Lexicon is forming the SDMB Legion of Doom. Naturally the such an organization exists not for the purpose of exercising its power for evil, but to pit itself against the forces of good in the eternal Zoroastrian struggle. Symmetry demands the formation of the countervailing agency itself existing for the purpose of continuing the struggle.
Naturally, I myself would form the chief of this organization, having the necessary single-minded dedication to Truth, Justice and the American way.
An Executive Officer: Since I’m more of an “idea man,” I need someone with good management skills to oversee the complicated details of running such an organization and provide a check on my own authority.
One bumbling but incredibly lucky top secret agent. Clueless, but able to turn his or her naivite into success on the most difficult of missions. Also a love interest, capable but unambitious, to provide common sense and ability at those rare but crucial times that bumbling inefficiency cannot carry the plot.
One superhero, virtually invincible but wrapped up in his or her own concerns and providing assitance to our organization only out of swiftly diminishing vestigial loyalty to the concept of human good.
Naturally we will need our own suave, capable secret agent, boffing his or her way through the mission, effortlessly eliminating dozens of the enemy horde without a hair out of place.
A brilliant but absent-minded scientist, creating gadgets of awesome complexity and uncertain reliability.
We will need a quantity of ordinary agents, to stand in flowerpots, infiltrate the enemy in disguises that succeed only because of their outrageousness. It’s a boring task, but often the mission will succeed only because of the opportune appearance of the lackey to nudge the balance in our favor.
Of course, double agents provide the necessary spice and ontological complexity to any Manichaean endeavor. Membership in the Legion of Doom is no bar to acceptance in the Legion of Honor.
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