Occupation: Freelance computer programmer/software designer

Known Relatives: "Happy" Terrill (a.k.a. The Golden Age Ray) (father), Nadine Terrill (mother), Thomas H. Terrill (uncle, deceased), Henry "Hank" Terrill (third cousin, thrice removed), Joshua Terrill (a.k.a. Spitfire) (Ray's "older" brother)

Group Affiliation: Young Justice (currently)/JSA & JLA Reserves Member (former: Justice League America, Justice League Task Force and The Forgotten Heroes)

Base of Operations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (hometown)/Happy Harbor (w/ Young Justice)

First Appearance: The Ray: In a Blaze of Power #1, February 1992

Height: 5'10" ; Weight: 155 lbs. ; Eyes: Green ; Hair: Red

HISTORY: Ray Terrill was told he was hyper-sensitive to light and exposure to sunlight would kill him. Privately tutored in his window- darkened home, Ray's most earnest wish was for normalcy. The media called him Night Boy. His only friend during his formative years was his neighbor, Jennifer Jurden. At eighteen, by his supposed father's deathbed, Ray learned his life was a lie. He was not allergic to light, nor did he have to live in darkness. Most disturbing of all, he discovered his true father was the 40s war-time super-hero the Ray. At his "father's" funeral, Ray met his cousin, Hank Terrill, who helped him first face sunlight and the resulting powers. Hank urged Ray to become a super-hero, but Ray refused. It was then that the first Ray reappeared, pressuring his son to take up the heroic role while revealing his origin: Before World War II, the government established a secret group known as RONOL (Research on the Nature of Light). One RONOL member, Dr. Dayzl, theorized that the light that originated millennia ago where Earth now orbits would eventually circumnavigate the universe and return as a dangerous, conscious entity. The only way to stop the "Light Entity," Dayzl believed, was to talk to it. Tricking a reporter named "Happy" Terrill into joining them, Dayzl and his assistants staged an upper atmosphere ballooning "accident," making certain Terrill was exposed to a genetic "light bomb." Dayzl calculated that Terill's offspring would be a unification of human and light energy, a potential liaison to the Light Entity. Unaware of the truth, Terrill used his resulting powers to become the super-heroic Ray. Simultaneously, RONOL lost government backing due to Dayzl's unorthodox beliefs. Dayzl's date remains unknown. In 1950, after learning the truth, Terrill vowed to quit his Ray identity. After a brief association with his old team, the Freedom Fighters in the 70s, he married and settled down. Everything seemed normal until "Happy" saw his newborn son glowing with crackling energy in the hospital nursery. "Happy" was convinced Dayzl's theories were correct. He now knew his son would one day have the power to confront the Light Entity. Not wanting to put his wife through torment, "Happy" told her that the baby had died and then set up his son with a foster father ("Happy's" brother Thomas). Learning of Thomas's death years later, "Happy" secretly reactivated his governmental status. Employing agents and people close to his son, the elder Terrill concocted an elaborate scheme forcing young Ray into facing responsibility and utilizing his new-found powers. Confronting the Light Entity in a realm only he could reach, young Ray successfully dissuaded its return, saving the Earth (and defeating Dr. Polaris to boot).

Ray's adventures continued, bringing him to battle with the likes of Brimstone, Lobo, Dr. Polaris, Deathmasque, Neron, and even Vandal Savage. Ray had even worked for Vandal Savage's computer business for a short period of time. Following the death of Superman, Ray was recruited into the Justice League America for roughly a year of service. During this time in the JLA, Ray had a brief romance with Black Canary II (Dinah Lance). Ray was then asked to join the ranks of the Justice League Task Force led by J'onn J'onnz (the Martian Manhunter). The JLTFs purpose was to train the next wave of leaguers, and while mildly successful, the death of a team member (Mystek) led to their downfall. After the unfortunate disbanding of the JLTF to make way for the newly formed JLA, Ray has kept a Justice League reserve-member status. Ray had also joined another team of heroes, the Forgotten Heroes, led by the Resurrection Man. They were brought together to take down Vandal Savage and his empire. While a mild success, the team disbanded and Ray continued a solo hero career. Things seemed to be going fine for Ray Terrill, but a crisis of incredible proportions took shape and Ray was caught in the middle of it. A young man named JJ Thunder had inherited the mystical Thunderbolt from Golden Age JSA member Johnny Thunder. Another thunderbolt fell into the hands of failed JLA/JLTF member Triumph. Triumph used it's power to bring down the JLA, return his magnetic powers, and to control the minds of Ray and Gypsy. Ray being used as a pawn, was defeated easily by Batman and returned to normal. Even after this embarassing situation, Ray was allowed to keep his JLA reserve status.

After Triumph's defeat, Ray took part in saving the universe against the might of an ancient ultra-powerful weapon called Mageddon. Following this, Ray appeared at a Titans LA/Titans West recruitment drive party in Los Angeles, which was quickly broken up by the appearance of older "limbo" Titans characters. The Ray then joined Green Lantern's Justice League of Air during the Justice Leagues crisis (when each JLAer split to form their own minor league). After the defeat of Advance Man, the JLA reformed back to it's main team of seven, and Ray was off on his own yet again. In the war against Imperiex during the Our Worlds at War crisis, Ray was called upon as a reserve member of the JSA (along with many other "legacy" heroes). On their mission, Ray, along with several other modern-day "Freedom Fighters", fought to release the captured Daxamite people from imprisonment. Although Ray was taken down in battle, the team succeeded in their mission and Ray quickly healed.

Recently, Ray caught the attention of Young Justice. The YJ team were on their way (via tram car) to an outdoor concert on F.D.R. Island with a large group of other teens (who they were blending in with). Suddenly, a fellow concert-goer bets another kid to surf the tram car, leading to him nearly falling into the river below. Out of nowhere, Ray swoops in and catches the kid, quickly enough so that the kids on the tram car couldn't tell Ray from Superman or Captain Comet. Cassie (Wonder Girl) instantly recognizes Ray and once the YJ team gets to the concert, they decide to go looking for Ray to offer him YJ membership. After awhile, the young Lobo (Slo-bo) just can't keep out of trouble and starts beating up a huge mosh-pit full of people. As Ray flies toward the scene, Superboy catches him by the ankle. Superboy, cutting to the chase, tells Ray that Cassie and Anita (Empress) like the "cut of his jib" and he then asks Ray if he wants to join. Ray humbly accepts the offer and is soon nominated for team leader, along with Robin, Wonder Girl, and Superboy. Wonder Girl is voted as team leader just as Anita (Empress) is devastated by the loss of her father. Secret and some of the other team members try to save his life... but he wishes to pass on into the light and does. Empress swears vengeance on the man responsible for her father's death... he grandfather, Agua Sin Gaaz! Agua Sin Gaaz also happens to be the one responsible for Anita's mothers death. He is currently the leader of the super-villain nation of Zandia... which Young Justice and an "all-star squadron" of teen heroes plan to assault!

After the "success" of the Zandia invasion, the team heads home to try relaxing, but are soon devastated by the evil turn of their mysterious member Secret. Once this mission is accomplished, Ray leaves the team. Ray then comes across the Nowhere Men, deadly figments of a writers imagination accidently brought to life. The mission of the Nowhere Men: to wipe out the individuality of the world, starting with superheroes. The beams these villains emit cause a type of "suspended animation." Ray is caught, along with Elongated Man and a new Major Victory. After a long battle with Superman, the beings are defeated and Ray and the others are freed. Although you would think that Ray would try to catch some downtime, it is exactly around this time that Mordru, Obsidian and Eclipso (the "Princes of Darkness") begin an attack to try and wipe out the JSA and the world. The JSA reserves are called upon to help and Ray doesn't hesitate to make his way to New York to help out.

Through all this, The Ray continues to soar to this day as one of the "brightest" heroes in the DC Universe!