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OVER TIME I would want all the later members like XS, Gates, Dragonmage, etc.
Within the first year a wedding! I vote for Jo & Tinya. But would be happy with Star Boy and Dream Girl.
Update some of the names. Make some of the Boy/Lad names Man. Same with some Girl/Lass to Woman maybe? Also use some of the ZH names. I want Ultra Man! Maybe Sun Boy as Inferno? Element Lad stays Element Lad, etc.
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See, instead of that, I'd rather have several versions of the Legion in different futures or different worlds, and have them diverge rather than converge. So we could have four different Legions, let's say:
quote:Originally posted by Matthew E: I don't know where all these stories would appear, mind you...
How about in "Confusing Continuities Quarterly?"
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Definitely switch to "Adult Legion" codenames. No post-ZH, though. "Man/Woman" all the way! I wish they were already using them in the JSA/JLA crossover.
Later members can join as a "Teen Auxillary".
Superman as a (part-time) member!
A definitive history of the team in current continuity.
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Oh, and annual team-ups between the new "old" Legion and the other two.
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I'd like to see one-to-two issue stories dealing with a handful of Legionnaires at a time, then the next story with a different set, and so on. Spread them around the universe on different missions. Have them ALL back - Quislet, Tyroc, Chemical King, Quantum Queen, Kid Quantum, Gates, XS, etc.
Once every year or two have them deal with an event (or villain) requiring the whole team together. And have Superman and/or Supergirl join in for those!
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C'mon, EDE...Phantom Woman just doesn't sound good. Apparition all the way.
I always thought for new members they should give them initiation names. After a set time they get to choose their own codenames...or keep the one they have.
I guess a codename debate would be another thread. But "Woman" isn't as catchy as Man in superhero codenames. I know there is Lady as well but some of the ZH names were pretty good.
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Okay, I admit that "Phantom Lady" sounds better than "Phantom Woman".
But, I kind of like Shadow Woman better than Shadow Lady, so maybe they can trade.
I dig Saturn Woman and Light Lady, though. And I *dare* anyone to come up with a cooler sounding name than Duo Dame!
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I dunno... the Lad/Lass thing is part of the Legion's charm for me. I don't think I would like reading about Colossal Man, Lightning Man and Triplicate Woman. I guess it's probably a nostalgia thing, but to me it just wouldn't be the same.
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quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: And I *dare* anyone to come up with a cooler sounding name than Duo Dame!
What about "Double D"?
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quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Okay, I admit that "Phantom Lady" sounds better than "Phantom Woman".
"Phantom Lady" is already taken: the Freedom Fighters (assuming some version of them is still alive).
The problem with using "Lady" and "Lord" is that it implies nobility. The name worked for Lightning Lord, as Mekt was always rather full of himself. But "Element Lord," for example, creates the wrong impression.
(...unless the UP establishes a noble class and creates the Legionnaires as peers. That would make sense, but it might seem kind of awkward to view our heroes as aristocrats.)
For Adult Legion codenames, I would prefer to go with the creative legacy of the reboot: "Apparition," "Leviathan" (which worked for Gim more than for for Vi), "Dreamer," etc. Those names convey what they are supposed to convey without being age- or even gender-specific.
(However, do discard "Live Wire" -- ugh!)
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As to what I would like to see if the old Legion returned: I would rather they pick up right from the end of "The Magic Wars." Keep Superboy and Supergirl as part of the Legion's history (and no bloody pocket universe, either!), and chart a new course that may or may not involve the "Five Years Later" but does a better job of telling the stories that led up to that era.
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Keep them in their 20's for a loooooooooooooong time!
New stories! New villains!
I've love to somehow get Gates into the first Legion continuity.
I'm glad that a living Karate Kid could be included in a Sensor Girl Legion.
The codenames don't bother me either way. While I think some reboot names were cool (Triad), some of them were just HORRIBLE (Umbra, Spark).
I really would love to read about the first Legion again. With Wildfire, Dawny, Mysa and many other missing Legionnaires. I would really prefer to have reboot-Legion concepts incorporated into the the preboot Legion (not retroactively though) rather than read about multiple Legions. So, Gates & Kid Quantum could join as later members. Other than finding a way to rope in some continuity-lost members, I'd prefer if continuity confusions were never referred to again.
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Honestly, when it comes down to it, I'd prefer to have elements from later 'boots added on to a single Legion continuity that takes as its foundation the basic structure of the pre-Crisis Legion history rather than have multiple Legions running around myself.
I can see why that might not be the preferred solution for many people, though.
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I agree I prefer Shadow Woman to Umbra any day of the week. Light(ning) Lass/lady? Phantom Woman? Ok, that one and Triad I just prefer...but I guess she won't use Triad any more.
I just prefer a few of the ZH names. Plus the new kids can be kids, boys, lass'.
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But "Woman" isn't as catchy as Man in superhero codenames. I know there is Lady as well but some of the ZH names were pretty good.
