Editing Flashbang (section)

===Background===
He had a concussion as a teen, which had lingering consequences.<ref name="concussion"/> He did not found therapy helpful.<ref>“Mark Dallon, on one of his visits, made a remark to me that [...] he didn’t like therapy.  That it hadn’t done anything for him.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/09/24/from-within-16-y/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 16.y II]]</ref>

Neil triggered when he and, presumably, other members of [[Brockton Bay Brigade]], were attacked during a boat ride.<ref>“Neil had the accident, which you know about” my Aunt Sarah said. [...] “Mark-”<br/><br/>“I was on a boat when we were attacked,” my dad said. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/02/08/infrared-19-9/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.9]]</ref>

Mark convinced Carol to have their biological daughter Victoria, a point which [[Lady Photon|Sarah]] later used to convince her to adopt Amy.<ref>Brandish shook her head.  “I… you know I never planned to have kids?”<br/><br/>“I remember you saying something like that.  But then you had Vicky.”<br/><br/>“I only caved to having Vicky because Mark was there, and I had to think about it for a while.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/interlude-15-donation-bonus/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.x]]</ref>

With the rest of New Wave, he was present in [[Boston]] to help manage the [[Boston Games]].<ref>“Heroes, like the PRT, and like my family’s team, followed, to try and keep the peace until things settled.  My family’s team was Lady Photon, Manpower, Flashbang, Brandish, Lightstar and Fleur.”<br/><br/>“The heroes without masks,” Ashley said.<br/><br/>“Yeah,” I said.<br/><br/>“I remember them.  I was one of the villains who flocked,” Ashley said. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/12/23/flare-2-5/ Excerpt] from [[Flare 2.5]]</ref>