5 Reasons Booster Gold's A Badass
"Work it baby."
Syfy picks up one of the bro-iest super heroes this side of continuity and it's met with a collective yawn?! Clearly we have a problem here, because where you see failed series (still very possible) I see lots of potential. Why? Because B.G.'s a badass, and I got the reasons why.
5. He's From the 25th Century- Future perfect? Not quite, but he does know quite a bit about our world...well as much as you know about the 1500's really (Otttoman Empire anyone?). Okay so maybe he's just an average joe who stole artifacts and a time machine (built unknowingly by his future son) to achieve the hero status 21st century heroes have in his time...can you blame him?
Throw him a bone, he saved the president for crying out loud...who then guaranteed he would never be known by his original alias Goldstar.
"Alzheimer's was even hitting him then..."
4. He gave The Blue Beetle A Reason to Live...
Ted Kord will forever be in my mind as the Blue Beetle who got shafted. Unable to activate the Blue Beetle Scarab (bad-ass alien weapon) he turned to science and martial arts, and is known as one of the smartest heroes in the DC universe. He and Booster hit it off quick, complimenting each other through many misadventures, and even saving the day once in awhile.
It was Ted who rebuilt B.G.'s suit numerous times, built him a cybernetic arm when he went one short, and even helped him start up a casino on a living island. Friends til the end, Ted met an untimely end on an investigation of his corporation with Gold, and while their friendship will forever transcend Kord's longevity...
3. He Came Up With "Doomsday"
"Face to tree style...classic Gold."
Not only did he come up with the name of the beast who wiped the floor with every hero, he also took a vicious beating from the Superman destroyer like no man can. Considering he's human survived a beating that even the Man of Steel struggled against...that's saying something.
2. He Was QB 1 in the Future.
"FULL FACE VISORS?! PINCH ME NOW 25TH CENTURY!"
So Gotham gets a football team in the future, looks like things are finally looking up! If only their star quarterback wasn't throwing games to settle his father's gambling debt. While he may not be playing under the most honest methods, he's just trying to protect his family, and he is actually a star quarterback in his time period! Then again, if he were lying you'd never know.
1. HE'S A MOTHER F****** TIME LORD!
Say what you will about Booster Gold, he can go back in time and stop you from saying it, steal your girlfriend, and you'll be none the wiser. He's the ultimate mover and shaker, with the ability to turn the DC universe on it's head if he chooses. It's a hefty responsibility that he handles surprisingly well.
The potential for a great B.G. storyline is there...and I hope Syfy can deliver and do for him what Adam West did for Batman in the 60's.
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