Static Shock

Fifteen-year-old Virgil Hawkins, harassed at school by a dangerous bully, is transformed by a powerful gas mutagen into a master of electromagnetic energy and decides to use his powers for good ... as a superhero.

Static learns that the person responsible for the Big Bang is Edwin Alva, the city's philanthropic billionaire businessman.

Virgil's friend Derek, a track athlete, is transformed into an ionic-energy being. Ebon, the malevolent leader of the Meta-Breed tries to recruit him, but Static must convince his friend to resist joining the group -- before it's too late.

Static encounters a giant, wormlike organism that was created by the Big Bang, which somehow works its way inside Virgil's school after hours and endangers many students.

Rubberband Man, an angry young teenager with the power to stretch his body into any shape, seeks vengeance against the corrupt record producer who cheated him out of profits for a hit song.

Science whiz Virgil is sent to a school for gifted students, which is funded by billionaire Edwin Alva.

Eight-year-old Dwayne McCall, who has the power to make anything his young mind can imagine, is being manipulated by his evil older brother, Aron.

Virgil pressures a reluctant Richie to invite him to a sleepover, only to learn that Richie's father is a stubborn bigot.

Richie resents Virgil's blossoming friendship with Daisy, and Virgil is annoyed at Richie's constant interference of Static's activities.

Sharon's new boyfriend, a musician, is revealed to be Static's old nemesis Rubberband Man, who recently escaped from prison.

Angered that his father ignores him, Edwin Alva's son applies his vast scientific knowledge to manipulate the properties of the Big Bang gas.

Static's latest nemesis, Replay, can create energy clones of himself. During battle, Sharon becomes suspicious that Virgil and Static are the same and decides to prove her theory correct.

Everything happening to Virgil reminds him of how much he misses his deceased mother, Jean. Virgil must deal with his feelings of loss, even as he tangles with Tantrum.