Sunblast

**Sunblast** is a powerful superhero who appeared in The Dreadful Dawn as the main antagonist and Penumbra's arch-enemy. He was the patron hero of Atreno City before he was defeated by Flug, Demencia, and 5.0.5. and given to Penumbra to help her learn how to cure the Numbra syndrome.

Sunblast's defeat helped to soften him up, and he and Penumbra became good friends as a result. After her kidnapping at the hands of Miss Heed, Sunblast and Penumbra's pet Curie are now searching for a way to stop her, while he was cameo appearance in Season 1's episode, "The Heedeous Heart".

## Personality

Despite being a hero, Sunblast is not at all a kind and friendly man. He is arrogant, conceited, and sadistic. He did not send Penumbra to prison, for example, because he enjoyed beating her and seeing her suffer. He also had a hatred toward nerds, and is enraged by the mere sight of Dr. Flug.

After being defeated and forced to live with Penumbra, Sunblast underwent a very prominent change in character. Though he is still flashy and pompous, Sunblast was able to see the other side of his conflict with Penumbra and learn just how deeply the Numbra syndrome affected people, and developed a close friendship with the person he once hated. He was also likely humbled when he saw the launch of "The New Dawn", and his self-esteem may have taken a hit when he saw how quickly the city who once adored him moved so quickly to replace him. His friendship with Penumbra noticeably softened him, and he is now genuinely concerned with the safety and well-being of others, to the point where he has now set out to rescue his archenemy-turned-friend from another superhero.

## Series

### The Dreadful Dawn

Sunblast was the patron hero of Atreno City and the archenemy of Penumbra. At the request of Penumbra after yet another humiliating defeat, 5.0.5 and Demencia incapacitated Sunblast, allowing Dr. Flug to shrink him and trap him in a jar. However, while Penumbra signed her contract with Black Hat, Sunblast escaped, only to get eaten alive by Demencia and replaced with a light bulb, which Punumbra apparently didn't notice until an experiment to harness "Sunblast's" powers failed.

It was later confirmed on Penumbra's Instagram account (the\_numbrax) that he survived and was delivered to her front porch by a Hat-bot. The experiment to develop the cure for the Numbra condition failed, injuring the hero. After recovering, he attempts to escape, only to shortly after being spotted by Penumbra watching a pinboard where she had photographs and news cutouts of the affected citizens of the Numbra syndrome. Reflecting on the subject, he apparently reached an agreement with the villainess, growing fonder of her and her pet Curie over the course of a year. During this time, Atreno City grieved over Sunblast's "death" and launched a reality contest called The New Dawn, which was meant to find a new hero to replace him.

After Penumbra's defeat and brainwashing by Miss Heed and the subsequent destruction of her home and laboratory, Sunblast managed to survive the attack and rescue Curie. He is now in control of Penumbra's Instagram account and is documenting their journey to find Penumbra and stop Miss Heed.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Superhuman Strength:** His muscular appearance suggests superhuman strength. However, the level of his strength is questionable, as he was unable to fight off Demencia or break free from 5.0.5.'s hug.
* **Superhuman Endurance:** Although severely weakened, Sunblast managed to survive the onslaught of an enraged Demencia.
* **Flight**: He was shown to be able to fly when he chased Dr. Flug and his crew back to Black Hat's lair.
* **Heat Manipulation:** Sunblast can cause his fists to burn with hot fire/plasma. This gives them some level of invulneravility, as he's seen using them as a hammer.
* **Solar Empowerment:** Sunblast can recover from injuries by being exposed to sunlight.

## Relationships

### **Penumbra**

Penumbra and Sunblast were formerly archenemies, as he would routinely use his sun-based superpowers to stop her from covering the sun (so it wouldn't burn her alive). He was very stereotypically antagonistic towards her and acted like a high-school bully, saying that he didn't care about Penumbra and only liked fighting her because it made him look good in the eyes of his fans. After being delivered and becoming a failed experiment, Sunblast was forced to interact with his enemy on a more personal level and was able to see their conflict from her eyes. He learned more about Penumbra's afflication and just how greatly it affected her, and they developed a close friendship over the course of a year. After Penumbra was kidnapped and brainwashed by Miss Heed, Sunblast and Curie set out to go find her and free her from Miss Heed's control.

### **Curie**

In the post of Penumbra's Instagram account he is shown that he grew attached to Penumbra's pet mouse, Curie. After Penumbra's kidnapping and brainwashing, Sunblast set out with Curie to bring their friend back.

### Dr. Flug Slys

He Initially sees him as another nerd/villain to beat, he has resentment towards him for shrinking him as he is seen burning a photograph of him in one of the Instagram posts of Penumbra.

### Miss Heed

It is unknown whether Sunblast personally knew Miss Heed, but he is shown in several Instagram posts to have been wanting and assembling one of her merchandise, a Barbie Dream House-esque dollhouse, so he can have his own space in Penumbra's home. It is unknown how he felt about her replacing him as Atreno City's superhero, but after she kidnapped and brainwashed Penumbra, Sunblast set out with Curie to find Miss Heed and get Penumbra back.

## Trivia

* Sublast's design was done by both Alan Ituriel and background artist Benji Santiago.
* According to Alan Ituriel, Mexican singer Luis Miguel, who was nicknamed *El Sol de México* (The Sun of Mexico), was an influence on Sunblast's design.
* His defeat in the first episode suggests that the series will involve heroes playing the "monster of the week."
* It is unknown why Sunblast hates nerds. It could be that as a child and adolescent he was a bully who hated nerds because he considered them to be teachers' pets.
* Before spending time with Penumbra, Sunblast either didn't know or didn't care about the magnitude of the Numbra syndrome, as he was shown to act rather insensitively towards the matter.

## Gallery

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/CajaCN/status/1584918556415868929/photo/1
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/AlanIturiel/status/1156290014352773120