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

* [[Actor Allusion]]: [[Dave Wittenberg]]'s character, Ferro Lad, at one point tells Lightning Lad that [[Naruto|he doesn't want to see what's under his mask]].

* [[Ambiguously Gay]]

** Not to mention Brainy and his obsession with Superman... which, thanks to the opening of season 2's first episode may be a whoooole lot [[Straight Gay|less ambiguous]].

* [[Amnesiac Dissonance]]: Ron-Karr

* [[And I Must Scream]]: One interpretation of {{spoiler|Ayla Ranzz}} before "Chained Lightning".

* [[Arbitrary Skepticism]]: Brainiac 5 refuses to believe in magic.

* [[The Atoner]]: Dream Girl in her [[Backstory]]. [[Reformed but Rejected|Lightning Lad doesn't buy it.]]

* [[Cain and Abel]]: Lightning Lad and <s>Lightning Lord</s> Mekt.

* [[Calling Your Attacks]]

* [[Captain Obvious]]: Saturn Girl can give [[Star Trek the Next Generation|Deanna "I sense he's hiding something!" Troi]] a run for her money.

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

** Wait, is that ''[[Booster Gold]]'' cleaning that museum? With Skeets taking tickets at the door?

** ... Did Alexis just steal ''Lobo's'' bike?

** And all the voiceless group-shot cameos by Legion members (e.g. Element Lad) and numerous [[Hopeless Auditionees]] (Night Girl, Double Header).

** Can you spot how many ''[[Green Lantern]] [[The Chosen Many|Corps]]'' species are background characters?

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The Sun-Eaters are ''nothing'' like stockpiled atom bombs, no sir.

* [[The Dragon]]: Validus, to Imperiex.

** Matter-Eater Lad as Kem the [[Punny Name|Bismollian]] contestant in the Space Olympics.

** [[Chekhov's Gun|The Legion HQ's computer system is called "COMPUTO".]]

** [[The Chick]] -- Saturn Girl and/or Phantom Girl

** [[Sixth Ranger]] -- Timber Wolf

* [[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".

* [[Fun With Acronyms]]: although it doesn't spell out a word, and it's more like a [[Mythology Gag]]: the so-called "Heroes for Hire" '''L'''ight '''S'''peed '''V'''anguard, which will later be known as the '''L'''egion of '''S'''uper '''V'''illains.

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

* [[She Is All Grown Up|He Is All Grown Up]]: Clark in season two. ''"Wow."''

* [[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.

* [[Merchandise-Driven]]: Probably why the Legion ship got unceremoniously blown to smithereens in the second season premiere, only for a replacement to arrive within seconds.

* [[Messianic Archetype]]

* [[Morality Pet]]: {{spoiler|for Mekt Ranzz in "Chained Lightning". Many years ago, [[Dead Little Sister]]. Then, [[Not Quite Dead]] (which puts [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones]] back into play), followed by [[Unexplained Recovery]]. As he directly contributes to Ayla's restoration, he surrenders to prison without a fight.}}

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

* [[Shoo Out the Clowns]]: Losing one-third of yourself to anti-matter bubbles = [[Darker and Edgier|This Season Is Serious]].

* [[Shoot the Dog]]: What Super<s>boy</s>man ''thinks'' he's doing in "Fear Factory". Fortunately {{spoiler|Brainiac 5}} always [[Brain Uploading|carries a spare copy]].

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

** And another in "Trials": [[Jackie Chan Adventures (Animation)|"Only magic can defeat magic. Duh!"]]

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]:

{{quote| '''{{spoiler|Brainiac 5}}:''' Do not worry. Soon this agony shall pass, as it will pass from this entire universe. Once my work is complete, there will be no more pain, no more chaos. Only [[Utopia Justifies the Means|a perfect order imposed by me]].}}

* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: The {{spoiler|crown of Kryptonite.}}

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: at least twice, between Brainiac and Superman, with the latter calling Brainy out for [[Cannot Spit It Out|hiding]] both {{spoiler|Supes's weakness to a red sun}} in "Brain Drain" and {{spoiler|the original Brainiac's involvement in the shrinking of Kandor}} in "Message in a Bottle". And also when {{spoiler|Brainiac suggested risking the Kandorians lives with Imperiex}}.

** With the former, Brainiac 5 told Superman {{spoiler|he apparently failed to un-shrink Kandor}}.

* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: Triplicate Girl, one-third of the time -- white with colored streaks, in her combined form (it changed in season 2)

* [[With a Capital T]]: "Unnatural Alliances"

{{quote| '''Duo Damsel:''' Terra-Man, word is you've been terrorizing this entire prairie in search of someone.<br />