Legion or Atrocitus?

[protocida]

Hal Jordan alredy had three origins on the Comics. And, in two of them, Abin Sur's spaceship crash was caused by a enemy, who became Hal's first foe. In "Emerald Dawn", it was Legion, and, in "Secret Origins", it was Atrocitus. I know Legion is going to be in the movie, but I think those quizes are very interesting, so, I'll ask:

Who should be in Green Lantern: Legion or Atrocitus?

or

Your call!

 

[Keyser Soze]

Atrocitus is a great character, who I like more than Legion. But that's the problem. Atrocitus is a character. I don't think the script has room to develop another rounded antagonist. Legion works because its essentially just a big, mute, scary-looking plot device.

 

[Lobo]

^Basically why i voted for Legion.

 

[The Geek Vault]

This one is hard because using Atrocitus would allow for Red Lanterns which would be great! so I'm voting A

 

[dnno1]

Atrocitus is a great character, who I like more than Legion. But that's the problem. Atrocitus is a character. I don't think the script has room to develop another rounded antagonist. Legion works because its essentially just a big, mute, scary-looking plot device.

I was going to say that the original storyline had Legion as the cause of Abin Sur's demise. Atrocitus was written in as a secret origin. The downside being that not enough people are very familiar with that character unless they had been continuously reading the comic from volume 2 to now (volume 4). Hence, more people will be familiar with the the Legion origin.

^Basically why i voted for Legion.

Me too.

This one is hard because using Atrocitus would allow for Red Lanterns which would be great! so I'm voting A

This doesn't mean that they couldnt have an event in the film that would leave a subtile clue to a futher sequel where Atrocitus would make an appearance (ala Zod and "Superman: The Movie"). That could be easily written into the script.

 

[Changeling]

I voted for Atroticus cuz hes cooler. But for the first movie, I want Legion. Atroticus should def be in it eventually though.

 

[Webhead2006]

yea they can always leave hints towards that atrocitus character to be seen down the road.

 

[Octoberist]

i think Atrocitius would be better. Legion is not even a 'character' per say in the script. He is a force of chaos but it also lacks a persona.

 

[protocida]

Legion's problem is that he's got a great backstory, but the writers didn't used it, and, instead, put him in the Manhunters place as the Guardian's first attempt to protect the Universe. He's great, but could have more depth.

 

[Webhead2006]

well maybe the future rewrites might have added some more depth to the character.

 

[protocida]

I hope so, but I doubt it.

 

[Changeling]

Yeah. I doubt it too. They just wanted a big mindless and personality-less (Is that even a word?) character, and didnt really need to be uber faithful to source material

 

[protocida]

With that, they not only misused Legion, but also made the Manhunters highly unlikely to appear.

 

[Changeling]

Man, if they replaced Legion with the Manhunters, and gave them a personality, that would be the PERFECT first GL movie, IMO.

 

[Changeling]

Proto, you should make a thread called "Legion or Manhunters"

 

[protocida]

I'm more inclined to a Legion thread.

 

[dnno1]

Man, if they replaced Legion with the Manhunters, and gave them a personality, that would be the PERFECT first GL movie, IMO.

Manhunters could happen in a second film or even in a TV series with the GLC (if that were ever to happen).

 

[Changeling]

No, not really. Legion basically cancels any chance of us getting Manhunters 'cuz they have the same exact origin. If we had Manhunters, itd be super repetitive.

 

[protocida]

Manhunters could happen in a second film or even in a TV series with the GLC (if that were ever to happen).

Not really. They placed Legion in the Manhunter's role.

 

[Webhead2006]

well they can always alter manhunters story a little bit.

 

[Changeling]

But they wouldnt really be Manhunters. They're pretty friggin integral to the GL mythos, and if they hugely altered their stories, it wouldnt feel right. With Legion, he's not as integral, so they can change him around.

 

[protocida]

well they can always alter manhunters story a little bit.

The Manhunters main background is that they're the Guardians first attempt at a intergalactic police force. With Legion, they'd become repetitive, which would be a shame.

 

[dnno1]

Not really. They placed Legion in the Manhunter's role.

So you are trying to say that the Guardians created Legion? For that matter, he or the manhunters weren't the only things that they created over the last 3 billion years you know.

 

[protocida]

So you are trying to say that the Guardians created Legion?

Spoiler

In the movie, before they used the green light of willpower, the Guardians tried to protect the Universe using the yellow light of fear, which ressulted in Legion.

For that matter, he or the manhunters weren't the only things that they created over the last 3 billion years you know.

 

[The Guard]

Legion. What's so great about Atrocitus? Even his name is lame.