From the previous sentence, it seems likely that the north pole was part of the Praetorian Academy Grand Tour of Possible Destinations. I guess he just didn’t look around at the wildlife (not that there is much at the pole itself).
Honestly, part of me hopes that Charles one day grows up and mellows out.
Seriously- his powers have proven to be dangerous or at least highly disruptive. If he pushes things too far, the only solution for people- including possible Praetorian Academy and the Headmaster*- may be to terminate him.
* I doubt PA/HM are willing to let him rock the boat too much.
He’s dangerous because of his attitude. There are ways to suppress powers and a tracking device with a few speedsters would counter him pretty well anyways.
Terminate? Doubt it. This is a classic heroes comic. The world is full of super villians, many of whom probably have far more dangerous powers. All of whom probably end up eventually being subdued and arrested by heroes.
Termination by evil villain academy for being too dangerous and\or annoying is possible. These people did use mind control to have one of their students become “forcefully” enlisted.
The ultimate agenda of Praetorian Academy (that we know so far) is to prevent metahumans from becoming an existential threat to humanity. Seriously and lethally stranding people can be considered that when taken to its extreme.
… all I can say is, Charles (and various other Praetorians, and whatever future enemies the Flea may make) had best pray that the Flea never reads the web serial ‘Worm’. Skitter, the protagonist, has nearly identical powers to him, except she lives in a hard-R (for violence) rated universe, and is… let’s say ‘unpleasantly creative’, largely of necessity.
Also, she used those same powers to straight-up kill one of her local Superman equivalents.
Yeah, even if Flea somehow went over to the “dark side” I can’t see him losing that fun-loving cheer. Although, it could ramp up the humiliation factor so much in his pranks that a target might wish he’d just be merciful and kill them…
Bullet ants, fire ants and bombardier beetles are just some of the fun available. There are more interesting flying things and a small variety of things that lay eggs inside their victims.
1) How much you want to bet Charles already has head lice? Well, then again, premature male-pattern baldness didn’t help Lex Luthor’s personality.
2) Doesn’t “gut fauna” include some arthopod species?
Probably something in the 2-3 range on the Schmidt Sting Pain Index should be more than sufficient. Bullet ants rate the maximum 4. Fire ants would be more than enough for me, but they only rate a 1 (which makes me a bit of a wimp, I guess).
Actually, I’d recommend the Schmidt Sting Pain Index just for fun reading. Schmidt came up with the index by getting stung a lot, and he has a wit. Some examples:
Sweat Bee (rating 1): Light and ephemeral, almost fruity. A tiny spark has singed a single hair on your arm. Honey Wasp (rating 2): Spicy, blistering. A cotton swab dipped in habanero sauce has been pushed up your nose. Red Paper Wasp (rating 3): Caustic and burning. Distinctly bitter aftertaste. Like spilling a beaker of hydrochloric acid on a paper cut. Bullet Ant (rating 4): Pure, intense, brilliant pain. Like walking over flaming charcoal with a 3-inch rusty nail in your heel.
Actually I’m not sure the Praetorian Academy’s approach is wrong. Charles is too stupid a bully to learn except for the hard way. That means Ron should smack him to underline that it’s not all about power.
I wonder if he will mention Tylers “secret”. The Flea currently seems most likely to be willing roll with it, and Ron is one of the few children in his class who see’s Moonshadow as flawed.
He does not know Tyler is Moonshadow. Only that he is the son of Ultima and Sovereign Powers. Thus he thinks he is a super strong brick. Something backed by Malphast coating Tyler on the playground to protect Tyler and his fist getting hurt.
Actually right before the super group beats him he tells Moonshadow that he doesn’t think he has any powers, and then threatens to do to Moonshadow what he later threatens to do to Tyler who he doesn’t think belongs in the school. Nothing explicitly stated but it seems likely that Charles knows.
I think “pay attention to many things at once” must be one of Fleas most impressive powers. It’s one thing to grab a vision feed from some bugs. It’s another to watch things with that vision while playing video games.
Nothing phases the flea. Send him north, and he will tie twelveflying polar bears together to pass overhead and drop natural ‘coal on you.
The Flea became my favorite character during the Las Vegas arc.
If he wants to check he can always teleport there.
He can’t, remember? He can only teleport to places he’s already been.
From the previous sentence, it seems likely that the north pole was part of the Praetorian Academy Grand Tour of Possible Destinations. I guess he just didn’t look around at the wildlife (not that there is much at the pole itself).
Maybe. Either way, the Flea is probably not the person he wants to go up against unless he wants hornets building nests in his underwear drawer.
Perhaps they sent him somewhere snowy, with penguins, and just told him it was the North Pole.
Actually that is not entirely correct. On top of the ice, sure. But in the waters beneath the ice, yes there is.
Lure him past P&G. Good way to prank a teleporter.
P&G is built on the remains of Charles’ old hideout, remember?
This reminds me of the conversations between Calvin and Moe.
Honestly, part of me hopes that Charles one day grows up and mellows out.
Seriously- his powers have proven to be dangerous or at least highly disruptive. If he pushes things too far, the only solution for people- including possible Praetorian Academy and the Headmaster*- may be to terminate him.
* I doubt PA/HM are willing to let him rock the boat too much.
He’s dangerous because of his attitude. There are ways to suppress powers and a tracking device with a few speedsters would counter him pretty well anyways.
Terminate? Doubt it. This is a classic heroes comic. The world is full of super villians, many of whom probably have far more dangerous powers. All of whom probably end up eventually being subdued and arrested by heroes.
Termination by evil villain academy for being too dangerous and\or annoying is possible. These people did use mind control to have one of their students become “forcefully” enlisted.
^This, TxGator.
The ultimate agenda of Praetorian Academy (that we know so far) is to prevent metahumans from becoming an existential threat to humanity. Seriously and lethally stranding people can be considered that when taken to its extreme.
… all I can say is, Charles (and various other Praetorians, and whatever future enemies the Flea may make) had best pray that the Flea never reads the web serial ‘Worm’. Skitter, the protagonist, has nearly identical powers to him, except she lives in a hard-R (for violence) rated universe, and is… let’s say ‘unpleasantly creative’, largely of necessity.
Also, she used those same powers to straight-up kill one of her local Superman equivalents.
Considering Flea seems to be an merging of Skitter and Spider-Man they should be wetting themselves and be glad he is a cheerful sort.
Yeah, even if Flea somehow went over to the “dark side” I can’t see him losing that fun-loving cheer. Although, it could ramp up the humiliation factor so much in his pranks that a target might wish he’d just be merciful and kill them…
Bullet ant house party. Charles’ pants. You know you want to, Flea!
Bullet ants, fire ants and bombardier beetles are just some of the fun available. There are more interesting flying things and a small variety of things that lay eggs inside their victims.
Yeah, but I only want to hurt him a bit, not cause potentially fatal harm and lifelong trauma
1) How much you want to bet Charles already has head lice? Well, then again, premature male-pattern baldness didn’t help Lex Luthor’s personality.
2) Doesn’t “gut fauna” include some arthopod species?
If you’ve got arthropods living in your digestive system, something has gone horribly wrong.
You want to just hurt him without causing permanent harm but you’re using bullet ants?
Probably something in the 2-3 range on the Schmidt Sting Pain Index should be more than sufficient. Bullet ants rate the maximum 4. Fire ants would be more than enough for me, but they only rate a 1 (which makes me a bit of a wimp, I guess).
Actually, I’d recommend the Schmidt Sting Pain Index just for fun reading. Schmidt came up with the index by getting stung a lot, and he has a wit. Some examples:
Sweat Bee (rating 1): Light and ephemeral, almost fruity. A tiny spark has singed a single hair on your arm.
Honey Wasp (rating 2): Spicy, blistering. A cotton swab dipped in habanero sauce has been pushed up your nose.
Red Paper Wasp (rating 3): Caustic and burning. Distinctly bitter aftertaste. Like spilling a beaker of hydrochloric acid on a paper cut.
Bullet Ant (rating 4): Pure, intense, brilliant pain. Like walking over flaming charcoal with a 3-inch rusty nail in your heel.
Actually I’m not sure the Praetorian Academy’s approach is wrong. Charles is too stupid a bully to learn except for the hard way. That means Ron should smack him to underline that it’s not all about power.
Duct tape, an electric fence, and a hood or blind fold.
I wonder if he will mention Tylers “secret”. The Flea currently seems most likely to be willing roll with it, and Ron is one of the few children in his class who see’s Moonshadow as flawed.
He does not know Tyler is Moonshadow. Only that he is the son of Ultima and Sovereign Powers. Thus he thinks he is a super strong brick. Something backed by Malphast coating Tyler on the playground to protect Tyler and his fist getting hurt.
You’re right for some reason I thought he knew.
Actually right before the super group beats him he tells Moonshadow that he doesn’t think he has any powers, and then threatens to do to Moonshadow what he later threatens to do to Tyler who he doesn’t think belongs in the school. Nothing explicitly stated but it seems likely that Charles knows.
I think “pay attention to many things at once” must be one of Fleas most impressive powers. It’s one thing to grab a vision feed from some bugs. It’s another to watch things with that vision while playing video games.
Not just watching, controlling. Like playing two or more games at once.
I wonder if the chaperones can get Charles some cream for that Flea burn.