Henry Jr. tells him it may have been a girl, as his father slowly sits down. Henry Sr. rendered the man blind, and even then, the man continued to think terrible thoughts. Henry Jr nods saying yes sir, and exits quickly.At the King manor, Henry steals money from his father's wallet only to be discovered by the maid, whom he orders to make eggs for him. Henry Jr. is interrupted from his viewing when Maria, the King's maid, enters. Brainwave stands up and telekinetically lifts two concrete beams, hurling it at her but she somersaults above them and knocks him into the school sign with the Staff. DC's Stargirl -- "Brainwave Jr." -- Image Number: STG110a_0391r.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Yvette Monreal as Yolanda Montez, Jake Austin Walker as Henry King …

At the Kings' residence, Henry Sr. asks his son to repeat the story about what happened at the drive-in. Behind that, Henry is a cold and abrasive man with little empathy for others.

He'll teach him control. He softens a little, closing his eyes as he admits Joey was a nice kid. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Henry reveals that he discovered he can move things with his mind. That night, Henry is getting water at a water fountain in Blue Valley Medical Center when he is yanked into a room and thrown against a wall by a mysterious figure. He picks it up out of curiosity and the intense pain and ringing suddenly stop. By the time he died, Henry had evolved into a better man, who believed people could be good. He goes to his father's study in a frenzied attempt to find more pain medication for his crippling headaches. The staff Stargirl is holding intentionally hurtles itself into his chest, knocking him down. Stargirl stands over Brainwave's body asking what they should do with him now. His father barely copes as he views it as a means to achieve the greater goal of Project: New America. Brainwave is confused as he remembers that just last month Henry blew out six birthday candles, musing how he could have forgotten ten years. She and Henry should go one way while Beth, Yolanda, and Rick going the other way. Secretly disappointed, his father says he'll drop him off. They can be kind and compassionate.

Henry is a slender man of middle age with slick red hair that is parted away from his face, with a tall stature to impose on others. He explains that he performed the experiments on himself and began hearing voices soon after, accompanied by crippling headaches. He notices a photograph of his mother on the wall along with several VHS tapes all marked in numbered days.

However, upon acquiring his powers and now able to hear the thoughts of everyone around him his persona slowly shifted to a much darker state. He finds it hard to concentrate and then begins hearing his fellow classmate's thoughts. He also noted that when he doesn't exert himself telekinetically or telepathically, his migraines become more intense and debilitating. He stands up, but before he leaves, he holds out his hand for the money Henry took. Henry Jr. begins his story by apologizing for taking the car without asking, but his father is more interested in the part about the staff. Henry Sr. calls his son over to his study. He looks at it and then at his father but brushes it off. They are purposely loud and obnoxious, annoying fellow movie-goers who yell at them to stop. Junior is emotional about having to relive the event and avoids his father's eyes. In the hospital, Henry Jr. is still with his father when there's a knock at the door, revealing the lawyer, Mr. Green, that Maria mentioned earlier. She asks why he isn't a nice kid, to which he looks at her with spite in his eyes.

Henry is engaged by someone wanting to kill his father and gives Mr. Green a seizure that cripples him to the ground.

Henry publicly presents himself as a fellow intellectual with a measured, methodical demeanor appropriate for his occupation as a surgeon, which combined with his superhuman abilities stimulated a respectable reputation for being the best among his colleagues in their line of work. When the emotion passes Henry looks down at what he's done in utter horror, emotion filling his face as he watches the man writhing on the floor. After a dangerous battle against Stargirl, H… However, his love for his father remains, willing to get into a conflict with Rick when he insulted his father and even believing that there was good in his father in spite of all his crime.