Legion of Lawndale Heroes

Legion of Lawndale Heroes is a series by Roentgen where the major characters of Daria acquire super-powers and are convinced or manipulated into forming a "Legion" of such young people by Russell Stark, a mysterious software magnate.

Started in 2005, the series was limited to readers of the Sh33p's Fluff Message Board, but has recently migrated to the Paperpusher's Message Board. It is over 100,000 words long, approaching the length of such series as The Look-Alike Series, The Driven Wild Universe, Falling Into College, Bed and Breakfast Man and the works of Steven Galloway. However, LLH remains unknown for the most part.

In late July of 2007, Brother Grimace made an announcement on PPMB that he would be writing the next eight episodes of LLH, in order to complete 'Year Two'. He mentioned that he would not attenpt to seriously change the tone of the fic, and that he would attempt to talk Roentgen into coming back to the title.

Timeline
Initially, the series was divided into "chapters" which are divided into "parts". A completed chapter consisted of between eight and ten parts.

The first eight chapters make up "Year One" of the Legion, with Jane Lane being named Leader of the Legion and Sandi Griffin being named Deputy Leader. Both positions are elected positions.

After the completion of the first eight chapters, Roentgen made the decision to move the stories more quickly by assigning only four parts to a completed story as opposed to eight. Furthermore, the beginning of the ninth chapter started "Year Two" of the Legion's history, with Quinn Morgendorffer winning the post of Leader, with Sandi Griffin serving as Deputy Leader for the second year in a row.

Previously, these chapters were only titled "LLH x.y" where x is the chapter number and y is the part. As parts of the story were posted on fanfiction.net and elsewhere, those chapters were retitled. Chapters 1:1 through 3:8 received names when each section was posted on fanfiction.net for the first time. When the story was posted at the PPMB for the first time, posts looked exactly as they did on SFMB with no retitling.

However, an upgrade to the PPMB destroyed the formatting of the story which resulted in Roentgen going back and reformatting the series. This allowed for some minor corrections of names for consistency as well as allowing for a chance to give titles to sections that had not been titled. Chapters between 4:1 and 8:8 received their titles for the first time during this process of code correction. (This process is only complete to Chapter 4:8.) Segments posted after 8:8 were given titles before the parts were posted to PPMB.

In LLH, Volume Two, the series is now divided into "episodes"; each episode possed of five to seven "parts". While each part has been given a title, most titles also happen to be the name of a song (ex. 'Brain Damage', 'Don't Let Me Get Me', etc.).

Titles
(Note: For titles which have their own Dariawiki articles, spoiler information is in "white text" -- simply highlight over the blank space to read the contents of the spoiler.)

Year One


 * 1:1 Skunkworks
 * 1:2 The Most Important Girl in The World
 * 1:3 Lawndale Power and Light
 * 1:4 Shady Acres
 * 1:5 Catholic School Girls in Trouble
 * 1:6 Massive Fireball of Doom
 * 1:7 Friends in High Places
 * 1:8 An Army of Youth


 * 2:1 More Money, More Problems
 * 2:2 Family Togetherness
 * 2:3 Health and Fashion Disasters
 * 2:4 The Show Must Go On
 * 2:5 Home
 * 2:6 All Three Together
 * 2:7 Best Feets Forward
 * 2:8 Fight or Flight


 * 3:1 Unwanted Company
 * 3:2 Clubbies Together
 * 3:3 In Fumo Veritas
 * 3:4 The Devil's Own
 * 3:5 The Memorable Sound
 * 3:6 Censorship
 * 3.7 Bedtime
 * 3:8 Heart of Evil


 * 4:1 Martingale
 * 4:2 Out of Their Cages
 * 4:3 Vigilante Justice
 * 4:4 No Advance Without Strife
 * 4:5 Getting By
 * 4:6 Moon Lizard
 * 4:7 Pound of Flesh
 * 4:8 Dogs, Ducks, Dummies

Parts 5:1 through 8:8 are currently untitled.

Year Two


 * 9:1 The Senate and People of Lawndale
 * 9:2 Ground Zero
 * 9:3 Majesty in Black
 * 9:4 Red Roses for a Pink Lady


 * 10:1 Heat Wave
 * 10:2 Cold Welcome
 * 10:3 Hold Nothing Back

Volume Two

Episode 1.1


 * Part 1 Out Here On My Own
 * Part 2 Look Through My Eyes
 * Part 3 Brain Damage
 * Part 4 In The Air Tonight
 * Part 5 Don't Let Me Get Me
 * Part 6 Truths Known, Spoken and Undone
 * Part 7 Bright Lights and Darker Shadows

Episode 1.2


 * Part 1 The Wild and The Young
 * Part 2 Lay Your Hands On Me
 * Part 3 Learning To Fly
 * Part 4 Electric Youth
 * Part 5 Two Tribes

The Legion Roster (current)
Daria Morgendorffer – possesses telepathic and mind-control powers. Can locate the life-emissions of others, project her 'astral form' (which she can also use to enter the dreams of others), and can converse fluently in the languages of anyone she is in close proximity of. She can also use the metahuman powers of any superhuman (but only when both are wearing items composed of Salazarium), and allow those persons to use her powers. Based on Saturn Girl.

Jane Lane - Possesses the ability to generate and manipulate intense magnetic energies. Able to use her powers to fly (and carry great amounts of weight), and generate magnetic defensive shields that can resist even the force of a tactical nuclear warhead (her shields also protect her from sensory overload). Has recently discovered that she can generate a potent electrostatic charge in her body. Based on Cosmic Boy.

Quinn Morgendorffer – Has the ability to generate, project and manipulate massive amounts of electricity (even in hostile environments such as underwater), and is invulnerable to the effects of electricity from other sources. She has learned how to create semisolid objects and constructs (cages, globes, cubes, etc.) made out of electricity. Based on Lightning Lad.


 * Due to the powers of another metahuman, Quinn's power level has been effectively doubled (both in actual and potential output). She also is invulnerable to any form of negative interactions with her powers (including superconductivity), which are now no longer affected adversely by intense heat; intense cold, however, does amplify her powers (but she can control the higher levels). Quinn has also demonstrated:


 * the ability to create electrically-based forcefields that can shield her from very powerful explosions,


 * the ability to set off a chain-reaction of massive detonations by firing an incredibly powerful electrical blast in the form of a hyper-compresed monofiliament beam towards a distant target; the beam begins to sever the electrons from atoms on elements in the air in a straight line towards the target. The blasts become more powerful as they move closer towards the target, reaching nuclear levels of destructive force. (The only time Quinn had done this to date, thirty-eight detonations occured, with the last later calculated at equal to a 0.8 megaton nuclear blast.)

Alexandra (Sandi) Griffin – Can create two identical duplicates; has recently learned that she can harness the total power of all her duplicates (in effect, she has the combined physical and mental abilities of nine persons to draw upon). Has recently discovered that she can triplicate small objects (even complex ones with functions or properties she does not understand) that she can hold in her hands, and living beings up to three times her current weight. Based upon Triplicate Girl/Triad.

Tiffany Blum-Deckler – Has the ability to make herself immaterial and phase through solid materials (even through materials of highly dense/stable molecular structures), gases and energy attacks. Based on Phantom Girl.

Charles Ruttheimer III (Upchuck) – has the power to transform his physical form into anything that he can imagine, with the actual properties of that substance, or into a perfect duplicate of anyone or anything he can think of. It is not known if, when changing into a person with metahuman abilities, he can duplicate those special abilities (some abilities, such as functional wings or gills, can be duplicated because Charles power in and of itself can be used in that fashion). Based on Chameleon Boy.

Anastasia (Stacy) Rowe – Possesses feral mutations that allow her enhanced senses, strength and endurance, the ability to track by scent, and the ability to extend her incisors, finger- and toenails and use them as edged weapons. Also possesses superhuman speed, an enhanced healing ability, the ability to acclimate her body for survival in any environment, and the ability to leap great distances. Has recently discovered that she can fly at supersonic speeds. Based on Timber Wolf.

Brittany Taylor – Possesses the ability to become invisible to any form of detection, including scent, thermal, audio and ultrasonic/vibration. Has recently discovered that she can extend her invisibility to anything that she is in physical contact with. Based on Invisible Kid.

Thomas Lyman (Tom) Sloane – Possesses Kryptonian-level abilities (strength, speed, invulnerability, flight, etc.), but can only use one of his abilities at a time. Possesses ‘shape-vision’ (he can see through solid objects, including lead, and make out incredibly fine-detailed outlines of the objects he is looking at (he can see the letters on a printed page inside a suitcase), heat vision, and microscopic/telescopic vision. Based on Ultra Boy.

Michael (Mack) Mackenzie - possesses the ability to generate and project immense amounts of heat, light and flame, as well as the ability to control his powers to an amazing degree. Can absorb massive amounts of radiation from active sources and irradiated objects/areas (in the latter case, rendering them safe to handle or enter), and can heal from physical damage by being subjected to radiation or regular sunlight. Based on Sun Boy.

Legion Colors
The Legionnaires wear colored uniforms, and references to these colors are made throughout the series. Each Legionnaire chooses two colors, one for the square-cut, short sleeved tunic and another color for the shirt color that is worn underneath the tunic. The pants match the color of the tunic, giving each Legionnaire a "two-toned" appearance -- one color for the body and one color for the shirt underneath.

The rule is that only solid colors will be chosen and that no Legionnaire should have a uniform that exactly matches any other Legionnaire. The only exceptions to the rules above are for Sandi Griffin, whose undershirt is white on one side and violet on the other, and for Brittany Taylor whose "primary" color is camouflage. Brittany is the only Legionnaire wearing a non monochrome pattern for the tunic and is capable of choosing which type of camo -- forest, urban, desert, etc. -- she will wear.

Original Characters

 * Russell Stark
 * Dawn Hall
 * John Dynell
 * Black Majesty

Fanon Characters

 * Renee Andrews
 * Kyle Armalin
 * Odell Jones
 * Martin Peters

Crossover Characters

 * Lex Luthor

Links

 * Legion of Lawndale Heroes at fanfiction.net
 * Legion of Lawndale Heroes at the Sh33p's Fluff Message Board
 * Legion of Lawndale Heroes at PPMB