyer, who was later pronounced lifeless at the hospital, with doctors unable to revive him. His corpse was then kidnapped by government agents, where he was revived with advanced technology and subject to several harsh experiments. Due to his accident in the power plant, the massive electric shock his body received was harnessed by scientists. This is where he attained his elemental powers, allowing him to manipulate electricity and shoot blasts of lightning from his hands, also granting him the ability to fly, skills that were enhanced by built-in LX Blasters and a glider respectfully. After months of torture, the government deemed the project as a failure and dumped the severely damaged Dwyer into a landfill.

He was soon found and taken in by Ronald Chapman, a scientist/mechanic and associate of the Clown Brothers. He was repaired and nursed back to health. Chapman soon uncovered his power and invited him to join the team. He agreed and was originally designated as "Electric Clown", in honour of a deceased member of the force with the same name. He was nicknamed "Blast Boy" by fellow member Zeta Reilly, which ultimately stuck as his hero alias. In the following months, he was trained to master his newfound powers by Turbo Boy, among other elemental members of the team. He was also known to be in a sporadic romantic relationship with Reilly.

He was killed after his head was crushed in a duel with Animal, a powerful mutant criminal who was among a squad of bounty hunters hired by Junior Brown to take out the Clown Brothers.

## Appearance

Dwyer was originally an average solid silver ZV-40 worker robot, although he had always possessed his trademark neon yellow eyes. After his accident, both his legs and arms were crushed to the point where they became separated from his torso. After the government had found and kidnapped him, he was repaired and stripped of his paint, while retaining his yellow eyes. By the time he was discarded by the government, he was again badly damaged due to the extreme experiments he was forced to partake in.

After his induction into the Clown Brothers, he obtained his famous silver and ultra-blue paint job. He also gained the power to reach his full potential through training, giving him an extremely bright blue electric aura that surrounded him. When in this form, his eyes temporarily turned to a bright white and his body became slightly shrouded in the aura. After the first time he reached this form, he was permanently left with a much less extreme aura that outlined his entire body. Dwyer had JPX Boots installed, which gave him the ability to leap great heights. He could also transform his hands into LX Blasters, which further concentrated and enhanced his energy blasts.