quote:Originally posted by Reboot: How come Andromeda, Atmos, Babbage, Blok, B5, Gates and Gear (amongst others) get to keep their names, but poor XS gets The Worst Name Ever, and Inferno, Thunder, Dragonmage, Kinetix and others get downgraded to bad names?
I agree with reboot in that I would prefer Kinetix, Thunder, Inferno and others keep their non-lad/lass/boy/girl/kid names.
But props on making the list and including peoplelike Babbage, Theena and others. Sweet!
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From: Kentucky | Registered: Oct 2005
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How about a new Dynamo Boy or Girl. Echo? I like the idea of the original Wanderers, the Substitute Heroes, as well as the Heroes of Lallor joining. I would also like to see a 31st century teen New God in the mix.
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From: Frederick, MD | Registered: Aug 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Reboot: How come Andromeda, Atmos, Babbage, Blok, B5, Gates and Gear (amongst others) get to keep their names, but poor XS gets The Worst Name Ever, and Inferno, Thunder, Dragonmage, Kinetix and others get downgraded to bad names?
Ironically, I for my part always felt that XS WAS The Worst Name Ever... it was her character and crappy code-name that made me hate the Reboot instantly. Talk about a bad start - you just can't undo it...
From: Bamberg, Germany | Registered: Feb 2007
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And I'm nominating Rainbow Girl again. She didn't just make pretty colors, guys!
From: Somewhere in the Multiverse | Registered: Apr 2006
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That's funny, even if I think it would be unmanageable. Too many to give face time even within a weekly comic. I've always made an analogy between the Legion's initial with it's maximum roster number: L = 50, in roman numerals, as the word and some early depictions of the assembled Legionnaires (for try outs or trials, for instance) surely evoke Roman concepts.
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From: Lisbon | Registered: Sep 2007
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Hey, great observation Positive Man! I never thought of "L" as a Roman numeral! A Legion of 50 would be more manageable realistically - even though the Legion of 100 is more fun - and in a weekly magazine with a second feature spotlighting each Legionnaire we'd get to "know" all of them better. Those we don't well enough, that is.
From: Somewhere in the Multiverse | Registered: Apr 2006
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Thanks Dain. Ever since I saw a Legion flag (with the big gold L imposed over a blue field) this analogy keeps coming to my mind.
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From: Lisbon | Registered: Sep 2007
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Harlak the young Khund who apprenticed under White Witch on Sorcerer's World during the Magic Wars and later helped in the 5 yr. later Mordru attack i believe, could be a good candidate for Legionnaire or a reformed Hywyndr the Elemental, the Gil'Dishpan that attacked Braal who had control over the elements.
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I always liked the name XS because it was simple and direct, a departure from most Legionnaire names, and a clever pun on "excess".
For that matter, Jenni herself was one of my favorite highlights of the reboot: fast-talking, innocent, cute, and a legacy hero all rolled into one. What's not to like?
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From: The Stasis Zone | Registered: Jul 2003
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