Raiden

A mild mannered nerd is touched by a God to create something new altogether...

Biography
Grant Takahishi was the son of two Japanese immigrants in America. The only survivor of the college he studied at, it took desperation to get Grant out of the safety of his dorm. Fortunately for him, like the other survivors he was gifted with great powers. Once Grant took a single step outside of his dorm he was struck down by lightning, as if by God himself. Unable to move for 2 days, Grant saw the image of the great Shinto God, Raijin touch him and when he awoke, he awoke in the image of the god himself. From then on he took the mantle of Raiden and sought other survivors..

Was Grant touched by a god or was he hallucinating? Was he formed in his image or was this just the way his power manifested. Who knows but Raiden prefers to believe the former.

Shinto Deity Physiology
Raiden powered manifested in the form of Raijin, the Shinto deity of thunder and lightning. His electricity powers are self generating and needs to be released occasionally otherwise the electricity buildup will destroy him.

Lightning Vision
His lightning powers are released through lightning vision. It is his primary means of combat.

Trivia
Raiden is a member of the Unified Society. His name comes from the Japanese words for thunder and lightning.