Tell me about obscure characters you're super into but virtually no one else is!

[Ulysses]

As per the title. Tell me why you love this character!

[caj]

All the members of L.E.G.I.O.N - Vril Dox II, Lyrissa Mallor, Stealth, Strata, Garryn & Marij'n Bek, Captain Comet, Lady Quark, etc...

[Adekis]

I'm pretty fond of Bunker, but I don't even know if he's being used in anything.

Otherwise, hrm. Captain Marvel Jr is one. He was never really obscure historically, but now that the Marvel Family has been phased out in favor of the Shazam Fam and their grown-up counterparts, I especially miss Captain Marvel Jr. and his old school tendency to just really freaking hate Nazis and spend all his time trying to kill them.

Yeah, I mean like, Golden Age Captain Marvel Jr.

[Phoenixx9]

Night Girl of the Legion.

[Energist]

Kate Spencer's my favorite character at DC, and she's pretty obscure, I think.

Beyond Kate, though, I also really like Starling (Evelyn Crawford), whom I've all but given up on ever seeing again after she unceremoniously turned heel and disappeared.

On the villain side, I wish Roulette got more love.

[Agent Z]

Lorena Marquez the second Aquagirl. I liked her in the Dan Abnett Aquaman run from the 2000s.

Akila the Bana-Mighdall Amazon that first appeared in Wonder Woman annual volume 2. She was an engineer and pacifist.

Shadowpact and Power Company. Particularly Nightshade for the former and Skyrocket and Witchfire for the latter.

[Riv86672]

^^^Yeah, i’m a Power Company fan.

Ted Kord Blue Beetle, he’s my guy.
Damage, who’s book ended much too soon.
Vartox. Come on the guy’s based on Sean Connery!
Challengers of the Unknown. The real ones (The Professor, Ace, Rocky, Red, June).
The Creeper, he’s awesome!
Flame bird. Nightwing’s number one fan girl.

There are way more but this is off the toppa my head.

[Restingvoice]

I'm pretty fond of Bunker, but I don't even know if he's being used in anything.

Otherwise, hrm. Captain Marvel Jr is one. He was never really obscure historically, but now that the Marvel Family has been phased out in favor of the Shazam Fam and their grown-up counterparts, I especially miss Captain Marvel Jr. and his old school tendency to just really freaking hate Nazis and spend all his time trying to kill them.

Yeah, I mean like, Golden Age Captain Marvel Jr.

Bunker's in Red Hood Outlaw. Jason found him when he left Gotham, then he became Jason's assistant when he took over Penguin's Iceberg Lounge. That arc's done though. Since now Jason's teaching Lex Luthor's gifted children, I don't know what happens to him.

I like one character of Gail Simone's The Movement. Forgot his name since it's been a while. A blonde teenage boy who has a demon inside him which he lets out when he's berserk. Most of the time he was a cute kid who's definitely been abused in the past.

His costume and looks remind people of a younger Azrael at that time.

He's from an Amish village, has a strict big brother with an angel inside him (or was it a demon with angelic features). So he has a persecution complex as he saw it as a sign from God and that he's responsible to tame his brother's demonic nature.

[Toreador]

Power Co.
El Diablo (Raphael Sandoval)
Jonni Thunder
Scarlett

[Sutekh]

Loving lots of the characters mentioned in this thread, like the Power Company (particularly Manhunter, Witchfire, Striker Z, Skyrocket and Josiah Power), Damage (the original, not the 52 Hulk-homage), Bunker, Night Girl and Lilith Clay!

Other obscure favorites of mine include;
Danette Reilley/Firebrand
'Kole' Weathers
Amazing Man
Iron Munroe
Air Wave
Dr. Mist/Nommo
Bushmaster
Tuatara
Icemaiden
the Helena Wayne Huntress
Duela Dent/Joker's Daughter
all sorts of ancillary Legion characters like Academy students Nightwind, Crystal Kid and Lamprey, or Heroes of Lallor, Gas Girl, Evolvo Lad and Life Lass, Karate Kid 2 (Myg), Kid Quantum 2 (Jasmin), Dragonmage, Theena, Gazelle, etc.

[J. D. Guy]

Bunker's in Red Hood Outlaw. Jason found him when he left Gotham, then he became Jason's assistant when he took over Penguin's Iceberg Lounge. That arc's done though. Since now Jason's teaching Lex Luthor's gifted children, I don't know what happens to him.

I like one character of Gail Simone's The Movement. Forgot his name since it's been a while. A blonde teenage boy who has a demon inside him which he lets out when he's berserk. Most of the time he was a cute kid who's definitely been abused in the past.

His costume and looks remind people of a younger Azrael at that time.

He's from an Amish village, has a strict big brother with an angel inside him (or was it a demon with angelic features). So he has a persecution complex as he saw it as a sign from God and that he's responsible to tame his brother's demonic nature.

His name was Christopher, aka Burden. And yes, he was absolutely endearing! So was Mouse from the same series.

Speaking of obscure characters I'm fond of, the iteration of the Green Team Teen Trillionaires that was out during the same time was super fun. Despite it's short run of 5 issues before being cancelled, I became quite invested in them.

Honestly, most of what I like or have grown to like tends to come from books that are super short lived in the last 8 years or so. New 52 was my jam for books like that.

[JTHM]

Ben Rubel. The romantic interest of Supergirl during her first phase in her newest Rebirth run. He was obviously filling the Lois Lane trope for her. But I think he was cute and a nice way to keep Supergirl anchored to a more 'human' part of herself, so to speak. I also liked their dynamic.

Following that trend. Z'ndr. The Star Lord knock-off that followed her during her second phase when she was investigating Krypton's destruction. He was honestly funny, kind of like a more lighthearted Han Solo and again, I just liked him. Sadly Supergirl doesn't have any luck when it comes to side-characters

[Restingvoice]

His name was Christopher, aka Burden. And yes, he was absolutely endearing! So was Mouse from the same series.

Speaking of obscure characters I'm fond of, the iteration of the Green Team Teen Trillionaires that was out during the same time was super fun. Despite it's short run of 5 issues before being cancelled, I became quite invested in them.

Honestly, most of what I like or have grown to like tends to come from books that are super short lived in the last 8 years or so. New 52 was my jam for books like that.

Burden! Yeah, I remember my first reaction when I first read that was... wow. Awful parents. Because he first refers to himself as Burden, not his real name.

[jb681131]

Manhunter:

[Johnny]

I wouldn't say I'm "super into" those characters, but I've always liked Hawkman and Ray Palmer. Obviously they shouldn't be considered obscure, but they seem rather underrated to me. And their friendship is really underrated.