#Radiant black series

#Radiant black series

Even the concept art for the series has Marshall as Radiant Black, rather than Nathan, implying that this trope was always in effect. Afterwards, the series focuses on Marshall learning to be Radiant Black.

Decoy Protagonist: He's the main character for the first 4 issues, which ends with him in a coma.However, Marshall manages to save Nathan at great risk, so this is averted. Nathan's coma is an integral part to Marshall's origin story, and his family wanted to pull the plug on his life support when it became clear that regular medical science wouldn't be able to help Nathan. Death by Origin Story: Only just averted.He's left in a coma, and when he wakes up, the powers are gone. Brought Down to Normal: Once Nathan enters a coma, his powers transfer to Marshall.Ascended Fanboy: He grew up reading superhero comics, and gets to be a superhero.Nathan sustains brain damage and enters a coma, with the powers passing onto Marshall and Nathan's mind entering 'existence.' Luckily, Marshall is able to bring Nathan back, but the powers stay with Marshall and Nathan begins physical therapy.ДЇirst Appearance: Radiant Black #1 (2021) However, realising it's not going to hold, Nathan tosses Red out of the building right before it collapses on top of him. When the building begins to collapse, Nathan and Radiant Red use their powers to hold it up long enough for civilians to evacuate. Marshall helps him gain an understanding of his powers, and he soon meets someone with a suit similar to his - Radiant Red.ДЄfter Radiant Red tracks Nathan down, the two have a brawl that ends in a cafГ©. Nathan takes the opportunity to be a superhero, which also coincides with him getting a new lease on life with his writing. Nathan was out with his childhood friend Marshall when a mysterious black hole appeared before them, granting him the Radiant Black superpowers when he touched it. No, the worst part is, feeling like I had a chance to do something meaningful.and I wasted it.'ДЄ struggling writer who is forced to move back home after failing to make it big and falling into financial hardship. It's not feeling like 'I tried and failed,' cause that would imply I actually did something. 'You know what the worst part about coming home is? It's not the debt. Rag Tag Band Of Misfits: We have a failure to launch grouch, a middle school teacher who robs banks, an influencer who streams her superhero work, and an old guy forced to try to wrangle them together.The only exception is Eva, who is a successful influencer, albeit one who is desperate to find her purpose in life and is more of a wayward 20-something who just sort of fell into streaming as a default career choice. Marshall never moved out of home and has no career aspirations, Satomi is secretly borderline destitute thanks to her fiancГ©, and Wendell is a man pushing 50 who never got credit for his work and is stuck doing basic electronics jobs. Loser Protagonist: Generally speaking, most of them would fall into this trope.Hand Blast: The other power they share - blasting energy from their hands.Five-Token Band: Marshall is white, Satomi is Asian (Japanese) and Eva is Latina (Spanish).They were forced to come together to combat the threats that have come to take their powers. The Radiants are everyday people who all gained towers after touching different small black holes.