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Hourman III

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Last Updated on Saturday, July 17, 2004

Personal Data:

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Real Name:

"Tyler" (nickname given to him by Snapper Carr)

Status: Active
Versions of the JLA: The JLA
Known Aliases: None
Nicknames: None
Occupation:

Dropout, Guardian of the Space-Time Continuum

Other Group Affiliations: The JSA, Justice Legion A
First Appearance: JLA #12 (Dec. 1997)

Base of Operations:

20th Century: Happy Harbor, Rhode Island
Formerly 853rd century Saturn.

Age:

Unknown
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 320 lbs.
Eyes: White
Hair: None

Known Relatives:

Rex Tyler (aka Hourman I),  Tyler (wife of Hourman I), Richard Tyler (Hourman II), Amazo

Known Allies:

The JLA, Justice Legion A, The JSA, Metron, Lucas "Snapper" Carr, Bethany Tripp

Known Enemies:

Amazo, Extant, Solaris, Vandal Savage, Epoch

Powers and Abilities:

Before he depowered himself Hourman was one of the most powerful people to ever live. With the Worlogog he could arrange and rearrange time at will, traveling anywhere and anywhen, even to other possible timelines. His perception of time was also non-linear, his "Time Vision" allowed him to control and sense how time effects people and objects. In the normal course of things the immediate future was known to him with the reliability of the knowledge fading with increased time from the present. While able to traverse local time at will he normally used his Timeship for deep time travel. When it was not being used he kept it "parked"amongst the rings of Saturn.

Now he has depowered himself Hourman is limited to just a single "Hour of Power." During that time he has access to his former Time Vision and sensory abilities as well as his former ability to manipulate time. Once the hour is up (as told by the hourglass on his chest) he has to wait a further hour before he can have another.

In addition to his time powers Hourman also has the Miraco abilities that were part of his Tyler heritage including super strength and a measure of super speed. He is also more resilient that normal people and like most heroes can fly.

Background:
Hourman is a two-year old android from the 853rd Century whose genetic software is patterned after the Miraclo-enhanced DNA of Rex "Tick Tock" Tyler, the original Golden Age Hourman. Thus, while this Hourman is a machine, he nonetheless qualifies as a 'descendant' of Rex Tyler's. In the year 85,271 A.D., Metron of the New Gods will appoint the young android as his heir and entrust him with the worlogog, an artifact that can control and manipulate time itself. But Hourman forsook his post as Metron's apprentice and traveled back to the 20th Century to explore his human heritage alongside the Justice League. Hourman soon learned from harsh experience that his omnipotence combined with his youthful naiveté presented a great danger to humanity. He renounced the worlogog's full power, limiting himself to the occasional "Power Hour" in which he can access some of the worlogog's awesome time-manipulating abilities. Hourman now spends little time with the heroes of the Justice League, preferring to pursue a course of contemplation and self-discovery in the care of former JLA sidekick, Snapper Carr.