future king
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I agree CB. To dismiss Tenzil so quickly is not thinking outside the box, in my opinion. Sure his power is a bit "goofy" by today's standards(?), but M-E Lad is a beloved, classic hero who happens to have his fair share of long-time fans (myself included) and we want to see his exploits on a monthly basis, if possible.
A writer who really cared about the character would find a way to make him relevant in today's market. Maybe he might be the "powerless" yet smart hero, maybe a side weapon on him as well, maybe not, a la Batman (even Brainy). Someone who didn't neccessarily rely on his powers all the time, unless the occasion happened to required it. Then he could play that special card.
If you think about it the guy was a political leader on his home world. He even saved the universe by swallowing the Miracle Machine, which drove him crazy for a while, for crying out loud!
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The fact that he did swallow the miracle machine opens the door to all kinds of possibilities for expanding his power, but I wouldn't want him to become too powerful either. Maybe he could swallow energy (as he did in Superboy 188(?)) and convert it to a different type of energy, similar to Sizzle in the 3boot.
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Even if you grant (the false assumption) that Tenzil's powers don't work very well in a fight, then there's the question of why every Legionnaire necessarily needs to be a fighter. Surely the Legionnaires has need for diplomats? Surely the fact that that few Legionnaires can survive in hostile environments as well as him counts for something? Surely the fact that no prison can hold him would be useful?
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A great number of points there EDE. I would rather have M-E Lad around on my side, when the chips were down, than not. He's a long-standing Legionnaire that's trained himself to figure out how to get out of predicaments using his smarts and experience. Plus, back in the day, I thought Karate Kid taught everybody with limited power-based abilities multiple hand-to-hand fighting techniques, just in case they needed them in a fight. That certainly adds to his all around resourcefulness, no?
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But wouldn't a force shield just reseal itself if he did manage to eat a hole in it?
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Maybe. I suppose it depends on how the particular force field works. It makes as much sense as Karate Kid shattering a force field by "finding a weak spot", however.
I suppose if you had a force field that completely surrounded him, with an unlimited energy source, that could renew itself faster than he could eat, then he might have a problem.
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I guess he was lucky his brother aimed that raygun at his head so he could swallow the blast easily. If he'd aimed at his heart or stomach, he might've been in trouble!
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quote:Originally posted by future king: I agree CB. To dismiss Tenzil so quickly is not thinking outside the box, in my opinion. Sure his power is a bit "goofy" by today's standards(?), but M-E Lad is a beloved, classic hero who happens to have his fair share of long-time fans (myself included) and we want to see his exploits on a monthly basis, if possible.
A writer who really cared about the character would find a way to make him relevant in today's market. Maybe he might be the "powerless" yet smart hero, maybe a side weapon on him as well, maybe not, a la Batman (even Brainy). Someone who didn't neccessarily rely on his powers all the time, unless the occasion happened to required it. Then he could play that special card.
If you think about it the guy was a political leader on his home world. He even saved the universe by swallowing the Miracle Machine, which drove him crazy for a while, for crying out loud!
It seems the easiest thing to me to make Tenzil less "goofy" would be to give him a power boost while also removing the eating aspect. For example internalize his power and say make him the opposite of Mano where all he has to do is touch an inorganic object (or even energy) and he can obsorb the object and gain short-term super strength or heightened metabolism, etc.
This would be similiar to what did Geoff did for Lu, but even witht that power boost Paul isn't giving Lu any face time either.
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Has there been any evidence of Tenz actually regaining full Legion membership? It may have been as a personal favor to R.J. that he went on the 21st Century mission, and never reigned his seat on the Bismoll Senate, merely seeking a sabbatical of sorts which ended upon his return.
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