The The Guardian Legacy

A Canadian government scientist and engineer, James MacDonald Hudson developed a revolutionary exo-suit capable of harnessing Earth's electromagnetic field to enable flight, project force fields, and unleash energy blasts. He went on to found Alpha Flight, Canada's premier superhero team, operating under the government's Department H.

Metropolis beat cop Jim Harper, frustrated that the law tied his hands against the criminals plaguing his precinct, fashioned a golden shield and a costume to fight crime as the Guardian — relying on peak athletic conditioning and hard-won street-fighting skill rather than any superhuman power.