User:Mikeseriously/Captain Canada

Captain Canada is a superhero created by NTV owner Geoff Stirling and Filipino artist Danny Bulanadi in the late 1970s. Captain Canada first appeared in the Atlantis comic strip first published in the Newfoundland Herald. Since his creation, he has become a mascot for NTV and has appeared in numerous promos for the station, the most recent being created by Borderless World Productions based in Vancouver in 2010. Until the 1990's, Captain Canada made many public appearances, including the annual Santa Claus Parade in St. John's, Newfoundland. There is a plaque in Arizona marking his first manifestation in the United States. Captain Canada also appeared in the 1980 tv-movie Captain Newfoundland and the Tip of Atlantis, scenes of which were used in NTV promos during the 1990s.

Fictional Character Biography
Daniel Eaton, a young man from Montreal, was chosen by Captain Newfoundland (aka Captain Atlantis) to become Captain Canada. His duty is to protect the nation of Canada and the freedoms it stands for. Captain Newfoundland provided Daniel with a suit that granted him new supernatural physical and mental abilities. The suit is controlled by Daniel's mind, however all of the powers of the suit were not available to him immediately, Daniel needed to "unlock" new powers by proving himself worthy. The Captain earned his first ability, the power of flight, after saving a woman who was kidnapped by some thugs. While Captain Atlantis is Captain Canada's primary teacher, Captain Canada has also received help and advice from Captain Freedom and Mademoiselle. He is able to communicate telepathically with other heroes and has be taught how to ascend to higher levels of consciousness.