Topic: Favorite Depictions of Less Than Favorite Characters
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I didn't think much of Invisible Lyle, until the Reboot and Superboy's Legion versions, both of which I thought were awesome. And then there was the Threeboot version, which I went back to not liking.
Dream Girl is another one that, IMO, really shone in alternate continuities, but never really appealed to me (other than as a Marilyn Monroe glamor girl) in the classic continuity. The grim post-Khundia Dreamer was a bit too angsty for my tastes, although I liked her seriousness and competency, but it wasn't until the Threeboot that I met a Dream Girl that I really loved.
quote:Originally posted by MLLASH's *glare*: There's not really many LSH characters I don't like... but it will be a miracle if anybody ever makes me like Dream *shudder* Boy.
Check out Harbinger's Dream Boy and the Amazers fic. DB's more compellingly written in that than he ever was in the comics!
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More often than not, during the 80's Levitz run, he was used as the generic "observer" character, passively on the outskirts of events he didn't fully understand, just remarking, "Curious..." or "Fascinating..."
There was that brief window, however, from just before the Magic Wars through his death in early v.4 when he was undergoing his physical transformation (the lava-like eruptions on his back and his later facial distensions) that really sort of intrigued me.
How would the physical characteristics of a silicon being differ from those of his carbon cousins? It's a subject that I personally would have found "Fascinating..."
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I only liked Blok after he met up with Roxxas.
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I really didn't take a liking to Tyroc until the recent retroboot. While the Glorithverse version was a nice enough guy, he didn't do much to change my indifference from the preboot. I like "Legion Lost" Tyroc, but have to admit I liked Levitz's recent version a bit better. He still had some of that defensive nature that preboot Tyroc would have.
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I didn't have much use for the Emerald Empress. Her eye was just a poor man's power ring in my estimation. Levitz really turned her into an interesting character, starting with her search for mortality and most recently with the (new) Empress in the Legion Annual. In both cases Giffen's visual effectiveness worked in concert with Levitz' understanding of the character.
On an opposite note, I've really liked all versions of Andromeda, but absolutely hated the whole "Space Nun" take on her. Bah!
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Before DNA's Legion Lost, my top Postboot faves were Kinetix, Gates, XS, Apparition, Live Wire, Triad, Violet, Karate Kid, Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy and Invisible Kid.
After DNA's Legion Lost, Chameleon, Umbra, Wildfire, Monstress, Kid Quantum II, Shikari, and most notably Brainiac 5 were catapulted into my all-time faves list over Triad, Karate Kid, Cosmic Boy and Invisible Kid.
I liked Lyle most when he was the somewhat unsure Postboot Legion leader, and I liked Cos better when he wasn't yelling at Superboy all the time.
Cham's semi-sarcastic and flirty personality under DNA was awesome, as was Umbra's insecurity behind the snotty exterior. Kid Q just rocked as a strong leader type instead of being merely a rebel without a cause.
And Brainy's new-found empathy coupled with his great intelligence - awesoooooooome.
Knowing Monstress' origin helped me empathize with her a lot more, too.
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