Lar Gand

## Background

### 1993 - 2009: Lar Gand

Lar Gand was born on the planet Daxam to his parents, Lord Kel & Lady Marisa Gand. He was raised as a prince to his people & spent most of his life indulging himself in all the benefits of his privileged position. Over the course of his royal life, Lar traveled to many different planets. Some were super nice like Draaga, a planet filled with beautiful scenery & beaches then others held bad memories Maaldoria, a world where his ancestors had bought & sold slaves.

His privileged position made him much of desired person to the ladies. His favorite place to take them was always Bismuth Mountains on Sedenach as there are heated glacier pools & beautiful views. The girls would always fall for the views & fall into his arms.

### 2009 - 2013: Lar Gand

But it wasn't just girls that he worked his way around, it was also some illegal stuff. Lar's parents were constantly getting him out of trouble. Usually it was minor like trespassing or vandalism but Lar took the fall for his girlfriend of the time, who had drugs on her. He figured he would get out of the situation because of his parents & age but they decided it was time for him to learn his lesson. Lar was sentenced to community service on Daxam & heavily worked with the police.

After a few years of community service, Lar got interested in the police & got a job as the liaison between Daxam police & the D'amsi, the intergalactic team. He became good friends with D'amsi member Garth Ranzz. Garth would eventually leave with two other members to start the Legion of Superheroes. He invited Lar to join but he couldn't as his contract wouldn't be up for a few months. After finishing out his time, Lar became a member of the Legion & learned how to battle from his teammates.

## Romantic Relationships

* Kara Kent: Dated (2017)
* Tasmia Mallor: Girlfriend (2018 - 2020); Fiancée (2020 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Daxamite Physiology:** Daxamites are granted the powers of either their mother or father. Lar received those of both his parents, an extremely rare occurence on their planet. His father had an enhanced physiology while his mother had enhanced senses. The combinations of these powers are almost similar to those of a Kryptonian.
	+ ***Superhuman Agility*:** Mon-El is able to jump several feet off the ground and leap several stories in a single bound without having to fly. He demonstrated this power during the attacks of the Daxamite army on National City, when he leaped from the ground level to the top of a nearby skyscraper, only barely bending his knees to build up momentum for the jump. This allowed him to hopscotch over the roofs of numerous buildings to get a bird's-eye view of the city's destruction.
	+ ***Superhuman Speed*:** Valor possesses the ability to move at incredible speeds, far greater than that of any normal human. He was able to run fast enough to only be seen as a blur to the naked eye. Despite this, he is not as fast as speedsters such as the Flash & Impulse respectively at their top speeds.
	+ ***Superhuman Strength*:** His strength is greatly enhanced, enough to easily kill a normal human if he were to attack them directly. Despite being able to hold his on against Kara, his strength is still not as high as hers.
	+ ***Invulnerability*:** He is essentially invulnerable to all Earthly weapons, with needles unable to penetrate his skin. He has sustained damage from metahumans & recovered with little to no effect on his person. However, his durability has proven to be somewhat weaker than that of a Kryptonian's & its full extent is unknown.
	+ ***Enhanced Hearing*:** Daxamite hearing is sensitive enough to hear any sound at any volume or pitch. With skill, practice, and concentration, they can block out ambient sounds to focus on a specific source or frequency. As such, they can identify a person by their heartbeat, or pick out a single voice in an entire city.
	+ ***Telescopic Vision*:** He has the ability see something at a great distance, without violating the laws of physics. Though limited, the exact extent of the ability is undetermined.
	+ ***Microscopic Vision*:** He has the ability to see extremely small objects & images down to the atomic level.
	+ ***X-Ray Vision*:** He possesses the ability to see through any volume of matter except lead. Daxamites can see things behind a solid, opaque object as if it were not there. ​​​​​​
	+ ***Heat Vision*:** He can fire beams of intense heat at a target by looking at it. These beams can be made invisible, allowing the power to be undetectable. The maximum temperature of their heat vision is said to be around that of a nuclear detonation.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** He learned combat from his bodyguards & teammate Val Armorr.
* **Marksmanship:** He has proved to possess a certain level of knowledge in the use of firearms.
* **Stick Fighting:** As a former member of the royal family of Daxam, he is a capable stick-fighter. His fighting skills have greatly improved to the point where he was able to defeat a group highly trained soldiers with little effort.
* **High Level Intellect:** He has a very high intelligence due to growing up in an advanced civilization. Having lived on Daxam until adulthood, he has a lot of knowledge about other alien species, their abilities & heritage.
	+ ***Engineering*:** He has a proficient understanding of the team cruiser's functions, realizing it needed a specialized battery to recharge the fuel cells & produce the anti-gravitational force needed to fly.
	+ ***Leadership*:** Valor gradually matured into a wise & capable leader, as he currently co-leads the Legion to protect the universe.
	+ ***Multilingualism*:** He is fluent in various languages across the galaxy, including English.
	+ ***Pilot*:** He knows how to fly the Legion's cruiser.
	+ ***Tactical Analysis*:** He developed into an excellent tactician with proficient skills in planning & subterfuge. He is able to analyze his opponents' fighting styles to determine their strengths & weaknesses to figure out the best way to combat them.
* **Legion Flight Ring:** The ring enables its wearer the ability to fly in both atmospheric environments & outer space. It is composed of the compound known as Valorium, which has been compared to Nth Metal for their similar anti-gravity capabilities. It also gives them the ability to understand & speak virtually any language.

### Weaknesses

* **Vulnerability to Magic:** Though not all, many Daxamites are vulnerable to magic.
* **Vulnerability to Lead**: Daxamites' major weakness is lead, which does not exist on Daxam. It operates similar to Kryptonite for Kryptons.
	+ **Vision Limitation**: His x-ray vision cannot penetrate lead or lead-lined walls.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strength:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Speed:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Range:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Strategy:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 150 - Threat Level 4 / Moderate Threat

## Trivia

* He has built a good bond with the Kent family & regularly visits the family farm to help out Martha with work her son Clark normally did or to have dinner with her.
* Lar had a short relationship with Kara Kent after the Legion arrived on Earth.
* He did not agree with ancestors' practice of slavery, though his grandparents felt it was crucial for growth.
* One of his favorite activities is cooking for him & Tasmia.
* Growing up, he was a selfish spoiled brat, party boy & womanizer but has since changed greatly.
* Lar was very close with his brother Del, who was older by four years. While Del was being groomed to one day take over their parents' role in society, Lar was off living his best life. Nonetheless, the two got along very well. His death hit the hardest as Del was supposed to be away from Daxam at the time.

## Notes

* His relationship with the Kent family is a nod to his origin in the comic books.