Manny McClain (Earth-30)

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### Base of Operations

Dawn Studioes, Northern Las Vegas, Nevada, Manny's Apartment, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York
FormerlyNeo-Tokyo, Japan, Shibuya, Japan, New Orleans, Louisiana

## Creators and Appearances

### First

Shay Daniels: The Spectacular Tarantula #2

 I'll love you, always. No matter how much you try to hurt me, my love will remain the same for you. And if you should kill me, my last thoughts will be of us, and it will **haunt** you...forever.
—**Stormsword**
Highly disciplined and wise beyond his years, **Manny McClain** is known to the superhero community as **Stormsword**. Born in New Orleans, Manny's life would change when he activated his mutant gene during an incident at his high school. Now blessed with extraordinary powers, Manny would be approached by an elderly Japanese man - Toshiro Ryuten - who offered to train him in Japan. He agreed, and for many years, he began to train under him and learn how to master his abilities and combat prowess. Eventually, Manny leaves Japan to become the mutant vigilante Stormsword.

At first, he based his operations in Manhattan, but after learning of the growing superhero community in Las Vegas, he moved there to attempt to join it. He posed as a substitute teacher and met Shay Daniels, Ren Carter, Jane Harper, Benard Smith, and many others during his time. He would reveal his identity to them and join their team called Hooligans, facing off against many threats with Hooligans and also by himself. Some of these threats included Hammerhead, The White Queen, Brother Voodoo, and many more. All of whom he fought with his newfound family.

More recently, Manny would return to Japan to fix what his ex-fiance broke and hopefully reunite the city, working with local hero teams such as Big Hero Six and the organization Nerv. He would return to Manhattan briefly to assist in the release of Tony Stark. Once he learned that the city would be protected by the likes of Captain America, Winter Soldier and Pepper Potts, Manny returned to Vegas and rejoined Hooligans, hoping to finally return to the normalcy he missed with his family.

## History

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### Early Years

Emanuel was born in New Orleans to an amateur boxer/underground streetfighter named Buddy McClain, and his wife Michelle McClain. As their only child, Emanuel grew up the best way any child could have. By the time that he was able to walk, Buddy began teaching Emanuel how to fight and defend himself. Once Emanuel got into high school at the age of 14, things started to shift in his life. One day, he was walking to class with his friends when a gunman burst into the school doors. The gunman opened fire and killed at least 6 students and teachers, 2 of them being the friends that Emanuel was walking with. In a fit of panic, Emanuel’s powers had manifested and resulted in the gunman’s death in the form of a jet stream of water from the nearby water fountain barreling through him. Afraid of what would happen to him, Emanuel fled the school and never went home. He lived on the streets until he was approached by an old man named Toshiro Ryuten. Toshiro had offered Emanuel a chance to live with him in Japan and be his student so he could have a purpose in life. With nothing to lose and more to gain, Emanuel accepted the offer and traveled with Toshiro to Okinawa, Japan.

### When Doves Cry

On Manny’s first day in Okinawa, Toshiro used an ancient martial art known as the Silent Touch to temporarily seal away Manny’s powers and urged the young mutant to spar with his new master. Overconfident in his belief that he could use his boxing and street fighting skills to defeat his master, Manny foolishly rushed Toshiro and was quickly defeated by the veteran shinobi. Toshiro had utilized a technique that had been passed down his family for generations, and immobilized Manny by using his chi to stimulate a low voltage electrical current into his fingertips to strike at his student’s shoulders and knees. As Manny laid on the ground, angry at how easily he had been defeated, Toshiro scolded him to “let go of your childish pride, or your next opponent will not be as merciful as I am.” As Manny was confined to a wheelchair in order to recover, Toshiro taught him the basics of meditation. Within a few weeks, Manny had learned how to be more patient and attentive to his surroundings, although he would still have moments of impatience. Since he could walk and provide for himself now, Toshiro gave Manny multiple textbooks on romaji, Okinawan, kanji, hiragana and katakana. When Manny questioned his master why he would need to learn the contents of those textbooks, Toshiro declined to answer and simply walked away to give him silence. Grumbling at first, Manny began reading his textbooks.

Between learning several Japanese dialects, meditation and basic ninjutsu, Manny was already showing signs of the potential to surpass Toshiro...although it would still take him a few years to do that, the boy was determined to get stronger. By the third month of training, Toshiro had reversed the effects of ‘Silent Touch’ and asked Manny to meditate. Unbeknownst to Manny, as he meditated near Toshiro’s bamboo fountain droplets of water began to float around him. With a smile, Toshiro told Manny to open his eyes. The young mutant complied and was ecstatic to see how much control he had over his powers, to which Toshiro had implied that this was only the beginning. As the next few months would go by, Manny would spend his time between reading books and training in martial arts with Toshiro to help him understand more about his powers. When he questioned if Toshiro’s power was to take away the abilities of other mutants, Toshiro revealed that he was once trained in the mystic arts and implemented it into his particular fighting style. Eager to learn another method of combat, Manny asked Toshiro to train him in the mystic arts but was turned down. “You are not ready for that yet, Emanuel.”

### Big Trouble in Little Okinawa

By now a year had passed since Emanuel had arrived in Japan with Toshiro. He was able to walk around with 50-pound weights to his ankles and wrists with no problem and had grasped more knowledge on his powers. As the two were meditating, a civilian was scrambling to the dojo asking Toshiro for his assistance. A group of assailants were wreaking havoc in the village by raiding shops, killing livestock and kidnapping women and children. The mystic shinobi and his apprentice traveled quickly to the village and began evacuating any civilians that were attempting to escape. The two had split up to cover more ground and while Manny was in pursuit to capture two of the assailants that were about to execute a group of male farmers, they were swiftly killed via kunai to their necks. Another male around Emanuel’s age introduced himself as Takuma Tanaka as he removed the kunai and cleaned them. After returning the introduction Emanuel noted how Takuma had very precise aim on his targets, which prompted Takuma to comment that the lives of those thieves were forfeit the instant they made the decision to attack innocent people. Takuma helped Emanuel take down the remaining thieves in their area and slipped a card with his number on it into the other male’s shirt, without Emanuel noticing, and stated that they should have a spar sometime. Accepting the offer gratefully, Emanuel left to assist Toshiro only to find that his master had already apprehended the remaining thieves and was enjoying some sake. After some lighthearted banter, Toshiro noticed the slip of paper in Emanuel’s shirt and looked at it. Upon recognizing the last name, Toshiro threw the paper aside and warned Emanuel to never speak to Takuma again. The boy asked why to which Toshiro answered that forming a bond with Takuma would only lead to catastrophe and sorrow.

## Attributes

### Powers

**Mutant Physiology:** Due to his mutant gene activating, Manny gained a series of abilities that are extraordinary. He has showcased great skill and manipulation over various forms of water and electricity, granting him incredible, fantastical powers. Madame X theorized that Manny would become one of the more powerful mutants to have lived.

* **Hydrokinesis:** Emanuel can psionically manipulate the atoms in water to suit his needs however he sees fit. However, because he can only control water and not simply create it, he must have a water source nearby to use this power. He has shown to manipulate it significantly, even being able to pull moisture out of the air to use this ability.

* **Elektrokinesis:** Emanuel has the psionic ability to manipulate, shape and create electricity. With extreme effort, Emanuel can also control electromagnetic energy but using this ability quickly tires him. This ability is relatively new; thus, he has little experience using it but has shown great potential in what he has done with it. However, this may be a result of his shinobi training.

* **Cryokinesis:** Emanuel can change water into ice on command by manipulating water molecules, except for saltwater. His ice is highly durable and can often be substituted for his weapons should they be shattered or rendered unusable. Emanuel can also create an “Ice Slide” to travel from one place to another quickly. He can also encase his entire body or parts of it in ice, increasing his durability and allowing him to withstand the force of approximately 10 tons.

### Abilities

* **Boxing/Street Fighting:** Emanuel’s father had trained him since he was five until his disappearance in boxing and street fighting. He keeps this skill active by joining the gym to spar lightly with the members.

* **Ninjutsu (ninpo):** While in Japan, Emanuel had learned the discipline of the shinobi, which included: espionage, guerilla warfare, martial arts (taijutsu), shurikenjutsu, and kenjutsu.

* **Kenjutsu:** Emanuel’s primary fighting style. Although he prefers using a katana, Jian, or bokuto, he can use various other weapons such as scythes, sickles, etc. This particular style is where most of his time is spent in training. Despite his rather young age, Emanuel is extremely deadly with a sword. And with his powers, he is truly a force to behold. Manny can forge one with water or ice if he does not have a weapon near him. Over the years, he has integrated the unpredictable style of street fighting and the speed of boxing into his kenjutsu.

* **Marksmanship:** Although he is not a master marksman, Emanuel’s hit/miss ratio is 6:10. He makes up for this with the visor from his Stormsword cowl to help pinpoint his targets.

* **Shurikenjutsu:** Emanuel is a disciplined practitioner of shurikenjutsu, utilizing various throwing weapons such as shuriken, kunai, darts, etc.

* **Multilingual:** Emanuel is fluent in Japanese, French, and English.

### Weaknesses

* **Dehydration:** If Emanuel does not have a source of water nearby, he cannot use his hydrokinetic or cryokinetic powers.

## Paraphernalia

### Equipment

* **Stormsword Armor MK V**: The Stormsword Armor MK V boasts a mesh bodysuit with titanium dipped cloth that is lightweight and durable. The outer layers of the suit are durable enough to withstand a blunt force of up to 2 tons.

* **Camelbak**: Emanuel's Camelbak is a device designed much like a backpack but used to store a certain amount of water. Two tubes on each side run down to the palms of Emanuel's suit and can be activated with a simple click.

* **Visor**: Manny’s visor has a HUD that shows him things like the internet, enemies and even scans and surveys areas. It also caters to his Hemophobia, where it changes the color of blood from red to pink.

### Weapons

* **Toshiro's Katana**: Emanuel's master once had a katana that Emanuel had taken upon his master's demise. The blade itself has a slight curve, while the hilt is blue. It had been passed down from Toshiro's family for many generations and must only be drawn to spill the blood of the wielder's enemies. His katana can also conduct lightning.

## Notes

* Manny McClain (Earth-30), and by extension, Donuts exist outside of mainstream Marvel Universe continuity. Themselves, their stories, and other characters are unrelated and not connected to the Marvel Multiverse and exist within solely within The Donuts Multiverse.

## Trivia

* Manny is openly gay, having been in relationships with men before such as his ex-fiancé Takuma.
* Manny’s favorite band is A Tribe Called Quest.
* Manny’s favorite foods are gumbo, chicken, sashimi, and peach cobbler.

## See Also

* 1 appearance(s) of Manny McClain (Earth-30)
* 3 image(s) of Manny McClain (Earth-30)

## Links and References

### References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shay Daniels: The Spectacular Tarantula #2
2. ↑ Six Inch Heels
3. ↑ Down At The Crossroads
4. ↑ So Appalled
5. ↑ Operation: Zero Tolerance
6. ↑ Donuts