Thomas Simmons was working on an experimental suit his father built when an explosion burned him alive. Thomas survived thanks to the suit he was working on and got help from two strangers, Nightstar and Shin and became a superhero known as Nightfighter. Together they now fight for all those who can’t fight on their own. After a run-in with James Anborn who poisoned the city’s water supply, Nightfighter was attacked by A.D.S. troops investigating the case. He lost that fight and got shot through the head!