Sunspot Appreciation

[RolandJP]

http://marvel.com/universe/Sunspot

Real Name
Roberto da Costa

Aliases
Robert DaCosta, Bobby; Black Rook, Black King, Reignfire

Identity
Secret

Occupation
Adventurer, businessman

Citizenship
Brazil

Place of Birth
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Known Relatives
Emmanuel da Costa (father, deceased), Nina da Costa (mother)

Group Affiliation
New Mutants, X-Men; formerly Hellfire Club, Brotherhood of Mutants, X-Corporation, Mutant Liberation Front, X-Force, Fallen Angels

Education
Unrevealed

Height
5'8"

Weight
170 lbs.

Eyes
Brown

Hair
Black

Powers
Able to absorb solar energy and metabolize it into physical strength, convert it into thrust to enable flight, or rechannel it as heat or infrared radiation. When doing so, DaCosta's features melt away into a black mass of crackling dark energy. In unlighted places, DaCosta suffers a slight drop in his power levels.

Abilities
Business skills, proficient in English, Portuguese, and classical Latin



Growing up in a wealthy Brazilian family, Roberto da Costa was forging a career as a skilled soccer player until his mutant nature manifested during a match. It started with an opponent knocking da Costa to the ground, spitting a racial remark, and Bobby responded with a heated temper, sparking his mutant power and beating his opponent into the ground. Although confused after regaining his senses, da Costa was abandoned by all except for his girlfriend, Juliana. This attracted the attention of Donald Pierce, renegade White Bishop of the Hellfire Club, who attempted to kidnap da Costa but failed, taking Juliana instead. Charles Xavier intervened, sending his formative New Mutants to help da Costa confront Pierce. In the battle, however, Juliana took a bullet meant for Bobby. Consumed with grief and anger, da Costa helped defeat Pierce and accepted Xavier’s invitation to join the New Mutants. Taking the code-name Sunspot, da Costa served with the New Mutants, learning more about his powers and participating in many adventures.

[Home made ectoplasm]

Thank you for

1) Not using the word "appreciation"

2) Putting some effort into it

Take note certain other posters!

[AcesX1X]

this reads just like one of those old trading cards. except is more long.

[RolandJP]

[7thangel]

it should also be noted that like M, roberto suffers from vitiligo, affecting 100% of his body. this can be seen in young x-men and the latest new mutants series and explains the change in skin tone.

kudos to marvel for having the balls to have characters with this affliction. they're real humanitarians

[RolandJP]

Thank you for

1) Not using the word "appreciation"

2) Putting some effort into it

Take note certain other posters!

Domo arigato.

I used the forum search function to see if there was a Sunspot thread to post pix in..and there wasnt one.

Rereading the New Mutant's early issues..I was struck by, the level of loss Roberto endured. His GF , his Mother..and then his father 's absence and hatred of him for being a mutant..

Berto had a lot of rage and it appeared asthough he was groomed to be the Wolverine of the New Mutant team. His moral compass tended to swing to the gray area.

[Psycwave]

Someone post scans of Berto smacking Shan.

[RolandJP]

it should also be noted that like M, roberto suffers from vitiligo, affecting 100% of his body. this can be seen in young x-men and the latest new mutants series and explains the change in skin tone.

kudos to marvel for having the balls to have characters with this affliction. they're real humanitarians

It must be catching..because M and Bishop have it too.

[RolandJP]

Someone post scans of Berto smacking Shan.

here you go.






oops wrong one.

[That JonoGuy]

it should also be noted that like M, roberto suffers from vitiligo, affecting 100% of his body. this can be seen in young x-men and the latest new mutants series and explains the change in skin tone.

kudos to marvel for having the balls to have characters with this affliction. they're real humanitarians

I'll have to disagree with you about M, but Roberto had been portrayed much darker as seen in the various scans in this thread.

Now, what have been some of your favorite Sunspot relationships, Romantic or otherwise?

There is obviously the Sam/Roberto friendship. I particularly liked his relationship with Meltdown. It was unexpected, but made sense. Of course it ended up just the way you would expect it to.

[XaviersMisprint]

it should also be noted that like M, roberto suffers from vitiligo, affecting 100% of his body. this can be seen in young x-men and the latest new mutants series and explains the change in skin tone.

kudos to marvel for having the balls to have characters with this affliction. they're real humanitarians

My baby brother has that. :(

[AcesX1X]

his mother is white.

maybe he has not been in the sun as much as he used to be.

[Hi-Fi]

Sunspot is amazing. He REPRESENTS my country.

[AcesX1X]

Sunspot is amazing. He REPRESENTS my country.

dios mios!

[Hi-Fi]

dios mios!

LOLDIAF.

Memo to Zeb Wells. Roberto should speak portuguese, not spanish like he did last issue. Thank you.