Ray Thorpe

Ray Thorpe (born March 1995) is a former Tulsa Fair Housing employee who experienced something incomprehensible one night, met his doppelgänger from Earth-1 who irradiated him with his powers, turning into pure light. From then on, Ray learned to control his newly acquired abilities, becoming the hero of Tonbridge known by the nickname **The Ray**.

Over time, Ray found his way to Terra Prime, where he joined the Freedom Fighters rebels fighting against the Drevi regime. There he also met Leo Miller, with whom he fell in love.

## Biography

### Early Life

Ray Thorpe was born in May 2100 to James and Lois Thorpe.

Ray originated on Earth-1 in Leeds but spent a lot of time in Kent, England, having an older brother named Max who fought in the War Against Terror until he was killed. The only child of the Thorpe's left, he still lived at home with them and kept his homosexuality a secret from his parents as he reached adulthood. Insisting on working at jobs that only helped the less fortunate, Ray worked alongside his friends Jenny Green and John Trujillo in Tonbridge Fair Housing.

### Gaining Powers

Ray was meeting a client at his desk at an apartment company. The woman told about how her family was evicted from their own apartment - only them, because of being Muslim. Ray promised to investigate, telling the woman not to pack yet, which made her much more cheerful. During recess, Ray prepared a speech for a conference in front of his friend John. The man was much nervous despite the fact that John told him to relax. After a moment, Jenny entered the room and told her friends to get ready. Before Ray got the speech right, one of the entrepreneurs interrupted him and revealed that the company would close soon, banning Jenny, John, and Ray. The reason was property losses, which could lead to serious tax cuts. Therefore, it was only profitable to suspend operations. After the conference, Jones and Trujillo went to a nearby bar to drown their sorrows in alcohol. John decided to change the subject after seeing one of the clients staring at his friend. The man was amazed that Ray still did not reveal his sexuality to his parents, but he still wanted Ray to have fun, ordering him to speak to the client watching him. But Ray wasn't ready to flirt for professional reasons, so he decided to head home. During the meal together, the parents started asking Ray about the girl he was working with, Jenny, without realising that their son was gay. Wanting to quickly change the subject, Ray spoke about the collapse of the company he worked for. To everyone's surprise, this pleased Robert, who thought it was time for his son to take up serious work, such as that of his brother. After the meal, Ray went outside to talk to John on the phone. The conversation was interrupted by a gigantic breach that appeared on his lawn, and a mysterious individual emerged from it. Seeing his wounds, Ray intended to help, but Ray-x disagreed, showing a face identical to his. He handed him the core then turned into solar energy and irradiated Ray cells, confusing the boy.

### Becoming The Ray

Ray practiced shooting light rays at geese, which he didn't do very well. John started joking that the friend would only be fit for fireworks displays for the holidays. After a short discussion, Jones decided to practice flying again, discovering a new ability that he showed his friend right after landing. For he could manipulate light to such an extent that his body was invisible. Hours later, Ray and John returned to the bar, where Trujillo was finally going to convince his friend to meet the boy watching him. Jones finally gave in and scared the boy away from the table with his abilities, giving himself the opportunity to talk to him alone. Ray spoke to him, learning his name and starting a long chat that led them both towards the park. Suddenly, the men heard a woman's scream, immediately running towards it and noticing the robbery. Ray ordered a friend to escape while he would deal with the criminal as The Ray. As everything went smoothly and quickly, the hero took advantage of the situation and hung the thief on a street lamp, where he waited for the arrival of the officers.