Peter Wyatt Richards, AKA Positron, is the third, youngest child of Susan and Reed Richards. He looks like a Storm (although with darker hair), but has the brains of his father and sister.
- Like his siblings, Peter is a mutant thanks to the cosmic radiation that the Fantastic Four were exposed to all those years ago. In Peter's case, he has the ability to summon negative zone energy. Initially, this manifested as a "Kirby Krackle" effect that he would form around his hands, and as short range bursts of energy. During the recent journey to Dimension 6, however, Peter (who was suffering one of his "allergic reactions" at the time) exhibited a sudden burst of power, more akin to his Uncle Johnny "flaming on." The energy suddenly appeared across his entire body, and he found himself unleashing much larger energy beams.
- Peter was named after his "Uncle Spidey", occasional FF member and close family friend Peter Parker. His middle name comes from Wyatt Wingfoot.
- For reasons as yet unknown, Peter cannot safely leave Earth. It was discovered when he was very young that he exhibits increasingly severe symptoms as soon as he leaves his homeworld. Initially, he suffers nosebleeds and a migraine. Within a matter of minutes, the agony becomes crippling, as if his entire head is about to explode. Shortly thereafter, he becomes catatonic. He hasn't had the misfortune to find out what comes next, and the length of time it takes for symptoms to manifest varies because comics. - Reed, Peter, and others use to believe that Peter's "allergy" was limited to space travel, since he has been to other dimensions on occasion with no ill effect. However, during the Dimension 6 incursion he suffered the same symptoms. He soon realized that this was caused by portals to Earth constantly opening and closing. As long as there is a conduit back to Earth, he seems to be all right.
- Peter's costume is a version of the traditional white and black Future Foundation uniform. In place of the hexes or numbers normally worn by the senior members of the team, he has a section black Kirby Krackle on his chest. Needless to say, the costume is made of unstable molecules, so is highly resistant to wear and tear. It also has the ability to alter form to street clothes, etc. and has a built in computer link, comm unit, and a handful of other gadgets. It has also been established that the belt buckle is actually a small drone that can seek out other superheroes before triggering a modern, souped-up holographic FF flare. (I picture this having a set hierarchy of who it will seek out. ie; The FF first, other Future Foundation students/teachers/alumni second, etc.)
