When it was first announced that Obsidian would be featured on
DC's Legends of Tomorrow and that he would be played by Lance Henriksen, many comic book fans assumed the character would be fulfilling the Alan Scott role on the show's version of the
JSA. However, recent news that
LoT would be featuring both an older and younger version of Obsidian led to yet more speculation and fan theories regarding the plot of the show's sophomore season.
Well, a r
ecent interview with Henriksen has shed some new light as the actor confirmed that the show's take on Obsidian is still the son of Alan Scott and homosexual. "I
t’s all in there. It’s all in there, every bit of it. Yeah, being Green Lantern’s son and all that stuff and him being gay is all in there. It’s treated, honestly, kind of ungently. It’s a real thing….Even one of my lines says ‘If you’re lucky enough to find love again, after anything has ever happened to you, well, embrace it.’ [Obsidian] says ‘Son, he’s waiting for me at home."
Still, if the 1940's Obsidian is played by Henriksen, is the
JSA's current lineup of Star-Girl, Obsidian, Vixen, Hourman, Doctor Mid-nite and Commander Steel a second incarnation of the team? Was there a previous version of the team that included Scott and possibly even Jack Knight aka Starman, considering Stargirl is seen wielding the Cosmic staff in the latest trailer?
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