Summary

Captain Atom, real name Nathaniel Adams, is a former United States Air Force member.

Turned into a mass of sentient nuclear energy kept within a containment suit, he decided to become a superhero under the service of the United States and became Captain Atom. Following the Thanagarian Invasion, he received an invitation from the Justice League along with the other heroes around the world and became a member of the League.

Powers and Stats

Tier: Low 7-B

Name: Nathaniel Adams, Captain Atom

Origin: DC Animated Universe

Gender: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Metahuman, Former Member of the United States Air Force (formerly)

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Inorganic Physiology (Type 1, is a sentient cloud of nuclear radiation that inhabits a human-shaped containment suit), Radiation Manipulation (Can generate and manipulate any kind of radiation), Energy Manipulation and Projection, Explosion Manipulation (Can release explosions of energy), Energy Absorption, Power Nullification (Can replicate red sun radiation, which drains Superman's powers), Regeneration (High, can reconstruct his human shape in a new suit over time), Flight, Expert Martial Artist, Vehicular Mastery (An experienced and very skilled pilot), Resistance to Energy, Fire & Radiation Manipulation (Due to his physiology, he's heavily resistant to fire, energy and radiation attacks)

Attack Potency: Small City level (Was able to fight evenly with Superman and managed to harm him)

Speed: Supersonic flight speed (Can fly at speeds of Mach 2. Can keep up with the likes of Superman) with Relativistic combat and reaction speed (Can react to Superman's attacks)

Lifting Strength: Class M (Scaling from Superman)

Striking Strength: Small City level (Can harm the likes of Superman)

Durability: Small City level (Can tank multiple hits from Superman)

Stamina: Superhuman (Can take multiple hits from Superman and continue to fight him for an extended period of time)

Range: Standard Melee Range, Tens of Meters via powers, much higher via exploding

Standard Equipment: His Containment Suit

Intelligence: Gifted. He is an experienced Air Force member with years of experience, which also makes him a good tactician. He has excellent mastery over his powers and knows how to use them in versatile ways.

Weaknesses: The amount of energy he can absorb is limited and he sometimes have trouble absorbing high amounts of energy. If he's unable to safely regulate his energy form or discharge the absorbed energies, he risks rupturing his suit and exploding and any serious rupture of the suit can cause the same result.

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