Superhero lineages and impact that should still be around in the Legion era.

[Thor-Ul]

Yeah, no Flash legacies in the current Legion, which is odd, as Bendis was already using Impulse in Young Justice when he started LOSH. If Bart's back, then wouldn't his cousin XS be back too? The timeline changes shouldn't affect her because she has a direct link to the present day through Barry and Iris, and we know she's back in existence because she appeared with the rest of the Flash family in Williamson's last Flash arc Finish Line. So it strikes me as odd that XS wasn't part of this version of the Legion.

I hardly doubt than Bendis would had any idea of who XS was.

[Kaijudo]

There are so many characters who are immortal or semi-immortal/long-lived that could absolutely impact the Legion. Whether they have/will or not depends on the creatives. For example, there's the whole Council of Immortals we saw in Dark Days...their very nature suggests they'd still be around. Or a character like Metamorpho, who's not really human anymore and has "died" before, only to be shown as rendered inert before coming back. His physiology makes him likely to survive pretty much anything thrown his way and could make it well into the future.

[DrNewGod]

The Green Lantern Corps should still be around in some form. Have Rond as a GL.

There wouldn't still be a Wonder Woman, but Themysciran ideology brought about world peace once they fully rejoined "the world of men" and helped unify the earth under one governing body.

The Legion already had Thunder as a Shazam legacy. Bring her back, but not necessarily on the team. Perhaps bring that together with the planet of sorcerers - maybe she's that world's protector.

Either way, I think there should only be a few remnants of modern franchises, (Superman being the most influential on the team) especially earth-based ones and no real 31st century versions of a modern hero unless it really makes sense.

GLs were still around pre-Crisis, but the authorities of Earth banned them from their territories. I forget what the infraction was that caused the rift.

[abetterday]

Cyborg and Cyborg Superman could be a perfect set up to solve some the current LSH problems if it's done in the style of the Matrix.

[John Venus]

This thread is only making me yearn for a story an alternate universe where some of the established characters are alive for the 30th century. Wonder Woman, Madame Xanandu, Metamorpho, the Metal Men, Vandal Savage, Jason Blood, Ras Al Ghul, Cyborg, Cyborg Superman, Brainiac and any other immortal characters from the comics.

[Jim Kelly]

For awhile there in the early days of the Legion, several stories had the date as being 100 years in the future, so around the 2060s. This wasn't just one or two errors--which suggests they may have wanted the stories to be in a near future. Eventually they went back to the adventures being 1000 years in the future and stuck with that. But it's interesting to consider what might have happened if they had gone with it only being about a hundred years from now.

Then it would make sense for there to be a lot of ties with the present universe. Not much weirder than Kirk and the Enterprise crew always talking about the 20th century and travelling back in time to that century or to planets stuck in a similar period.

But if they had that as the setting for the Legion, I don't think they could have done as much world-building. Having it in some impossibly far distant future gave them a free hand to make up stuff. Who knows what could happen in a thousand years or more. In a hundred years, all those advancements is pushing credibility--unless of course having so many super-heroes and aliens caused Earth to rapidly advance in only a hundred years.

[Digifiend]

I hardly doubt than Bendis would had any idea of who XS was.

You know, it wouldn't have surprised me if he'd used her but called her Nora Allen (her name in the Arrowverse, where she's Barry's daughter instead of granddaughter) instead of Jenni Ognats (her mother is Barry's daughter, hence the different surname).

[SecretWarrior]

Imra Ardeen is supposed to be descended from the H'ronmeerca'andran, who were cloned by and from the Ma'aleca'andra (Martians). That's a link between her and Martian Manhunter, which explains her telepathy.

I wouldn't be surprised if Lightning Lad is now descended from Black Lightning. Similar powerset and costumes.

[Digifiend]

That creates a new problem though, as it would imply that Imra should have shapeshifting powers as well.

I don't think Bendis even thought of that regarding Lightning Lad. His race change to black was a last minute change.

[SecretWarrior]

Shape-shifting could have been lost after long periods of mating with other species.

[Thor-Ul]

I don't think Bendis even thought of that regarding Lightning Lad. His race change to black was a last minute change.

Among many others last minutes changes, like the 32nd century bit.

[D.Z]

Maybe Bendis could add some.

[Thor-Ul]

Imra Ardeen is supposed to be descended from the H'ronmeerca'andran, who were cloned by and from the Ma'aleca'andra (Martians). That's a link between her and Martian Manhunter, which explains her telepathy.

Not exactly. The Titanians from the 30th century are descendants of the Lanothians, who already were telepathic. They later colonized Titan and were given asylum by the native saturnians/H'ronmeerca'andran. If there are no H'ronmeerca'andran in the 30th century, it is most probably because they were either absorbed or displaced by the lanothians refugees.

[Lee Stone]

The story with Ra's al Ghul was pretty good.

With some characters, it may make sense that they would be dead and gone, and maybe forgotten by the Legion's time...
But members of the JLA would probably never be forgotten, and could inspire future generations, much like Superman.

And the Legion was inspired by Superman because in the '50s, Superman was DC's most popular character. Of course, he would be remembered 1000 years into the future.
But, now the most popular DC character is Batman.
If a new Legion was to be formed today, it would probably look more like 'Batman Inc. in the 31st Century' than any Legion that's ever existed. A non-powered, or low-powered teen gang in a dystopian future Cyberpunk 2070 type setting.

[Thor-Ul]

If a new Legion was to be formed today, it would probably look more like 'Batman Inc. in the 31st Century' than any Legion that's ever existed. A non-powered, or low-powered teen gang in a dystopian future Cyberpunk 2070 type setting.

Something resembling Batman Beyond in some way?