Legion of Super-Heroes (TV series): Difference between revisions

The show had a very [[Silver Age]] tone to it, but the most noticeable and [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|controversial]] change from the source material was turning team genius Brainiac 5 from a [[Human Alien]] into an [[Mechanical Lifeforms|android]]. [[Word of God]] is that this was supposed to tie him more closely to his ancestor the original Brainiac, as well as avoiding having to explain how an an organic can be the 'descendant' of a robot, clearing away a fifty-year-old example of [[Writing Around Trademarks]].

 

 

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=== ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' provides examples of: ===

* [[Bald of Evil]]: [[Rich Bitch]] Alexis loses her hair shortly after going off the deep end for Superman, and [[Never My Fault|blames *him* for it, just like her presumed Silver Age ancestor]]--naturally her prison uniform reads, in [[Cypher Language|Interlac]], "LUTHOR." Unlike her ancestor, her hair grows back, though is now much shorter.

* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space]]: Justified, like the comics versions they probably use invisible "transuits" -- [[In Space Everyone Can See Your Face|In space, everyone can see all of you.]]

* [[Betrayal Insurance]]: It's Brainiac 5, otherwise portrayed as Superman's ''[[Ho Yay|very loyal]]'' [[Robot Buddy]], who keeps Kryptonite for emergencies.

* [[Big Bad]]: Imperiex in Season 2.

* [[Calling Your Attacks]]

* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Superman X; several homage characters like [[Xtreme Kool Letterz|Alexis, Zyx, and Drax]]; and Breath Boy, with the power to [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|hold his breath.]]

* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: Drax.

{{quote| '''Superman''': Why are you doing this?<br />

* [[Darker and Edgier]]: The second season.

* [[Dark Horse Victory]]: Possibly the ''quickest'' example ever. The new-leader-election is proposed and concluded in about 30 seconds.

* [[Dead Little Sister]]: Quite literally: Lightning Lad and Mekt's sister Ayla. One became [[The Lancer]], the other became the [[Aloof Big Brother]] [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] on the path to villainy. Then {{spoiler|Ayla turned up [[Not Quite Dead]], which brought up all sorts of mutual guilt issues}}.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Phantom Girl

* [[Disney Death]]

* [[Detached Sleeves]]: Triplicate Girl has these in season 2.

* [[Enemy Within]]: {{spoiler|Brainiac 1.0}}

* [[Enforced Plug]]: Parodied.

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Drax, to Superman.

* [[Evilutionary Biologist]]: Dr. Londo, Timber Wolf's father. He's the ''reason'' why his son looks the way he is and it's strongly implied that he wasn't the only victim of his genetic experiments.

* [[Flashback Nightmare]]: [[Super-Hero Origin|The trip to Korbal]]--for Lightning Lad ''and'' [[Cain and Abel|Mekt.]]

* [[Foreshadowing]]: Superman X's cryptic message to Brainiac 5 at the season 2 premiere. This will be followed by Brainiac's last words from the end of "Who Am I?": {{spoiler|"But that would mean the potential for evil is also within...all of us."}} Of course, finally there's "Message in a Bottle".

* [[Fusion Dance]]: In the second [[Season Finale]].

* [[Future Imperfect]]: A lot of details were apparently lost in [[Mythology Gag|"the great Crisis"]]. Meaning, among other things, no one remembers the Phantom Zone's name or that it even exists.

* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Lightning Lad's undereye mark.

* [[Great Gazoo]]: Zyx, a [[Spoiled Brat]] Mxyzptlk homage.

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Although they weren't seen after their "turns", {{spoiler|Lightning Lord and Ron-Karr}}.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Ferro Lad}} in the 1st season finale, as a nod to the comics.

* [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him]]: Lightning Lad comes this close to fatally violating [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]...

* [[In the Back]]: {{spoiler|Brainiac}} does this to Imperiex in the Season 2 finale.

* [[Jennifer Hale]]: voiced Ma Kent and Emerald Empress in Season 1.

* [[Jerk Jock]]: Mekt Ranzz, at first.

* [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]]

** The Light Speed Vanguard, who at first seem Cooler And More Effective Heroes, then Kinda Selfish Mercenary Heroes, then Ruthless Protection Racket.

* [[Mythology Gag]]: Waaay too many to list.

* [[Never My Fault]]: Alexis.

* [[No Matter How Much I Beg]]: Brainiac 5

* [[Noodle Incident]]: Alexis' ''experiment''. "The top ten floors look as good as new, don't they?"

* [[Oh Crap]]: Imperiex in "Message in a Bottle" {{spoiler|when he realizes that he's now squaring off against hundreds of aliens that have the powers of ''Superman''.}}

* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: Superman X for Imperiex.

* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]]: Timber Wolf, natch.

* [[Out of Order]]

* [[Shout-Out]]

** "In the Beginning": To both the ''[[Total Recall]]'' [[Latex Perfection]] and the ''[[Scooby Doo]]'' [[You Meddling Kids]] line.

* [[Sorry I Left the BGM On]]: The [[Ho Yay|season two opening scene]].

* [[Spock Speak]]: Brainiac 5, who also [[Luckily, My Powers Will Protect Me|keeps name-dropping]] his [[Informed Ability|twelfth-level intelligence]]. Toned down a lot for season 2.

* [[Spoiled Sweet]]: Phantom Girl

'''Bouncing Boy:''' With a capital "L"! }}

* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]: Lot of X's in the names.

* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: With the reversal that the ''boss'' has outlived the ''minion's'' purposes...

* [[Your Worst Nightmare]]: "Fear Factory," with endless [[Horror]] movie homages.