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Obsidian (real name Todd James Rice) is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''All-Star Squadron'' #25 (September 1983), and was created by Roy Thomas and Jerry Ordway. According to an ''Infinity, Inc.'' letter page, Obsidian was named "Todd" after a friend of Thomas. ==Fictional character biography== Obsidian is the codename of Todd Rice, who is the biological son of Alan Scott and Rose Canton, respectively the Golden Age superhero Green Lantern and villain Thorn. Todd was raised in an abusive adoptive home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.〔''Infinity, Inc.'' #5 & 6 (August & September 1984)〕 He finds out in his late teens that he has a twin sister, Jennie-Lynn Hayden, alias Jade. They meet, discover they both have superpowers and, operating under the assumption that Green Lantern was their father (which they did not know for certain at the time, but did eventually learn to be true), decide to follow in his footsteps.〔''Infinity, Inc.'' #4 (July 1984) & 33 (December 1986)〕 As Obsidian and Jade, they were founding members of the superhero team Infinity, Inc., a group composed mainly of the children, grandchildren, and protégés of members of the Justice Society of America.〔''Infinity, Inc.'' #1-53 (March 1984-August 1988)〕 Obsidian also serves with the Justice League in a space-station based headquarters.〔''Justice League America'' #0 (October 1994)〕 He has many various adventures there, including helping the League deal with dozens of aliens who are the last members of their species. During his tenure with the League, he undergoes therapy. For a time, he also has to deal with seemingly permanent injuries to his shadow form. Obsidian apparently inherited a potential for mental illness from his mother, Thorn. Corrupted by Ian Karkull, Obsidian turns evil, using his shadow powers to first steal all shadows from an entire city, then to spread darkness over the entire world.〔''JSA'' #7 & 8 (February & March 2000)〕 It is during his time as a villain that he attacks his foster father. His father, with the aid of other JSA members, defeats him.〔''JSA'' #5 (December 1999)〕 Obsidian retreats to the Shadowlands, the otherdimensional plane from which he derives his powers.〔''JSA'' #9 (April 2000)〕 Later, he joins the mystical villains Mordru and Eclipso to seek vengeance (unsuccessfully) on Green Lantern and the JSA.〔''JSA'' #46 (May 2003)〕 Following his defeat, Obsidian is cured of his mental imbalance.〔''JSA'' #50 (September 2003)〕 After being cured, Obsidan retires. It was during this time that Todd came out and came to terms with his self-identity as a gay man. He meets and falls in love with Damon Matthews, an assistant district attorney who works with Kate Spencer, who is also the vigilante known as Manhunter.〔''Manhunter'' (2004) #18 (March 2006)〕 Todd's powers went dormant during most of this time, but they return, following the death of his twin sister Jade during ''Infinite Crisis''. He has since then returned to being a superhero and is still dating Damon happily. Obsidian appears during the year long "52" event. Watching a Thanksgiving Day Parade, he sees Luthor's 'Everyman' superhero team going by. Enraged that one of the members is named 'Jade', he angrily confronts the group, endangering innocent people in the process. The Everyman heroes protect the crowd and Obsidian is talked out of doing anything drastic. Prior to ''Justice Society of America'' (vol. 3) #1, Obsidian joins the team. He serves as the security guard of their New York headquarters. Obsidian later degenerates into an egg consisting purely of darkness. It is later revealed that this state was caused by an attack by Kid Karnevil, who gave Obsidian to a shadowy female villain. In ''Justice Society of America'' (vol. 3) #37, Obsidian re-appears as a power source for the Darkness Engine, which caused all super-powered beings on earth to lose their powers. After Mister Terrific managed to travel back in time, he tells the others that they must hatch the egg or they'll all die. Todd's father decides to do what Michael asks. This time, when Kid Karnevil is looking for the black egg in the ruins of the JSA Brownstone, he is confronted by the restored Obsidian, who takes him out and rejoins his teammates in the combat against the villains. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Obsidian (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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