Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes Long Live the Legion! LAST ROUND!!!! ACTION, Reboot or Threeboot? Ends Tuesday, 8/19

KK: Reboot, if only to see him fight every prisoner on Planet Hell with Persuader's Daughter for a honeymoon trip .

KARATE KID:

Another tough choice. All three versions bring something enjoyable to the table but if a choice must be made I will stick with the classic Action version of Val. Of course this means that he'll have to have been brought back from the dead twice! Or maybe he's been plucked from the clutches of death by time traveling teammates twice!

Either way, the original Val is still the best in my book.

KARATE KID: Action
First Legionnaire to get his own comic outside of Superboy, maybe they could make him the 31st century RESURRECTION MAN that way Kieth Giffen can kill him as many times as he likes and Val just keeps on coming back, that way Kieth's happy and I'm happy because this version of Val Armorr is one of my favorite characters ever.

Hey, I can deal with that concept, especially if he comes back as a Panda and joins the Subs.

This round was easy.

Ayla - 3boot

Nura - 3boot

Karate Kid - 3boot

KK's a tough one. I love Action Val, and was upset they killed him (the first time), but I think that he ended up being a valuable "dead" member (just like IK). I'd vote for "Action" but i'm not sure if I want him Dead or alive.

Karate Kid - Action. And Dead.

Ayla: Threeboot. She's a whole lot of fun and says "toodles".

Nura: Threeboot also. The tension between her and Brainy was hilarious!

Val: Action. Val is probably my least favorite Legionnaire--though I don't have a Giffen-level hatred for him. So, if I have to pick, we'll go with the original.

COSMIC BOY: Action- 7, Reboot- 14, 3boot- 2

SATURN GIRL: Action- 16, Reboot- 7, 3boot-2

LIGHTNING LAD: Action- 9, Reboot- 3, 3boot- 8

PHANTOM GIRL: Action- 7, Reboot- 3, 3boot- 12

TRIPLICATE GIRL: Action- 3, Reboot- 16, 3boot- 4

COLOSSAL BOY: Action- 13, Reboot- 2, 3boot- 6

CHAMELEON BOY: Action- 13, Reboot- 4, 3boot- 4

INVISIBLE KID: Action- 3, Reboot- 16, 3boot- 3

BRAINIAC 5: Action-8, Reboot-17, 3boot-0

ULTRA BOY: Action-18, Reboot- 2, 3boot- 3

STAR BOY: Action- 11, Reboot- 4, 3boot- 5

SHRINKING VIOLET: Action-11, Reboot- 7, 3boot-1

SUN BOY: Action-15, Reboot-1, 3boot-3

BOUNCING BOY: Action- 9, Reboot-11, 3boot- 0

MON-EL: Action- 12, Reboot- 5, 3boot- 0

MATTER-EATER LAD: Action- 10, Reboot- 0, 3boot- 8

ELEMENT LAD: Action- 12, Reboot- 2, 3boot- 0

LIGHT LASS: Action- 3, Reboot- 4, 3boot- 8

DREAM GIRL: Action- 6, Reboot- 4, 3boot- 4

KARATE KID: Action- 6, Reboot- 2, 3boot- 3

At this point, 13 Action Legionnaires, 5 Reboot Legionnaires and 2 Threeboot Legionnaires have been chosen.

PRINCESS PROJECTRA/SENSOR GIRL/SENSOR: Action, Reboot, or Threeboot?

I'm picking the Action version, though I'd prefer if she went by Princess Projectra rather than Sensor Girl, while keeping the latter identity's costume.

I like that in LIGHTNING SAGA, she used her full-scene illusory powers and hope that those are her central abilities, with *some* nods to the Sensor Girl abilities. Character-wise, I think Jeckie during the Sensor Girl years were her strongest and I'd expect that under Johns she'd reflect that.

Powers-wise, I think the way Shooter's been writing Jeckie is the best use of illusion-casting! Please continue in this vein, whichever character continues!

Projectra: If it has to be one, I'd say action. While I've heard a lot of derision thrown at "Sneckie", I actually like the character...but I count her as a seperate charcter, physically and personality wise. Action Projectra took several years to really blossom for me as a character, but her regal nature mixed with her remorse and natural leadership abilities mixes together for a fantastic read.

Action, if we are talking about Sensor Girl, no doubt about that. Levitz created the beast, so he deserves the credit!
But the princess is better now, in the 3boot.

These are kinda getting harder!


Ayla: While I like the Ayla that eventually was in TMK, I had to go through a lot about classic Ayla that I didn't like. Reboot Ayla was pretty level-headed. The latest issue of 3boot had a great scene showing the most powerful Ayla yet. I'm going to go with 3Boot Ayla, I think. 3BOOT.

Nura: Ms. Nal if you're nasty. Waid's 3boot version would have won the whole shebang if he hadn't sorta-killed her. As it is now, though, she hasn't had enough exposure. Reboot era trumps classic because her character, like Mystery Lad says, started off sweet and grew from there. Classic Nura was many many commendable things, but "sweet" was never one of them. REBOOT.

Val: I'll go CLASSIC/ACTION.

Jeckie: Jecks, how I love thee so. I too have to kind-of consider Snakejectra a separate character so can't even consider Reboot here. While I have grown fascinated by 3Boot Jecks, she simply doesn't have the time under her belt yet that Classic/ACTION Jecks does, a character I love all the way through her 5 years Later appearances by the Bierbaums. Classic/ACTION.

Karate Kid: Classic version. He's the one featured in the best stories and it is arguable that at one point he was the Legion's most important(and popular) member, and that can't really be said of any of the other versions. Close second is the Threeboot KK who probably has the best personality of all of them. Stay away from him Giffen.

Projectra: Threeboot Jeckie instantly became far and away my favorite incarnation of her when Shooter took over the book. The way Shooter uses her powers, the fact that she is now starting to show flaws, mainly spoiled from being a child of privilege her entire life, instead of being a perfect Princess. I don't have a doubt she's still going to wind up heroic when it is all said and done...she is Shooter's baby after all. For some reason while many have been saying Shooter has given her undesirable and unheroic traits...she's become a much more sympathetic and compelling character to me. In fact she might be my favorite 3 booter now.

Sensor Girl: Action. Although we'll have to see how she has to mourn Val for the second time.

PRINCESS PROJECTRA/SENSOR GIRL/SENSOR: I liked the snake. I really did but she wasn't the same character as Jeckie. Maybe not quite as distinct as Dawnstar & Shikari, but different none the less. I'm not enamored with the latest version of the spoiled petulant princess either. I have high hopes that Shooter will make it right but at the moment I can do without her. The classic/Action version is Jeckie at her best and so I'll stick with her.

PRINCESS PROJECTRA: Action

Jeckie: In the immortal words of Cos: "Any gal that can throw the whole Legion into a panic gets my vote!" Action Jeckie it is.

Val: Reboot

Jeckie: Action

Jeckie - Action, easily. Hands down. In many occasions, nobody realized or even commneded how often she is valuable to the Legion when the Legion got into trouble. She was their protector as seen often in Adventure Comics and during the SW6 scenario when they were on the run from the Police, Bounty Hunters, etc. Even though she often considered herself as a weak member of the Legion, she's actually useful at most.

Action, indeed.

I'm really wondering how our next round is going to go, because I can see a few problems with different versions for our next contestant....

Sensor Girl was one of the best female characters of all time, so it's a no-brainer that I'd take ACTION.

Action - For me the highlight of the "Lightning Saga" was when Jeckie had the entire JLA and JSA occupied fighting Computo while the Legion escaped. As Sensor Girl she had power over all five senses, not just making illusions. I like the way Shooter has portrayed the Princess and am looking forward to seeing her develop as a character, but I want to see Sensor Girl used as the powerhouse she really is.

COSMIC BOY: Action- 7, Reboot- 14, 3boot- 2

SATURN GIRL: Action- 16, Reboot- 7, 3boot-2

LIGHTNING LAD: Action- 9, Reboot- 3, 3boot- 8

PHANTOM GIRL: Action- 7, Reboot- 3, 3boot- 12

TRIPLICATE GIRL: Action- 3, Reboot- 16, 3boot- 4

COLOSSAL BOY: Action- 13, Reboot- 2, 3boot- 6

CHAMELEON BOY: Action- 13, Reboot- 4, 3boot- 4

INVISIBLE KID: Action- 3, Reboot- 16, 3boot- 3

BRAINIAC 5: Action-8, Reboot-17, 3boot-0

ULTRA BOY: Action-18, Reboot- 2, 3boot- 3

STAR BOY: Action- 11, Reboot- 4, 3boot- 5

SHRINKING VIOLET: Action-11, Reboot- 7, 3boot-1

SUN BOY: Action-15, Reboot-1, 3boot-3

BOUNCING BOY: Action- 9, Reboot-11, 3boot- 0

MON-EL: Action- 12, Reboot- 5, 3boot- 0

MATTER-EATER LAD: Action- 10, Reboot- 0, 3boot- 8

ELEMENT LAD: Action- 12, Reboot- 2, 3boot- 0

LIGHT LASS: Action- 3, Reboot- 4, 3boot- 8

DREAM GIRL: Action- 6, Reboot- 4, 3boot- 4

KARATE KID: Action- 6, Reboot- 2, 3boot- 3

SENSOR GIRL: Action- 12, Reboot- 0, 3boot- 1

Why? Karate Kid's actually more problematic than Ferro Lad, who's next.

FERRO LAD/FERRO: Action, Reboot, or Threeboot?

Action Ferro. He's canon and I never much cared for reboot's backstory.