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Team Supplemental - The LiveWires
Project Livewire was founded by SHIELD as a means of testing a next generation of android operatives. These androids were based on the long-standing SHIELD automaton, the Life Model Decoys (LMDs), and the LMD successors, the Mannites. The androids of Project Livewire combined the super-human abilities of the Mannites with the human appearance of the LMDs.
Most of the work for Project Livewire was done by David Jenkins, the assistant chief designer of the project. Jenkins utilized self-creating artificial intelligence algorithms to create a series of deadly androids who bare the resemblance of human teenagers. Jenkins became something of a fatherly figure to these androids and they unexpectedly developed sentience and a sense of free will.
Jenkins came to realize that the project was far too effective and concluded that it would only be a matter of time before these weapons would be misused in terrible ways. As such, he altered the main programing of the androids, ordering them to kill everyone involved in Project Livewire and then hunt down and destroy any similar such ‘black operations’ programs.
Jenkins himself was killed in the slaughter and five of the Livewire androids survived the massacre. They went on to follow through on their programing, searching out and terminating rogue actors using advanced android technology for the purposes of evil.
The member of the Liveries include the following:
Stem Cell
Stem Cell is the tech specialist. She has a nano-factory where a human stomach would be. She uses this to quickly manufacture any technology that her teammates might need. Stem Cell has become the leader of the squad and she wears Dr, Jenkins’ glasses as a homage to their fatherly figure. Her nano-factory has allowed Stem Cell to rebuild and recreate each of her teammates if and when they are injured or destroyed in action.
Gothic Lolita
Although she is slim and lithe in stature, Gothic Lolita is the actually the primary muscle of the team. She possesses significant super strength and durability with a library of different fighting styles loaded into her memory bank. Her code-name and look are both in reference to the fashion style popular in Tokyo at the time of her creation.
Hollowpoint Ninja
The laconic Hollowpoint Ninja is the team's infiltration agent. He is a master swordsman and sniper and has the ability to turn invisible along with noise bafflers that make his every move entirely silent.
Social Butterfly
Social Butterfly's role is to extract information from targets. She uses a variety of means to achieve this purpose. These include micromanagement of her facial expressions and body language, subliminal vocal clues, artificial pheromones, and force field-induced direct brain manipulation.
Cornfed
Cornfed looks like a big farm boy and seems to be the team's muscle, but he is actually in charge of all mechanical repairs. He can usually be found behind the scenes giving support and coordinating the team's missions.
Homebrew
Homebrew was the team's tech specialist before Stem Cell. He was killed in action and his source code was corrupted making it so he could not be regenerated. With his death, the team activated Stem Cell to fill his role.
The team first appeared in the pages of Livewires #1 (2005).
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Some cool Easter eggs I caught watching My Adventures with Superman that I want to show to people so they can be in on it with comic book readers pt2
Episode 1 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here
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Episode 4 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here
Episode 5 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here
Episode 6 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here
Episode 7 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here and here
Episode 8 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here
Episode 9 of My Adventure with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here
Episode 10 of My Adventures with Superman Easter Eggs and references is here
(SPOILERS obviously):
An obvious one, but a classic, the "up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!" line reference. This one never gets old.
Jimmy next name drops Flamebird. in the comics Nightwing and Flamebird were Kryptonian superheroes adopting their names from a species of Kryptonian birds. This is where Dick Grayson gets his Nightwing identity from. The page here is from Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #17 (1986) drawn by Curt Swan and Karl Kesel.
At the climatic battle of part 2 of Adventures of a Normal Man, we see Leslie Willis become blue and look more like her traditional Livewire look. Her first appearance was in Superman the Animated Series, season 2 episode 5 "Livewire" where she was voiced by Lori Petty, a.k.a. Tank Girl. In the show Leslie was a shock jock radio DJ slinging hot takes live on air knocking down Superman a peg or two
Obviously MAwS took Leslie in a whole different direction, design choice, and occupation change, but I am excited to see what happens next for her.
Before we see Clark battle Leslie we see this guy. White hair, wears orange and black, its Slade Wilson a.k.a. Deathstroke. This fool here in like 20 to 25 years will have his life spiral out of control and get his ass kicked by a bunch of colorfully dressed teenagers.
Deathstroke makes his first appearance in New Teen Titans #2 (1980) (W: Marv Wolfman and George Perez, P: George Perez, I: Romeo Tanghal, C: Adrienne Roy, L: Ben Oda) where he is hired by H.I.V.E. to kill the Teen Titans. In the comics he's a major piece of shit, but a damn good assassin.
After the fight we see Supes clean up and he picks up a billboard that reads Amazotech.
This is a good reference to Professor Anthony Ivo, a mad scientist of the DC Universe who built the Amazo robot who could adapt and replicate any power that the Justice League has and weaknesses. Both Ivo and the Amazo robot make their first appearances here in Brave and the Bold #30 (1960) with the cover art done by Mike Sekowsky and Murphy Anderson.
At the end of the episode Slade name drops Task Force X better known as the Suicide Squad. The name "Suicide Squad" is from the Brave and the Bold #25 where it was the name of Rick Flag's unit in the military. The Suicide Squad pop culture knows first debuted in Legends #3 (1987) as seen below (W: John Ostrander and Len Wein, P: John Byrne, I: Karl Kesel, C: Tom Ziuko, L: Steve Haynie).
The team at this time was composed of Rick Flag, Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Enchantress, and Blockbuster. The team members have changed out with each new Task Force X/Suicide Squad iteration.
Behind Slade, here is Amanda Waller, the most fearsome woman in the DC universe. She's ruthless, politically powerful, and will not hesitate to blow up anyone in the Suicide Squad if they screw up. She makes her first appearance in Legends #1 (1987) same comic series in the previous picture. Very excited to see where My Adventures with Superman goes with this cuz you don't see Superman interact with Deathstroke or Suicide Squad all the often.
Link to Episode 1 of My Adventures of Superman Easter Eggs and references is here
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