Created and written by Eric N. Bennett. Art by Gilbert Monsanto.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME: Rafael Duarte
KNOWN ALIASES: Here
OCCUPATION: Engineer
PLACE OF BIRTH: Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: The First Guard
FIRST APPEARANCE: First Guard #3 (November 2026)
HEIGHT: 6’2”
WEIGHT: 225 lbs.
EYES: Brown
HAIR: Black

HISTORY

Rafael was an engineer working on solar power research in South America. During a geomagnetic disturbance, a solar array overloaded, bathing him in concentrated radiation. Rather than dying, his body became a living conduit for solar power. As Sunburst he aided disaster-relief efforts throughout Brazil, attracting international notice and eventually cooperation with G.R.I.D. and the First Guard.

POWERS/ABILITIES

Sunburst absorbs and stores solar energy, increasing his strength, endurance and resilience. He projects intense light and solar-energy blasts, produces heat and flies by solar propulsion. His abilities weaken without access to sunlight, though stored energy lets him remain active for a time.