Title: Most Screwed up Hero History
Description: And the world scratches their heads...
Robin - January 12, 2005 05:23 AM (GMT)
As times change, our favorite characters often get 'tweeked' to fit the new era of comics. Sometimes the change is smooth and barely noticable. Then there are those times that the Artists litterally write themselves into the writers corner of hell.
Such examples are...
Troia, who was saved by Wonder Woman as a baby in a fire and raised by the Amazons. No... Wait, she was saved from a fire by the Titans of Greek Mythology. No... She was actually the mirror double of Wonder Woman, and they grew up together until she was kidneapped... Wait...
Hawkman, came to earth recently. No, actually he came to earth during world war 2. No, he lived in Anceint Egypt, and was recently recarnated. Hold on, re-encarnted? When did he die?
Harlequinn, is the teenaged daughter of the Joker. No, she's the teeaged daughter of Riddler. No, she's the teenaged daughter of Two-Face. Wilderbeast? Batman? Harley Quinn?Or was it Catwoman? What? She's not a teenager? She's actually 30 some years old? Wait, what do you mean she really is the daughter of the Joker?
Queen Hippolyta is the third Wonder Woman. But wait... she was Wonder Woman during WW2, years before Diana became Wonder Woman. She traveled back in time? For how long? When did this happen? She dated who?
Golden Eagle is the former sidekick of Hawkman. Wait, they've never met. But then how come Hawkman now says that he trained Golden Eagle? Who's Golden Eagle's fahter exactly?
And these are just the ones I can think of, off the top of my head. Don't even get me started on the fact that Captain Marvel, who has been around longer than many DC heroes has been a 16 year old boy forever.
Cast your vote, and if you vote OTHER, please tell us who and why.
Jakazul - January 12, 2005 06:18 AM (GMT)
Do they count when it's due to the Crisis?
'Cause if so, I'll go with FLAMEBIRD.
That's right. Bette Kane.
Batgirl 1. Batwoman 1's niece... no... Wait! Batgirl? What are you talking about? She's never been Batgirl! Batgirl 1 was Barbra Gordon! Kane had all of her memories erased in the Crisis when Batwoman was killed by a leage of Earth-2 assassins. She forgot everything. NO! She's still a heroine. Flamebird! Wait... Where did that come from?
Hey, guess what, remember "Bat-Girl"? Kathy Kane's niece? No... That's cause now she's Flamebird. Living Southern California and working alone.
OH! Scratch that too. She's on the Titans West.
Jakazul - January 12, 2005 06:20 AM (GMT)
Voted for Troia, nevertheless. 'Cause her's is even more screwed up and NOT due to Crisis.
Marx - January 12, 2005 08:51 AM (GMT)
I voted Duela, partially because her changes sounded really freaky...and because I did that micro of her. Yes those are my reasons.
Stepi01 - January 12, 2005 01:59 PM (GMT)
Personally, I was torn between Donna and Duela, but I voted for Duela, because in my opinion, hers is the most screwed up in history.
Robin - January 12, 2005 04:10 PM (GMT)
Well her problem is, she keeps changing it.
What I don't understand is how she's the Joker's daugther, if she's 30 some years old, as shown during Donna Troy's Funeral. She's too old to have been born to the Joker, since Mr. J, hasn't been around that long and no one knows who he was before he became the Joker.
The Chris - January 12, 2005 09:35 PM (GMT)
~I know this might not be such a big deal to you all, but am slightly peed of with Superboy's and Supermans origin.
With Superman, they said he had powers as child, no wait, they developed in his late teens, he was born on Krypton, he was 3 when it exploded, no he was born on earth he was a fetus when he left Krypton- how could he have been, he went flyin in a womb across space?, he first met Lex Luthor in Metropolis, no he went to Smallville high with him, wait, isn't Lex alot older then Superman?
Then theres Superboy. He's a clone of Supemran, No he's human hes a clone of Paul Westfiel, no he's part Kryptonian, no he's also a clone of Lex luthor... No wait he's a clone of Robin, no wait, Impulse is Superboy's Dad!! It gets silly.
Robin - January 12, 2005 09:38 PM (GMT)
I totally agree with you there Chris. I almost put Conner as one of the primary subjects, but opted that his history wasn't as messed up as some of the others. But yea, the whole who's Kon's 'gene-daddies' is messed up.
Jakazul - January 12, 2005 10:59 PM (GMT)
Spiderman and Scarecrow. Their genes are the TRUE Superboy.
The Chris - January 13, 2005 10:46 PM (GMT)
~Yeah, but Spiderman is Superman's brother fromt he spider conaly on Krypton who escaped through an unbrella an the Scarecrow is really Bob Dylan's spilt personality
Robin - January 13, 2005 10:48 PM (GMT)
Certain makes sense to me. :wacko:2
Xtreme - January 13, 2005 11:40 PM (GMT)
ok people seriously, Kon-El was the clone of the offspring of the nephew of the daughter of the second cousin of the twice removed Stan Lee of Marvel comics. Its not that hard to understand. Duh.
Robin - January 13, 2005 11:53 PM (GMT)
No, that's just a rumor, like Micheal Jackson being black and a man.
Jake and Chris's explinations are true origins.
Robin - January 16, 2005 05:49 AM (GMT)
You know I just realized, I never told you who I voted for.
It was toss up between Troia and Duela, but in the end Duela won out. Just look at her life. She's the one character who writers can totally pull random plot points out of their asses and no one will bat and eyelash.