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{{Herobox|name = California Kid|faction = net.hero|creator = [[Dan'l Danehy-Oakes]]|extra = |alter = Brian West|alias = Calvin Fornya|primary = None|status = Founding member of the [[LNH (Classic Team)]]|usability = Not Reserved}}
 
 
 
 
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"I guess I can join up as California Kid, whose power is to read comix weeks after everyone else has discussed 'em. . ."
 
: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"I guess I can join up as California Kid, whose power is to read comix weeks after everyone else has discussed 'em. . ."
: &nbsp;&nbsp;&mdash;[[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.comics/msg/2f233def357d57fd?dmode=source|Dan'l Danehy-Oakes, April 29, 1992, on rec.arts.comics]]
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: &nbsp;&nbsp;&mdash;[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/rec.arts.comics/mfltI5MqlUY/_Vd9Ne89Iy8J Dan'l Danehy-Oakes, April 29, 1992, on rec.arts.comics]
  
Has consistently been portrayed as one of the founding members of the team, and has remained a member for its whole existence.
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Has consistently been portrayed as one of the founding members of the [[LNH (Classic Team)|team]], and has remained a member for its whole existence.
  
 
== Personality ==
 
== Personality ==
  
Shallow. Something of a surfer dude.
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Seemingly shallow, though with hidden depths. Something of a surfer dude. Uses a lot of slang, sometimes in weird ways (depending on the writer).
  
 
== Powers and Abilities ==
 
== Powers and Abilities ==
  
Has a cool jet-powered surfboard [[Contraption Man]] made for him.  When physically in California, can tap into the iconic power of the state itself; however, tends to stay out of the place.
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Has a cool jet-powered surfboard [[Contraption Man]] made for him.  When physically in [[California]], can tap into the iconic power of the state itself; however, tends to stay out of the place.
  
 
== Appearance ==
 
== Appearance ==
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* [[Electrocutioner's Song]]
 
* [[Electrocutioner's Song]]
 
* [[The Flame Wars]]
 
* [[The Flame Wars]]
* [[Flame Wars II]]
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* [[The CrossOver Caper]] #4
* [[The CrossOver Caper]] Chapter 4
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* [[You Only Live Two or Three Thousand Times, Tops!]]
 
* [[Tales of the LNH]] #284, 287
 
* [[Tales of the LNH]] #284, 287
 
* [[The Three Day Lull]] #1, 17
 
* [[The Three Day Lull]] #1, 17
 
* [[LNH Comics Presents]] #11-12
 
* [[LNH Comics Presents]] #11-12
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* [[Flame Wars II]]
 
* [[LNH Comics Presents]] #14 ([[Looniverse Adrift!]] Part 2)
 
* [[LNH Comics Presents]] #14 ([[Looniverse Adrift!]] Part 2)
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* [[Fan.Boy (series)|Fan.Boy]] #4 (non-speaking)
 
* [[LNH Comics Presents]] #29 ([[Culinary Disasters]] Part 1)
 
* [[LNH Comics Presents]] #29 ([[Culinary Disasters]] Part 1)
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* [[Misfits]] #5-7
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* [[Tales of the LNH]] #332
 
* [[A Kiwi Carol]]
 
* [[A Kiwi Carol]]
 
* [[Johnny Fearless]] #2-3
 
* [[Johnny Fearless]] #2-3
 
* [[Limp-Asparagus Lad (series)|Limp-Asparagus Lad]] #20
 
* [[Limp-Asparagus Lad (series)|Limp-Asparagus Lad]] #20
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* [[Net.Hero Society]]: Here a Net.Villain #2-3
 
* [[F.I.S.H. Force]] #5
 
* [[F.I.S.H. Force]] #5
 
* [[Saviors of the Net (series)|Saviors of the Net]] #3
 
* [[Saviors of the Net (series)|Saviors of the Net]] #3
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* [[LNH Comics Presents]] #57, 64 ([[Infinite Leadership Crisis]] Parts 22 and 29)
 
* [[LNH Comics Presents]] #57, 64 ([[Infinite Leadership Crisis]] Parts 22 and 29)
 
* [[Legion of Net.Heroes Volume 2]] #50
 
* [[Legion of Net.Heroes Volume 2]] #50
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* [[Another LNH Title? Really?]] #10 (flashback)
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* [[Hungry, Hungry Sabertooths!]] #33 (flashback)
  
 
[[Category:Classic LNH Members]]
 
[[Category:Classic LNH Members]]
 
[[Category:Cosmic Plot Device Era Characters]]
 
[[Category:Cosmic Plot Device Era Characters]]

Latest revision as of 05:28, 3 June 2024

California Kid is a net.hero created by Dan'l Danehy-Oakes.
Alter Ego: Brian West
Aliases: Calvin Fornya
Primary Writer: None
Status: Founding member of the LNH (Classic Team)
Usability: Not Reserved

History

Was created in the same post that the LNH was.

   "I guess I can join up as California Kid, whose power is to read comix weeks after everyone else has discussed 'em. . ."
  —Dan'l Danehy-Oakes, April 29, 1992, on rec.arts.comics

Has consistently been portrayed as one of the founding members of the team, and has remained a member for its whole existence.

Personality

Seemingly shallow, though with hidden depths. Something of a surfer dude. Uses a lot of slang, sometimes in weird ways (depending on the writer).

Powers and Abilities

Has a cool jet-powered surfboard Contraption Man made for him. When physically in California, can tap into the iconic power of the state itself; however, tends to stay out of the place.

Appearance

Wears a pair of swim trunks with a colorful picture of palm trees and girls in bikinis playing beach volleyball, sandals, and sunglasses. "CK" is written in zinc oxide on his chest.

Relationships

He has a father, Hal E. Foryna, a congressman; a mother, Sally Fornya, an actress; a sister, Mallory Fornya, an activist; and a family dog, Skipper.

Appearances