NAME + ALIASES: None KNOWN RELATIVES: None FIRST APPEARANCE: L.E.G.I.O.N. #61 (Jan. 1994)
The L.E.G.I.O.N. met Gigantus of Motus on the planet Rigon during
a Legion marketing meeting on the planet Rigon. Dox and the others had
seen footage of Gigantus, a towering powerhouse on his home world who
was so revered there were songs written in his honor. To their astonishment,
they soon discovered that the natives of Motus were relatively small
people, and that Gigantus was simply much larger than other natives of
Motus — but small as well.
Gigantus was sensitive about his comparative height and bristled when Stealth laughed
at him. And when the Telepath attempted to
sympathize with Gigantus, the brute took offense and struck Telepath.
Gigantus' leader, Kaa Muuso was seriously embarrassed by this behavior.
But Gigantus' worth was soon tested as the L.E.G.I.O.N. and numerous
other strange representatives moved to prevent the assassination of Rigon's
leader, Ahrr Tyunng. Despite his heroism, Gigantus was offered to Dox
by Kaa Muuso as consolation for his rudeness. Dox accepted and Gigantus
accompanied them back to Cairn. (LEGION #61)
Soon after his arrival, the L.E.G.I.O.N. was taken over by Lyrl Dox's
mind control and Gigantus was among those who fell under his spell. (L.E.G.I.O.N.
#69) He was freed along with the others when Vril Dox returned
to defeat Lyrl. (R.E.B.E.L.S #17) The extent
of Gigantus' service since then is unknown.
Layla
NAME
+ ALIASES: None KNOWN RELATIVES: None FIRST APPEARANCE: Lobo Annual #1 (1993)
L.E.G.I.O.N. officer Layla was one of Vril Dox's most promising
commanders. So much so that he assigned her to supervise Lobo on a mission
to investigate a rift in space. Layla set the tone from the start;
she took none of Lobo's crap, and kept him under control using a hypnotic
totem. (What she didn't suspect was that Dox was contemplating moving
Layla to the core team. This mission was her test.) In the rift, they
found a strange
alient craft which was a nest for seven alien parasites. The parasites
killed sevral Legionnaires before attacking Layla, whom they found was
a suitable "food" for them. Lobo killed
the one of the prasites, but the attack left Layla with no memories.
Her compensation was newfound super-strength and invulnerability; she
could now also survive the vacuum of space. Before escaping,
they managed to set one explosive charge, but did not destroy the vessel. (Lobo
Annual #1)
After meeting Lobo, Layla tagged along with him on a L.E.G.I.O.N. case
involving a miniature universe. During this, they met another "new
blood" named Pax. His bomb ultimately destroyed thousands
of the alien brain parasites. Following this, Layla joined the regular
L.E.G.I.O.N. police force rather than the super-powered core team. (LEGION
Annual #4) NOTE: This story continued in Bloodbath #1.
When the L.E.G.I.O.N. was taken over by Lyrl Dox's mind control, Layla
was among those who fell under his spell. (L.E.G.I.O.N.
#69) She was freed along with the others when Vril Dox returned
to defeat Lyrl. (R.E.B.E.L.S #17) The extent
of Layla's service since then is unknown.
Layla later told Lobo that after the L.E.G.I.O.N. went bad, she began
freelancing as a bounty hunter. (Lobo's Big Babe Spring
Break Special)
NAME + ALIASES: None KNOWN RELATIVES: None FIRST APPEARANCE: R.E.B.E.L.S. #14 (Dec. 1995)
When the core L.E.G.I.O.N.naires were on the run from Lyrl Dox, they
found themselves on the planet Devan 6, a client world. (Devan 6
was one whose world had recently lost their leader when Lyrl Dox killed
a group of such planetary heads.) Lyrl had framed his mother Stealth
for the tragedy and the rebels were recognized by Devan's premier protector,
the Presidential Guardsman. Dox was able to quell their anger
by having Telepath reveal the true circumstances of Lyrl's tyranny.
Then Dox realized that they had arrived just before Lyrl had sent a
wave of his mind control to wash over the planet. The Guardsman was with
the rebels as they escaped the wave and left the planet. (REBELS
#14-15)
The Guardsman then accompanied the rebels in their quest to defeat Lyrl.
Soon they returned to Cairn and Dox engineered the coup. (#16-17)
