Lar Gand (Post-Zero Hour)

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Contents 1 History 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Powers 2.2 Weaknesses 3 Paraphernalia 3.1 Equipment 4 See Also 5 Recommended Reading 6 Links and References 6.1 Footnotes

History

M'Onel, Lar Gand of Daxam (also known as Valor) is an immensely powerful member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, with abilities comparable to Superman's.

Valor first appeared after Zero Hour, amnesiac, but with vague memories of a past life. A corrupt fight promoter took advantage of him, and trained him to fight Superboy for a massive gambling operation.^[1] Although he regained his memory, he was struck by fatal lead poisoning, and Superboy was forced to put him in the Phantom Zone until a cure could be found.^[2]

Valor was trapped in stasis for a thousand years, during which time, he was able to silently observe events going on throughout the entire galaxy, even though he could not interact with them. Eventually, he was able to psychically contact Saturn Girl, who initiated a Legion expedition to the Past to help release him. Brainiac 5 transported the Legion to the past^[3] where they contacted Superboy,^[4] and brought him back to the future.^[5] Through collaboration, they were able to release Valor in the 30th Century, and bring his health back with an improved Anti-Lead Serum.^[6]

Immediately, Valor became an immensely controversial figure, as during his time in stasis he had been elevated to the status of a religious figure throughout the galaxy. Lar took on the role of adventurer across the galaxy, and to mask his identity, R.J. Brande suggested that he take the name M'Onel, translating from Martian as The Wanderer. When the Legion of Super-Heroes became a volunteer organization after President Chu was removed from office on corruption charges,^[7] M'Onel was able to join as a detached service agent, leaving him also free to continue his travels.^[8]

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Super-Strength
• Super-Speed
• Enhanced Senses
• Heat Vision
• Super-Breath
• Enhanced Vision
• Invulnerability
• Flight

  Weaknesses

• Lead: As a Daxamite, exposures to even slight traces of Lead are enough to kill M'Onel. However, he can be protected by a transsuit, or more commonly, by an Anti-Lead Serum originally designed by Vril Dox.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Legion Flight Ring

See Also

• Discuss Lar Gand (Post-Zero Hour) on the forums
• Appearances of Lar Gand (Post-Zero Hour)
• Character Gallery: Lar Gand (Post-Zero Hour)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Lar Gand (Post-Zero Hour)
• Quotations by Lar Gand (Post-Zero Hour)
• Images featuring Lar Gand (Post-Zero Hour)

Recommended Reading

• Valor (Volume 1)
• Legionnaires (Volume 1)
• Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4)

Links and References

• M'Onel at Wikipedia

Footnotes

1. ↑ Superboy (Volume 4) #18
2. ↑ Superboy (Volume 4) #19
3. ↑ Legionnaires #30
4. ↑ Superboy (Volume 4) #21
5. ↑ Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #74
6. ↑ Legionnaires #31
7. ↑ Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #80
8. ↑ Legionnaires #37

Legion of Super-Heroes member This character is or was a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes from the 30th/31st Century, in any one of their various continuities. Including but not limited to, the Original Continuity, the Post-Zero Hour Legion, and the "Threeboot" Continuity. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Legion of Super-Heroes members" category.