Legion of Superheroes - Lead up to Season 3 - Love’s Labors Lost

In a short time, our protagonists have wracked up a number of wannabe-suitors and exes, a veritable Legion of Rejected Lovers. Despite both Dynasty and Quatro vying for her affections, Laurel Kent chose Kid Skid, but shortly thereafter was critically wounded in the Universo Uprising and sent to Daxam for medical attention. In the new timeline, after a non-descript life hiding her powers, she has finally joined the Academy, inspired by Kid Skid’s heroic sacrifice. Now that Skid has returned to the living, will they be able to renew their long-interrupted relationship in these new circumstances?

Quatro has left a string of abandoned lovers behind him. After trying and failing miserably to date Laurel, he ended up with a prom date in the form of coprophiliac Margi Tinelli. The Universo Uprising, his departure to see to his parents, and his undercover activities delayed their relationship, but now that he’s back on Earth she sought him out and proposed. The impending marriage is perhaps more attractive to Quatro now that he’s learned she’s the niece of Leland McCauley IV and is the 3rd richest female sentient in the United Planets.

Katrina, single now that her husband Vid Gupta is dead, has had a couple of suitors. Kel Wynters, with whom she had a brief fling at a Science! Conference, tried to renew their relationship. Even after he was elected President of Earth in the old timeline, she ultimately rejected him, as nicely as she could. If the timeline is restored, will he use his presidential powers to seek vengeance? Katrina, however, has found a much better match with Jacques Foccart, the second Invisible Kid, whose values and personality better line up with hers. He was seemingly removed from the Legion and thus his relationship with Katrina due to the change in timelines, but recently has mysteriously returned.

Power Boy had dated Magnetic Kid during their time in the Academy together, but when the latter was accepted into the Legion he ended the relationship. Broken-hearted, Power Boy eventually found love again with new student Omni Lad, with whom he shared a passionate and very physical courting until the two were engaged. Power Boy was once again broken-hearted when it turned out that Omni Lad was actually Ultra Boy under cover and with his memory erased. Now that Ultra Boy has had his memory returned, he has confirmed his love for Shadow Lass (his paramour in the new timeline, as opposed to Phantom Girl, his long-time love in the old timeline), but she is trapped and inaccessible on her home planet. Will poor Power Boy ever find lasting love?

Finally, Dynasty has had no shortage of suitors. Crystal Kid invited her numerous times to join the polyamorous group of him, Lamprey, and Nightwind, offers that Dynasty vociferously rejected. Her obvious attraction to Laurel Kent was unrequited. A whole galaxy of bidders tried to win a prom date with her, but ultimately the Legion’s benefactor, RJ Brande, won and had a chaste, avuncular dance with her. Her devotion to the students’ friend in the Science Police, Lt. Roon Dvron, was misunderstood by him after his death and subsequent resurrection, and she had to politely set him straight. He hasn’t been seen since. In the new timeline, Dynasty finds herself in an inexplicable relationship with Nightwind, who has foresworn her former partners for her. Uncertain of how this change could possibly have happened, Dynasty was caught by surprise when Nightwind called her “Maria,” evidence of their close relationship, and proposed marriage. Will we see two Legion weddings this season? Bouncing Boy and Triplicate Girl, and Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl have all proved that Legion marriages can work.