Legion of Super-Villains
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The Legion of Super-Villains is a team of supervillains who appear in comic books published by DC Comics, primarily as enemies of the Legion of Super-Heroes.[1] They first appeared in Superman #147 (Aug 1961).[2]
The team originated at a time when Superman editor Mort Weisinger was consciously adding new elements to the "Superman mythos" over a period of years, building an extended cast of supporting characters who could provide new story opportunities. The creation of the Legion of Super-Heroes was part of that plan, and in the Legion's fourth appearance ("The Army of Living Kryptonite Men" in Superboy #86, Jan 1961), it was suggested that Lex Luthor would someday lead a group of super-villains.[3] This would come to fruition seven months later, in Superman #147's story "The Legion of Super-Villains".[3]
Fictional team history
Pre-Crisis, the Legion first appears when
Pre-Crisis, the Legion of Super-Villains was founded by Tarik the Mute, who had suffered irreparable damage to his vocal cords during a battle with the
Several other incarnations of the group formed over the years, led first by Sun Emperor
In Post-Crisis continuity, some of the members of the Legion of Super-Villains attempted to remake the universe by tampering with the origins of Superman and Batman and adopting them as their own "children", eventually transforming them into the dictators of Earth, and eliminating other members of the JLA to stop them from interfering. Superman and Batman managed to overcome their brainwashing, however, due to the Darkseid of another reality telling them what had happened; they restored the timestream to its proper course, and took the villains to the 31st century to be imprisoned, but kept the memories of their lives with the villains.[9]
Five Years Later
During the fourth volume of Legion of Super-Heroes, the Legion of Super-Villains has disbanded, and some of its members had actually reformed. Echo joined the Legion during the Five Year Gap, but resigned after the events of Black Dawn.
The Lightning Saga
Manifestations of the LSV based on the nightmares of Dream Girl appeared at the end of Justice Society of America vol. 3 #4 (2007), where they kill the guards of Arkham Asylum.
Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes
In
Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds
The Legion of Super-Villains appear in the
Each member is later given copies of the Legion of Super-Heroes' flight rings bearing Prime's "S" symbol. The Legion of Super-Villains later appear on Sorcerer's World as Mordru is trying to stop
Post-Legion of Three Worlds
In Adventure Comics vol. 2 #3 (2009), it was revealed that the Legion of Super-Villains has sent an espionage squad back into the 21st century.
It has also been revealed that
Roster
The members of the Legion included:
- Akka - Expert martial artist from the planet Sklar, killed by Saturn Queen in issue #14.
- Beauty Blaze - Possesses heat- and fire-based abilities.
- Chameleon Chief (Jall Tannuz) - Powers similar to, but not exactly like, Chameleon Boy.
- Cosmic King (Laevar Bolto of Venus) - Transmutation powers similar to Element Lad.
- Echo (Myke-4 Astor of Calish Aetia) - Sound and sonic-based abilities.
- Esper Lass (Meta Ulnoor of Titan) - Telepathic powers similar to Saturn Girl.
- Hunter (Adam Orion of Simballi) - Son of the original Hunter, he seeks revenge on the Legion for his father's death.
- Immortus - A living brain implanted in a powerful android body.
- Lightning Lord (Mekt Ranzz of Winath) - A Winathian with lightning powers who is Lightning Lad and Light Lass' brother.
- Magno Lad (Kort Grezz of Braal) - Magnetic abilities similar to Cosmic Boy.
- Micro Lad (Lalo Muldron of Imsk) - Can shrink in size like Shrinking Violet. Killed by Akka.
- Projectra.
- Mon-El, but lacking the former's immunity to lead.
- Questor (Xart Prax of Colu) - Technologically amplified super-genius.
- Radiation Roy (Roy Travich of Earth) - He emits radiation.
- Ron-Karr - Neptunianwho can become flat.
- Saturn Queen (Eve Aries of Titan) - Time travelling telepath from the future.
- Spider Girl (Sussa Paka of Earth) - Has super-strong prehensile hair.
- Sun Emperor (Nigal Douglous of Earth) - Has solar powers similar to Sun Boy.
- Sun Killer (Kodama of Earth) - Possesses the powers of a star.
- Terrus - Ground-based abilities. Body made up of a swarm of insects.[21]
- Tyr - Warrior from the planet Tyrraz with a bionic gun in place of his right arm.
- Zymyr - A native of the planet Gil'Dishpan who can create warps. Killed by Superboy-Prime.
The remaining villains are members of the League of Super-Assassins:
- Lazon - He can turn into light.
- Mist Master - He can turn into any vapor or gas.
- Neutrax - In addition to neutralizing the powers of anyone for a short time, he rides in a flying chair that is similar to the one used by Metron.
- Silver Slasher - She has a metallic-enhanced body and sharp nails.
- Titania - A super-strong female who is Silver Slasher's cousin.
The following joined the group during the Final Crisis storyline:
- Black Mace (Mick Yardreigh of Earth) - A highly trained and super-strong mercenary.
- Doctor Regulus (Zaxton Regulus of Earth) - A mad scientist.
- The Fatal Five - A group consisting of five of the greatest criminals in the universe.
- Emerald Empress - Possesses various abilities derived from the Emerald Eye of Ekron.
- Mano- Possesses a disintegrating anti-matter touch.
- Persuader - Wields an atomic axe that can cut through anything.
- Tharok- A man who was transformed into a cyborg after losing the left side of his body in an accident.
- Validus- An alien monster with super-strength, enhanced durability, energy projection, and immunity to telepathy.
- Grimbor the Chainsman - A master craftsman and expert trap master.
- The Justice League of Earth - A group of Legion of Super-Heroes rejects that tried to save Earth by turning it into a xenophobic society.
- Earth-Man - He can absorb and duplicate the abilities of metahumans and aliens alike.
- Golden Boy (Klint Stewirt of Earth) - He can change the structure of any element into gold just by touching them.
- Storm Boy (Myke Chypurz of Earth) - He can control the weather.
- Tusker (Horace Lafeaugh of Earth) - He has ivory-like tusks that can grow to certain sizes, and possesses a healing factor and enhanced strength, durability, and agility.
- Mordru - A powerful wizard.
- Superboy-Prime - A version of Superboy from Earth-Prime.
- Universo - An ex-Green Lantern Corps member with hypnotic abilities.
In other media
The Legion of Super-Villains appear in Legion of Super Heroes, consisting of Lightning Lord (voiced by James Arnold Taylor), Hunter, Tyr (both by Khary Payton), Esper Lass (Tara Strong), Ron-Karr (Shawn Harrison), and Wave, who has no dialogue. This version of the group are extortionists and assassins led by Lightning Lord in the first season and Tyr in the second season. Additionally, Ron-Karr possesses shapeshifting abilities and Lightning Lord sports white hair and glowing blue eyes, both of which he acquired during the incident that gave him his powers. First appearing in the episode "Lightning Storm", the group masquerades as a superhero team called the "Light Speed Vanguard" to outperform the Legion of Super-Heroes before their true intentions are exposed. In the two-part episode "The Man from the Edge of Tomorrow", Imperiex breaks the Legion of Super-Villains save for Lightning Lord out of prison to help him and the Fatal Five battle the Legion of Super-Heroes. In "Chained Lightning" and "Who Am I?", Lightning Lord and Ron-Karr respectively leave Imperiex's service for separate reasons and assist the Legion in foiling his plans.
References
- ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
- ISBN 978-0-345-50108-0.
- ^ ISBN 9781893905610.
- ISBN 978-1-4012-1389-3.
- ^ Adventure Comics #372 (September 1968)
- ^ Superboy starring The Legion of Super-Heroes #208 (April 1975)
- ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol 3) #3 (October 1984)
- ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol 3) #4 (November 1984)
- ^ Superman/Batman #14-18 (January–April 2005)
- ^ Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4 #28 (April 1992)
- ^ Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4 #3 (January 1990)
- ^ Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4 #16 (March 1991)
- ^ a b Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4 #54 (February 1994)
- ^ Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4 #50 (Late November 1993)
- ^ Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4 #27 (March 1992)
- ^ Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4 #62 (November 1994)
- ^ "Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #5 (of 5)". DC Comics.com. December 15, 2008. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ^ Rogers, Vaneta (April 2, 2008). "Geoff Johns: Legion of 3 Worlds, I". Newsarama. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008.
- ^ Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1 (October 2008)
- ^ Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #2 (November 2008)
- ^ a b Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #5 (September 2009)
- ^ Legion of Super-Heroes #15 (July 2011)