I decided to start a thread which would be about those unnamed members of the Legion Academy. Those dozens of unnamed cadets who appeared during the Silver Age, those unnamed cadets from the Reboot Legion, the United Planets Military Cadets of the FYL, and those unnamed applicants with their own unique powers and appearances...
*"Balm" or "Oceangirl": The green skinned woman who, at first glance, you would believe had water or sea-based powers, but turned out to have super-speed. *"Herculean Lad" or "Olympian Lad": That big, blonde, peach-skinned fellow who sort of resembled Hercules. *"Tank": The big red and yellow fellow with the small, purple head. *"Box" or "That Floating Box Thing That's Sort of Like Quislet and Computo Combined" *The Skreaks
I haven't started a new thread and ages. So who wants to pick up the ball?
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Thanks to Travis Ellisor for the image.
Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: I decided to start a thread which would be about...those unnamed cadets from the Reboot Legion,...
And here they are, including the infamous Floating Foxlike Creature Boy (who Chris Batista once described as a Rocket Raccoon homage prior to Rocket's revival under Giffen & DnA): Posted by Quislet, Esq on :
Um.... not to argue with you Kid Quantum 2, but I think there are 21 trainees there.
Posted by Set on :
I don't know if it's the same-same costumes everyone has on, but the robot dude (Babbage?) is the only one that jumps out at me from that scene.
The hopefuls from the Baxter series #14, on the other hand, seemed much more distinctive and intriguing to me.
'Tiger Girl,' Energy Boy and 'Flotsam & Jetsam' seem potentially cool, as do backgrounders like Westerner and 'Urk.'
I've always had a soft spot for Visi-Lad, too. (Or his googly-eyed Marvel counterpart, Peepers / Occult, of Mutant Force / the Resistants.)
[ December 13, 2011, 05:57 PM: Message edited by: Set ]
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
And what about the boy asking if it was fair that Polar Boy is trying out? Or that space whale guy?
Posted by razsolo on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq: Um.... not to argue with you Kid Quantum 2, but I think there are 21 trainees there.
Let us not malign the mathematical prowess of Xanthu's finest.
Obviously two of them are the same person who has the ability to split into two separate power forms! The question is......WHICH TWO?
(Also, the big guy standing next to Kent Shakespeare...is that Stone Boy??)
I miss Legion World Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq: Um.... not to argue with you Kid Quantum 2, but I think there are 21 trainees there.
Obviously, the all-white one has the power of perceptual individuality - they're there, but their power is to be ignored by anyone and everyone Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
quote:Originally posted by razsolo: (Also, the big guy standing next to Kent Shakespeare...is that Stone Boy??)
I miss Legion World
I think Chris Batista once told that said character was intended to be a revamped/merged Stone Boy/Bloc combo.
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: And what about the boy asking if it was fair that Polar Boy is trying out? Or that space whale guy?
Yes on Polar Boy (who had tried out in the mid-90s too). No idea on the other.
Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: I think Chris Batista once told that said character was intended to be a revamped/merged Stone Boy/Bloc combo.
quote:Originally posted by Chris Batista: Stone Boy for sure. I always meantfor Blok to be his own charcter. Thought it would be cool if this Stone Boy had some kind of power over earth matter.
And, remembering that...
quote:Originally posted by Chris Batista: I want everyone to keep in mind that there was very little time to create these characters. It would have been nice if they had all been mapped out in advance. I tried to get a few classics in there for the fans but the book had to get done. I'm glad that they were received well in spite of the rush.
...here's some other ones he mentioned and gave ideas for in this thread (I've left out ones that he had no ideas for, and snipped a couple of mentions of characters that had already been rebooted in significant roles, like Mysa)...
[to be continued. Ran up against image limit!]
Posted by Reboot on :
"I think she... may have been immensely strong due to her manipulation of her mass.
"May have been Reflecto...Did'nt want him to look like every other caucasion Legionaire."
"My tribute to Rocket Racoon, Pakrat from Atari Force and Starfox. He would be very fast and incredibly agile. Like trying to catch a squirrel. Fun loving prankster but very feral when cornered. Never gave him a name. Any suggestions?
Never had a name but was definetly going to be aquatic based. Got that shark/dolphin hybrid look.
May have been a valley girl Negative Man. Similar powers without the drawback of leaving your helpless body behind.
"reptilian speedster. Needs containment suit to harness powers. Powers would not be the same as XS's powers. Would'nt need to run to access speed.
"Inspired by LiveWire(superman animated series.)but with spectral powers."
"Brilliant Psionic. Mental processing can manifest psionically. Who says Brainy is the only smart one."
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Oh. Oh this is too perfect. Thank you! Posted by Set on :
That info is all kinds of inspiring! Thanks Reboot!
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Awesome ideas!
quote:Originally posted by Reboot:
Never had a name but was definetly going to be aquatic based. Got that shark/dolphin hybrid look.
May have been a valley girl Negative Man. Similar powers without the drawback of leaving your helpless body behind.
Don't really see the dolphin/shark resemblance for the first time.
As for the second, would she have gotten along well with Comet Queen?
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid:
Thanks to Travis Ellisor for the image.
Nightwind looks so intimidating in that shot. Why wasn't she made a Legionnaire again? Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
See this thread for previous speculation on various unnamed Academy members!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
^^Check the end of that thread to learn all about groovy obscure character Obstructor Otto!
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Reboot:
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: I decided to start a thread which would be about...those unnamed cadets from the Reboot Legion,...
And here they are, including the infamous Floating Foxlike Creature Boy (who Chris Batista once described as a Rocket Raccoon homage prior to Rocket's revival under Giffen & DnA):
Hey guys. I recently spoke with Chris Batista about some names for the unnamed Legion Cadets, and he seemed to like them.
From left to right: *Mass Lass - the girl with the ponytail and facial markings. ** Chris - "I think she... may have been immensely strong due to her manipulation of her mass." *Reflecto - the white-haired boy. ** Chris - "May have been Reflecto...Did'nt want him to look like every other caucasion Legionaire." *Stone Boy *Flying Fox - "My tribute to Rocket Racoon, Pakrat from Atari Force and Starfox. He would be very fast and incredibly agile. Like trying to catch a squirrel. Fun loving prankster but very feral when cornered. Never gave him a name. Any suggestions? *Cerebral Boy - the orange-skinned boy with the big forehead. *Kent Shakespeare *New Wave - the blue-skinned boy with the aqua-colored hairdo and headband. *Mach One - the reptilian alien in the hazmat-like suit. I originally thought of "Hazmat" until I learned the true nature of his powers. ** Chris - "reptilian speedster. Needs containment suit to harness powers. Powers would not be the same as XS's powers. Would'nt need to run to access speed. *Quinkan - the black-skinned girl with pink hair in pigtails. A quinkan is an aboriginal shadow spirit said to come out in the night and possess young children. ** Chris - "May have been a valley girl Negative Man. Similar powers without the drawback of leaving your helpless body behind. *Polar Boy *Amp Girl *Babbage *Retro *Dorsal - The dolphin/shark like boy. Never had a name but was definetly going to be aquatic based. Got that shark/dolphin hybrid look. *Facade - The very normal looking brunette girl. Since she looks so normal her powers could be anything. *Blank Slate - the completely white young woman. ** Chris - "Inspired by LiveWire(superman animated series.)but with spectral powers." *Totem - the boy with the elongated forehead and chin with the black markings. ** Chris - "Brilliant Psionic. Mental processing can manifest psionically. Who says Brainy is the only smart one." *Comet Queen *Guppy - the fish-headed boy next to XS. *Jurassic Lad - the dinosaur-like alien boy. *Zero - the person that appears to be in a containment suit with completely black, round holes for eyes and the up/down arrows on their forehead. I originally thought "Empty Shell" for a name but that sounded too clunky.
So now it's official from their creator. Enjoy.
[ August 23, 2012, 09:08 PM: Message edited by: Sarcasm Kid ]
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
Some of these sound very interesting. I asume New-Wave would have water-manipulation powers. Quinkan would have been an interesting friend for Comet Queen.
Posted by Set on :
Mach One, Totem and Jurassic Lad sound really cool.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Oop. I separated my speculations from Chris's info so no one gets confused.
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