Atom (Ryan Choi)
| Atom | |
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Ryan Choi as the Atom.
Art by Eddy Barrows. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | DCU: Brave New World (2006) |
| Created by |
Gail Simone Grant Morrison |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Ryan Choi |
| Team affiliations | |
| Abilities | Ability to shrink his body to varying degrees (including the subatomic level) while manipulating his weight and mass to his advantage Expert in nanotechnology |
Ryan Choi is the fourth Atom that appears in DC Comics.
Ryan Choi first appeared in DCU: Brave New World and was created by Gail Simone and Grant Morrison. Ryan Choi, as described by DC solicitations, is "a young hotshot professor who's filling the extra spot on Ivy University's teaching staff. .. and who inadvertently ends up filling the old Atom's super-heroic shoes". This new Atom is based on a redesign by Grant Morrison.
Choi makes his first appearance in the new Rebirth continuity in the Justice League of America: The Atom one shot, by Steve Orlando and Andrew MacDonald. His suit is redesigned to resemble Ray Palmer's in the Arrowverse TV shows.
Born in Hong Kong, Ryan Choi was a longtime protégé of Ray Palmer who had been corresponding with him through letters. After Palmer's disappearance, Ryan moved to Ivy Town in America to assume his mentor's place on the staff of Ivy University. Following clues left by Palmer, Ryan discovered a "bio-belt," allegedly the size and density-manipulating device used by his predecessor, and became the new Atom with Palmer's apparent blessing. Though taken with the superhero lifestyle, Ryan is a scientist first and foremost and approaches many of his adventures from the perspective of scientific discovery and investigation.
Since taking his mentor's place, Ryan has found himself at the center of a conflict between the forces of science and magic. It has been claimed that the impossible feats performed by Ray Palmer during his superheroic career caused the very fabric of reality to warp in Ivy Town's vicinity, making it a nexus of paranormal activity. Many parties, including the ancient "Cancer God" M'Nagalah and the microscopic aliens known as "The Waiting," consider Ryan a key player in the war and have made attempts to recruit, capture, or kill him. He is advised by among others Ivy Town Police Chief, Liza Warner (a.k.a. Lady Cop).
As The Atom, Ryan has faced numerous challenges, including the shrinking serial killer Dwarfstar, his strict and disapproving father, and being seduced, kidnapped, and even swallowed alive by the size-changing villainess, Giganta. Through it all, his ingenuity and keen deductive mind have served him in good stead.
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