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First of a two-part interview at: http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=5c4fbab73bf6be4189b516ab73406664&threadid=45372 Challenge: can anyone identify this clue in issue #10? NRAMA: That said, to date, there hasn’t been much talk of how the Legion formed, as it was fully functional with the first issue, and even had groupies. Will this be something you’re telling later?
MW: There’s an enormous clue in issue ten, but so far, I don’t think anyone’s picked up on it. Barry and I know the team’s origin; we’re just trying to figure out the best time and place to tell it--probably before our second year is through.
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It's been a few days, but the only thing I can remember are the cryptic comments about the former use of the Legion HQ. Seems like it was a detention center of some sort. So here is my speculation:
The Legion founders were already rebellious non-conformist malcontents who were confined in the in the juvenile hall .. of space!, and somehow the inmates literally ended up in charge of the asylum. Because the founders are well-connected (at least Saturn Girl is), the rebellious kids were allowed to get away with this and turn juve into LSH HQ.
...but you don't have a moment where you're sitting there staring at a table full of twenty-five characters with little name signs that say, "Hi, my superpower is confusing you!"
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I fits. They could have been jailed themselves for troublemaking, or they broke somebody out of jail. If the latter, my guess would be RJ Brande.
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Seems to make sense. The SP was portrayed as much more hard-line towards them than the UP council. They seem to even have some sort of UP sanction.
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The jailhouse story sounds like the best bet. I just hope there was a quarkasaur involved. Sounds like there is no more R.J. Brande, at least not part of the origin. Of course, these writers lie like thieves... 
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yeah, i've read it. Interesting interview. I can't wait to read what Waid has to say in the next part.
i'm searching my issue but i can't find what is this big clue.
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Where's the real Brainiac when you need him, right??
Darn those writers and their vaugeness.
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The Legion was formed from the Whirled Brains Fan Club. Trust me on this one!
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Nah, it was the Best Brains Fan Club, in the not-too-distant future.
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Former juvenile prisoners? Hmmm?
Man what really irks is Waid continues to praise Levitz and how much the Levitz Legion sold. Why doesn't seem more like the Levitz Legion then? He says this is a brand new Legion with a little from all Legions. No. It's the Adventure Legion...the Adventure lineup, the Adventure HQ, and the Adventure ages. Let me tell you something 14 to 17 year old kids don't know squat. You want a real youth revolution get a bunch of 18 to 22 year olds...they will conquer a counrty. bah!
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Tromium beat me to the post... doh...
Oh well that roll call page is jarring. I'm still not convinced either way.
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MW: Absolutely. Issues #11 and #12 are where everything comes to a head, as all our various plot threads are knitted together and the Legionnaires - split up into teams across the galaxy - race the clock to reunite the U.P. before Lemnos can dispatch his troops. Along the way, one Legionnaire goes - arguably - insane, another switches sides, and at least two more find a tenuous spark of romance amidst all the tumult.
Guesses on the identities of these Legionnaires?
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Insanity Princess Projectra
Switching sides: I'll go with Jan and his amoral view of change as a constant.
Romance: I hope its Brainy and newly un-deceased Nura.
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I'll give the most obvious guesses, not because I think that's what's going to happen, but just to clear the decks:
Insane: Brainiac 5
Switches Sides: Invisible Kid
Romance: Projectra and Brin
But let's try this:
Insane: Star Boy
Switches Sides: Element Lad
Romance: Brainiac 5 and Dream Girl
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I hope that they don't kill anyone right away. I'm so tired of death in comics right now. Besides, if they killed a character right now, would you be affected because: a) you have come to care so much about the character in the last 10 issues; or b) because you cared about the character pre-boot (or pre-pre-boot) and mourn the loss of a character who didn't survive the first year of the re-launch? That's what I hated so much about the death of Gim Allon in the last Legion series. They never gave us a chance to care one way or the other about the character before they killed him off. It was done strictly for the shock value. If you want to shock me nowadays, you have to do so by providing consistently good stories and art
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My guesses:
Goes insane - Chameleon or Ultra Boy (powers run amok)
Switches sides - Karate Kid
Tenuous spark of romance - Projectra and Brin
I was NOT surprised to hear Waid admit he wasn't exceptionally fond of Triplicate Girl. Whether intentional or not, it shows through in her characterization. Based on what he said, who do you think are his other, less-loved Legionnaires?
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Originally posted by Tromium:
Based on what he said, who do you think are his other, less-loved Legionnaires? Shrinking Violet Bouncing Boy Matter-Eater Lad
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Three of four guess each, with most likely to least.
Insane: Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, Ultra Boy, Phantom Girl (won't be Brainiac since that's been done to death already)
Switches sides: Sun Boy, Ultra Boy, Element Lad, Chameleon
Romance: Brainy & Nura, Val & Tinya, Ayla & flavor of the month. (I'm counting Jekki & Brin as a couple, already)
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Maybe, but I was referring specifically to this statement:
"I’ve deliberately brought to the fore some characters - like Triplicate Girl - who I’ve not considered very much over the years because it’s forced me to think more deeply about them."
So, I'm guessing Dream Girl, Star Boy and Karate Kid. Coincidentally, none of these three gained entry to the Legion during his 1994-95 postboot run. He's also said in the past he's not a Timber Wolf fan, but Barry is.
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Wasn't it Waid who killed off Gim Allon in the last incarnation of Legion? If so, we seem to be seeing quite a bit of him this time around.
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Stern & Peyer killed Gim but, yup, Waid mentions Gim as another character he hasn't paid that much attention to in the past, and his postboot depiction of Leviathan was hardly flattering.
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Waid killed Kid Quantum and Apparition during his previous tenure.
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KC Carlson mandated Kid Q's death (but Waid said he enjoyed writing it). Tinya, I believe, was never meant to stay dead, though I do recall him calling her a "snooty cheerleader" or something like that.
I hardly think he ever cared much for Laurel Gand, who replaced his beloved Supergirl.
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