So what does it take to GET OUT of being a member of the Legion?
Nothing, actually. You can man up and just quit when you've outgrown it.
You can quit for no reason, but you'll be back. You'll be back.
You can also be put on "less active" duty. All the perks of a real Legionnaire with only the obligations of a reserve member. They won't even give your spot away to some newbie with cool powers. But beware the fine print. You're not really a free agent and you can't start breaking the Legion's rules. YOU'RE ONLY ON A BREAK!
4.3(i) basically says that if the reasons why we liked you in the first place vanish, we can kick you out of the club. Club only wants you for your Xbox or your car. In the Legion's case, don't you go losing your powers or control over them, or start being a meanie or a coward. If I read the document right, if the Terran population suddenly developped, say, intelligence of the highest order, they could finally kick Brainiac 5's hazardous ass out of the Legion.
Ah yes, the day the entire Legion was forced to quit.
As for 4.3(ii), it's so obvious, no one would ever break it, right? Right. See Article 5.
Even if THIS is your leader?
I mean, she's clearly inventing constitutional amendments. Can she do that?
No, no she can't.
Like so:
And if you can throw in a couple of puns re: your powers, all the better.
No one needs to hear about this, for example:
Lightning Lad WILL have your head.
Well, OF COURSE you can't kill. Not if you based your superhero club on the Silver Age adventures of Superboy, Superman and Supergirl.
What the--?!? That is HARSH, son!
Every Legionnaire has a right to a fair trial, at least. We all remember when Star Boy apparently killed someone in self-defense.
And how Superboy turned out to be a lot more to the right than previously believed.
But in the end...
Seems like Star Boy's career is one long list of reasons for him NOT to be in the Legion, doesn't it?
Whoooooahhhhhhhh! A Zatanna Clause?!? I didn't know this! Holy crap! Can I exercise my rights under 4.1?
Tomorrow: What would I do in the Legion anyway?
Nothing, actually. You can man up and just quit when you've outgrown it.
You can quit for no reason, but you'll be back. You'll be back.
You can also be put on "less active" duty. All the perks of a real Legionnaire with only the obligations of a reserve member. They won't even give your spot away to some newbie with cool powers. But beware the fine print. You're not really a free agent and you can't start breaking the Legion's rules. YOU'RE ONLY ON A BREAK!
4.3(i) basically says that if the reasons why we liked you in the first place vanish, we can kick you out of the club. Club only wants you for your Xbox or your car. In the Legion's case, don't you go losing your powers or control over them, or start being a meanie or a coward. If I read the document right, if the Terran population suddenly developped, say, intelligence of the highest order, they could finally kick Brainiac 5's hazardous ass out of the Legion.
Ah yes, the day the entire Legion was forced to quit.As for 4.3(ii), it's so obvious, no one would ever break it, right? Right. See Article 5.
Even if THIS is your leader?
I mean, she's clearly inventing constitutional amendments. Can she do that?
No, no she can't.
Like so:
And if you can throw in a couple of puns re: your powers, all the better.
No one needs to hear about this, for example:
Lightning Lad WILL have your head.
Well, OF COURSE you can't kill. Not if you based your superhero club on the Silver Age adventures of Superboy, Superman and Supergirl.
What the--?!? That is HARSH, son!
Every Legionnaire has a right to a fair trial, at least. We all remember when Star Boy apparently killed someone in self-defense.
And how Superboy turned out to be a lot more to the right than previously believed.
But in the end...
Seems like Star Boy's career is one long list of reasons for him NOT to be in the Legion, doesn't it?
Whoooooahhhhhhhh! A Zatanna Clause?!? I didn't know this! Holy crap! Can I exercise my rights under 4.1?Tomorrow: What would I do in the Legion anyway?
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You've just embraced the geek in me, heehee. This is so good.
So, Star Boy was kicked out of the Legion only to return as Sir Prize and get readmitted within the ranks, uh? Their laws were as twisted as our own.
And I certainly like the Zatanna clause. Looks like they moved beyond the guilt part in the future.
(Reposted my post so I could check the follow-up to this post ;) )