Ian McLeod came from a long line of heroes, but never considered he to be one. His mother didn’t have super powers, but his aunt, grandfather, and great grandfather did, as did a few of his cousins. Ian never really gave it much thought. Ian had other interests than fighting super-villains. His was Formula One racing.

Ian was one of the few Scottish drivers to compete all across Europe. It had been years since Ian had even been in Scotland. Ian preferred places like France, and Italy, especially their racetracks. It was the racing that seemed to hum in his blood.

The race in Nice had been a difficult one. Ian was currently holding third place, and was completely unaware of the gunman hidden on the grassy knoll. Partisan had his orders take out Ian McLeod. The Slovakian didn’t even question why Sterling wanted the man dead, Sterling paid well for these little jobs. It hadn’t been that long ago that Sterling had Partisan try to execute a lawyer here in France. For Partisan any place was a good place for an execution.

The sights of his sniper rifle, one of many from his special van, zeroed in on the front wheel of the speeding racecar. A single shot, a blown wheel, and high speed should finish the job. Partisan let out a slight breathe as he pulled the trigger.

True to the mark the driver side tire exploded sending the Formula One racer catapulting into the sky. Inside Ian tried his best to control the racecar, but it was a hopeless cause. At speeds of over two hundred miles per hour it was unlikely that he would survive the crash. Things seemed to go in slow motion as the car flipped ceaselessly. Ian felt himself coming free of the racecar, and float in the air over the track. He saw the Formula One racer end it’s flips in a fiery heap. Oddly enough, Ian wasn’t even hurt.

Not far away, Partisan looked through his scope to watch the crash. A muttered curse escaped his lips when he saw what was happening. Something had happened to Ian. The man was floating above the track, but he wasn’t a man anymore. He was made up of some kind of energy. Not one to let things like a man becoming a creature of energy stop him, Partisan stood up pulling another gun free from it’s holster and going fully automatic at Ian.

Ian felt funny floating over the track, as if everything had become a surreal dream. It was the bullets flying through his body that got his attention. They didn’t hurt, and Ian knew that they should. However, when he looked down at his body, it didn’t look the same. Turning to look towards where the gunfire came from, he saw a blond man wearing body armor with a large automatic weapon shooting at him.

It dawned on Ian, that he was wrong. He too was just like his relatives, but it wasn’t until this attack that his powers came out. Willing himself towards Partisan, Ian flew like a beam of light. Partisan didn’t know what hit him, but he was soon stretched out on the grassy knoll, with Ian standing over him. With the assassin taken care of, Ian knew that he had to return to Scotland, and his family. Things would never be the same for Ian, for he too had become a super-hero.

Ian is very much an adrenaline junkie. He’s always driven as fast as he could, and now that he can fly, he’s going to go even faster. Ian has a flashy personality and can’t help but show off. This need for showing off also means that Ian can be quite reckless. Ian doesn’t think too far ahead when going into a fight. He relies on his great speed, and the fact that he can become immaterial to save him from most disasters.

“It’s time tae light ‘em up.”

Ian has the ability to turn himself into living light energy. He can fly at varying speeds, but the faster the better for Ian. Ian can move with the rotation of the Earth and move across the planet in the blink of an eye. With a thought, Ian can become immaterial, and can pass through any object that isn’t opaque. He can pass through windows, but not through walls. Naturally when Ian is immaterial, most attacks pass right through him.

Ian is also able to project the light energy. He projects the light either from his eyes or from his hands. Ian can vary his light attacks to generate blinding light to a lethal laser beam. He won’t use his laser attack on a living person. Ian can also become a living beacon of light, and light up a large area.

Ian is a handsome man with long red hair, a common hair color for McLeod’s, and mischievous green eyes. For a costume, Ian wears a deep blue bodysuit with a circle of white on the chest. In the center of the circle is a capital “I” in the same color as his bodysuit. Ian also wears two silver forearm guards as well. When Ian flies his legs blur together forming a comet like tail. Ian is able to switch back and forth from his costume to his regular clothes. When not in his Ion guise, Ian prefers to wear colorful clothing.