Originally posted by Portfolio Boy:
Kind of a neat trick though, going to a ski chalet on Tharr. I think someone assumed the world is a winter wonderland, because Polar Boy calls it home.
I guess they forgot that the people of Tharr developed their powers to alter the laws of thermal dynamics as a means to keep cool on a DESERT PLANET!
That's standard pre-boot continuity, certainly. But even if true, technology could offer shade, and Tharrians working in concert could create ski slopes to increase tourism: a visitor could go back and forth between summer fun and winter fun on demand.
Also, the scenario you present was Brek's explanation to the LSH about how/why they got their powers. He could have been mistaking nationalistic (for lack of a better term) legends for fact, offering a sectarian interpretation and omitting alternate viewpoints, or (hypothetically) lying to hide a personal or family secret. Or it could have been a lost secret, and planetary mythology developed in place.
Keep in mind also, the Valor LSH annual atrributes Tharrian (and other UP worlds') powers to Dominator experiments on captive Earthers.
As far as I recall, we've only ever seen Tharr in flashbacks to PB's origin, in the 1960s. That Tharr functions as a brush-stroke to explain Brek. Everyone else in that flashback wears the same costume, as I recall. If anyone else had paid the planet any attention since then, I'm sure we'd have seen more complexity than what was shown.
What if Tharr's revolution cycle is such that the hot side faces the sun all the time, and the night side is icy/snowy, perfect for skiiing?
Or perhaps it has high peaks that reach into a frigid atmospheric zone?
The possibilities are endless, my friend. Years ago, I stopped playing continuity cop about the small details that are inevitably going to change anyway. I'd rather just enjoy the story, myself.
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