Microwave

Microwave is one of the least seen Chinatown Metas, with radio powers. He seldom engages in direct combat.

Description
Microwave is a Chinese man of about 50 who looks like the couch potato he is. The standard black costume of the Chinatown metas does not look very good on his figure.

Background
There are some thing you shouldn't put in a microwave. Exactly what is was he put in is heavily suppressed information: all attempts (official and unofficial) to duplicate the event that led to his powers resulted in massive explosions, almost all fatal. But a new meta had been born, and he served a time as a meta soldier and crimefighter until he was maimed and his wife (another meta) killed when opposing a powerful villain. Then he lost his willpower and his nerve.

However, the government soon concluded he was more useful to them doing radio listening anyway, so this wasn't (from their point of view) a problem. He because a serious couch potato, not needing radio or TV, and supplied the government with all sort of intelligence.

Powers
Microwave can project microwaves and radio waves, to cause damage, jam radio transmissions, send false transmissions, and the like. He can transform his body into invisible radio waves and travel at the speed of light (and can do this instantaneously to avoid attacks). And he can perceive and decode radio signals, following as many as 1000 channels at once.

Because of his fear of combat, Microwaves prefers to stay at a distance and support his comrades by intercepting enemy transmissions, sending false transmissions, and so forth.

Personality
Microwave is very loyal to the Old Regime. Though his physical wounds were healed, he remains mentally scarred and afraid of direct combat; he restricts himself to support roles if at all possible. He's also scared of the Dragon Emperor and his agents.

Relations
Microwave doesn't have much of a personal life, being the ultimate couch potato.

History
Microwave escaped to Colonial Bay from the Siege of Beijing with the other Chinatown Metas. He has hardly been seen since, and presumably spends most of his time in one or another of Tim Lee's safehouses.