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I'll be honest - I was expecting this to be someone really obvious that (not being a preboot fan) I just didn't know about. I'm now beginning to think she was just dropped in for the sake of showing that it wasn't exactly the same lineup as the "normal" preboot universe...
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Possibly a version of a new character that was planned for introduction to the SW6 team, but got Zero Houred out?
Maybe, but it was published well into the Zero Hour buildup and only a fortnight before End of an Era pt 1 - and of the co-writers, Waid only did the ZH issues of preboot Legionnaires, while Templeton didn't do any; and it's a similar story for the artists - Moy only did one pre-ZH issue, Pelletier did none.
quote:Originally posted by Ken Arromdee: Maybe it's Stealth from LEGION?
Don't think so - it's set in the last decade of the 30th century, and there's no other characters obviously out of their "normal" time (i.e., they didn't slip in any 20th century characters).
Besides, Stealth's a lighter, yellow-orange colour.
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Besides Projectra and Nura, and perhaps Mysa, I can't think of any preboot Legion characters with white hair, and certainly none with that hair and skin color combo.
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Anybody know of a site with any amount of decent information on the Athramites (and some decent pictures of them)?
I've checked a bunch on Google, and the pictures tend to be tiny and unclear, and the information limited to stuff about them being image consultants and having 87 senses, but not bothering to mention stuff like whether they are insectoid or just look that way, with their funky helmets...
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I still think Stealth is the closest. The hair matches and the skin color is not exact, but it's close--certainly closer than the average character.
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As I recall, we get a glimpse of their homeworld and government in one of the DnA issues (either Legion Worlds or an early issue of the Legion).
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quote:Originally posted by NoLongerLegion:
quote:Originally posted by Set: Anybody know of a site with any amount of decent information on the Athramites (and some decent pictures of them)?
I've checked a bunch on Google, and the pictures tend to be tiny and unclear, and the information limited to stuff about them being image consultants and having 87 senses, but not bothering to mention stuff like whether they are insectoid or just look that way, with their funky helmets...
I remember when I was going to 'skin' them for The Sims and not being able to get many decent, detailed images of them. I don't think there ever was much official information on them. I'll check the 'Secret Files' issues and see if there were any details there. In the mean time, here is a dirrect quote from the 'Legion Help File':
Athramites
The Athramites, natives of the United Planets planet Athram, are creatures that have excellent aesthetic taste, a result of their forty-seven different senses. They are responsible for the design of Legion headquarters and of several Legion costumes. A number of these creatures have been hired by R. J. Brande to remain permanently on staff to advise the Legion on matters of public appearance. They sometimes come on too strong (Legion of Super-Heroes (3rd series) # 63, Legionnaires # 44), although their energy has its limits (Legionnaires # 53), but are loyal allies, and can be counted on to defend their friends and their friends' possessions, however effectively they can (Legionnaires # 35).
Thanks for looking around! I couldn't find a good picture either, and I'm just gonna go with the time honored tradition of 'making stuff up.'
So, furry insectoid meter-high three-eyed six-limbed Athramites coming up!
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Ok, quick Ferro Lad question....in order to posses his Super Strength, does he need to have turned invulnerable or can he be super strong without turning his body to iron? Do we have any strict DC ruling on this?
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He's shown in the cartoon once using super-strength while not in iron form, but I honestly thought that was an error.
Unless smacked over the head with a contrary canonical instance, I'd say that, in human form, he's only human-strong and human-tough.
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quote:Originally posted by NoLongerLegion: On the other hand, while the search has turned up nothing new about Athramites, it has turned up this rather intriguing picture of what migh be another appearance by Reboot's mystery lady in the Secret Files #2 issue:
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Of course, as long-term fans of Legion World know, Trudy Trusoe is a rebooted version of Tina Truth! I therefore officially proclaim this the Arthurian Tina Truth!
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