quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: Polar Boy: The eternal freshman among seniors,
The relationship between Polar Boy and the Legion is, to me, very much like the relationship between Worf and Klingon society.
He grew up outside, reading the books and codes and 'honor' strictures, and then, when he finally 'got inside,' everything was different. People he had admired from afar broke the rules he'd been told were sacred, and he felt betrayed in spirit. Unlike Worf (whose people are basically backstabbing dicks, who talk big about honor while sharpening their knives for the next honor-less betrayal), it wasn't that the Legion were honor-less, it was that they had years of experience living with the Legion codes, and were all-too-aware that the codes are meant to discourage abuse of power, not tie the hands of a Legionnaire who *has* to break a rule to save lives (or worlds, or the entire universe!).
Awesome post on Polar Boy, Set. I find myself nodding in agreement. Poor Brek...
quote:Originally posted by Triplicate Kid: Wasn't the personality split a bit different between the SW6 and reboot versions?
IIRC, both versions had the same split. Orange was shy and questioning, Neutral was balanced, Purple was outgoing and volatile.
quote:Originally posted by SharkLad: I seem to remember Lu remarking during 5YL that she (Neutral Lu?) wouldn't have survived having one of her bodies (Orange Lu?) destroyed by Computo if not for her other self's (Purple Lu?) tenacity ... does anyone else remember this?
I don't remember it being mentioned anywhere which Lu was killed by Computo. I do remember that the adult Lu, even in 5YL, had both bodies still retain the same personality. I'm not sure if it was explained, or where, but it seemed that being unhinged in time contributed to the SW6 Lu relaxing and accepting her personality differences.
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: Kinetix: Quite possibly the only candidate for an Orange Power Ring who'd be good. She's power hungry, but she only wishes to use her powers to help people. But she learned that her powers need limits. The hard way. Starting from when she saved her mom's life. In the early days, in the BFF grouping of Zoe and Vi, Zoe filled the role of the outgoing one while Vi was the shy one. Then after Zoe left, Vi began coming out of her shell, albeit because of her possession by the Emerald Eye. Then after going through one transformation too many, Zoe was rendered nearly catatonic, in a trance like state, before and after her transformation into a Terrorform, while Vi naturally began coming out of her shell, even going on a date with Chuck.
Kinetix definitely learned the hard way to turn her back on power. The way I read her, though, was that she always intended to use her power for good, but she did have some selfish reasons for wanting power - she felt that power would make her feel useful and "perfected". Dig a bit deeper and you have some deep-seated need for validation, which is covered up by her outgoing, big-sisterly and confident personality and her somewhat flippant remarks. She's confident, she thinks she can handle the power, but she also wants it because being powerless makes her feel useless and insignificant.
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: Could I please get a description of White Witch?
Thoughts on Mysa.
Despite her quiet demeanor, Mysa is every bit as passionate and strong-willed as her sister, and because of that, her power is not always as controlled as she would like. She has a touch for the dramatic, as she demonstrates in her first modern appearance, teleporting with a flourish into Legion headquarters, and unleashes on a Khund that has felled both Blok and Dawnstar before turning on her. It is only her very deliberate attempts at calming her passions that keeps her from becoming the monologuing dramatist, and she knows quite well that she treads a fine line between being assured and being *too* assured, and has the bad example of Mordru hanging over her to remind her what she could become, if she ever let her passion override her reason and her power go to her head...
One instance that really showed how passionate she was, was in LSH v3 50 - the Conspiracy conclusion. (or was it 49?) Mysa was the Legionnaire most adamantly against using the brain-dead Jaxon Rugarth as a tool against the Time Trapper. She defended her beliefs by stating that life is tied to the presence of a soul, and that nobody in the room could say for sure whether or not he was dead.
Mysa earned my respect for being the only Legionnaire to speak AGAINST the plan before it was carried out. Even moreso because we saw how many Legionnaires voted to condemn Brainy in the trial that followed - so why did they not speak up before it came to a trial?
Ergo, Mysa is not just passionate. She is true.
quote:Originally posted by cleome45: I'm very curious about some of the Legionnaires that happened along in my absence-- either before I was reading or after.
Tyroc, XS, Computo II, both Kids Quantum. Also, nobody's written up Blok or Invisible Kid II yet (unless I missed it). Any takers ?
I'll take a stab at XS.
XS' powers emerged rather recently, and can be used as a metaphor for her life. Born into the bloodline of a hero (Barry Allen), her life has always been fast-paced. Her powers got her and her dad captured by Dominators; both her grandpa (Barry) and cousin (Bart) vanished and her mom and uncle were killed. Then she was drafted into the Legion.
XS matured greatly during the course of the post Zero Hour history. She started as a scared (not shy) girl who felt like she was in over her head. She wasn't incompetent by any means, and she did genuinely want to do good. She was just dumped into a difficult situation headfirst (the Legion draft) and felt unequipped to deal with it on her own.
She thus latched onto Cosmic Boy. She idolized him, and this turned into an obsession. He was the strong leader, the one who would validate her. XS wasn't needy by any means, but she enjoyed the positive feelings.
She later transferred her attentions to M'Onel, when she saw how infatuated Cosmic Boy was with Saturn Girl. M'Onel was another hero who made her feel safe; his calming presence helped boost her confidence.
Finally, towards the end of the run, her friendship with Kinetix, her validation from her teammates, and her big-sister relationship with Lori Morning helped her "catch up", so to speak. She became comfortable with her place in the Legion and in the universe. She was able to let go of her infatuation with the "rocks" of Cosmic Boy and M'Onel, and find love (or at least, the chance of love) with the less intimidating, but no less positive, Dyrk Magz.
She was always competitive with her brother, the first Kid Quantum. In her first appearance, she was angry at the Legion for letting him die, and at the Xanthu politicians for not honoring him as a hero.
In Legionnaires 60, though, she says that she was angry at him, at first, for making a joke of the family name. That's why she pushed herself to internalize her powers, so she could surpass him and bring honor to the family (and to him, in some way).
Jazmin was always an intense Legionnaire. She was capable of great anger and emotion, but usually was able to keep such under control. Unlike many others, she could channel that intensity into something constructive - bettering her powers, leading the Legion. In most of her appearances, she was a strong team player despite having a hotheaded and rebellious streak. She could question, but would still follow orders.
She was confident, but not arrogant; she was independent, but a great team player - in Legion Lost 2, she stepped in to stop Chameleon and Umbra from arguing. "We need each other, more than over. Got it?" In Legion 6, she stood up to Cosmic Boy - "The Legion I know has never sanctioned the idea of acceptable losses." She would argue for her point, but was mature enough to play along with the rest of the team.
quote:Originally posted by Phantom Girl: Hey, anybody remember this thread? I was reading through to try and find assessments on Invisibile Kid (Lyle) and found he didn't get much love. Anybody care to assess his personality for me as well as Superboy's?
I'm still working on my game and I'm putting characters together...and like always...I want it to be right.
Thanks for the effort, Phantom Girl. The below is more of the Postboot Lyle...
With Lyle, I see him as somewhat shy (his reluctance to take the job of Legion leader speaks a lot about that), but shy in the sense that he hates having eyes on him. When eyes are off him, he's extremely confident. He believes in his ideas and his cunning (though he can be shaken - when he wandered into Tangleweb's lair alone he was thinking along the lines of, "please don't let me die"). So, he's confident when his skills are tried and tested, such as when handling espionage missions; but new experiences can throw him off-kilter a bit.
He's incredibly charismatic, and knows it. He can flirt with the best of them, if needed. He's not above using that to help him as a leader. However, he's more used to one-on-one interaction, and not dealing with crowds.
He dislikes distractions, and prefers to focus on long-term goals. This may be why he hates crowds and public leadership - too many distractions. His observant (and somewhat of a control freak) personality dislikes that - too many variables for him to keep track off.
He can be quite hard-headed. If he thinks he's right, you'll have to prove to him with logic that he's wrong. He won't just accept it.
There were whispers that he was meant to be gay. If true, knowing Lyle, it wouldn't have stopped him at all. He'd just accept it in stride, and deal with it as it came up.
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I just want everyone to know that although this thread is old, I use it frequently for further work on the Legion RPG. I just wanted to express my gratitude for everyone that participated.
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quote:Originally posted by SharkLad: I seem to remember Lu remarking during 5YL that she (Neutral Lu?) wouldn't have survived having one of her bodies (Orange Lu?) destroyed by Computo if not for her other self's (Purple Lu?) tenacity ... does anyone else remember this?
My memory is a bit fuzzy on this, but I believe it was from an entry in Lu's diary published as a text page during the 5YG. As I recall, it was an entry within an entry, the "outer" entry having been written shortly after the death of her second body (Purple) in the battle with Glorith. It was this "outer" entry that referred to Purple's strength making it possible for Lu to survive the death of her first body (Orange) years before. This is illustrated by the "inner" entry, which was written (in two different handwritings) by the surviving two Luornos right after Orange was destroyed by Computo. Neutral's entries are full of angst over the death of her other self, while Purple's comments are of a tough love nature aimed directly at Neutral.
This makes it clear that in the Glorithverse Lu's bodies always had individual personalities. This might explain Lu's somewhat flippant attitude toward her own "death" when she first appears to her teammates during the first Computo story: it was Purple putting on a brave face (maybe Neutral was off making her diary entry at the time).
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