Lightray was once a boy of Supertown named Sollis. He was a lively young man
who made friends with Orion, and has remained so ever since. One day, he, Orion
and Metron encounterd a group of energy-enhanced soldiers from Apokolips. They
blasted Sollis with enormous amounts of solar energy beams, which knocked the
young man into a coma. After much hard work, Metron was able to revive Sollis.
But his life was altered forever: his body absorbed the blasts he had been
bombarded with. Over time heleared to master these powers, and changed his name
to, appropriately, Lightray.
"He's
a very positive character and a virtuous character...he's the kind of a
guy you would expect a fair deal from."- "The King," 1984
Over the years he has been a dependable warrior fighting for New Genesis. He
was one of the first of New Genesis to go to Earth, along with Orion, and there
he met Eve Donner, whom he has visited often since then and has formed a close
relationship with. After the apparent death of Mister Miracle, Scott Free, both
he and Orion joined the Justice League of America for a short time to honor his
memory.
Recently, when the Source was contaminated due to the death of Darkseid
within it, Lightray was deeply affected by it, and seemingly transformed into a
dark verison of his former self. He led warriors of New Genesis against others
of New Genesis. It took the force of Orion, who didn't want to hurt his
long-time friend, to stop Lightray from destroying New Genesis and everyone on
it. Highfather, having visited Arkham Asylum on Earth, constructed an asylum on
New Genesis, and Lightray was sent there until the Source had been purified and
his dark side was gone. He has since returned to action and is as trusted as he
ever was.
Lightray, thanks to his powers, has the ability to fly. He can also generate
and project solar energy.