Roberto da Costa

Roberto da Costa (Sunspot) is a mutant with the ability to absorb and manipulate solar energy.

Mutant Abilities

 * Solar Radiation Absorption: Roberto absorbs solar energy and can utilize it for physical strength. The cells of a normal human body convert energy from foodstuffs into a form of energy usable by the body. Apparently, Roberto can store solar-derived energy in his cells through the same or a similar method, and release it whenever necessary.
 * Solar Re-channeling: He possess the ability to re-channel the solar energy which his body absorbs, by which he takes the solar energy and uses it for a variety of related purposes:
 * Enhanced Strength: When Roberto's cells are powered by solar energy, he is able to augment his physical strength. Roberto proved strong enough to send one of the Smiley Men flying through the air, break a chapel bench, and use a piece of wood to hit the Shadow King, causing the latter to stagger a bit.
 * Enhanced Durability: Although Sunspot has not been seen able to deflect bullets, his limited durability does provide his body the needed protection to be able to lift the massive weight that his super strength allows him to. However, this appears to have been contradicted as he has taken a bomb blast from a device latched onto his side and come out of it unscathed, taken blows from Beef with some discomfort, and survived a laser blast to the face from Mister Sinister.
 * Thermokinesis: Ability to project heat in intense waves when he absorbs and re-channels solar energy from any part of his body to raise the temperature. Roberto can also absorb heat into his body to lower the temperature in his immediate area. He can also project and absorb heat directly into/from people, causing intense discomfort at their fluctuating body temperatures.
 * Fire and Heat Immunity: As is the norm with most pyrokinetics, Sunspot is immune to all forms of heat and fire as they simply add to his abilities and his mutant metabolism is able to simply convert these two forms and augment his abilities.