The Legion (Post-Crisis)

* Saturn Girl
* Lightning Lad
* Timberwolf
* Brainiac 9

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In the 31st Century, The Legion are a team of superpowered young adults who formed to stop intergalactic threats to all united planets. Formed by three founding members, the team would face threats the world couldn't handle after a crisis wiped out a vast majority of heroes. In addition to stopping supervillains, they also protect the timestream and the multiverse to maintain the timeline. They also attempt to uncover what crisis caused this change to their world.

## **History**

### **Formation**

At some point in the far-flung future, Saturn Girl, Timberwolf, Brainiac 9, and Lightning Lad would come together to defend the Seattle-New Roseland-Jackson Falls metroplex from The American Scream. After his defeat, the group agreed to operate as a team known as The Legion. This team gained more members from across the United Planet Alliance such as Colossal Boy, Karate Kid, Wildfire, and more.

### **The Powers That B**

After taking over the old Justice Society satellite, The Legion was alerted to a threat on New Mandix. This was because Mongul had taken control of the planet using the Fatherbox. After sending a strike team to resolve the issue, the team discovered that their forces had been defeated and captured. With no other choice, Saturn Girl, Timberwolf and Lightning Lad were sent to the past by Brainiac 9 to gather heroes. However, Brainiac 9 miscalculated the journey and the group were transported five years further than intended. This sent them to the 21st century's year five of the modern superheroic age instead of year ten.

Forced to recruit The Outsiders instead of the Justice Society as they had not formed yet, The Outsiders reluctantly traveled to the future. There, they witnessed the full magnitude of the Legion. Their meeting was filled with conflict and arguments. The Legion did not believe that the roughly inexperienced heroes were the ones they idolized and immortalized. This led to a fight between Lightning Lad and Grifter.

However, they put their differences aside and worked with The Legion, even defeating Mongul. As The Outsiders were sent home, Lightning Lad gave Grifter a Legionnaire ring as an apology. The Legion understood that it takes time to become as exemplary as heroes as they are and will be in the future. Brainiac 9 called for a Legion meeting which taught them that despite their intervention, the crisis still occurs. Revealing that Brainiac 9 did not miscalculate but instead attempted to persuade The Outsiders into becoming the Justice Society earlier. This was to hopefully prepare them for the unknown crisis.

## **The Legion's Crisis Report**

As mentioned before, a crisis is coming for "Pre-Crisis" individuals. As they are "Post-Crisis", they do not understand everything that has happened, but they know enough to worry them. The crisis in question results in the total annihilation of ninety percent of the superhero community, leaving only ten percent who are forced into hiding. Brainiac 9 theorizes that it has something to do with the multiverse as things were changed when Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad, and Timberwolf traveled to 2022. Villains, stories, and entire identities changed from what The Legion knew to what they know now.

The ten percent of heroes who survived and moved into hiding were immortals such as Grifter, Black Canary (after bathing in the Lazarus Pit), and Batman (for unknown reasons). Only one hero came out of hiding but was killed, Black Canary. This resulted in the destruction of Roseland and why it is called New Roseland in the 31st Century. The Legion's knowledge of Batman and Grifter ends after 3005. As much as The Legion tries to find out what the crisis is, who caused it, when it happens, and how to warn the 21st Century, they fail every time which has led Brainiac 9 to believe that it is a predetermined event but still hopes that The Legion can stop it.

## **Paraphernalia**

### **Equipment**

* **Legionnaire Ring**: All members of The Legion are given a Legionnaire Ring that allows them access to The Legion Satellite. An interesting fact about The Legionnaire Ring is that they allow the wearer to fly and survive in the vacuum of space by generating a protective and breathable aura around them.

## **Notes**

The Legion, and by Extension, Europa exist outside of mainstream DC Universe continuity. Themselves, their stories, and other characters are unrelated and not connected to the DC Multiverse.

## **Trivia**

* The Legion's collective favorite superhero is Superwoman.
* Timberwolf and Static play Blackjack every friday.
* Brainiac 9 will often reach out to Batman for help.
* Colossal Boy and Karate Kid are ambassadors for their worlds, Pluto and Jupiter, respectively.