Lima Lintang is a mild-mannered high school teacher living an ordinary life in a world where heroes walk among us. These heroes, individuals with extraordinary powers, are the idols Lima has admired since childhood. One of the greatest of them all is StarMan—a near-invincible figure with powers that include super strength, flight, and laser vision. StarMan is the symbol of justice and the protector of the world, someone Lima respects deeply but never imagined he could relate to, let alone become.
Lima’s closest friend, John, is a drifter who has always seemed a bit out of place. After years of not settling down, John unexpectedly shows up at Lima’s apartment one night, battered, bruised, and holding a mysterious device. In a desperate whisper, John warns Lima to “be wary of them” before accidentally activating the device, knocking Lima unconscious.
When Lima awakens, John is gone without a trace, and Lima feels strangely different. In his confusion and panic, he accidentally tears his apartment door off its hinges, and while searching for John, he realizes he’s running at incredible speeds. As he tries to make sense of his newfound abilities, Lima is hit by a truck—only to walk away without a single bruise.
Frightened and overwhelmed, Lima flees to the only place that offers him solace: the statue of StarMan that stands in the city’s central park. There, Lima pieces together the impossible truth—he has somehow inherited John’s powers, the powers of StarMan.
With John missing and the world oblivious to StarMan’s disappearance, Lima must make a decision. If the world discovers that its greatest hero is gone, chaos will ensue. Determined to find John and uncover the truth behind his friend’s cryptic warning, Lima decides to take on the mantle of StarMan.
But Lima is no hero; he’s just an ordinary man thrust into an extraordinary role. As he struggles to maintain the façade of being StarMan, he must also navigate a world of hidden dangers, powerful enemies, and the weight of expectations he never asked for.
PROTOSTAR is a tale of unexpected destiny, courage in the face of overwhelming odds, and the question of what it truly means to be a hero.