Alter Ego: Raymond C. Terrill
Occupation: Hero, Freelance computer programmer
Known Relatives: Happy Terrill (father a.k.a the golden age Ray), Thomas H. Terrill (uncle, deceased),
Henry Terrill (third cousin) , Joshua Terril ("Spitfire," half-brother), Strafe (unknown relation)
Group Affiliation: Watchmen (current), Doom Patrol (former), Forgotten Heroes (former) JLA (former) Justice League
Task Force (former)
Base of Operations: Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Eyes: Green
Hair: Red
History
When Raymond Terrill was born, his father worried about the dangerously high levels electromagnetic
energy that his infant son possessed. The worries of Raymond's father Happy Terrill (a.k.a the original
Ray) were only increased after remembering an old prediction that foretold that Happy's children
would enivitibly face the powerful being known as the "Light Entity." Therefore, as a means to protect
his son, Happy gave the child to his brother. In an effort to prevent extra grief, Happy told his wife
that their child had died from the high-energy levels he possessed.
From a very young age, Raymond was told that he was light-sensitive, and that exposure to light would
kill him. He was raised until his teen years by his uncle, Thomas, and was privately taught by nuns in a
blacked-out home. Raymond felt confined in his home, and constantly escaped late at night whenever he
could. It wasn't until Thomas died that Raymond learned the truth about his real parentage. Ray's
cousin Hank later stepped in and helped him through Ray's first exposure to light. The light activated
his metahuman powers, and at the urging of Hank and Happy Terrill (as the original Ray), Raymond
decided to use his abilities as a super hero.
As The Ray, Raymond became a member of a new Justice League of America, and also worked in a
"partnership" with the Black Canary. Ray also became a member of the JLA Training team known as the
Justice League Task Force. Ray stayed with the League until the new "Big Seven" team took over. Ray
also briefly became a member of the loose-knit Forgotten Heroes.
After the Avatar fiasco, The Ray once again became an active member of the heroing community. Not
feeling comfortable with the JLA or the Titans, Ray has taken up membership in the new Doom Patrol as a spy for the Justice League, and has since abandoned them due to moral differences and taken up residence with the Watchmen.
Powers and Abilities
Ray Terrill's power is solar-powered. Once his body absorbs sunlight, he can direct the energy to
rearrange molecules into any form, matter or energy. Storing sunlight, he can even function in darkness
for a limited amount of time. The only limitations to this ability lie in his capacity for concentration
and the duration of his energy expulsion. Flight, energy blasts, and hard light creations require only
minimum power and subliminal thought. Larger and more complicated manipulations of energy and matter
require extended meditation and more power. The color black is most resistant to Ray's power.
