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Hindsight(Carlton LaFroyge), formerlyHindsight Lad,is a fictional superhero appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.The character has appeared primarily in theNew Warriorsseries. Created byFabian NiciezaandDarick Robertson,he first appeared inThe New Warriors Annual#3 (March 1993).
| Hindsight | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The New Warriors Annual#3 (March 1993) |
| Created by | Fabian Nicieza Darick Robertson |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Carlton LaFroyge |
| Team affiliations | New Warriors |
| Notable aliases | Hindsight Lad |
| Abilities | Computer programmer and researcher |
Fictional character biography
editSoon after Robbie Baldwin (the superheroSpeedball) moves into his building, Carlton LaFroyge discovers his secret identity.[1]He uses this information to blackmail him.[2]Baldwin refuses to cooperate. Soon, the New Warriors are captured by a street gang called thePoison Memories;the same gang that had viciously attacked the team's relatives, even leading to the death ofRage's beloved grandmother.
LaFroyge creates a caped costume that included automobile side mirrors attached to a football helmet. He summons the help ofNight Thrasherto help free the team. Through this, he weaseled his way onto the team as a non-official member, calling himself Hindsight Lad.[3]
Hindsight Lad became caught up in a cosmic adventure involving the New Warriors and many of their allies. In a confrontation with theSphinx,most of the team were lost in time and space. Hindsight Lad figures out much of what is going on and assists the remaining New Warriors allies in fi xing the situation.
Night Thrasher soon offers him full membership.[4]He changes costumes to a red/yellow suit and dropped the "Lad" part of his name.[5]Through him, another person namedTimeslipgains membership. He remains with the team until sometime after issue #75.
In a lead-up to the "Civil War"storyline, Hindsight was seen following the disaster inStamford, Connecticutwherein the Warriors during the taping of their reality TV series that inadvertently caused the supervillainNitroto explode, killing most of the team, the villains with him and hundreds of the town's residents. LaFroyge, now retired from heroics, became unhinged at the news and turned against his former teammates, setting up an inflammatory anti-New Warriors website called DestroyAllWarriors. Through the site, LaFroyge publicly posted the Warrior's civilian identities and incited violence against the team's surviving members, past and present.[6]She-HulkhelpedJustice,Rage,Ultra Girl,Slapstick,andFirestarlocate LaFroyge and force him to shut the site down. Then LaFroyge was arrested by She-Hulk's fiancéeJohn Jameson.[6]
LaFroyge is seemingly released and creates a new website ( marvelornot ) in order to push his conspiracy theories regarding the superhuman community. Among his theories, he believes the superhuman community to be controlled by a Cabal composed ofBeta Ray Bill,Brother Voodoo,Dazzler,Lockjaw,Puck,andDeadpool.[7]
Powers and abilities
editHindsight possesses no superhuman abilities, thoughTurbo(Mickey Musashi) offered to share her costume with him after her previous partner died. This was never explored. LaFroyge did have small skill with computer programming and research, as well as some tactical ability, though the latter skill was best employed when assessing events that had already occurred, analyzing in hindsight how events could have played out if different actions were taken (thus the source of his "heroic" identity). His research capabilities most often came into play as an associate and later member of the Warriors, including identifying potential additions to the Warriors' ranks when theSphinxhad dispersed the original membership throughout time.