Al Pratt

## Background

### 1952 - 1974: Al Pratt

Al Pratt was born in 1952 to Mary & James Pratt. Born & raised in Ivy Town, Al was always surrounded by knowledge. When he finished high school, he went on to attend the prestigious Ivy University. He suffered many indignities due to his short stature, leading to him becoming the target of harassment & bullying. His tormentors began referring to him as "Atom Al."

While at the diner studying one day, he bought dinner for a vagrant who turned out to be Joe Morgan, a former boxing champ. Morgan decided to train Al, promising to make him into a muscular man. Al overcame the odds and became quite a good boxer despite that being short & having poor health as a child. He was good enough to become a professional boxer & with Morgan's connections, he would be a shoe-in. Instead, Al decided to become a crimefighter after failing to protect his crush, the wealthy Rhonda Pineda, from several muggers the year before. Initially, he was rejected but the two eventually fell in love & were married after college.

### 1974 - 1984: Atom

Taking up the identity of the Atom, Al joined the Justice Society of America. The team had existed for decades in secret, protecting the country, but had decided to expand their ranks. Upon joining, he struck up a strong friendship with fellow member Wildcat.

During one of their battles, Al Pratt fought the villain known as Cyclotron. The energy released in that battle caused Al to develop radiation immunity. Later, he & Starman were fighting another villain when Al ran through the fallout to save Starman & was caught in another explosion. He was unaffected by this & the villain was defeated. Surviving the blast completely unharmed, it was discovered that the extra dose of radiation also gave him more durability.

After the incident with Starman at the Manhattan Project site, Al started studying nuclear physics & gained his doctorate's to become a brilliant scientist. Later, he took the job of nuclear physics professor at his alma mater Ivy University.

He was present when the JSA battled Ian Karkull. During the fight, Atom was bathed in radioactive energy that kept him young for decades. The event also led to the disbandment of the Justice Society.

### 1984 - Present: Al Pratt

Like many of the other members, Al retired from the crimefighting life & focused all his time on being a teacher. the retirement of many of its members. Al did his best to stay in contact with some of his former teammates, as he had become real friends with some of them & even knew their civilian identities.

One of the friendships Al managed to maintain was with Sandra Knight, who formerly operated as Phantom Lady, as she also came to work in the physics department at Ivy U. He helped her as she went through her tumultuous relationship with Arnold Munro, another former teammates of theirs. After the relationship ended & Sandra discovered she was pregnant, Al & Sandra began dating themselves with Al fully prepared on helping her raise the child. When Sandra gave birth to their daughter Kate, Al was listed as the father on the birth certificate. The two then welcomed a son Grant a year later then were married the following year.

Shortly after Kate's fifth birthday, Arnold showed up to their house & demanded to see his daughter. Trying to keep him away from Kate, a pregnant Sandra tried to get him to come outside to talk but he refused. Instead, he pushed his way through the door. As Sandra was home alone, she had no one to call to assist her so she tried to fight him off herself. The details get pretty fuzzy but Al would eventually come home to Sandra in tears screaming & Arnold holding a knife to Kate's throat. It's not clear exactly how they were able to get the knife away from him but Sandra was the one that drove the knife into his chest. After the police were called & determined that Sandra acted in self defense as the Arnold was the one who brought the knife, they freed both her & Al from custody.

The event caused much stress for Sandra but she was able to still deliver a healthy son, Thomas. She began pressing Al on them moving to her hometown Opal City so they were near her family. But Al was stuck on staying in Ivy Town as his family & their careers were here. Though the conversation technically ended there, it did not stop Sandra from mentioning it every few months or so. After years of asking, they both retired from Ivy University & moved to Opal City.

After raising their children with the right morals & even helped foster their children's superhuman abilities, Al & Sandra have settled into a nice & quiet life. The most entertainment they get is when their kids come to visit or when they host the Knight-Pratt-Tyler family reunion at their house.

## Romantic Relationships

* Rhonda Pineda: Girlfriend (1972 - 1975); Wife (1975 - 1978)
* Sandra Knight: Girlfriend (1986 - 1988); Wife (1988 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Metahuman Physiology:** Al initially believed he had no powers & that he was just simply stronger than a man of his size would be. After a long life of heroics & adventures, Al discovered he has an abnormal physiology which lends him his atomic abilities. His metagene first activated after a battle, giving him durability. He later discovered he had full atomic physical abilities when he was caught in the fallout of an explosion.
	+ ***Radiation Immunity*:** After a battle with the villain, Cyclotron, Al developed radiation immunity.
	+ ***Superhuman Durability***
	+ ***Superhuman Speed***
	+ ***Superhuman Stamina***
	+ ***Superhuman Strength***: He can tow a huge excursion boat. The Atom focuses his radioactive energy into his fists adding destructive force to his punches.
* **Genius Level Intellect**
	+ ***Gadgetry***: He invented the Atomobile, a thinking cap detector & a Dimensional Belt.
	+ ***Multilingualism***: He is fluent in English & knows some Spanish.
	+ ***Physics*:** Al received a PhD in nuclear physics at Ivy University & later became the school's professor on the subject. Though trained well as a physicist, he is not at the level of his teammate Ted Knight.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Al was trained in boxing by former successful boxer, Joe Morgan. He also was taught a few moves by his good friend, Wildcat.
* **Longevity:** When the Justice Society battled with Ian Karkull, many of the members were infused with a radioactive energy he was working on. The energy allows for him to age at a slower rate than the average human. Though he is in his 70s, he looks to be in his 50s & is physically fit at one.

### Weaknesses

* **Short Temper:** Often bullied in the university due his short stature, Atom frequently lacks patience.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia.

* Though he is actually 5'2, he uses his powers to appear 5'8.

## Notes

* His parents' names are a nod to Mary James, his wife in the comics.
* Rhonda Pineda is Atom from Earth-3 & a member of the Crime Syndicate.
* Ana Loring is the ex wife of Ray Palmer in the *Arrowverse*.