They aren't legacies in the same way Kyle or Barry are, picking up the mantle or being a redesign. Sidekicks are supposed to one day take over for their mentor and continue the never ending battle. I would consider all sidekicks to be legacy characters since they are continuing on what their mentors started, ie legacy.
"It's too bad she won't live! But then again, who does? - Gaff Blade Runner
"In a short time, this will be a long time ago." - Werner Slow West
"One of the biggest problems in the industry is apathy right now." - Dan Didio Co-Publisher of I Wonder Why That Is Comics
"It's too bad she won't live! But then again, who does? - Gaff Blade Runner
"In a short time, this will be a long time ago." - Werner Slow West
"One of the biggest problems in the industry is apathy right now." - Dan Didio Co-Publisher of I Wonder Why That Is Comics
Well, most of them got nudged out by the attempts to de-age their mentors AND to still hold onto the generation that later filled their roles as the "Teen Titans" and such.
It was probably either them or Tim's friends, and I don't know how much the Geoff Johns association with Tim, Bart, Cassie, Kon-El, etc. made taking them out of the picture less desirable.
Don't forget, the return of the JSA on Earth-2 was a significant Silver Age moment, as were the annual JLA/JSA team-ups each summer. If DC hadn't been so gung-ho to "reimagine" the Golden Age heroes for New52's Earth 2 mess, this wouldn't have been a problem.
(But also, DC screwing over the JSA is something that pre-dates even the DiDio regime.)
They were the original "Next Generation" heroes that didn't quite make it to full-on Legacy replacements.
I was under the impression "legacy hero" meant "hero who takes on the identity of a retired or dead hero". That doesn't apply to Roy or Garth who have never gone by Green Arrow or Aquaman.
Imagine being proud to have negative traits. I can’t relate.
DC: Justice League, The Flash, Justice League Dark, Superman, Action Comics, Green Arrow, Justice League Odyssey, The Terrifics, Teen Titans, Titans, Brimstone, Female Furies, Damage, Heroes In Crisis
Marvel: The Punisher, Cosmic Ghost Rider, Venom, X-23, Cloak and Dagger, Jessica Jones, Sentry
Indies: Unnatural, Jeepers Creepers, Project Superpowers, Black Hammer, Ninja-K
That's how I tend to see it too. But it seems like "legacy" is a lot like "reboot" in the comic lexicon, in the sense its definition is a bit liberal.
"They can be a great people Kal-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you. My only son." - Jor-El
"It's too bad she won't live! But then again, who does? - Gaff Blade Runner
"In a short time, this will be a long time ago." - Werner Slow West
"One of the biggest problems in the industry is apathy right now." - Dan Didio Co-Publisher of I Wonder Why That Is Comics
Yeah the death flag could be seen a mile away but this is still an utter disgrace. King is throwing away longstanding characters for cheap shock value. Or maybe it's Didio/Lee using King's story for their gimmicks. Either way Heroes in Crisis is definitely ticking people off.
King better not put Bronze Tiger in this story.