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In the Season 3 episode " The Education Of A Superhero ", Francis Byte is an avid videogame player who is especially engrossed into gaining the high score on " Zellman Command " at the local arcade.

However, when the Gamesman sends a hypnotic signal that entrances over 300, 000 people in the city ( with the exception of Francis ' girlfriend Louise, Spider-Man and Firestar ), the signal does not affect Francis ' mind, which is distracted from entrancement by Louise and the game ; after Louise walks away after having her pleas being shrugged off by Francis, he ( unbeknownst to any others ) plays the arcade machine so hard that it and other arcade machines ( most of which are emitting the hypnotic waves ) explode.

The explosion causes Francis to be turned into Videoman.

Finding out that he can turn into his new alter-ego at will, Videoman, however, is completely inexperienced with his handling of such powerful abilities ; he tries to help the trio ( which has awakened Iceman from his trance ) against a hypnotized mob, but they repel his offers due to his inexperience.

He then tries to save Louise from the Gamesman, but is then easily bribed into manipulating a military communications satellite system in return for Louise's freedom, an offer that is then reneged upon by the Gamesman.

Enraged at the trickery, Videoman helps Spider-Man and the others to free Louise and also reverses his stoppage of the military computer.

After the Gamesman is defeated, Francis accepts an invitation to join the X-Men, while Louise accepts him and his abilities.

This is the last appearance of Videoman in the series.