List of fictional characters who can generate and manipulate radiation

This list encompasses fictional characters with the supernatural, paranormal or superhuman ability to produce and/or manipulate ionizing radiation.

For this list Media refers to where the character was first created for. It also includes media where the character later saw substantial use. These are in publication order.

Publishers are the companies that actually published or produced The Primary works featuring the character. This is used for characters from Western style sources. For characters from anime or manga the Series the character is associated with is given instead. In the cases of a series, the overall series is listed instead of the various sub-series. (Example: Dragon Ball instead of Dragon Ball Z or Dragon Ball GT.) This information is also listed in publication order.

Source is a brief definition of the character's power, such as "Inherent", "Mutant", "Magic", etc. A note field expanding on this can be included under the character's listing.

Character

Media

Publisher(s)/Series

Source

valign="top" |Captain Atom

Comic books

Charlton Comics, later DC Comics

Inherent <!--|-

valign="top" |Captain Pollution

Animation

DiC

Inherent <!--|-

valign="top" |Dark Samus

Video games

Nintendo

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valign="top" |Duke Nukem

Animation

DiC

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valign="top" |Firehawk

Comic books

DC Comics

Inherent <!--|-

valign="top" |Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond/Martin Stein)

Comic books

DC Comics

Inherent <!--|-

valign="top" |Firestorm (Jason Rusch)

Comic books

DC Comics

Inherent <!--|-

valign="top" |Galactus

Comic books

Marvel Comics

Inherent <!--|-

valign="top" |Godzilla

Godzilla movies

Toho

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valign="top" |Lady Quark

Comic books

DC Comics

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valign="top" |Metroid Prime

Video games

Nintendo

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valign="top" |Nuke

Comic books

Marvel Comics

Inherent <!--|-

valign="top" |Petrelli, Peter

Television

Heroes

Duplicated

valign="top" |Powers, Derek (Blight)

Animation

Warner Bros. Television

Inherent <!--|-

valign="top" |Radioactive Man

Animation, comic books

The Simpsons, Bongo Comics

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valign="top" |Radioactive Man

Comic books

Marvel Comics

Inherent <!--|-

valign="top" |Sprague, Ted

Television

Heroes

Inherent <!--|-

valign="top" |Sylar

Television

Heroes

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valign="top" |X-Ray

Comic books

Marvel Comics

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See also

  • List of fictional characters who can manipulate fire
  • List of fictional characters who can manipulate weather
  • List of fictional characters who can manipulate time
  • List of fictional characters who can manipulate magnetic fields
  • List of fictional characters who can move at superhuman speeds
  • List of fictional characters who can WarP reality
  • List of fictional characters with telekinesis