Radiation Roy is a

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from the

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universe.

Fictional character biography

Trying For the Legion

Roy Travich, after receiving a large inheritance from a deceased relative, uses it to gain a super power and join his idols: The

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. He eventually acquires the ability to emit radiation from his body. After trying out as Radiation Roy, he was rejected for not having enough control over his powers, as the radiation could potentially harm the Legion and innocent bystanders. It was later revealed that when

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read his mind, she was so horrified by his dark and twisted inner desires that she couldn't sleep for two nights afterward.

Legion of Super-Villains

Bitter and angry, Roy helped found the

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to fight against the Super-Heroes. He entered into a short-lived relationship with fellow LSV member Spider-Girl. He quit the Legion of Super-Villains soon after. Over time, Roy's body became badly ravaged by its radiation output. He lost his teeth and grew pus-filled tumors. Eventually, he was forced to wear a red containment suit to keep his powers under control.

Justice League of Earth

Roy later founded, with other

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-born Legion rejects, the

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. Using a crystal tablet their leader Earth-Man found, they started a misinformation campaign touting that Superman was from Earth not

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and that he stood against aliens, successfully turning humans against aliens. While spreading their lies, the League hunted any aliens they could find. Shortly thereafter, Superman, the

, and the Legion of Substitute-Heroes exposed them. The League were defeated and sent to the prison

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Takron-Galtos. In '' Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'', Roy and the League were freed by

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. The League subsequently joined his version of the Legion of Super-Villains. During an attack on the

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, Roy killed Myg (the second

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Threeboot

Radiation Roy briefly appears in the "

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" Legion continuity, as an angry teenager who lashes out at

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officers with gamma radiation, while someone in the crowd yells out "Roy, No!". He is quickly stopped by

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and

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.''Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #22 (November 2006)

Powers and abilities

Roy had the ability to release radiation from his body. Anyone exposed suffers from dizziness and radiation poisoning. Roy himself was not immune to his power, so he wears a red containment suit to protect himself. The limits of these abilities have never been defined.

References

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External links

*http://www.comicvine.com/radiation-roy/29-31023/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20081219220507/http://www.legiononline.net/volume1/bios2.html Comics characters introduced in 1965