Electron (franchise)

*For the character, see Electron (character).*

***Electron*** is a superhero franchise created by Ryan Nurse and Animatron Studios. Initially conceived c.2010, it was first publicly revealed as part of Project 20:15, and began publication in August 2017. Set in the fictional city of Silverburg, Florida, the series takes place in a fictional version of Earth in which superpowered humans have started to appear due to strange events known as "Awakenings". After a man named Aaron Price Awakens as a superhuman with electricity-based powers, he is recruited by the government organization SHRED and assigned to protect the city of Silverburg from evil, becoming the titular superhero.

In a March 2015 video Q&A, Nurse claimed that of all his projects, *Electron* had the most potential story material, and was thus the project he would most like to see become successful. He has also claimed that of all his IPs, *Electron* is the one he would be most willing to sell the rights to. As of November 2017, the series has had limited success, but reviews have mainly been positive.

## Characters

### Heroes/SHRED

* Aaron Price/Electron: The titular superhero, and guardian of Silverburg. Once an ordinary civilian, he Awakened after being struck by a lightning bolt, and now has electricity-based powers.
* Martin Barnes: A SHRED agent who works as Martin's handler.
* Florence "Flo" Walker/Cyclone: An 18-year-old girl, and the daughter of Hurricane. As well as flying, she can create miniature tornadoes by spinning rapidly.
* Impulse: A teenage superhero with psychokinetic powers. Though not yet officially affiliated with SHRED, he is keen to assist them.
* Jack Powell/Fast-Forward: A man with the ability to rewind time, taking other people with him. Though he wants to use this ability to prevent past disasters, SHRED will not let him, causing him to grow frustrated.
* Alice Summerbell: A slightly scatterbrained woman with the power to project her thoughts onto paper. She works as SHRED's costume designer, designing superheroes' outfits.

### Villains

* Michelle Greene/Defcon: Electron's arch-nemesis. After her house burned down in a fire, killing her family, she Awakened as a super with fire-based powers. She blames Electron for not saving her family and has sworn vengeance.
* Jasmine Dailly/The Iron Maiden: A violent vigilante with no powers, but who wears metal armour and wields two machetes. After her husband was murdered, she set out for revenge.
* Titus: The first supervillain Electron ever fought. A hardened criminal, he Awakened after falling into a vat of molten steel and now has solid steel skin, granting him super-strong and nigh-invulnerable.
* Tom Walker/Hurricane: Cyclone's father. Though he appears to be neutral, he secretly plans to destroy SHRED. The reasons for this are unknown.
* Gemini: A pair of twin supervillains. One is a cold, calculating speedster, while the other is a flirty, boisterous woman with super-strength.
* Roulette: A supervillain who can copy the powers of other supers, but can only use them one at a time and at complete random, making him a highly unpredictable opponent.
* The Seamstress: A mysterious woman who runs a boutique in the underground black market House 22. She provides America's supervillains with their costumes.

### Civilians

* Colin Dempsey: The mayor of Silverburg.
* Julio Ramirez: The deputy mayor.
* Frank Forrester: Silverburg's Chief of Police.
* Kirsten "Don" O'Donnell: The deputy chief of police, Don has a reputation as a fearless, cool-headed leader.
* Ashley Garcia: A Honduran-born news reporter for the local SBC television station.

## Content

### Published Content

*Electron* had fifteen posts written about it as part of Project 20:15, covering the series' "Origins" and "Iron Maiden" arcs. The series began publication in August 2017 with a heavily rewritten version of the "Origins" arc. Each monthly "issue" contains around 3,500-4,000 words, approximating the amount of content that would fit into a 32-page comic book.

### Planned Content

Currently, at least eight story arcs are planned for Electron, spanning an unknown number of issues.