Originally Posted by
caj
On the other hand, it seemed like the Legion ladies were being given ass-kicking attitude upgrades to compensate for the perception that they had 'weak' powers. Dream Girl, Projectra, Violet, Shady, etc. got more physically aggressive, and Ayla in particular got a more blasty (and, ultimately, less potent) power. It felt like Phantom Girl was the only Legion lady left who wasn't a martial artist, at one point, and that felt odd, since various Legion *men* like Star Boy and Brainiac 5 and Cosmic Boy aren't perceived as needing to be punchy kicky MMA fighters.
If Violet was the only one to get a major personality overhaul, fine. Cool, even.
But taken as a whole with the changes to Dream Girl, Projectra/Sensor, Light(ning) Lass and even Saturn Girl (whose previous run at joining the SP was name-dropped a few times along with her busting out the judo), it felt a little overcompensatory and muddle-headed (as if women *have* to be physically aggressive asskickers to matter, while men like Element Lad can just lean on their powers and be kind of passive).