Sol Brodstroke (Earth-616)

Name	Sol Brodstroke
Current Alias	Sunstroke
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Lethal Legion (Pym) Formerly Masters of Evil, Desert Dwellers, Hood's Gang (Earth-616)
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′ (1.83 m)
Weight	173 lbs (78.47 kg)
Origin and Living Status
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Occupation	Criminal mercenary
Base of Operations	American Southwest
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Steve Englehart, Al Milgrom
First	West Coast Avengers (Vol. 2) #17 (October, 1986)
First	West Coast Avengers (Vol. 2) #17 (October, 1986)

History

Origin

Dominus, a massive, highly advanced sentient computer complex created by the Arcane, planted itself in the American Southwest in order to prepare the way for a complete takeover of Earth. Needing agents for his plans he created the artificial lifeforms Butte, Cactus, and Gila. He had one human agent, Sol Brodstroke aka Sunstroke. He claimed to have “created himself,” and his true nature and origin remain a mystery.

Avengers

The Avengers stumbled across Dominus' minions who became known as the Desert Dwellers and were ultimately confronted by Dominus itself, who tricked the Avengers into becoming trapped in the past via Doctor Doom's malfunctioning Time Platform. The Avengers nevertheless managed to return and confront Sunstroke and an army of multiple lifeforms. The dozens of lifeforms were destroyed, and Dominus nearly succeeded in putting the Avengers under his thrall if it were not for the multiple personalities of Moon Knight. Dominus fled, launching itself into space, and Sunstroke disappeared.

Sunstroke was later seen among the villains attending a weapons expo hosted by A.I.M., briefly battling Captain America who had infiltrated in disguise.

X-Men

Sunstroke and the Desert Dwellers later battled the mutant heroes the X-Men.

Masters of Evil

He became a member of the Masters of Evil, organized by the Crimson Cowl. He was among their number when they attempted to blackmail the world with the threat of a weather-manipulating machine but were confronted by the Thunderbolts. Sunstroke was chosen to help the Crimson Cowl make her escape, along with Dragonfly and Moonstone, but he was quickly downed by Moonstone who showed her true allegiance by turning on the Crimson Cowl. Sunstroke, with the others, was remanded to custody.

Hood's Gang

He was later recruited into the Hood's gang.

Lethal Legion

Along with a number of other second-rate supervillains, Sunstroke was recruited into Hank Pym's new anti-Ultron Lethal Legion.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

• Solar Energy Absorption: Sunstroke has the power to absorb solar energy and channel it for a variety of effects.
  • Light Generation: He is capable of generating blinding light.
  • Heat Generation: He is capable of generating heat up to 20,000 degrees Fahrenheit
  • Flight: By riding waves of heat, he can fly using the wings of his costume.

Weaknesses

• Solar Energy Dependency: Sol's power are fueled by solar light, without it they will slowly weaken.
• Limited Flight Abilities: If his wings are damaged he has problems remaining aloft or controlling his flight path.

See Also

• 13 appearance(s) of Sol Brodstroke (Earth-616)
• 3 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Sol Brodstroke (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Sol Brodstroke (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Sol Brodstroke (Earth-616)
• 5 image(s) of Sol Brodstroke (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Sol Brodstroke on Marvel.com