Ryan James
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| Ryan James | |
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| Family | Mother (deceased), James Gibson (stepfather) Debra Burch (stepmother, deceased), Aunt, Kents Surrogate Family |
| Occupation | Student |
| Powers and Abilities | Telepathy |
| Played By | Ryan Kelley |
| Status | Deceased (Ryan) |
| Appeared In | Stray, Ryan |
Ryan James was a boy gifted with the powers of telepathy, and possibly other psychic abilities. Ryan was raised by his mother and his abusive stepfather, James Gibson. He could read other people's minds and emotions, although the extent of his abilities is unspecified.
Ryan shared Clark's crush on Lana Lang and was an avid fan of the Warrior Angel comic book.
[edit] Season One
After his mother died, James got married again and started exploiting Ryan's abilities in order to rob pawnshop owners.
Fleeing from the Gibsons, he ran out onto the highway where Martha Kent accidentally hit him with her car. He feigned amnesia and stayed with the Kents, becoming Clark's "little brother" for a few days. He learned about Clark's secret by reading Martha's mind. After his evil stepfather and stepmother were killed, Ryan moved to Edge City with his aunt.
[edit] Season Two
When he began to have unexplained migraines, his aunt took him to the Summerholt Research Facility in Metropolis. Dr. Lawrence Garner discovered that Ryan had a brain tumor which was causing his telepathy. Ryan's aunt left him with the doctor and moved to Arizona. Ryan called Clark to tell him that Dr. Garner was holding him against his will and experimenting on him. Clark broke Ryan out, and with Lex and Judge Ross' help, he got a restraining order to grant the Kents temporary custody. Clark considered Ryan the little brother he never had, but shortly after, Ryan fell ill and had to be admitted to the hospital. It was discovered that he had an inoperable brain tumor and Clark did everything he could to prevent his death, including running over 400 miles to convince a famous doctor to treat the boy. However, his treatment was not completely successful and only gave him a few extra days. At Ryan's request, he spent his last few days with Clark; Clark was devastated when Ryan died.
[edit] Trivia
- Ryan's favorite comic book was Warrior Angel, which is also Lex and his childhood friend Duncan Allenmeyer's favorite comic.
- Ryan was one of the few metahumans whose powers were not shown to have come from kryptonite; others included Justin Gaines and Chrissy Parker.
- Ryan was the first secret keeper outside of Clark's family who saw Clark's spaceship and learned that he was an alien.
- Clark received temporary telepathy in Echo. It was similar to Ryan's description of his telepathy.
