Library Lad
| Library Lad is a net.hero created by Drew Nilium. | |
| Alter Ego: | Andrew Robinson/Panoute Elrashidy |
| Aliases: | Thoth, other previous lives |
| Primary Writer: | None |
| Status: | Member of the LNH (Classic Team), member of the LNH (Team 20) |
| Usability: | Free For Use |
History
Long, long ago, Thoth, Kemetic deity of writing and balance, scrollkeeper of the universe, spread himself among many mortal incarnations in order to document existence.
In the Classic Looniverse, one of these was Andrew Robinson, a young autistic Ame.rec.an boy who bounced around foster care after his parents were kidnapped by evil roboticists. Through sheer improbability, Weirdo Boy popped into his life, sending him into a jaunt into L-space and a fight against Far.net.heit 451 that ended with his memories of divinity awakening, and taking up the mantle of defender of knowledge.
He became a member of the LNH, their connection to the Library of Infinite Stories. But one day, he found a corridor that hadn't been there before, access opening up to a new world – Earth-20, a world that had a history already in place for him, as Panoute Elrashidy, a young autistic Egyptian boy who had gone to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina only to be visited by the spirit of the Internet Archive, gaining his memories of divinity that way. He became a member of both LNHes, shuttling back and forth between worlds and lives – until the door to the Classic Looniverse was locked...
In meta-continuity, he was returned to existence along with Weirdo Boy when the Reversion Ray Projector was used on Kid Enthusiastic. When Kid E was restored, he gained an independent existence through being released to public use.
Personality
Focused, professional, and erudite. ...mostly.
Powers and Abilities
Holds the office of a Librarian of Space-Time; can enter the Library of Infinite Stories with ease, find (nearly) any book within it, and navigate its turnings to (nearly) any world it links to. Superhuman ability to learn and recall. Possessor of the Mini-Fan of Thor, made of N++ Metal.
Appearance
On the Loonivearth: White male in his early teens. Brown hair in a fairly boring haircut, brown eyes. Wears a brown jumpsuit with a brown trenchcoat over it, and is almost always carrying a brown sack.
On Earth-20: Egyptian male in his early teens. Black hair in a fairly boring haircut, brown eyes. Wears a brown three-piece suit, stylish and well-tailored, with a blue tie and a red pocket square.
Relationships
Alt.version of Weirdo Boy, hemi-semi-demi alt.version of Kid Enthusiastic.
Appearances
- First Appearance: Library Lad and Weirdo Boy #0
- Digital JUMP! #11
- LNH Volume 2 #32
- RACCCafe: Absurd Writer Abuse
- LNH Comics Presents #303 (Infinite Leadership Crisis Part 268)
- LNH Comics Presents #510
- Another LNH Title? Really? #4
- LNH20 Comics Presents #21
- The Core LNH #4.0
- Writer's Block Person #35
- Bite-Size Tales of the LNH v20 #19-20
