SCipio_66 wrote:madr0x wrote:SCipio_66 wrote:I am curious exactly what happened to Longshot in the last issue (is this a new power, or an explanation of his old power), but I'm not sure how many spoilers we want to list here.
-S'Cipio
I figured it was (finally) a clue as to how his luck-based power works. Way overdue.
That's my theory as well. So what do you think happened? When he fails at something, does he get to rewind time and try try again until he gets things right? And if so, does he have any control over this? Is he aware that he does it?
If he is, then he'd be a much more interesting character to me. The reason I've never liked characters like Darwin or Longshot or Random, is that their powers solve their problems with no effort on their part. None of them have to think about what to do. If Darwin is shot with a nerve agent, he simply (instantly) turns into a crature with no nervous system. If Longshot is walking into a building that is going to explode, the floor falls out from under him before the explosion goes off. It's not like Jamie deciding to build a human pyramid to rescue a man on top of a burning building, There is really nothing to admire about they do. They were simply "there" when their powers went to work.
Now, if Longshot has to actually undertake effort to appear lucky--maybe rewinding time several times in a desperate attempt to save a life, with less time to work with each iteration--we might be in for several intersting stories about him.
Just my opinion of course. I know Longshot has fans.
-S'Cipio
I'm just throwing theories out, and maybe someone can prove me wrong, considering the only books with Longshot I've read are his miniseries, Uncanny X-Men, and X-Factor, but I'm attempting to theorize Longshot for a minute:
Let's look at his powers. He has telemetry which is a form of interacting with the past. Some items he's used telemetry on have affected him so deeply that he passed out. He has "luck" powers which allow him to affect outcomes of events. It seems like the common thread of those powers is an affinity for time. He can decipher past events and decipher (to a lesser degree it would seem) future events.
Longshot has always seemed like an innocent kind of character, and if one perceives time differently than everyone else, that might help explain that personality trait. (Peter Pan)
Longshot was made in Mojo's realm. He has two hearts. Suppose those two hearts don't beat at the same time, or possibly don't even pump blood in the same manner or direction. Suppose when he uses his so-called "luck" powers, one of his hearts pumps blood to his brain in one direction, allowing him to access the "future" part of his powers, and when he uses his telemetry powers, the other heart kicks in but in the reverse direction. Because he's not human, we don't have to explain the impossibility of this.
Like I said, just throwing this stuff out there, and I know PAD has something way cooler to give us, but maybe someone will find this entertaining and think about Longshot in a different way.
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