>>9304381Historical, it was a black power fantasy from some Yakub believer.
Today, diversity. There are people who like obscure figures that needs to be "canon. There are tons of knock-offs or old concept designs they could use, but Sunman means diversity and maybe a nod to black He-Man fans.
I am Ok with it besides the original text phrase. It kinda sounds like a rascist, stereotypical reducing on skin color with a thrirsty, cringy black inferior complex. I mean just skip the magical melanin, write that he gets his power from the sun. That should be enough and still keep the classic origin.