Static

"I put a shock to your system!"

- Static

Virgil Hawkins, AKA Static, is a superhero from DC Comics. He will appear in the 120th episode and Season 7 Premiere of DEATH BATTLE!, Miles VS Static, where he will fight against Miles Morales from Marvel Comics.

History
The poorest and most crime-ridden neighborhood of Dakota City is Paris Island. Gangs were commonplace, and turf wars a regular occurrence. So much so that eventually all the local gangs agreed to settle things once and for all, at an intersection of the three main gangs' territories, a spot called "Ground Zero". At the age of nine, Virgil Hawkins lost his mother to gang violence. His father vowed to help the community and set up the Freeman Community Center, which became a second home for Virgil. Virgil grew up to be an honor roll student with a quick tongue. That caused him to be the target of a notorious bully and gangbanger "F-Stop" Stone, Virgil was pressed into the gangworld himself. At a gathering of all the crews of the city in the Dakota Docks, Virgil found out he got in way too deep: Wade thought the only solution to Virgil's problems was to kill F-Stop. It did not come to pass: police had arrived on the scene to squelch the battle. When they encountered return fire, the police fired tear gas and the gas grenade caused a container full of unknown chemicals to explode. The entire dock area became covered in thick, purple smoke. Virgil escaped seemingly unscathed, a claim few others at the event could make. The next morning, Virgil found out he had electromagnetic powers. At the advice of his friend Richie, he became a superhero. With Richie as back-up, he created a costumed persona, and Static was born.

Trivia

 * Static is the 20th DC character to appear, after Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman, Deathstroke, Lex Luthor, Green Arrow, The Flash, The Joker, Doomsday, Bane, Batman Beyond, Raven, Doctor Fate, Nightwing, Darkseid, Aquaman, Shazam, Green Lantern and Lobo.
 * He is the 16th DC character to fight against a Marvel character, after Wonder Woman, Batman, Deathstroke, Lex Luthor, Green Arrow, The Flash, Doomsday, Bane, Batman Beyond, Doctor Fate, Nightwing, Darkseid, Aquaman, Shazam and Lobo.
 * Static and his opponent are the seventh and eighth black characters to appear, after Spawn, Zack the Black Ranger, Balrog, TJ Combo, Black Panther and Afro Samurai.