The Legion of Superheroes, for those of you that don’t know, is DC’s superhero team from 1000 years into the future. A simplistic view of the Legion might say it is comprised young adults with special abilities from different planets banding together to try to keep the future safe. Then again nothing with The Legion is ever simple so I won’t get into terms like pre-boot and post-boot (darn that Zero Hour storyline)…

Wednesday – The Legion Elemental/Caster Squad

Welcome to the third day of Legion figures. On the previous days, you saw the team members who could move a planet and keep that planet’s movement a secret. Today I present you with the elemental/caster squad. They are capable of … I don’t know, keeping the planet warm I guess.

Cosmic Boy: The Legion representative from the planet Braal. Cosmic boy controls magnetic fields (and I’m sure he was around before Magneto). Cosmic boy is a founding member of The Legion and is often referred to as the heart and soul of the team.

Element Lad: Who better to be in the elemental part of The Legion than Element Lad? Jan Arrah from the planet Trom has the special power of element transmutation.

Inferno: Her Legion status has always been somewhat ambiguous, but every time you see her she has the belt and flight ring so I guess she’s in. That being said, she’s also stuck in the 20th century by her own choice. Apparently she really likes the shopping. Anyway, she has firepowers and now an action figure likeness.

Kid Quantum: Jazmin’s powers are somewhat ambiguous. Appparently she has the ability to control quantum fields. What that means is beyond my understanding and I’m not going back to school to find out. Here’s an action figure that bares some resemblance to the hero though.

Livewire: I guess every team has their hard luck case, well here’s The Legion’s. Garth Ranzz from the planet Winath acquired lightning powers when he and his siblings scared some lightning beasts. It’s been kinda down hill ever since for Garth. He lost his right arm in a battle with his crazy brother, Mekt. He was forced to quit The Legion in disgrace only to be reinstated in time to “sacrifice” his life to save two universes. Don’t blink though because he could be on the comeback trail. Garth’s figure comes with a removable, robotic arm.

Spark: Ayla Ranzz, sister of Livewire, also acquired lightning powers the same time Garth did. I guess her time in The Legion could best be described as, with apologies to Douglas Adams, mostly harmless.

Star Boy: Not quite an energy caster or element guy, but he had to go somewhere. Thom Kallor from Xanthu has the ability to add or subtract mass from objects.

Umbra: Tasmia Mallor from Talok VIII has the ability to create and control dark fields. She’s also the planets champion warrior and pretty moody sometimes. Hopes were high that her own action figure would raise her spirits.

Wildfire: Drake Burroughs from... well let’s just say this one is a little complicated. Suffice to say he’s two merged consciences rolled into one Kwai armament or containment suit. Let’s just say he has super fire/energy powers, a hot head, and his own action figure.