Jeremy "Powdery" Reed has incredible intelligence, as well as telepathy and paranormal abilities such as controlling lightning and magnetism. After his mother's death, his father abandoned him. After the death of his grandfather, who raised the boy, Jeremy is sent to an orphanage for boys. He had never been to school before and had never left his grandfather's house. At high school, he became an outcast because of his albinism and taciturnity. He has problems with social interaction.