#lyle works so well as brainy's foil tbh

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Probably the best thing about Brainy and Lyle's rivalry is that it feels almost completely one-sided on Brainy's part, which makes sense because so much of his self-worth depends on his intelligence. I got the impression that Lyle just wanted Brainy to stop underestimating him, but didn't feel the need to prove that he was better than him. He openly admitted to Kon that Brainy was the smartest Legionnaire, he's impressed by his inventions, has no problem asking him for help and he's the one who tried to put an end to their rivalry in the first place. I think he would've liked to work with Brainy had he let him, rather than compete against him. When he's antagonistic towards Brainy it has more to do with the fact that Brainy is being an asshole, it's not really jealousy.

It's like Timmy Turner's dad with his neighbor.

#legion of super heroes #lyle norg #invisible kid #querl dox #brainiac 5 #it's funny because you'd think it'd be the other way around #lyle is smart but he's just human #but he's confident enough in his abilities to know that he still has something to bring to the table #and what he lacks in intellect he makes up for in creativity #meanwhile brainy is the smartest being ever but one guy invents something he didn't think of once and he's his sworn enemy #he's so arrogant because of his intellect but also so insecure because of it #lyle works so well as brainy's foil tbh