More Possibilities

Gemini = Alexander Tissaveerasinghe (explorer with astral projection from Pre-Emptive Strike)

Libra = The Meganaut (intelligent robot from Devil's Domain)

Virgo = Serena (pacifist shapeshifter from Great Iridium Con)

Scorpio = Lightning-Fist from V&V revised rulebook

Wow!  Manta-Man is a good choice!  Funny, I wouldn't have considered it even though in retrospect it's obvious!

Heh...  Er...  Evergreen isn't quite so "virginal" to me...  She has more of a "natural" thing (or something...?)  For instance, she won't commit to Johnny but she'll still sleep with him.  Kinda like a reverse Batman/Catwoman thing, except that it's not so catty.

I've always thought of Lightning-Fist as a level-headed and "normal" guy.  Maybe a little like Flash Thompson without the "jerk" but with all of the "war hero" kinda thing (even though he's not a war hero in my mythos.)  Does this interpretation still fit Scorpio?

I don't even recognize half the list!  Heh!

Is Zodiac usually composed of good guys?  I've always thought of them as bad guys or a mixture of good and evil.  Swordquest brainwashed me!   

polarboy wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2020 at 6:38pm:


It's just my interpretation of them.  It seems to give them more "depth" if they're deeply involved and on opposite sides of the law.  And Evergreen isn't entirely human, so she might be a bit liberated sexually.  However, I'm not suggesting that she would sleep around freely because this doesn't fit my interpretation of her.  And anyway Temper made a possible reference to it in the comic (not that he would know, but the artist who drew him did.)

Edit: Johnny Shakura is a complete idiot.  Hanging out with complete losers when you could be dating the hottest chick in Indiana?  Oh, and not a single, male Crusader would ever accept his "conversion."   Laserfire would have penis envy, Enforcer is just a d*ck, and Manta Man is pragmatic.

Oh, no!  Edit, edit!  Dreamweaver's response is pretty easy.  Simply refer to issue #1 when the subject of the new recruits came up in their team meeting.  "Oh great!  Let's hire them!" was her enthusiastic response even BEFORE the interview!?  So here's my projection of her response to Johnny's conversion: "That's WONDERFUL!  Oh, Evergreen, I'm *so* happy for you!"  Or something like that!  Lol!

Darn it!  I forgot the forgettable Blizzard!  He's just glad to be in the Crusaders and living the dream.  So OF COURSE he goes along with anything Manta Man says (and Enforcer when Manta Man's not present, although he'll follow Evergreen's command, too.)  However, Shocker's honor will unequivocably "cut through the b.s." when he seriously needs Blizzard's help.

Ok, I'll try to stop editing, now!  My final analysis is that Johnny Shakura is UNinteresting as a Crusher.  He only becomes interesting when he converts to vigilante and is possibly forced to move to another city in Indiana to pursue his vigilante career with Evergreen.

Edit, edit, edit, edit, edit!?  Evansville sounds like a reasonable destination for Shocker and Evergreen to pursue their vigilante careers (Fort Wayne is a bit too much for a converting villain.)