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2) CAPTAIN CARROT - Thanks to a meteor that landed in his window planter, Roger (later Rodney) Rabbit accidentally ingested a glowing carrot that gave him super strength, senses & the ability to leap incredible distances.
Hailing from pre-Crisis Earth-C, he founded the Zoo Crew.
3) LEX LUTHOR - When no one was looking, Lex Luthor took FORTY cakes.
He *took 40 cakes!*
That's as many as FOUR TENS.
And that's terrible.
6) STATIC - Gifted with electromagnetic powers thanks to experimental nerve gas, Virgil Hawkins uses ingenuity and scientific know-how to battle both criminals and social inequity; in previous iterations, he had a job in a fast food restaurant that crimped his hero style a bit.
8) TRAVEL AGENT - A local hero and aspiring member of WildGuard, Travel Agent (real name unrevealed) didn't make the final cut for membership; after being cut from contention, he was mind-controlled to attack the remaining heroes by another rejected applicant.
If you've never heard of Fruitman, first off, you're missing out. But more importantly, you can see how obscure his backup feature would be.
10) STAR-BLOSSOM - Lifelong fan of Wonder Woman Peony McGill was thrilled when her planet-control flower powers kicked in, but absolutely elated when her first mission was a team-up with her hero; I live in fear of the day someone makes her a Teen Titan and guarantees her demise.
1) BATMAN - Adapted by 8-Man creator Jiro Kuwata, the Batman of Japan circa 1966 may have been *inspired* by Adam West, but he was an entirely new thing, somewhere between Kamen Rider and a Dark Knight who wouldn't exist for another two decades in the US.
7) THE DARK RANGER - Once a foe of the Power Rangers Dino Charge team, Heckyl went straight and became the keeper of the Dark Energem; reverse engineering his own morpher, he became a Power Ranger and joined the others in defending reality from Lord Drakkon.