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Radian is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in New X-Men #135, created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. ... Frank Quitely Frank Quitely (born January 18, 1968) is the professional pseudonym of Scottish comic book artist Vincent Deighan. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... Emma Frost with the current Xavier Institute student body. ... The Omega Gang is a group of teenage mutants and enemies of the X-Men. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. ... Frank Quitely Frank Quitely (born January 18, 1968) is the professional pseudonym of Scottish comic book artist Vincent Deighan. ...

Fictional character biography

Radian was one of the many mutant teenagers that enrolled into the Xavier Institute after the revelation to the public that Professor X was a mutant. When Cassandra Nova made her second attack on the school, Radian and the other students, knowing how dangerous she was, were ready to face her. Instead, they were put under her control and turned against the X-Men, specifically Wolverine, Beast and Xorn. Radian and the others were freed soon after thanks to the intervention of the Stepford Cuckoos. In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion, the common name for the Xavier Mansion, is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... Cassandra Nova is a fictional enemy of the X-Men in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... The Stepford Cuckoos are a group of fictional mutant psychically-linked quintuplets of the Marvel Comics universe, students at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. ...

After the death of mutant fashion designer Jumbo Carnation, Radian joined the Omega Gang, led by fellow student Quentin Quire, who is also known as Kid Omega. Radian and the Omega Gang participated in an assault on a small group of human racists whom they believed responsible for the death of Jumbo. They also attacked a team of U-Men. Jumbo Carnation is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... The Omega Gang is a group of teenage mutants and enemies of the X-Men. ... Quentin Quire is a fictional comic book character, a Omega-level mutant telepath in the Marvel Universe codenamed Kid Omega. ... The U-Men were a Seattle-based band in the early to late 80s. ...

The Omega Gang then caused a riot at the Xavier Institute during Open Day, where the school was going to accept human students. During the riot, Radian and other members of the gang confronted several X-Men on the mansion's front lawn. Radian was stopped by Cyclops, who broke his leg with his optic blasts. Afterwards, Radian, along with Redneck and Tattoo, were sent to a jail, run by humans. As informed by Wolverine, he and the others would then be sent overseas to do charity work after jail. Radian was one of many mutants that lost their superhuman powers after the M-Day. For other uses, see Cyclops (disambiguation). ... Redneck is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Tattoo, later Longstrike, is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of...

Powers and abilities

Radian had the superhuman ability to generate blinding flashes of ultraviolet light from his body. Radian can control the intensity of these bursts, choosing to either blind or burn his opponents.

Bibliography

• X-Men vol. 2 #135-138
• X-Men: The Last Stand novelization