Apama (Ilyia Zjarsky)

For the undiscovered animal of the same name, see Apama (Species).

Ilyia Zjarsky, A.K.A, the Apama, is a superhero operating in Cleveland, OH, and is currently the only known superhero operating in the Apamaverse.

Powers and Abilities
Through the Apama spirit, Ilyia has displayed strangth and agility far beyond that of a normal human. His sense of hearing have also increased dramatically, being able to hear shouting almost miles away.

Apama has the ability to communicate with animals. Although this hasn;t been partially useful as most animals don’t have much to say (save for notable exceptions Liza and Hawk).

For a short Time in the story The Million Year Hunger, Ilyia's body was shifting in and out of existence, allowing him touch and manipulate matter with the same properties. In addition, he was also able to see ghosts. Both of these were side effects of coming into contact with the titular creature, and both were removed when the Hunger expired.

Trivia

 * Much of his personality and appearance is based on the character David from the movie Hero Tomorrow, from which the series is based off of.
 * In some promotional material, Ilyia has been refered to as “The mane man”. This could be a reference to the DC character with a similar nickname, Lobo