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Year Three: Faraway Lad’s Term Part III: The Children of the LMB
Real History:
Towards the end of the Emessage Forum (and StuRat’s term as leader), a new ‘storyline’ began to break out for the LMB, as some of the LMB women began showing signs of being pregnant. It began first with Princess Crujectra and Homecoming Queen, and then slowly began building into a much larger “LMB story” that was happening not in a tag story, but in a variety of threads.
The story soon carried over into the Phineas Board and Faraway Lad’s term, and became a major storyline early on during his term. A variety of threads showed how the pregnancies of the LMB women were becoming a more serious LMB threat, and hilarity ensued! First, Princess Crujectra announced she was pregnant, and was sure that the child’s father was StuRat, her then paramour. Soon after, Homecoming Queen announced the same thing, and claimed she didn’t know who the father was, although she hoped and believed it was Beagle Boy. Quickly, Space Tart followed suit, announcing that she too was pregnant, and the list was too long for her who to know who the true father was. Cobalt Kid then got into the act and announced that someone had left a baby on his doorstep with a note saying it was his, but he had no idea who the mother was! Now four LMBers had children, making it seem like there was foul play at work. Throughout it all, rampant speculation continued as to who the fathers/mother were and what villain might be involved. Also, Umber took great pleasure in continually announcing that she was *not* pregnant, like her LMB female contemporaries.
Like most great LMB stories, however, things began to quiet down and the story faded away into obscurity—with the majority of mysteries never solved and the plot points never really mentioned. Months passed before some of the LMB announced what really happened to their children. The “In Continuity” history is mainly the story as it unfolded on the Phineas Boards, but with added retroactive continuity thrown in to tie up all of the loose ends, as they have been tied up over the years to make it more coherent.
In Continuity:
Princess Crujectra announces that she is pregnant At the end of Iron Rat’s term as leader, Princess Crujectra had learned a surprising bit of information, but waited to tell Iron Rat until his term as leader ended. Now that it had, she broke the news to him: she was pregnant!
Homecoming Queen announces her pregnancy soon after! Mere days later, Homecoming Queen announced to the LMB at large that she too was pregnant. Many LMBers were a bit unsure about such a coincidence, but quietly waited to see how things developed. Despite her age, Amber seemed happy “to be preggers!”.
Who is the father of Homecoming Queen’s baby? Although she was happy to be pregnant, Amber was unhappy about her lack of knowledge of the baby’s father’s identity. It became obvious that she hoped it was Beagle Boy that was the father, although there were a few other male LMBers that were suspects, such as Poverty Lad, Cobalt Kid and others.
Space Tart announces her pregnancy In yet another twist, Space Tart was shocked to learn that she too was pregnant—and she was not happy about that. Even more, she had no clue who the father of the child was, since it could have been any one of a variety of LMBers. By now, it was apparent to the LMB that foul play was afoot and this was no longer a mere coincidence.
Cobalt Kid finds a baby on his doorstep Up until now, it was only the LMB women who were having children, but that all changed when Cobalt Kid found a baby on his doorstep with a note saying he was the father. A simple test proved it to be true, although he had no clue who the mother was. Like Space Tart, his list was far too long for him to have any real idea of the mother’s identity.
Umber enjoys her non-pregnancy Throughout all of this, Umber took great joy in announcing that she was not pregnant, and would make constant updates to remind everyone.
The Mystery Deepens With the LMB women pregnant and more babies than you could shake a stick at on the way, the LMB deployed all of their manpower to solve this mystery. LMBers such as LardLad, Lucien Lad and Poverty Lad did not want changing diapers all day to become their new occupation, and were especially worried when Crujectra announced she was having twins, and Amber announced that she was having triplets! Now in the Remarkable Words of Phineas B. Fuddle, they wondered if the strange universe itself had anything to do with it.
And Old Enemy stands Revealed Although they investigated the strange new universe as thoroughly as possible, they soon realized that it was an old LMB enemy that was behind it after all. Crusader, Seahorse, Lucien Lad and Looks that Kill Lad stumbled upon a variety of clues that pointed the LMB to their true enemy: the Time Mouse Trapper!
Return of the Time Mouse Trapper Seeing him for the first time since Zero Hour, the LMB went back to war with the Time Mouse Trapper, who had now made the battle more personnel than ever. By tapping into alternate realities, the Time Mouse Trapper influenced the time stream to make the LMB women as pregnant as they would be at various points in time in different realities. He then used his power to increase the speed of their pregnancies and sent all three LMB ladies into labor!
Too Far the Time Mouse Trapper had gone too far and pushed the LMB to their emotional limit. An all-out epic battle ensued and the furious LMBers battled the Time Mouse Trapper across time to his home dimension, and then defeated and imprisoned him there.
Blu and Dru, the children of Crujeckie and Stu During mid-battle, Princess Crujectra went into labor and gave birth to her twins, named Blu and Dru. However, as the battle continued, the LMB proved to be victorious in stopping the Trapper, and his previous manipulations of the time stream were reversed. Subsequently, to the great sadness of Crujectra and the Ratmage, the twins were pulled out of the time stream and sent away, never to have existed at all. Note- this idea came from Stu and Cru, who retconned the children out of existence.
Beagz of Prey Similar to Crujectra, Amber gave birth to her triplets, who turned out to truly be the children of Beagle Boy (although if it was this realities Beagle Boy has remained in question). However, she was similarly heart-broken when her triplets also faded from existence and were sent away. Note- this was an idea by Stu for an alternate reality Onevision that never took place. He made note of this on the Voyforum.
The Horror of Dr. Albert Hoffman Unknown to any of the LMB for a long time, another force was present and part of the heinous attack on the LMB. Dr. Albert Hoffman (also known as the Pious One), the arch-nemesis of Cobalt Kid, had made a vow that he would never allow Cobalt to have the happiness of a happy family life. He had somehow lived after their previous encounter, and forged a deal with the Time Mouse Trapper to destroy the lives of Cobalt Kid and Space Tart, the woman he loved. Note- the full story of this can be seen in “The Tale of Dr. Albert Hoffman”.
Ulgorth, the fire demon Space Tart’s baby, unlike Crujectra and Amber’s, did not fade from existence. Instead, he was revealed to be a horrific demon-creature that immediately crew into adult-hood with the intentions of wreaking chaotic evil throughout the cosmos. Dr. Hoffman and the Time Mouse Trapper especially enjoyed this torture. It came down to Space Tart and Cobalt Kid (who was revealed to be the true father of this pregnancy, which was not a result of the Time Mouse Trapper’s power, but a true pregnancy that was corrupted), to destroy the demon—which was a terrible blow to the two of them.
The Arch-Duke of Time The baby that was left on Cobalt Kid’s doorstep, which at this time had remained an enigma, became the newest source of angst for the LMB, as it was revealed to be the last part of the plan by Dr. Hoffman and the Time Mouse Trapper to destroy them. The baby was revealed to the son of Cobalt Kid and Debauchery Damsel, who had died earlier, but had her body live on with Dr. Hoffman’s mind in it. This baby, stolen by Dr. Hoffman and given to the Trapper, was imbued by the Trapper with amazing time-travel abilities, and attacked the LMB! Ironically, he had fought them months ago, although they had no idea as to who he truly was. He attacked again, and this time was defeated by his father Cobalt Kid, along with Space Tart, LardLad, Lash Lad and the rest of the LMB.
Epilogue: there were a variety of lasting results from this battle that effected the LMB in a variety of ways: -The Time Mouse Trapper had crossed the line in fighting the LMB and had made it too personnel. They would never forgive him and all future encounters with him would be much more emotional and vengeful.
-Princess Crujectra and Iron Rat would be left with terrible emotional scars from the trauma of losing the children. It was because of this, that their relationship began to deteriorate. Recognizing this, they opted to just be friends.
-Homecoming Queen was left with some scars too, although she seemed to carry on as she usually did soon after. Her crush on Beagle Boy did not abate and she and Umber carried on as they always did.
-Space Tart and Cobalt Kid were emotionally train-wrecked for a time, and traumatized over the loss. However, the common hurt brought them even closer than they had ever been. They had been dating for some time again, but now they decided to get serious and for the first time ever, monogamous. They would stay so throughout this period and their marriage.
-These were the first two children of Cobalt Kid’s to be revealed as monsters. From here after, the curse of Dr. Hoffman would forever haunt him, as he was prophesized to never be able to watch his children grow up—and that most of them would be evil demons, robots or future world conquerors. The war between Dr. Albert Hoffman and Cobalt Kid, while always tragic and horrific, reached new heights of horror. Both desired revenge above all.
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Year Three: Faraway Lad’s Term Part IV: Adventures and Anecdotes during Faraway Lad’s Term
A large portion of the adventures and anecdotes from Faraway Lad’s term were part of the “Children of the LMB” storyline, which has been covered, and the battle with the Anti-Moderator for the Phineas Boards, which will be covered in the next section. However, there were a good deal of other things that happened during Faraway Lad’s term that fit into LMB Continuity, and they can be divided into a few specific sections.
New Membership in the LMB During their time spent in the Remarkable Worlds of Phineas B. Fuddle and abroad, the LMB gained some new members and continued to fill their ranks. They were:
Leap Year Lass (aka Thriftshop Debutante) After meeting Dial H for Homo (Mart), Leap Year Lass had a humorous run in with Poverty Lad (and then Lash Lad) and quickly became close with the LMB. She joined their ranks soon after.
Omega Man At roughly the same time, the LMB met another new hero, Omega Man, a brash young hero that soon joined them.
Orkanabo The LMB also became close with Orkanabo, a veteran message board poster, who joined them at their home at the Outpost for a time.
Mondo Joe X Another veteran message board poster, Mondo Joe X began traveling with the LMB and became part of their inner circle, soon becoming a full-fledged LMBer. note, this poster was later known as ‘Joe Mondo’
The Rampant Return of Alt IDs Real History The Phineas Board, as a center of LMB chaos, became the perfect breeding ground for Alt ID craziness, as the L* Board had been for so long. Soon, old alt IDs that had not been seen in some time were back, alt IDs that had been around soon got an immense increase in activity, and new alt IDs sprang into existence hardcore. Threads such as “Ask MLLASH” were mimicked with “Ask Amber” and “Ask the Pious One”, and Alt ID Survivor and other games were created.
In Continuity
The time at the Phineas Worlds became a time of immense activity of Alt IDs. Here is some of the traditional as well as new alt IDs that made their presence known:
Space Tart Princess Crujectra Raging Bull Homecoming Queen (aka Amber) Umber Rody the Super Rat Bucky the Super Beaver Dark Conan (who attacked the LMB throughout this period) The Pious One Dr. Albert Hoffman (who hid behind the scenes during this point) Man in Black Boaz Yakin (a strange man who claimed to have created Phineas B. Fuddle) Saturn Girl’s Boobs Nura Nal’s Barrette The Time Mouse Trapper Leeta87 Insect Queen Vykros On-Topic Angel (whose rigidness when it came to shenanigans plagued the LMB) and most likely a variety of others that have been forgotten
And now…Phineas B. Fuddle Finally, after months of exploration, the LMB meant the true patriarch of these Remarkable Worlds, none other than Phineas B. Fuddle. At first, he appeared benevolent and offered them a home, however, it became clear that his intentions were far more sinister.
At the same time, Alt ID Boaz Yakin organized an Alt ID rebellion across the Remarkable Worlds, and the LMB were soon caught in the middle of the battle. All of the LMB was called in, and the battle against Phineas ensued.
Eventually, Phineas was defeated and those under his tyranny were freed. He, however, was able to escape, although the LMB believed they would never see him again.
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Year Three: Faraway Lad’s Term Part V: The Return of the Anti-Moderator
Real History As the LMB expected, one day, the Phineas Boards came to an abrupt end. The Moderator at the DC Boards finally got wind of what was going on at the Phineas Board, which was not entirely unexpected, since the traffic there went up twenty to thirty times the amount previously within the first week and grew exponentially from there. With one fell swoop, the Moderator deleted all of the topics in the Phineas Board, although he gave no warnings and did not ban anyone.
Despite knowing it would happen, however, the LMB were pretty down about losing another forum. Although it was never destined to be a home, it had taken on that role in a way, and became the place for the disorganized chaos that the LMB enjoyed so much. Like the Emessage forum and especially like the L* Board, it the Phineas Boards became a breeding ground for the LMB’s brand of insanity.
The Phineas Boards were suddenly a blank slate, and the LMB prepared to move on…but some hardcore LMBers refused to let go. One night, MLLASH and Cobalt Kid, with a total of about ten to twelve alt IDs between them, caused an insane amount of hell on the Phineas Boards, starting a plethora of threads, including a letter to Rob Kamphausen by Dr. Albert Hoffman asking why he was so mean (purely in jest). The Moderator acted swiftly—the majority of IDs were banned. MLLASH himself was banned as his own moniker and was forced to use the Boaz Yakin alt for a week (eventually, the Moderator ‘un-banned’ him, and it was cleared up a little, it had never reached anything remotely close to actual tension between the LMB and the moderator, just good fun). All of Cobalt Kid’s IDs were banned but his own. The Phineas Boards were re-cleaned as all of the new threads were deleted, and then as the kicker: the Phineas Boards locked forever. The message board was dead.
In addition to losing their home, the end of the Phineas Board coincided with a period that saw many long-time LMBers decrease their time with the LMB and eventually leave all together. When it became apparent that the LMB would have to find a new home, some LMBers were notably absent from that point forward. They were: Dedman, Midnight Son, Zoe’s Love Slave and Kid Psychout, who stopped posting at this time (Kid Psychout would return every so often to say hello).
In Continuity
The Robgoblin Lives! With Phineas B. Fuddle driven out of his Remarkable Worlds, the LMB enjoyed the new universe and had some much needed downtime. Unfortunately, it would not last. In a shocking twist, their old hated foe, the Anti-Moderator retuned in the form of the new evil RobGoblin, and led an army of anti-matter beings against them. An epic battle ensued, and the Remarkable Worlds of Phineas B. Fuddle were caught in the middle. Eventually, the RobGoblin was defeated, although the majority of the LMB were forced to pull out.
Crisis on Remarkable Worlds Although they believed the battle to be over, the LMB did not realize there was more to come. Defeated and angry, the RobGoblin returned to his anti-matter universe for the first time since Zero Hour, and somehow was able to reclaim his former power. Re-Energized as the Anti-Moderator, he returned to the Remarkable Worlds of Phineas B. Fuddle. The Alt IDs, although many had pulled out (all of the LMBers that were alts at least) rose up in rebellion to battle him. Unfortunately, most were destroyed in his rampage, except the loan Boaz Yakin, who escaped. Two LMBers came to the rescue, Cobalt Kid and Lash Lad, although Lash Lad was severely injured and only saved by the fleeing Boaz. Cobalt and Lash looked on as the Anti-Moderator destroyed the Remarkable Worlds of Phineas B. Fuddle, undoing all the LMB had done there. A larger force of LMBers arrived at the end, but they were too late to stop the chaos.
A small group of LMBers elected to stay behind to help the refugees find their footing and get their lives back together. These LMBers took a leave of absence from the LMB at this time—they were: Kid Psychout, Dedman, Stately Wayne Manor Eater Lad and Midnight Son.
Note The LMB would not see the Anti-Moderator again until ‘LMB: Lost’ which was a whole year later, and would never forget the damage he caused.
Phineas B. Fuddle would forever blame the LMB for the destruction of his universe, which would be the motivation for his return years later.
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Year Three: Faraway Lad’s Term Part VI: The Search for a New Home
With the destruction of the Phineas Boards, the LMB once again experienced one of their homes being lost to them. Although it was never quite as much as home as the L* Board or Emessage Forum, it had still become a center for LMB shenanigans and craziness, and it still was depressing to see it go—even though the LMB were very aware that this was going to happen sooner than later. Now, the old question of “where do we go now?” which had been ever present since the destruction of the Emessage forum became prominent again.
The Yahoo Group As always, the Yahoo Group acted as the home base of the LMB and literally held them together. It had gained an increase in traffic since the death of the Emessage forum (and had always had a large amount), but now it truly had a great increase, with no other boards to support the LMB. At the end of Faraway Lad’s term and throughout Cobalt Kid’s term, it exploded with activity, and became the only place that certain members even checked into. While the LMB continued to look for other options on other boards, the Yahoo Group became the reliable refuge for the LMB.
The Ultra Board With the destruction of the emessage forum, the LMB had begun considering other options for message boards to make their home. Although the arrival of the Phineas Boards put this on hold for a time, the search had remained an issue. As always, it was Newcru who came up with an alternate plan, and found a new message board for the LMB to make its home: the Ultra Board, a board with a very fitting name to boot. As the Phineas Boards were shut down, the LMB attempted to make this new forum its home and gave it a chance for some time. At first, it received a lot of activity at the end of Faraway Lad’s term.
The Voyforum (Duplicate Man’s forum) Duplicate Man also came up with an alternate message board for the LMB to make its home, the Voyforum. Somewhat different in setup than the other message boards, the Voyforum became another fresh alternate for LMB craziness. For some time, the Voyforum held a lot of LMB activity, with comic book review threads and bits of LMB continuity.
The DCMBs The LMB, as always, maintained a generous degree of activity on the DCMBs. Their presence there was always felt, although it was fewer and fewer LMBers that would venture over there at times. Most importantly, this avenue was kept open—and with the advent of new members joining the LMB, like Thriftshop Debutante and Omega Man, and then Orkanabo and Mondo Joe X, who were longtime DCMB posters more than anything, the LMB’s presence began to increase on the DCMBs again (as they continued to lose their ‘homes’).
LegionPics Around this time in LMB history, the majority of the LMB removed its presence from the LegionPics Yahoo Group as well, after some controversy was started there. Many LMBers had not been there in some time, although a small few were very prominent there. After, a few LegionPics members started LSH Pics Yahoo Group, although that never seemed to capture the old activity of LegionPics. More important to this narrative, the LMB had a decreased presence there too for some time after.
Too many Boards and Spread too Thin? With a variety of boards to choose from, the LMB hoped to have a lot of activity across the net. However, too many boards began having the side-effect of possibly being spread too thin—and the activity in the Ultra Board and Voyforum decreased as a result. Further, some LMBers stuck to specific forums, so that the people on the Voyforum did not see the people on the Ultra Board as much anymore. The Yahoo Group remained the most consistent board that people went too, although some had a small presence there as well.
Additionally, many LMBers have various problems with the various boards. Although each board was widely appreciated to have, they never really clicked with the LMB as a new home. Consequently, the search for other boards continued on. Now the worry shifted to whether some of the boards should be shut down and the LMB should limit their activity to one place. These issues would be dealt with throughout the next term.
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Year Three: Faraway Lad’s Term Part VII: The LMB under Faraway Lad
Faraway Lad’s term came to an end, at another point in LMB history that marked a major transition period. In fact, Faraway Lad’s entire term was a period of transition for the LMB, as they moved from board to board. The Phineas Board exploded during this time, after the LMB lost the Emessage forum, and then subsequently was destroyed itself at the end of the term, leaving the LMB once again looking for a new home—and this time, coming up with a variety of alternatives.
Throughout the period of Seahorse and Stu’s terms, and the beginning of this one, it felt like the LMB were in a genuine era. At the end of Faraway Lad’s tem, however, there was a feeling that a changing of the guard was occurring, and that once again, the LMB was evolving. New members had joined once more (and with a major surge of activity) and a few longtime old members became notably absent. With the home of the LMB changing, along with its roster, the LMB looked to where this new period would take them.
Here is the LMB roster at the exact time that Faraway Lad’s term as leader came to an end:
Faraway Lad (leader) Poverty Lad (deputy leader) Lash Lad LardLad Shadowplay in Candlelight Lass Cobalt Kid Seahorse Crusader Grey Birdboy Rhino Beagle Boy Sketch Lad Shift-Kid (aka Dev-Em) Looks that Kill Lad Space Tart Lucien Lad Kid Therod Galahadran Princess Crujectra Iron Rat (aka Stu) Raging Bull Lost in Lust Lad (aka Terrence) Duplicate Man Homecoming Queen (aka Amber) The Boy with Ultra Powers Yellow Kid Dial H for Homo (aka Mart) Umber (& the Boyz) Leap Year Lass (aka Thriftshop Debutante) Omega Man Orkanabo Mondo Joe X
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Year Three: Faraway Lad’s Term Part VIII: Summary of Year Three
Year three was a year of immense activity and change for the LMB. At the beginning of the year, a virtual rebirth occurred, as a level of activity ensued that matched its earliest days and may have possibly surpassed that. With a steady flow of new members, members coming back to the fold and a new home in the Emessage forum, the months during Seahorse and Stu’s terms saw a figurative Silver Age of the LMB. This raw energy and optimism led to a re-focusing on keeping the LMB an active force in Legion fandom and a strong community of friends that would be there for one another.
Toward the end of the year, the period gradually moved into a new transition era, as the LMB moved from one home to another and then to searching for another, and saw a great deal of new members become prominent, and some old ones decrease their activity or stop posting. The virility of the LMB, however, always remained potent, and the change, as always, remained subtle and constant.
Year Three began with an explosion after the LMB came to a near halt at the end of Year Two, and continued on with this immense activity throughout. By the end of Faraway Lad’s term, this explosion continued, as the LMB once more, began to evolve. Historically, a constant change in the roster and the search for a new home takes precedence; the LMBers looked to Year Four and beyond, optimistically wondering where it would take them.
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Year Four: Cobalt Kid’s Term Part I: The Election of Cobalt Kid and Omega Man
Real History: Year Four in LMB Continuity began with the newest elections of LMB leader and deputy leader. Faraway Lad and Poverty Lad’s terms came to an end, and the traditional campaigning and mud-slinging ensued for a few weeks as the leadership elections got under way. Longtime LMBer Cobalt Kid, who had returned to the fold some months earlier, was elected the newest LMB Leader, and relative newcomer Omega Man was elected deputy Leader.
The nominees in this election were:
Cobalt Kid Leap Year Lass Omega Man Poverty Lad Shadowplay in Candlelight Lass
In Continuity:
Faraway Lad and Poverty Lad finished out their terms as Leader and Deputy Leader of the LMB as Year Three came to a close. Year Four began with new leadership elections and Cobalt Kid and Omega Man were elected Leader and Deputy Leader respectively.
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Year Four: Cobalt Kid’s Term Part II: Change, Forever an LMB Constant
The beginning of Year Four and the change in leadership from Faraway Lad’s to Cobalt Kid’s terms marked a period of transition for the LMB. Beginning at the end of Faraway Lad’s term (and the end of year three), the LMB entered a period that saw the rise of many new members, many old members take a leave of absence and other members seriously decrease their posting time. The loss of the Phineas Board and the constant changing of boards during this period also emphasized this atmosphere of change in the LMB. Change, however, had always been a constant of the LMB, and this time was no different from before, only more noticeable and more frequent in various aspects of its being. The shining optimism and energy that had been central to the LMB throughout its history did not waver at all and the LMB looked on to a bold new era.
New members had joined the LMB during Faraway Lad’s term, and quickly immersed themselves in the group throughout Cobalt Kid’s term, becoming a central part of the LMB Experience. Thriftshop Debutante, one of these new members, quickly became a part of the LMB to the degree that they felt that they had known her for years. Her quirky humor ‘clicked’ with some LMBers effortlessly and hilarity ensued. Omega Man, another new poster had also quickly become prominent in the LMB, to the point where he was elected Deputy Leader, akin to Poverty Lad and Stu, who both had similar experiences a year earlier.
Just as some members became more prominent during this time, other members became less so. Longtime LMBers Shady, LardLad and Dev-Em remained prominent for awhile, although they saw a significant decrease in activity at the tale end of Cobalt’s term. Yellow Kid also saw a gradual decline, so that he was no longer an active member by the end of the term. Previously, LMBers Dedman, Midnight Son, Zoe’s Love Slave and Kid Psychout, all of whom had been around for a longtime, had become inactive members of the LMB. Despite this inactivity, however, all of these LMBers remained in contact with the LMB to some degree and, like those before them, were never forgotten.
Once again, the LMB evolved accordingly, and entered another era of its existence. Members came and went but the essence of the LMB and its unbridled sense of fun and community remained the same.
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Year Four: Cobalt Kid’s Term Part III: The Power Months of the Yahoo Group
Along with this atmosphere of transition, the LMB had to contend with, once again, the search for a new home. It was during this time, in Cobalt Kid’s term (and then Ultra Matt’s), that the Yahoo Group not only acted as the reliable headquarters of the LMB, but as its main forum and home. However, the LMB at first began trying out a series of new homes to take the place of a main message board, similar to the function of the L* Board and the Emessage Forum.
The Ultra Board: At first, the Ultra Board seemed to be a good fit for the LMB at the end of Faraway Lad’s term. A fair amount of the LMB began posting there, and the use of avatars and graphics was a well-liked function. However, as time progressed, the Ultra Board saw less and less activity and only a small group of LMBers became the only ones that ever journeyed there.
The Voyforum: Eventually, a sense of the LMB being “too spread thin” began to settle in on the LMB’s collective conscious. Many of the people at the Ultra Board did not interact with the people at the Voyforum as often as a result, and then there were people who did not go to either one, sticking strictly to the Yahoo Group. After a great deal of talking about it, the move was made to make the Yahoo Group the main LMB group for a time. Cru eventually closed down the Ultra Board, although the Voyforum remains in place, although largely inactive for a long time.
The Yahoo Group: It was during this time that the “Power Months” Yahoo Group began, as the Yahoo Group saw a tremendous amount of activity each day. Four to five pages of posts a day became the norm, as April of 2002 had 840 posts and May of 2002 had 854, both record months for the group that have never been matched. The Yahoo Group would stay that active for some time after, throughout the end of Cobalt Kid’s term and the early months of Ultra Matt’s. It had not only remained the place for LMB business, but had become the central place for all things LMB.
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Year Four: Cobalt Kid’s Term Part IV: Adventures and Anecdotes during Cobalt Kid’s Term
The Super Moby Dick of Space The LMB are alerted to a massive gathering of Super Moby Dick’s of Space, all caught in a frenzy because it’s breeding season. Vaginimus soon enters the fray, and all hell breaks loose! The tale ends as Faraway Lad befriends a Super Moby Dick and takes him on as a pet, naming him Horace. Horace, from this point forward, becomes Faraway Lad’s remote traveling headquarters. Faraway Lad, LardLad, Cobalt Kid, Omega Man, Kid Therod, Faraway Lad, Lucien Lad, Seahorse and others star. note-This was originally the only tag team story to ever appear in the Voyforum
The LMB's new Hottie Recruit! Much to the delight of Lash Lad, Seahorse and other male LMBers, new LMBer Ger joins the team during a now rare LMB tryout!
Between a Rock and HUGEMANBREASTS! Longtime LMB antagonist HUGEMANBREASTS resurfaces once more, this time drawn out by her former ally Kitty Pride’s Panties, who tempts her/him with a pretty pink bikini that the beast desires more than anything. It’s up to Space Tart, Iron Rat, Looks that Kill Lad, Dial H for Homo, Leap Year Lass and Rhino attempt to help HUGEMANBREASTS and stop him/her from wreaking havoc once more.
Roses are for Mother’s Day, not Father’s Day At last, the longtime mystery of ‘who is the father of Dessert Rose’s baby’ is revealed! Once more, Dessert Rose attacks the LMBP, this time claiming that she has irrefutable evidence that her baby’s father is an LMBer. Capturing Lost in Lust Lad, Crusader, Ger, Beagle Boy and Poverty Lad, she demands the rest of the LMB perform a series of tests to learn the truth. Feeling a bit bad, they do…revealing the father to be LMB leader, Cobalt Kid! Suddenly, however, the baby attacks!
The Evil Robot Son of Cobalt Kid Dessert Rose’s baby is revealed t be an evil robot, bent on destroying all forms of sentient life! Soon, Lash Lad, Space Tart, Homecoming Queen, Yellow Kid, Sketch Lad and Princess Crujectra are the only ones left, and face down the evil Uranustron 5!
And now…the LMBP Spectre? Looking to calm down from recent missions, the LMB are surprised by the sudden reappearance of someone not seen in a long time: the combined essence of Foodmaker Kid/Donna Troy/the Spectre/Hal Jordan/Jar Jar Binks! Looking to help their former friend as best they can, the LMB battle the crazed essences while Crusader uses his telepathy to solve the melding of the minds. Eventually, a rift is created between the essence and two beings are left standing: The LMBP Spectre (the mind of Foodmaker Kid in the body of Donna Troy with the powers of the Spectre) and JarJarallax (the mind of Jar Jar Binks with the body and power of Parrallax).
Warriors and Artists The LMB meet Freekinos, a warrior-artist who travels to meet them and join them in their cause. Quickly a kindred spirit, he joins Sketch Lad, Lucien Lad, Crusader and Poverty Lad as they battle back the Super-Censors of Conservation! Afterwards, Freekinos becomes the newest member of the LMB!
Emerald Yawn JarJarallax sets out to start his plan of changing the whole world into Ewoks, and the LMB are the only thing that stand in his way. The LMBP Spectre emerges as a central figure and is able to overcome past problems and beat back JarJarallax, sending him to Limbo. In the end, the LMBP Spectre decides to move on as a new being with a fresh start, taking on the name Josephine and becoming an honorary member of the LMB.
- Frog Kid joins the LMB for a brief period, although becomes absent relatively soon after. note- he would return sparingly throughout the next year every so often, until the creation of Legion World, where he became more consistent
-Yellow Kid takes a leave of absence from the LMB, deciding to spend some time journeying throughout the cosmos. He promises to return one day and rejoin his comrades in arms.
The Thanagerian The Super Red Army of Space, still bent on seizing the means of production throughout the universe, attempts to organize a lurking class revolt once more. However, former poster-hero and current lurker the Thanagerian steps in to stop them, where he is then joined by LMBers Umber, Duplicate Man, Shady, Grey Birdboy, Galahadran and Shift Kid. After putting down the Super Reds, Thanagerian accepts their offer to join the LMB!
Return of the Archduke of Time! The Archduke of Time, this time arriving in his later years, attacks the LMB with the intent of killing them now before they beat him the next five times he attacks (in the future). Omega Man leads Orkanabo, Ultra Matt, Raging Bull, Lash Lad, Princess Crujectra and Freekinos to yet another victory against the villain.
-By the end of Cobalt Kid’s term, Shift Kid (aka Dev-Em) is seen very rarely among the LMB, opting to go on special ops missions more often than not.
-Orkanabo also takes an absence from the LMB towards the end of Cobalt Kid’s term.
Return of the Reverse Lash! Michael Lorenzo Lash, still stuck on this world, breaks into the LMB’s HQ and steals the Power-Duplicator Ray from Tsarin Kid’s old laboratory. Quickly, he uses it to duplicate Beagle Boy’s super-power and gains Super-Speed to menace the LMB! Finally, he is sent back to his own universe by Lucien Lad, who uses his nostalgia powers of when Lash has retcon powers, temporarily giving Lash his retcon powers back, which he uses to send him away (and as an evil Super Lash-Tot too!)
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Year Four: Cobalt Kid’s Term Part V: Allies of the LMB
Real History: Throughout the previous two terms the LMB had maintained a strong presence on the DCMBs. This was true for some LMBers more than others and throughout Cobalt Kid’s term as leader, and even more so during the next term (Ultra Matt and Greybird’s), certain LMBers would begin to spend more and more time on the DCMBs, to the point where a large portion of LMB activity was occurring there.
With such a large amount of activity on the DCMBs, friendships with other DCMB Legion posters, both longtime posters and relatively new ones, began to develop more strongly. This can accurately be described as a growing asociation between the posters on the DCMBs (LMBers and non-LMBers), to the point that a community began to emerge around Legion fandom on the DC message boards. These ‘friends of the LMB’, although not truly officially members (which says very little sometimes, considering that the LMB took pride in being ‘unofficial’), became prominent in their own right. Thus, the community on the DCMB’s Legion forum, which had always existed, began to slowly overlap with the LMB community in different areas.
Many of these posters, including longtime DCMB posters such as Matlock and Nightcrawler, as well as relatively new DCMB posters during this period, would eventually help build the original community of Legion World (which mainstay posters of the LMB were also a part of—more on all that later on along the timeline).
In continuity:
Throughout this period, the LMB came into contact with other heroes in the galaxy that held many of the same values of the LMB—namely spreading justice throughout the galaxy. Over the years, they became closer to some of these posters, and gradually formed strong bonds with them.
Here are a few, but not all, of these posters:
Nightcrawler This adventure seeking hero gradually took on a larger leadership role in the super-hero community, and would one day alter the course of the LMB! Throughout this period, the LMB got to know him better.
Matlock Another longtime poster, Matlock actually had a secret adventure with the LMB back in early year one with Cobalt Kid, and remained in contact with them since, particularly during this period.
He Who Wanders Deeply heroic space adventurer, He Who Wanders was also widely respected among the hero community.
Sk8 Maven The first honorary member of the LMB, Sk8 Maven remained a part of the community for quite awhile.
Man from Carrgg (formerly Carrggaphile) one of the earliest LMBers, Man from Carrgg remained prominent among part of the community, although his participation among the LMB had dwindled over the years.
Eryk Davis Ester This young man gradually rose to the status as a major voice among the community, throughout this period. NOTE- Eryk Davis Ester had been posting for a few months on the Legion forum, although the LMB did not officially meet him until “Hot Summer Nights” during Ultra Matt’s term. So although he was prominent in ‘Real History’, he had not yet entered LMB Continuity.
Blockade Boy thoughtful and humorous, Blockade Boy was an important part of the community.
Lancerealm who wrote the famous poem about amperstands.
Rune-El Rune-El was an important member of the community throughout this period and beyond, as he also was a major contributor to Legion fandom (and comics fandom in general) in his capacity as a reporter at www.comicbookresources.com
Progenitor (later known as Labradorian and formerly Mordru)
Minesurfer
Note to readers – if you believe someone has been missed, gladly inform the author.
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Year Four: Cobalt Kid’s Term Part VI: The Election of the Boy with Ultra Powers and Grey Birdboy
Real History The first third of Year 4 LMB Continuity came to an end, as did the leadership terms of Cobalt Kid and Omega Man. The LMB once again went through the tradition of leadership elections and campaigning, as Ultra Matt (otherwise known as the boy with Ultra Powers) was elected the newest LMB Leader, and longtime LMBer Grey Birdboy was elected deputy Leader. There were quite a few nominees this time around, although many declined, opting to narrow the running down to a more manageable number.
The final nominees in this election were:
Looks that Kill Lad Lucien Lad Omega Man Grey Birdboy The boy with Ultra Powers
In Continuity:
Cobalt Kid and Omega Man finished out their terms as Leader and Deputy Leader of the LMB as Year Four moved on ahead. Change forever constant, Ultra Matt and Grey Birdboy took charge as the new leaders of the LMB.
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Year Four: Cobalt Kid’s Term Part VII: The LMB under Cobalt Kid
Year Four continued on, as Cobalt Kid’s term as leader came to an end. The continual change in the LMB was reflected in the shift in message boards to mainly the Yahoo Group and the DCMB’s, as well as a consistent change in the makeup of the membership. This would remain constant throughout the next term as well.
Here is the LMB roster at the exact time that Cobalt Kid’s term as leader came to an end:
Cobalt Kid (leader) Omega Man (deputy leader) Lash Lad LardLad Shadowplay in Candlelight Lass Seahorse Crusader Grey Birdboy Rhino Beagle Boy Sketch Lad Looks that Kill Lad Space Tart Lucien Lad Faraway Lad Kid Therod Galahadran Princess Crujectra Iron Rat (aka Stu) Raging Bull Lost in Lust Lad (aka Terrence) Duplicate Man Homecoming Queen (aka Amber) The Boy with Ultra Powers Poverty Lad Dial H for Homo (aka Mart) Umber (& the Boyz) Leap Year Lass (aka Thriftshop Debutante) Mondo Joe X Ger Freekinos Thanagerian
LMB Reservists: Mystery Lad LMB Spectre Maxx
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