The History Buff
Rokk Krinn was born to Hu and Ewa Krinn on the planet Earth in the 30th Century. Hu and Ewa were originally from BraalThe home planet of the Legion €™s Cosmic Boy. All the inhabitants have magnetic powers. and were on Earth for work when Rokk was born. When the work ran out the familyMeant to denote a group of characters that are all interrelated or share the same origins, methodology, or powers. (Example: All Members of the Green Lantern Corps belong to €œthe Lantern family €) returned to their native planet of BraalThe home planet of the Legion €™s Cosmic Boy. All the inhabitants have magnetic powers., and later Rokk’s brother Pol was born.
On BraalThe home planet of the Legion €™s Cosmic Boy. All the inhabitants have magnetic powers., all native Braalians evolved to possess the ability to manipulate magnetic fields to repel and attract metallic objects in order to fight off the metallic monsters that live on BraalThe home planet of the Legion €™s Cosmic Boy. All the inhabitants have magnetic powers.. BraalThe home planet of the Legion €™s Cosmic Boy. All the inhabitants have magnetic powers. being a rather economically depressed planet had few options for success for young Braalians, however Rokk was gifted at the world sport of Magnoball.
He left BraalThe home planet of the Legion €™s Cosmic Boy. All the inhabitants have magnetic powers. at the age of adulthood, 14, in order to seek his fortune on the Magnoball circuit. On the way he met with Garth Ranzz of WinathThe agrarian commune planet in the 30th century where most people are born as part of a twin pair. Solo birthed children are shunned and outcasts. This is the planet that Lightning Lad and Lightning Lass of the LSHAn abbreviation for Legion of Super-Heroes. calls home. and the two struck up a quick friendship. When the starship landed at TitanThe moon of Saturn that is home to a race of telepaths in the 30th Century. Saturn Girl of the LSHAn abbreviation for Legion of Super-Heroes. is one of these telepaths., it picked up Imra Ardeen and R.J. Brande, the richest man in the Universe.
When the shuttle landed at the MetropolisThe base of operations of Superman. Spaceport, Imra’s telepathy picked up the thoughts of two assassins who were going to kill Mr. Brande. She screamed out a warning and Rokk instinctively stopped the projectiles from the guns, while Garth used his electrical powersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.) to render the two men unconscious, saving Mr. Brande’s life.
Mr. Brande was so struck with the three that he requested that they create a team of youngsters to show how different people from different worlds and backgrounds could get along. Rokk inspired by the stories of 20th century heroism of Superman took that example and the three formed the Legion of Super-HeroesA group of intergalactic teenagers that have bonded together to defend the 30th century universe from evil. They recruited Superboy in their earliest adventures..
Rokk served as the first leader of the Legion and under his tenure the membership went from 3 to 18. He still serves as the deciding judge on all matters in the Legion Constitution and is considered by many Legionnaires to be the elder statesman of the group and one of the more stable male members.
Rokk eventually moved his familyMeant to denote a group of characters that are all interrelated or share the same origins, methodology, or powers. (Example: All Members of the Green Lantern Corps belong to €œthe Lantern family €) to MetropolisThe base of operations of Superman. as a result of his success as a Legionnaire and is in a relationship with Night Girl of the Legion of Substitute HeroesLed by Polar Boy, this group of rejected applicants for the Legion of Super-HeroesA group of intergalactic teenagers that have bonded together to defend the 30th century universe from evil. They recruited Superboy in their earliest adventures. bands together to serve as an unofficial, then more official back-up to the LSHAn abbreviation for Legion of Super-Heroes...
First Appearance
Created By: Otto Binder & Al Plastino
PowersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.)
Magnetic Control - Rokk has the ability to send out waves of magnetic energy that attract or repel metallic objects.
VulnerabilitiesA characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).'s weakness.
Rokk is a normal humanoid male and has no special protection from harm.
SkillsThe abilities that a normal person in the real world could potentially share with a fictional DCUAn abbreviation of DC Universe or DC Comics Universe. Meant to denote the comics that are published by DC Comics and the Universe that DC has built for its stories. characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics).. (Example: Some Motocross bike riders ride a bike as well as Black Canary.)
History Specialist – Rokk knows a great deal about 20th Century Earth history, however he only knows the history that survived the century inbetween so some of the facts may not be accurate.
Pilot – Rokk is trained in space craft piloting.
EquipmentAny items that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). would use that does not have an intentional use as a weapon. (Example: The Flash €™s Costume Ring holds his costume so that he can change super fast is a unique piece of equipment.)
Legion FlightThe ability to defy gravity and move through the air unaided without falling. RingUsed by members of the Legion of Super-Heroes, these rings allow all their members to fly, communicate with each other, and serve as symbols of their organization. – All Legionnaires wear a ring which enables them to fly, communicate with each other across the distances of space, call for assistance, or locate other Legionnaires.
Legion Transuit – A transparent spacesuit that activates automatically in the event of a vacuum
