Legends of Tomorrow: Rewrite

## Season 1

* I established the backstory of the Hawks in my rewrite of the crossover the introduced them, so their backstory is no longer intertwined with Vandal Savage's. I loved with Young Justice did with Savage and his plan for universal dominance with Darkseid, so I'd probably include that here. I'd also like to get a different actor for Savage, though I haven't found one I like so far, so feel free to comment some suggestions. Savage's pact with Darkseid would also tease someone who could potentially be the big bad of the Arrowverse over all.
* Carter Hall dying at the hands of Savage raised the stakes for the season, something I'd keep intact. But I feel that bringing characters back cheapens the impact, so I'd have him stay good for dead.
* I'd cut a lot of Kendra's story aspects. She's a formidable fighter in my Arrowverse, having worked in the military and for the Central City Police Department. I also didn't like how she was romantically involved with so many people on the team, including Ray and Jefferson. Hawkgirl could've been one of the most interesting characters on the show, and as show in the Justice League animated series, is someone who is far better off when she stands on her own. At the end of the season, Kendra departs for Thanagar to discover her true origins and where she comes from. There, the story would play out similarly to the live action Captain Marvel movie, where she attempts to uncover her past and gets caught up in the war between the Thanagarians and the Gordanians.
* I'd also like to introduce Booster Gold at some point during this season, as he's a time traveling hero with connections to Rip Hunter, so introducing him for a few episodes would be pretty interesting.

**Hawkman and Hawkgirl still leave. Captain Cold still dies**

## Season 2

* I loved these seasons and they definitely place on my top ten Arrowverse seasons list, so there's not much I would change to either of them.
* The biggest thing is Vixen- they originally planned to bring Mari McCabe onto the show, so rather than create a new character, I'd just to keep the one true Vixen. Besides, bringing someone from a different timeline breaks the rules the Legends live by.

**The team doesn't change. Only Vixen changes.**

* **Lisa Snart/Golden Glider:** Though Captain Cold made the ultimate sacrifice in the penultimate episode of Legend's first season, the ever-popular Rogue isn't gone for good. While he won't be a permanent member of the team anymore, there's still a Snart out there that could take his place: His sister Lisa, also known as Golden Glider. Compared to her big brother, Lisa has hardly gotten the same level of attention, and bringing her into the spotlight would go a long way in helping flesh her out as an individual. Honoring her brother by picking up his heroism would be a good starting point to bring her in, especially if it means having another Snart around for characters close to her brother like Mick and Sara to interact with.
* **Linda Park/Dr. Light:** Earth-2's Linda Park showed up in The Flash's second season as yet another of Zoom's minions sent to kill Barry, though she tried to kill her E-1 doppelganger and assume her life instead, only to fail, get caught by the team, and, ultimately, escape, leaving her costume behind to never be heard from again. Presumably, Zoom never bothered to track her down and punish her, meaning she's likely still out there in hiding in E-1. As a meta, a literal outsider, and a thief with the chance at a redemption arc, there's a lot of character potential for Dr. Light joining the team in the second season to finally come back out of hiding to forge her own new identity and truly find a place for herself in E-1.
* **Helena Bertinelli/Huntress:** Helena Bertinelli hasn't been seen since Arrow's second season, where she was shipped off to prison, but she's still one of "those characters" who always comes up in conversations over new seasons about whether or not she'll finally make a reappearance. While it doesn't seem like such a return is on the horizon for her on Arrow - which already has one strong, independent woman as it is, apparently, to make room for more - a reemergence on Legends could help take the dust off this shelved character to breathe new life into her, armed with a purpose beyond trying to kill her father to give her a shot at redemption and a new opportunity to be a hero.
* **Jesse Wells/Jesse Quick:** Season two of The Flash has seen the addition of several more speedsters in Barry's life, including Wally West and Jesse Wells. Both may not have their abilities yet, but it's just a matter of time, especially thanks to the fact that they were both hit by the smaller particle accelerator late in the season. Unlike Wally, who is undoubtedly going to see his powers begin to manifest as a result, Jesse isn't a meta, but with the Velocity formula in play, she could easily help smooth out its more addictive - and destructive - properties to use it to become a speedster just in time for a second season of Legends. Somehow, season one passed by without an appearance from Barry, but having a speedster on the team could be a great way to mix things up, particularly if she's still in the early stages of being a hero separated from the support system Barry was able to rely upon.
* **Tatsu Yamashiro/Katana:** Much has been suggested about how the evolving DCEU on the big screen has hindered certain aspects of the Arrowverse, particularly when it comes to the Suicide Squad. Characters like Amanda Waller and Deadshot have been killed off, the Squad itself has vanished into thin air, and even Katana, a character who wasn't part of the Squad in the show (but is in the upcoming movie) was reduced to a cameo earlier this season that went nowhere. Admittedly, while some of the characters on this list simply couldn't be in Legends because of actor availability - this list does say "should," not "could," by the way - Katana is one who may not show up anymore simply because the higher-ups within DC and WB won't let her. Still, though, she's out there in the Arrowverse, and it'd be nice to see her find a new "family" of sorts after losing both her son and husband in season three.
* **Jonah Hex:** Jonah Hex made his first appearance in the Arrowverse in the eleventh episode of Legend's first season, but it sure was a memorable one, with actor Johnathon Schaech doing a pretty great job bringing the character to life and solidifying him as a character worth getting excited about seeing again. Aside from barely scratching the surface of his own character and history, his connection with Rip would make him a logical ally to bring into the fold for one story reason or another. Between the types of fish-out-of-water scenarios he could be placed in throughout time to the chance to properly dive headlong into doing the character justice in a way the Josh Brolin-led 2010 film failed to do, there's a lot of opportunity for Jonah Hex to make a huge mark on the Arrowverse going forward.
* **Roy Harper/Arsenal:** Roy "Arsenal" Harper was a staple of Arrow throughout its first three seasons, up until he took the fall for Oliver by coming out as the Arrow, faking his death in prison, and leaving Starling to start his life anew, though he returned for a single-episode appearance in the show's fourth season. With Roy still, essentially, "on the run," bringing him onto the team for season two would be a good way to give the character the chance to stop having to look over his shoulder or worry if someone like the Calculator will find him again. On top of that, he'd be able to step out from Oliver's shadow, stop being a sidekick, and make himself a legend in all his flip-fighting glory.
* **Mari McCabe/Vixen:** Vixen made the leap from her own animated series on CW Seed to live-action earlier this season on Arrow, and - love her or not - it's still pretty cool that that even happened in the first place. Considering, too, that the CW isn't shying away from ensuring actress Megalyn E.K. has a place alongside Arrowverse leads like Stephen Amell, Grant Gustin, and (now) Melissa Benoist, it's just a matter of time before she resurfaces again somewhere outside her own series. Giving her a spot on the team in season two would be a good way to really flesh her out for people whose first exposure to her was seeing her appearance on Arrow rather than through her own series, the first season of which only ran a grand total of about a half an hour. On top of that, her abilities would make her stand out from the rest of the team right off the bat, and it would well and truly bring E.K. into the Arrowverse spotlight.
* **John Constantine:** In the fall of 2014, NBC launched their own take on Hellblazer, with the Matt Ryan-led series lasting all of 13 episodes before coming to a premature end. Miraculously, though, Constantine lived on, with Ryan making the leap over for an appearance on Arrow earlier this season that left fans wanting more, retroactively making the cancelled series part of the Arrowverse in the process. Since then, many have been wondering when (or if) we'll be seeing him again, and while it seems unlikely that The CW has any plans to try and bring his series back to life anytime soon, it's hard to imagine the gears aren't spinning on how to bring him back on a more regular basis across the Arrowverse, especially since he's continued to be name-checked ever since. Though any future appearances big or small are welcome, having the practitioner of the occult brought onto the Legends team for season two would be a great way to really elevate his role, and seeing him interact with the gang - and out-trench coat Rip Hunter - would be more than worth it.
* **Laurel Lance/Black Siren:** After Laurel Lance was killed off on Arrow - sigh - several episodes back, The Flash wasted no time in introducing her E-2 counterpart Black Siren, keeping the criminally-underused Katie Cassidy in the Arrowverse family as a result. Unlike the heroic Black Canary, Black Siren prided herself on her villainy, working for Zoom until she was captured by Team Flash and locked up for the time being, with the gang agreeing not to tell Team Arrow about her presence. In a single episode, The Flash treated Laurel and Cassidy with more respect than Arrow has of late, and even though it's not "the" Laurel fans have seen grow over the years, a Laurel is better than no Laurel. With meta powers and a whole lot of potential to grow from the Siren back into the Canary, seeing her join the team in season two to make that journey - much like Snart and Rory did over the course of season one - and how Sara would react to and bond (or not bond) with her sister's doppelganger would be quite awesome.

## Season 3

* Nora Darhk would be an adult in the present day, not a child. It really bugs me that Ray, who was a full grown adult in 2020, is in a relationship with someone who's barely a teenager in 2020.
* I'd also change Zari's name back to Adrianna. This character really doesn't have anything in common with her comic book counterpart, so I'd try to keep at least somethings the same. Maybe make an Egyptian refugee like the comics did.

## Season 4

* I really, really didn't like the magical creatures storyline. Instead, Mallus coming into our dimension, ripped open the Multiverse. Having the Legends travel through different universe and protect the dimensions between worlds would be far more interesting and allow us to see different versions of each character, both from Legends and the Arrowverse as a whole, such as an Earth where Sara became the Black Canary, Iris West became the Flash, one where Mick Rory lived a normal life, etc. This would allow the Legends to lead right into Crisis on Infinite Earths, as all the worlds we see and all the characters we meet are fated to perish. Plus, Legends was the only show besides Batwoman to not lead into Crisis.
* Constantine would be hunting Neron throughout the Multiverse. Having a Satanic demon in the show would allow the series to get a darker tone, more horror-like vibe. Whereas the two previous seasons were both campy and dark, in my opinion, season four went to extreme in every wrong way.
* In the end of season four, Nate died and the Legends brought him back. As I mentioned before, I hate when characters are resurrected, as it cheapens their sacrifice and what it means to be a hero. Besides, Legends was originally pitched as an anthology with different characters entering and exiting. Let Nate exit so new characters can enter.
* No Gary. No Mona. No Charlie. No Fairy Godmother. Just no. Those characters are all horrible.

**Multiverse Travel this season or next season. Nate dies in the finale.**

## Season 5

* Like I said for Supergirl, it's hard to rewrite a season that's currently airing, especially one that's only been able to air two episodes. That being said, with Nate dead and Ray and Nora departing, that leaves only Sara, Constantine, Mick, Ava and Amon (not Behrad) on the Legends, so they're in need of some serious firepower. And with the season focusing on Hell, souls and dark magic, it seems like the right time to introduce Zatanna to the Arrowverse. After seeing the Witcher, I think Anya Chalotra would kill it in this role and bring a much needed power set to the Waverider, as well as allow her to clash with Constantine and bring him down a peg. I also think having one of the escaped souls being Boston Brand would be an interesting and fresh way to introduce the character into the Arrowverse.