I have serious personal issues with this outfit.Thorpocalypse wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 2:23 amI smell what the Rokk is cookin'!!!
Man-kini girdle for the win.
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Mostly that I just don't look good enough to pull it off. ;~)
I have serious personal issues with this outfit.Thorpocalypse wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 2:23 amI smell what the Rokk is cookin'!!!
Man-kini girdle for the win.
In what universe does /məˈdʒɛntə/ sound anything like /ˈmæɡnət/ ?
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Obviously, they don't sound alike. But "Magneta" and "Magenta" are very, very close in spelling, with just two letters swapped (enough to confuse a mildly dyslexic reader). And of course "Magneta" ould be the female counterpart to "Magneto". Especially if one pronounces it /mæɡ nəːtəʊ/ instead of /maɡˈniːtəʊ/ (which I believe was Stan's original intention.)Batgirl III wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:30 amIn what universe does /məˈdʒɛntə/ sound anything like /ˈmæɡnət/ ?
I really hate the "Something + O" names. They were really common in the '60s, though Marvel had fewer than DC. Magneto, Mentallo & Mesmero were all kicking around, but I DC has as many guys just from the LEGION's Rogues Gallery- Universo, Computo, Prince Evillo (yes, EVILLO)...Batgirl III wrote: ↑Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:23 pm If you think about it objectively, “Cosmic Boy” is probably one of the better names for magnetic characters in comics. I mean, at least originally, it was meant more to speak to his nature as a space-traveling vistor from the future. He was “cosmic,” because he operated in the cosmos, just like Aquaman operates in the water. There’s not that many magnetic characters out there. They’re all kinda lazily named...
Magneto is a truly epic villain, so his rep has kinda obscured how lazy his name his: Magnet + O. It’d be like Parker calling himself “Spidero” or Banner transforming into “Angryo.” (I mean, we all make fun of “Mysterio” and it’s essentially the same thing as “Magneto.”)
C-List X-Woman “Polaris” and D-List DC jobber “Doctor Polaris” both have names that refer to a star and not magnetism. Yes, Polaris is the North Star but the North Star doesn’t actually have anything to do with the magnetic pole.
Z-List DC Jobber “Magenta” has magnet powers, but her name is a result of her energy aura being pink... and possibly a creative team that didn’t spellcheck “magnet.”
“Polestar” is actually a pretty cool name, it’s too bad it’s forever attached to the Legion’s attempt at an Nineties Anti-Hero Grimdark storyline.
It sounds more insulting than it is, I guess. It's been a while since I checked out his Hero History . I can edit his bio.Davies wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:08 amThat's a bit of a simplification, since no one could have known that he (and the series itself) would be gone in four years when he joined the Legion, and as this article will testify, Pol was actually very competent as a Legionnaire. (And had the smarts not to fool around with Ayla.)Jabroniville wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 1:54 am -Magnetic Kid is a mere footnote in Legion history nowadays, having been his Cosmic Boy's less-cool and powerful brother, who nonetheless made a heroic sacrifice. Of course, that's the entire POINT of the guy- the hero's lesser brother, who made a good attempt.
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I think if I were going to make the ultimate 90's character, his name would be "BloodSpyke", he'd have metal bands on his arms, glowing, pure white eyes, weird facial markings around said eyes, weird overly large high-tech earphones, metal bands on his arms and legs, huge shoulder pads, tiny feet, and belt pouches everywhere. There'd also be spokes along said legs, arms and shoulder pads, and his primary power is that he has a gun that shoots spikes, and the pouches are full of nothing but more spikes for his gun to shoot. He's also a mutant, but his mutant power is that he's a mutant. He can't actually do anything with the power, it's just that his power is that he's a mutant.Batgirl III wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:01 am Metallo, Computo, and Magneto are really the only ones that can pull it off. I think mostly due to the fact that one was voiced by Malcolm McDowell in the popular cartoon, one scored one of the only perma-death kills of a main character in the Silver Age, and the last is friggin’ Magneto, ‘nuff said. These guys are able to overcome the inherent (to modern wars) silliness of their Something-O names.
Mind you, I personally feel like most of the Something-O names, the Whaterver-Man names, and even the Legion’s Lads, Lasses, Kids, Boys, and Girls... They have aged far better than the Nineties (Grim Noun) + (Gritty Verb) era of names.
Gimme a “Mysterio” or a “Element Lad” any day of the week over a “Bloodstrike” or a “Battlestone.”
Some names I wouldn't QUITE count, since they're just regular names ("Lobo" means "Wolf"; "Ferro" is more of a shortening of "Ferrous"), but yeah, DC has a ton of "Word + O" names.Ares wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:31 am Let's see . . . off the top of my head . . .
From Marvel:
- Magneto
- Mysterio
- Mesmero
- Techno
- Chemo
- The Lobo Brothers
From DC:
- Starro
- Sinestro
- Bizarro
- Computo
- Universo
- Amazo
- Despero
- Kanjar Ro
- Titano
- Chemo
- Prof. Ivo
- Reflecto
- Ferro
- Metallo
- Flex Mentallo
- Lobo
- Krypto
Yeah, DC has way more.
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What about Bloodstryko, master of bloodstriking?Batgirl III wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:01 am
Mind you, I personally feel like most of the Something-O names, the Whaterver-Man names, and even the Legion’s Lads, Lasses, Kids, Boys, and Girls... They have aged far better than the Nineties (Grim Noun) + (Gritty Verb) era of names.
Gimme a “Mysterio” or a “Element Lad” any day of the week over a “Bloodstrike” or a “Battlestone.”
Personally I've always hated superhero names with 'kid' 'girl' 'boy' 'lad' or 'Lass' in them, they have always and will always sound stupid to me. I know attaching real world 'logic' to comic books is mostly pointless but I could never really believe any teenage superhero would pick a name using those words. Also, at some point, due to their ages, they're all going to have to change their names anyway, again I can't see many experienced adult heroes being happy to be called 'Lad' or 'boy' (I don't read DC so I don't know the typical age of the LOSH characters)Batgirl III wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:01 am Metallo, Computo, and Magneto are really the only ones that can pull it off. I think mostly due to the fact that one was voiced by Malcolm McDowell in the popular cartoon, one scored one of the only perma-death kills of a main character in the Silver Age, and the last is friggin’ Magneto, ‘nuff said. These guys are able to overcome the inherent (to modern wars) silliness of their Something-O names.
Mind you, I personally feel like most of the Something-O names, the Whaterver-Man names, and even the Legion’s Lads, Lasses, Kids, Boys, and Girls... They have aged far better than the Nineties (Grim Noun) + (Gritty Verb) era of names.
Gimme a “Mysterio” or a “Element Lad” any day of the week over a “Bloodstrike” or a “Battlestone.”
Kid Quantum was a good idea for the team, explaining why the Legion was against heroes whose abilities relied on technological augmentation. It also explains why you don't see "Power Armor" or "Gadget" heroes in the Legion outside of Brainiac 5. Brainy's power IS his intelligence, while his gadgets are just tools. And by that point, technology has advanced to the point where the kind of gear that could simulate superpowers would be moderately available to most people. I'm kind of reminded of one story where Iron Man went to the future, and in order to repair his armor he just went to a RadioShack (it was the 80s and those were still a big deal) and purchased a few items that let him upgrade his armor systems.Jabroniville wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 8:43 am
KID QUANTUM I (James Cullen, used to be a bunch of Proteans)
Created By: Tom & Mary Bierbaum & David A. Williams
First Appearance: The Legion of Super-Heroes #33 (Sept. 1992)
Home Planet: Xanthu
Origin of Powers: Technology
Eras: Reboot Only
Relationships: None
Role: Token Dead Teammate