Sunspot
Sunspot is a comic book character that first appeared in Marvel Graphic Novel #4
Born in Brazil, Roberto DaCosta came from a wealthy mixed-race family. A mutant with solar-fueled super strength he has a long history with the New Mutants, X-Force and other X-Men related teams. Often brash & quick to anger, he has been allied with many friendly & villainous teams.
Origin
Roberto da Costa came from a rich family in Brazil. He was also a very skilled soccer player with a promising future until the day his mutant powers manifested. During a game, he was taunted by a player on the opposing team and ended up beating the player down.He was shunned by everyone around him accept his girlfriend Julianna. He also attracted the attention of Donald Pierce, a member of the inner circle of the Hellfire Club. Pierce tried to kidnap da Costa but failed in his attempt and took Julianna instead. Charles Xavier intervened, he sent his team, the New Mutants, to help da Costa stop Pierce. During the fight, Julianna took a bullet to save Bobby's life. Pierce was defeated. Xavier then invited da Costa to join the team and attend his school to learn more about his powers. He took the name Sunspot and experienced several adventures with them.A short time later, Bobby met his mother Nina, who had been estranged from him for years due to her job as an archeologist. She invited Bobby and the New Mutants to join her on an excavation in Brazil, no one knowing that Bobby's father Emmanuel da Costa had dealings with the Hellfire Club and had particular interests in that area. Axe, the Hellfire Club's assassin was sent to kill her, but was stopped by the New Mutants and led to Magma's recruitment. Emmanuel went on to become the White Rook within the Inner Circle, at his son's dismay.
When he accidentally injured teammate, Sam Guthrie, Cannonball, during a soccer game, Sunspot left the New Mutants. Another teammate, Warlock, followed him to Los Angeles and the two met up with the group, the Fallen Angels (which included the mutants Multiple Man and Siryn). The two worked with the group until it was discovered that they had been brought together by Ariel, part of an alien race that studies human mutations. The team was captured and studied until Sunspot rescued them. Afterwards Sunspot and Warlock returned to the New Mutants.
Reignfire became the leader of the Mutant Liberation Front, a mutant terrorist group. Reignfire gave hints that he was really Sunspot during the M.L.F's confrontation with X-Force. At that time, the real Sunspot had went into a transport portal while battling the M.L.F.'s Locus. In there next encounter, X-Force's leader, Cable, telepathically restored Sunspot's memories. It turned out that Reignfire actually switched places with Sunspot through a telepathic link. Sunspot finally regained control.
Sunspot was later blackmailed by Selene, the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club into joining. She told him that Gideon's Damocles Foundation was attempting more experiments similar to the one that created Reignfire. Selene and X-force went to stop him but found out that Selene wanted the process for herself, and subdued the team. Selene then offered to resurrect Julianna if Bobby joined the Hellfire Club. Bobby agreed, but Selene only partially kept her word. She resurrected Julianna's spirit and put it in the body of a comatose patient. Sunspot served as the Black Rook keeping it a secret from his friends. Sunspot also became the head of the Los Angeles branch of X-Corporation, a search and rescue organization for mutants.
At the beginning of the Young X-Men series, Sunspot was revealed to be the new leader of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants by Cyclops. He is joined on the team by his former New Mutants comrades Cannonball, Danielle Moonstar, and Magma have joined him. In a battle with the X-Men, Sunspot is injured when Wolf Cub slashed his chest and face. It is revealed that Donald Pierce is pretending to be Cyclops using an image inducer, in order to have Sunspot the new Lord Imperial killed.
Rejoining the New Mutants
Karma and Moonstar have gone missing after searching for a possible new mutant, Cannonball forms a team to find them, composed of former New Mutants.
They find that Legion is behind it and the team fights him. After lossing to Legion (several times), it is Moonstar that saves the day. The team stays together after this. Recently, his old friend Doug has been brought back to life.
Roberto and the Aguilar Family
Roberto met the Aguilar family. As he befriends Christina Aguilar, they went to a walk but a branch fell down on them. Sunspot saved her but her engagement ring was lost. Roberto told her that her fiance would marry her even if the ring was lost as long as they love each other. Christina introduced Roberto to her family which accepted him even if he was a mutant. However, Euphy do not like him unlike the other members of the family. Though they have arguments, Sunspot stays calm. One night during a dinner, an anti-mutant group attacked. Sunspot discovered that its boss is wearing Christina's engagement ring. He took down that team and was able to retrieve the ring. The Family thanked him for the heroism that he have done. Christina offered him to stay with the family but Sunspot refused because he do not want that family to get into his issues and didn't want to cause further damage to the family's relationship. Mr. Aguilar then understood the situation and told Christina about it.
Powers
Sunspot's mutant ability allows his cells to absorb solar energy and convert it into superhuman strength, allowing him to lift approximately 25 tons. In his later years however, Sunspot would grow to a maximum of 50 tons. He can also use his power to fire energy blasts of intense heat, light, and solar radiation from his hands, as well as absorb all manners of heat and light (as well as sunlight). If he projects these blasts downward, it allows him to fly. It should be noted that, while Sunspot has superhuman strength, his durability is only slightly better than that of a human, making him still vulnerable to injury.
When Sunspot uses his powers, he is surrounded in a sort of aura of glowing black energy with a corona effect, his eyes turn white and he is surrounded by Kirby Dots. This is because when he uses his powers, he drains all the ambient wavelengths of light from around his personage. For a short time sunspot gained the abilities of Cloak in the means of teleportation and darkness manipulation.
Status
Citizenship: Brazil
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Adventurer, CEO of Da Costa International; former Lord Imperial of the Hellfire Club; former student, recreational soccer player
Education: Xavier's institute for High Learning graduate
Characteristics
Gender: Male
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 170 lbs (77 kg)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Alternate Versions
Ultimate SunspotUltimate Universe
Age of Apocalypse Sunspot
Sunspot is a Brazilian from Harlem. He blames the X-Men from living separately from second class mutant like himself. He also had hatred for Magneto and his Brotherhood because of the destruction of the Brooklyn Bridge. He later joined Emma Frost's Academy of Tomorrow but was confused because of his grades. Emma then told him that his grades does not stated how gifted he is. When Polaris was apprehended for her case, Northstar, Cannonball and Sunspot worked together to free her. However, it only caused trouble. Since the team only relies on Sunpot's knowledge about New York, they got lost. While lost, Sunspot was out of the fight from the X-Men. Sunspot along with most of the Academy of Tomorrow was killed by the Madri during Ultimatum Wave.
Age of Apocalypse
Sunspot is a member of the X-Ternals who steal money from Apocalypse and gives it to the poor. Magneto ordered the team to go to Shi'ar and steal the M'Kraan Crystal.
Mutant X
Sunspot is a member of the Marauders.
Mutant X Susnpot
Earth X
Sunspot was a member of the X-Force who was about to be under the control of the Skull. When the Skull was killed, he was freed.Earth-70105
He is a mutant who fought against Galactus to defend the planet.Earth-8545
Sunspot was a member of the New Warriors.Earth-1081
Sunspot was a member of the New Mutants.Other Media
X-Men EvolutionX-men Evolution
Sunspot is a member of the New Mutants who undergoes trainings with the X-Men. He is 17 years old and was a Brazilian who was admitted to the Institute by Professor X's request. He often get into fights with Berzerker. During the X-Men's last mission against Apocalypse, Sunspot along with other mutants were sent to Mexico to battle Magneto who was Apocalypse's Horseman at that time.
| Super Name: | Sunspot |
| Real Name: | Roberto DaCosta |
| Aliases: |
Roberto DaCosta Bobby DaCosta 'Berto Reignfire Lord Imperial Black King Black Rook Shadowskin |
| Publisher: | Marvel Publishing |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Mutant |
| 1st Appearance: | Marvel Graphic Novel #4 |
| Appears in: | 460 issues |
| Birthday: | |
| Died: |
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