Beta Interviews

These are interviews of all of the members of Beta.

Name: White, Rachael Codename: Shockwave How would you describe your role in the Legion?

             ''I am Beta leader. If Alpha is away, then I step in and take command of the Legion. I lead my own team, and enjoy doing so.''

What’s it like being in the Legion ranks?

             ''It’s annoying sometimes. People will get on your nerves, but all-in-all, it’s a really fun time for everyone here.''

Have you ever used your powers accidentally?

   ''…One time I sneezed and sent Laser through a wall. It took weeks to clean that up.''

 -- <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Name: Robertson, Tim <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Codename: SpeedFreak

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">How would you describe your role in the Legion?


 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I am the high-speed tactician and recon specialist. That’s my official title. Basically, I’m the guy who runs in, sees what the enemy is doing, and report back.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Do you have any advice for a meta-human that just got their powers?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Try not to freak out, because if you do, then you problems start building up.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Have you ever run track?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">             ''…Really? Just because I’m the speedster, you assume that I’m a track star? That’s profiling, stereotyping, mocking… Hey, where are you going? We’re not finished!''

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">-- <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Name: Hanks, Robert <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Codename: Tank

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">How did you first react to your powers? <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">             ''I was like “this is cool” just going nuts. Then I starting getting hit by other kids, and I was like “%&# this.” You know what I mean?''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">What’s it like being in the Legion ranks? <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">             ''It’s really fun at times. We operate like an army, sure, but we still have fun with it.''

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Are you considered the battering ram?


 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">…What did you just say? 

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">-- <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Name: Simmons, Olivia

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Codename: Booster <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">How did you first react to your powers?

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">             ''At first, I didn’t know I had powers. Then I walked past this one guy, and he burst into flames. I was like “Ahhhh!”, you know? Turns out, it was Heatwave, and he took me to the Legion.''

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Do you have any advice for a meta-human that just got their powers? <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">             ''Keep it a secret. The more people who more, the more likely it is that word will get out.''

<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Has anyone ever told you “Give me a boost”? <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.5in;">''<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">… That isn’t even funny. Get out. ''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.5in;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">-- <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Name: Fitzgerald, Leonardo

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Codename: Nuclear <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">How did you first react to your powers?


 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">At first, I wasn’t aware of my powers, until I was trapped in a nuclear blast zone, and I wasn’t hurt. Then I just imagined all the radiation being gone, and I felt all the energy go inside me. It was freaky, truth be told.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">How would you describe your role in the Legion? <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">             ''I am the radiation offense and defense. If there is a situation with nuclear power, they send me in.''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Have you ever had a “meltdown”? <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">             ''There was one time when I was taken control of by Maniac, and I was absorbing all the power plants in the area. I was forced to expel it energy, but fortunately, nobody was hurt.''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">-- <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Name: B’ozz, B’orz <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Codename: Graviton

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">When did you feel like a true member of the Legion? <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">             ''When I said the oath, and was handed my badge. When it became official.''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">What’s it like being in the Legion ranks? <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">             ''It is… in a word, contradictory. It is fun, and also difficult. It is disciplined, and also care-free. It is an army, and a family.''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Has being an alien had any effect on you? <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.5in;">''<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">…I do not understand the question. ''