The powers of Radius: what the hero of Marília Metropolitana can do
An energy aura, short flights, shock blasts and years of hukeira: what the official file says about the abilities of Radius.
The look of Radius is not a uniform. What shows up in the comics, the black with amber outlines, is his energy. The hero's official file details where that strength comes from and what it lets him do.
A suit that is not fabric
According to the Radius dossier, the hero's suit is not clothing. It is the visual manifestation of the transformation caused by the R.A.D.I.U.S. project: a skin of black energy, with amber outlines and aura, including a mask that covers his entire face. The file also says he depends on this energy suit indefinitely.
- Real name
- Lukas Xagas
- Codename
- Radius
- Height
- 1.83 m
- Weight
- 90 kg
- First appearance
- Volume 1
- Main power
- Energy emission
The main power: energy emission
Radius emanates an aura of amber and black energy, a direct result of the transformation. In practice, it increases his impact strength and allows short flights and shock blasts. The dossier describes this energy as a force tied to Lukas's will, shaped by years of hukeira training and by the instructor's instinct he has carried since before the transformation.
What was already there before the experiment
Not everything came from the lab. Before he was captured, Lukas Xagas was a master of hukeira, and a good part of what the file lists is training.
- Hukeira: he masters the martial art at instructor level, combining direct strikes, takedowns and a sharp reading of the opponent.
- Combat: years of training and street experience gave him above-average reflexes and precision, even before Dr. Otium's experiment.
- Intelligence: he reads combat situations and the regime's moves quickly, turning his years as an instructor into a tactical advantage on missions.
His physical endurance, on the other hand, is the project's doing. R.A.D.I.U.S. raised it far beyond the normal human limit, and he withstands extreme injuries and strain.
A fighter and hukeira instructor, captured by the Tomorrow Troops and turned into a living weapon by one of Dr. Otium's experiments.
Radius Universe, cast of the saga
Where to see it in action
- Volume 1, Sabotagem: the first appearance of Radius, already in action alongside the Aruanda resistance against the Tomorrow Troops and the enemy Plural.
- Volume 2, A Queda de Aruanda: he fights alongside Peregrino and the Tapanhumas in the defense of Aruanda.
- Volume 3, Ponto de Virada: he is at the front of the decisive confrontation for the survival of Aruanda, alongside the Tapanhumas and allies old and new.
Outside the comics
All of that is fiction. In real life, Tiago de Moraes das Chagas says that the Radius he drew in 1996, in Marília, carried on his chest a representation of the radioactivity symbol, and that black and yellow became fundamental elements of the character's visual identity. That part of the story is in the post on Cesium-137 and the childhood memory behind the symbol of Radius.
To find out who the man behind the mask was, read the post on Lukas Xagas, who Radius was before becoming Radius.
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