Warning! Contains spoilers for Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1!

While Superman’s boyfriend, Jay Nakamura, is seemingly invincible due to his phasing powers, the Suicide Squad quickly picks out his one weakness. As Amanda Waller’s forces march towards the Absolute Power event, she’s begun taking everyone off the board who might pose a threat to her — including Jay.

Jay Nakamura is caught running through the jungles of Gamorra after Amanda Waller’s army takes over in the preview for Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1 by Nicole Maines, Mark Waid, and Skylar Patridge. With Jay Nakamura’s mother, the president of Gamorra, having been assassinated, Jay would possibly be able to step into her role. Not wanting that, Waller has sent the Suicide Squad after Superman Jon Kent’s boyfriend.

While Jay’s powers of intangibility might make it seem like he’s completely untouchable, that is unfortunately not the case. Jay’s intangibility has a major weakness: he needs to be tangible to stand on the ground. As he runs through the forest, he has to keep switching his tangibility on and off every step he takes, which is all that’s needed for one Suicide Squad member to send a bullet right through his foot.

Jay Nakamura’s Phasing Power Made Him Nearly Unstoppable

Jay Debuted in Superman: Son of Kal-El #2 by Tom Taylor, John Timms, Gabe Eltaeb, and Dave Sharpe

Jay Nakamura’s power is surprisingly effective. While it has no real offensive capability, Jay’s power to turn intangible is about as powerful as a defensive ability can be. When the Kent farm was obliterated by Henry Bendix’s forces during Superman: Son of Kal-El, Jay was left completely unharmed despite being right in the middle of the blast. It seemed like Jay was completely invincible to anyone who might try to harm him, but intangibility has always had this weakness in the DC Universe, and it’s been seen before.

During Batman / The Flash: The Button, Batman ends up facing Reverse-Flash, one of the most dangerous villains in the DC Universe. With Reverse-Flash’s speed, he can render himself intangible as well, which made it completely impossible for Batman to hit Thawne. But being the world’s greatest detective, Batman correctly reasoned that if Reverse-Flash was standing in front of him, then he couldn’t be entirely intangible. With this in mind, Batman quickly drove a batarang through Eobard’s foot. The Suicide Squad uses a similar strategy against Jay in the Absolute Power: Ground Zero preview.

Batman Proved How Exploitable Jay Nakamura’s Weakness Is with Reverse-Flash

Batman / The Flash: The Button by Joshua Williamson, Tom King, Jason Fabok, and Howard Porter

No matter how powerful a DC character is, there is always a weakness to exploit. Amanda Waller is one of the most brilliant and ruthless tactical minds in the DC Universe, and now that she’s making her move to take over Earth once and for all, she’s using every trick she knows to remove any threats to her rule. Just as Batman once figured out the weakness of Reverse-Flash, Amanda Waller was able to use her Suicide Squad to bring down Jay Nakamura with the exact same weakness, and not even Superman could save him.

Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1 is available June 25th, 2024 from DC Comics!