Static Shock

Fifteen-year-old Virgil Hawkins, harassed at school by a dangerous bully, is transformed by a powerful gas mutagen into a master of electromagnetic energy and decides to use his powers for good ... as a superhero.

Static learns that the person responsible for the Big Bang is Edwin Alva, the city's philanthropic billionaire businessman. But Static's efforts to gain evidence are hampered by Hotstreak, the bully who used to harass Static--and who has also been transformed by the gas mutagen.

Virgil's friend Derek, a track athlete, is transformed into an ionic-energy being. Ebon, the malevolent leader of the Meta-Breed tries to recruit him, but Static must convince his friend to resist joining the group--before it's too late.

Static encounters a giant, wormlike organism that was created by the Big Bang, which somehow works its way inside Virgil's school after hours and endangers many students--including Richie and Frieda--who are writing an editorial protesting the school's budget cuts.

Rubberband Man, an angry young teenager with the power to stretch his body into any shape, seeks vengeance against the corrupt record producer who cheated him out of profits for a hit song. Static gets involved when the producer has sinister plans of his own to eliminate Rubberband Man.

Science whiz Virgil is sent to a school for gifted students, which is funded by billionaire Edwin Alva. There, Virgil works on a fantastic robotics project, not realizing that the robot is a sentry specifically designed to locate--and destroy--Static.

Eight-year-old Dwayne McCall, who has the power to make anything his young mind can imagine, is being manipulated by his evil older brother, Aron. Aron wants to use Dwayne's powers for his own gain. Static must prove to Dwayne that Aron is using him for evil.

Virgil pressures a reluctant Richie to invite him to a sleepover, only to learn that Richie's father is a stubborn bigot. An embarrassed Richie runs away and is abducted by Static's archenemy Ebon. Virgil's father, Robert, and Richie's dad must set aside their differences and work together to find Richie before any harm befalls him.

Richie resents Virgil's blossoming friendship with Daisy, and Virgil is annoyed at Richie's constant interference of Static's activities. These resentments strain their friendship. At the same time, Static must battle Slipstream, who controls winds. When Slipstream almost defeats Static, Richie comes to the rescue.

Sharon's new boyfriend, a musician, is revealed to be Static's old nemesis Rubberband Man, who recently escaped from prison. This time, Rubberband Man will stop at nothing to reveal Static's secret identity, and with Sharon hiding him at home, our hero is at a large disadvantage.

Angered that his father ignores him, Edwin Alva's son applies his vast scientific knowledge to manipulate the properties of the Big Bang gas. He turns himself into a multipowered being so he can destroy Alva's businesses. At the same time, Virgil and Robert argue over what appears to be Virgil's increasing irresponsibility.

Static's latest nemesis, Replay, can create energy clones of himself. During battle, Sharon becomes suspicious that Virgil and Static are the same and decides to prove her theory correct. To make things worse for our hero, Static unexpectedly comes into contact with Replay, resulting in an "evil" clone of Static!

Everything happening to Virgil reminds him of how much he misses his deceased mother, Jean. Virgil must deal with his feelings of loss, even as he tangles with Tantrum, a repressed student whose irrational outbursts of anger turn him into a massive being of brute force destroying everything in his path.