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| − | {{Herobox|name = Sig.Lad|faction = [[net.hero]]|creator = [[Dave Van Domelen]]|extra = See also [[Sig.Lad (20)]].|alter = Richard Franklins|alias = | + | [[File:Siglad.GIF|frame|From [[Dave Van Domelen|Dave]]'s [http://www.dvandom.com/drawings/lnhgallery.html art site]: Circa ''[[Constellation (series)|Constellation]]'' #13, with [[Sword of Sig]]. 3/31/93]] |
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| + | {{Herobox|name = Sig.Lad|faction = [[net.hero]]|creator = [[Dave Van Domelen]]|extra = See also [[Sig.Lad (20)]].|alter = Richard Franklins|alias = Lots (see Powers and Abilities)|primary = Dave Van Domelen|status = Former member of [[Dvandom Force]] and the [[LNH (Classic Team)]] (deceased)|usability = Reserved}} | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | Sig.Lad first popped into existence during the ''[[Cosmic Plot Device Caper]]'' to help the [[LNH (Classic Team)|LNH]] stop his time-displaced future twin [[Acton Lord]]. His past has undergone massive and frequent [[retcon]]ning since then. His ''current'' origin is that he was the son of [[Mister Thingy]], leader of the [[Net.astic Nine]], who was given the [[Super Molder Serum]] to save his life | + | '''Sig.Lad''' first popped into existence during the ''[[Cosmic Plot Device Caper]]'' to help the [[LNH (Classic Team)|LNH]] stop his time-displaced future twin [[Acton Lord]]. His past has undergone massive and frequent [[retcon]]ning since then. His ''current'' origin is that he was the son of [[Mister Thingy]], leader of the [[Net.astic Nine]], who was given the [[Super Molder Serum]] to save his life<ref name = df43/>. |
| − | At some later point, he was joined with the [[Sig.Force]] and entered the LNH. After a number of incoherent adventures, he sacrificed his life to prevent his archnemesis [[Acton Lord]] from flooding the net with corrupted Sig.Lad [[GIF.clones]]. Most of the GIF.clones succumbed to corruption and faded away, leaving behind two | + | For a while he was [[Sig.File Man]]'s sidekick. At some later point, he was joined with the [[Sig.Force]] and entered the LNH. After a number of incoherent adventures, he sacrificed his life to prevent his archnemesis [[Acton Lord]] from flooding the net with corrupted Sig.Lad [[GIF.clone|GIF.clones]]. Most of the GIF.clones succumbed to the corruption and faded away, leaving behind two – Sig.Lad and Acton Lord, actually his own corrupted GIF.clone counterpart! |
| − | The Sig.Lad who was (more or less) the original appeared to die, but returned as the amnesiac '''Claymore, the Sig.Warrior''' <ref name = | + | The Sig.Lad who was (more or less) the original appeared to die, but returned as the amnesiac '''Claymore, the Sig.Warrior'''<ref name = claymore />. During the ''[[Electrocutioner's Song]]'', he threatened to succumb to the instability of his fellow GIF.clones, but with help from an avatar of Merlin, gained stability through the net's manifestation of the sword Excalibur— the [[Sword of Sig]]! |
| − | After all this, he went on a leave of absence to find himself and ended up finding [[Constellation]] instead. They formed the [[Secret Dvanders]] along with [[Particle Man]] fought side by side for many months, during which Sig.Lad discovered he and Acton Lord were incarnations of King Arthur and Modred. He spent a lot of time working with Constellation, being a sounding board for the cosmic hero's emotional struggles and a force to push him towards resolving them. | + | After all this, he went on a leave of absence to find himself and ended up finding [[Constellation]] instead. They formed the [[Secret Dvanders]] along with [[Particle Man]] and fought side by side for many months, during which Sig.Lad discovered he and Acton Lord were incarnations of King Arthur and Modred. He spent a lot of time working with Constellation, being a sounding board for the cosmic hero's emotional struggles and a force to push him towards resolving them. |
| − | When Constellation left the [[Looniverse]], the Secret Dvanders became [[Dvandom Force]], and Sig.Lad became leader. Unfortunately | + | When Constellation left the [[Looniverse]], the Secret Dvanders became [[Dvandom Force]], and Sig.Lad became leader. <spoiler text="Unfortunately...">It was not long after this that the Super Molder Serum became unstable again. Seeking a cure and becoming increasingly desperate as he failed over and over, a [[Shane Boxer|time traveler]]'s scrambled memories lead him to merge with [[Kopikat]] – becoming the tyrannical [[DeFacto V]]! |
| − | [[Skysabre|Eagle]] and the Net.astic Nine traveled back in time to prevent the tyrant's birth from taking place. But when DeFacto V was about to close the loop by force, [[Squidman]] prevented it— by killing Sig.Lad. | + | [[Skysabre|Eagle]] and the Net.astic Nine traveled back in time to prevent the tyrant's birth from taking place. But when DeFacto V was about to close the loop by force, [[Squidman]] prevented it— by killing Sig.Lad.<ref name = df48/></spoiler> |
| + | Sig.Lad has done a good job of staying dead, but still hangs out in the [[RACCCafe]]. His ghost once appeared to [[Mighty Muddy Power Grangers|Wayne the Invid]] to keep him company during [[Christmas]]. (Assuming Wayne wasn't just hallucinating due to [[Grand Tour|crossovers]]/bad weed.) | ||
| − | Sig.Lad | + | During the ''[[Infinite Leadership Crisis]]'', [[Occultism Kid]] attempted to summon Sig.Lad's ghost to find out what was causing the problem of the disappearing leaders, but instead, summoned a shade composed of the astral remains of all the most unstable and short-lived Sig.Lad copies. |
== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
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| + | : I know what it's like to be all alone, cast adrift on the sea of continuity. Even before I died. | ||
| + | ::—''[[Dvandom Force (series)|Dvandom Force]] Christmas Special'' | ||
Currently is very mellow (he's dead, you see). When alive was rather driven, especially when it came to his arch-enemy and alternate self, [[Acton Lord]]. In matters not relating to Acton Lord, he was very calm and centered. | Currently is very mellow (he's dead, you see). When alive was rather driven, especially when it came to his arch-enemy and alternate self, [[Acton Lord]]. In matters not relating to Acton Lord, he was very calm and centered. | ||
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== Powers and Abilities == | == Powers and Abilities == | ||
| − | Connection to the semi-mystical [[Sig.Force]], resulting in the ability to change shape and fill the new form with power based on how good of a punnish "sig." name is possible. Examples include In.sig.nificance Lad, Sig.Lock Holmes, Cyber.sig. Also possessed minor bagel magic and the ability to generate real-object GIFs with his Gauntlet of GIF. | + | Connection to the semi-mystical [[Sig.Force]], resulting in the ability to change shape and fill the new form with power based on how good of a punnish "[[sig.file|sig.]]" name is possible. Examples include In.sig.nificance Lad, Sig.Lock Holmes, and Cyber.sig. Also possessed minor bagel magic and the ability to generate real-object GIFs with his Gauntlet of GIF. |
== Appearance == | == Appearance == | ||
| − | + | Brown hair, pale skin. Usually wore the red-and-gray costume seen above, though he had a couple others early on. | |
== Relationships == | == Relationships == | ||
| − | + | Sig.Lad is the son of [[Mister Thingy]] and the [[!Visible Woman]]. Everyone in [[:Category:Richard Franklins]] is, in some way, a version of him. | |
| + | His [[Omnilooniverse|alternate-universe]] counterparts include Cig.Lad of the [[Oddball Legion]] (tho see below). | ||
== GIF.clones == | == GIF.clones == | ||
| − | + | [[File:acton.GIF|frame|The original GIF in question – wait, did this just make another clone?]] | |
| − | + | As Sig.Lad was one of the first LNHers to have an illustration of him which was uploaded to FTP archives, he became susceptible to [[GIF.clone|GIF.cloning]], where different copies of the GIF he was in would become literal copies of him – and become corrupted, thanks to the power of [[Acton Lord]]. (In real life, the file on the FTP did get corrupted.) This led to the recursive creation of Acton Lord as his evil "son," which in turn led to a substantial number of other temporal counterparts. | |
| − | The GIF.clones were thrown in as a possible way of explaining all the LNHers who turned up with no origins in the post-[[Cosmic Plot Device Caper]] period. Only one LNHer, [[Limp-Asparagus Lad]], is known to be an ex-GIF.clone. | + | The post-GIF.cloning Sig.Lad didn't always consider himself to be the same person as the original. During his confrontation with his [[Oddball LNH]] counterpart Cig.Lad<ref name = consty18 />, he determined that the dangerous effect which would come from an LNHer touching their Oddball counterpart wouldn't affect him – because Cig.Lad, not having a corresponding Acton Lord, was not truly his counterpart<ref name= oddball />. He matter-of-factly explained to [[Lurking Girl]] that the original Sig.Lad was dead. |
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| + | The GIF.clones were thrown in as a possible way of explaining all the LNHers who turned up with no origins in the post-[[Cosmic Plot Device Caper]] period. Only one LNHer, [[Limp-Asparagus Lad]], is known to be an ex-GIF.clone<ref name = clone />. | ||
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
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* [[Bellerophon Gambit]] | * [[Bellerophon Gambit]] | ||
* [[Paper Tigers]] | * [[Paper Tigers]] | ||
| + | * [[System Corruptors]] #2 | ||
* [[The Three Day Lull]] #4, 7, 11, 14 | * [[The Three Day Lull]] #4, 7, 11, 14 | ||
* [[Flame Wars II]] | * [[Flame Wars II]] | ||
| + | * [[Legion of Net.Heroes Volume 1]] #63 | ||
* [[LNH Comics Presents]] #13, 15, 17, 19 ([[Looniverse Adrift!]] Parts 1, 3, 5 and 7) | * [[LNH Comics Presents]] #13, 15, 17, 19 ([[Looniverse Adrift!]] Parts 1, 3, 5 and 7) | ||
* [[Constellation (series)|Constellation]] #6-36 | * [[Constellation (series)|Constellation]] #6-36 | ||
| − | * [[Dvandom Force (series)|Dvandom Force]] #37-48 | + | * [[Dvandom Force (series)|Dvandom Force]] #37-48, Christmas Special (as a ghost/hallucination) |
| + | * [[LNH Triple Play]] #3 | ||
* [[The Adventures of Easily-Discovered Man]] #18 | * [[The Adventures of Easily-Discovered Man]] #18 | ||
* Tales of the LNH #263-264, AKA [[LNH Comics Presents]] Special #5 | * Tales of the LNH #263-264, AKA [[LNH Comics Presents]] Special #5 | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
| − | <ref name = | + | <ref name = df43>See ''[[Dvandom Force (series)|Dvandom Force]]'' #43-45 – [[Footnote Girl]]</ref> |
| − | <ref name = | + | <ref name = claymore>A pun on "Namor the Sub-Mariner." Get it?</ref> |
| + | <ref name = df48>''Dvandom Force'' #46-48: [[X-Post Facto]] – [[Footnote Girl]]</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name = oddball>Of course, given the reason ''[[Another LNH Title? Really?]]'' #8 established for the warning about the Oddball LNH, he might have been wrong. Who knows?</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name = consty18>''Constellation'' #18 – [[Footnote Girl]]</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name = clone>By the way, most of this played out before the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clone_Saga Spider-Man clone saga]. Yes, the LNH handled these themes in a way that made ''more'' sense.</ref> | ||
| + | </references> | ||
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| + | == Gallery == | ||
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| + | [[File:Domosiglad.JPG|frame|left|From [[Dave Van Domelen|Dave]]'s [http://www.dvandom.com/drawings/lnhgallery.html art site]: Over 20 years later, I took the above costume [top of page] and painted it onto an Aquaman Domo-kun figure. June 2014.]] | ||
[[Category:Deceased LNHers]] | [[Category:Deceased LNHers]] | ||
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[[Category:Secret Dvanders]] | [[Category:Secret Dvanders]] | ||
[[Category:Richard Franklins]] | [[Category:Richard Franklins]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Sidekicks]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Ghosts]] | ||
[[Category:Characters Created by Dave Van Domelen]] | [[Category:Characters Created by Dave Van Domelen]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:30, 16 September 2024
| Sig.Lad is a net.hero created by Dave Van Domelen. See also Sig.Lad (20). | |
| Alter Ego: | Richard Franklins |
| Aliases: | Lots (see Powers and Abilities) |
| Primary Writer: | Dave Van Domelen |
| Status: | Former member of Dvandom Force and the LNH (Classic Team) (deceased) |
| Usability: | Reserved |
Contents
History
Sig.Lad first popped into existence during the Cosmic Plot Device Caper to help the LNH stop his time-displaced future twin Acton Lord. His past has undergone massive and frequent retconning since then. His current origin is that he was the son of Mister Thingy, leader of the Net.astic Nine, who was given the Super Molder Serum to save his life[1].
For a while he was Sig.File Man's sidekick. At some later point, he was joined with the Sig.Force and entered the LNH. After a number of incoherent adventures, he sacrificed his life to prevent his archnemesis Acton Lord from flooding the net with corrupted Sig.Lad GIF.clones. Most of the GIF.clones succumbed to the corruption and faded away, leaving behind two – Sig.Lad and Acton Lord, actually his own corrupted GIF.clone counterpart!
The Sig.Lad who was (more or less) the original appeared to die, but returned as the amnesiac Claymore, the Sig.Warrior[2]. During the Electrocutioner's Song, he threatened to succumb to the instability of his fellow GIF.clones, but with help from an avatar of Merlin, gained stability through the net's manifestation of the sword Excalibur— the Sword of Sig!
After all this, he went on a leave of absence to find himself and ended up finding Constellation instead. They formed the Secret Dvanders along with Particle Man and fought side by side for many months, during which Sig.Lad discovered he and Acton Lord were incarnations of King Arthur and Modred. He spent a lot of time working with Constellation, being a sounding board for the cosmic hero's emotional struggles and a force to push him towards resolving them.
When Constellation left the Looniverse, the Secret Dvanders became Dvandom Force, and Sig.Lad became leader. Unfortunately...
Sig.Lad has done a good job of staying dead, but still hangs out in the RACCCafe. His ghost once appeared to Wayne the Invid to keep him company during Christmas. (Assuming Wayne wasn't just hallucinating due to crossovers/bad weed.)
During the Infinite Leadership Crisis, Occultism Kid attempted to summon Sig.Lad's ghost to find out what was causing the problem of the disappearing leaders, but instead, summoned a shade composed of the astral remains of all the most unstable and short-lived Sig.Lad copies.
Personality
- I know what it's like to be all alone, cast adrift on the sea of continuity. Even before I died.
- —Dvandom Force Christmas Special
Currently is very mellow (he's dead, you see). When alive was rather driven, especially when it came to his arch-enemy and alternate self, Acton Lord. In matters not relating to Acton Lord, he was very calm and centered.
Powers and Abilities
Connection to the semi-mystical Sig.Force, resulting in the ability to change shape and fill the new form with power based on how good of a punnish "sig." name is possible. Examples include In.sig.nificance Lad, Sig.Lock Holmes, and Cyber.sig. Also possessed minor bagel magic and the ability to generate real-object GIFs with his Gauntlet of GIF.
Appearance
Brown hair, pale skin. Usually wore the red-and-gray costume seen above, though he had a couple others early on.
Relationships
Sig.Lad is the son of Mister Thingy and the !Visible Woman. Everyone in Category:Richard Franklins is, in some way, a version of him.
His alternate-universe counterparts include Cig.Lad of the Oddball Legion (tho see below).
GIF.clones
As Sig.Lad was one of the first LNHers to have an illustration of him which was uploaded to FTP archives, he became susceptible to GIF.cloning, where different copies of the GIF he was in would become literal copies of him – and become corrupted, thanks to the power of Acton Lord. (In real life, the file on the FTP did get corrupted.) This led to the recursive creation of Acton Lord as his evil "son," which in turn led to a substantial number of other temporal counterparts.
The post-GIF.cloning Sig.Lad didn't always consider himself to be the same person as the original. During his confrontation with his Oddball LNH counterpart Cig.Lad[4], he determined that the dangerous effect which would come from an LNHer touching their Oddball counterpart wouldn't affect him – because Cig.Lad, not having a corresponding Acton Lord, was not truly his counterpart[5]. He matter-of-factly explained to Lurking Girl that the original Sig.Lad was dead.
The GIF.clones were thrown in as a possible way of explaining all the LNHers who turned up with no origins in the post-Cosmic Plot Device Caper period. Only one LNHer, Limp-Asparagus Lad, is known to be an ex-GIF.clone[6].
Appearances
- Cosmic Plot Device Caper (version including post-Two-and-a-Half Month Gap posts)
- Netlurker Adventures
- Kinda Big Darkness Saga
- The Sound of Clashing Metal
- Claymore the Sig.Warrior One-Shot
- Electrocutioner's Song
- Bellerophon Gambit
- Paper Tigers
- System Corruptors #2
- The Three Day Lull #4, 7, 11, 14
- Flame Wars II
- Legion of Net.Heroes Volume 1 #63
- LNH Comics Presents #13, 15, 17, 19 (Looniverse Adrift! Parts 1, 3, 5 and 7)
- Constellation #6-36
- Dvandom Force #37-48, Christmas Special (as a ghost/hallucination)
- LNH Triple Play #3
- The Adventures of Easily-Discovered Man #18
- Tales of the LNH #263-264, AKA LNH Comics Presents Special #5
- Various RACCCafe posts
Footnotes
- ↑ See Dvandom Force #43-45 – Footnote Girl
- ↑ A pun on "Namor the Sub-Mariner." Get it?
- ↑ Dvandom Force #46-48: X-Post Facto – Footnote Girl
- ↑ Constellation #18 – Footnote Girl
- ↑ Of course, given the reason Another LNH Title? Really? #8 established for the warning about the Oddball LNH, he might have been wrong. Who knows?
- ↑ By the way, most of this played out before the Spider-Man clone saga. Yes, the LNH handled these themes in a way that made more sense.
