White Triangle
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White Triangle is a fiction
al racist
organization in the post-Zero Hour
continuity of DC Comics
' Legion of Super-Heroes
. They first appear in Legion of Superheroes vol. 4 #66, (March 1995), and were created by Mark Waid
, Tom McCraw and Lee Moder.
and other sciences, so as to maintain their belief in the racial creeds of their society. They are also taught that the story of the Daxamite hero Valor
"seeding" many of the humanoid races of the galaxy from a common ancestral group (Earth humans) is a lie.
The White Triangle's isolationist and xenophobic doctrine spread to several worlds, including Earth. Finding the very concept of the recently-formed United Planets abhorrent, the White Triangle set about plotting its destruction. Blaming industrialist R.J. Brande
's stargate technology for making the UP possible, the Triangle ordered one of their followers on Earth, Roderick Doyle (Brande's business partner), to have Brande assassinated during a trip to Earth. The assassination was foiled by Rokk Krinn, Imra Ardeen
and Garth Ranzz
, three teenagers who were on the same ship. Ironically, seeing teens from disparate worlds working together inspired Brande to form the Legion of Super-Heroes
as a living symbol of the UP's ideals. The Triangle provided Doyle with a bomb to make a second attempt on Brande's life, hoping to kill him, the newly-formed Legion and the United Planets general assembly in a single stroke, but the Legion foiled their plans again and a mental probe of the assassins revealed Doyle's role.
Upon Doyle's failure, the Triangle recruited mercenaries to release the prisoners of a supermax
private prison
called Planet Hell, hoping to use the convicts to destroy the UP and as expendable shock troops. Again, the Legion foiled the plot with the aid of the Workforce
.
Throughout all these events, the existence of the White Triangle remained secret. This changed with the drafting of Laurel Gand into the Legion. Laurel, codenamed Andromeda, was raised in a White Triangle community on Daxam
, and her indoctrinated disdain for all non-Daxamites often interfered in her ability to perform as a Legion member.
On an outing with several of the female Legionaires, she witnessed an assault on an aquatic alien by three thugs. Laurel insisted on handling them alone, but upon capturing them, she saw that they wore White Triangle pendants and therefore let them off with a warning. Later, the same three thugs would assault the Legionnaire Luornu Durgo, nearly killing her. The investigation into the attack would lead the Legion to discover the Triangle's existence. Feeling guilty over Durgo's attack, Laurel confronted the thugs, only to have them poison her with lead, a substance fatally toxic to Daxamites even in trace amounts. She was cured by Brainiac 5
, who forced her to confront the fact that he wasn't her inferior before giving her the antidote. Afterwards, Shrinking Violet discovered a White Triangle necklace in her room.
Meanwhile, the Legion began to link the White Triangle to increasing incidents of racial violence, while a direct action cadre of Daxamite Triangles began to destroy stargates across the galaxy. This culminated in a larger group of Daxamites laying waste to the planet Trom, whose population of peaceful transmuters enabled R.J. Brande to develop the stargate technology.
Cosmic Boy attempted to have Andromeda expelled from the Legion, but Ambassador Roxxas
, who was secretly the leader of the White Triangle, convinced the UP President to allow her to remain. He then bullied Andromeda into giving him the anti-lead serum. Taking it himself and giving it to four other Daxamites, Roxxas proceeded to cause mass destruction on Earth. The Legion managed to stop the four Daxamites with the aid of Jan Arrah
, the last surviving inhabitant of the planet Trom, while Andromeda herself defeated Roxxas, seemingly at the cost of her own life, though she would be discovered alive later.
Following Roxxas' apparent death, the Legion and the Science Police
went on a galaxy-wide hunt for all active White Triangle cells.
The White Triangle organization has not been seen in the most recent Legion continuity reboot ("Threeboot").
Fiction
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al racist
Racism
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organization in the post-Zero Hour
Zero Hour (comics)
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time is a five-issue comic book limited series and crossover storyline published by DC Comics in 1994. In it, the former hero Hal Jordan, who had until then been a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps, mad with grief after the destruction of...
continuity of DC Comics
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' Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team in the 30th and 31st centuries of the . The team first appears in Adventure Comics #247 , and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino....
. They first appear in Legion of Superheroes vol. 4 #66, (March 1995), and were created by Mark Waid
Mark Waid
Mark Waid is an American comic book writer. He is well known for his eight-year run as writer of the DC Comics' title The Flash, as well as his scripting of the limited series Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright, and his work on Marvel Comics' Captain America...
, Tom McCraw and Lee Moder.
History
The White triangle group believes that Daxamites are superior to all other beings and that contact with non-Daxamite races is "unclean". Those raised in White Triangle communities are deliberately kept ignorant of the basics of biologyBiology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and other sciences, so as to maintain their belief in the racial creeds of their society. They are also taught that the story of the Daxamite hero Valor
Lar Gand
Lar Gand, known primarily as Mon-El , is a fictional character in DC Comics' universe who is associated with the Legion of Super-Heroes, Superboy, and Superman...
"seeding" many of the humanoid races of the galaxy from a common ancestral group (Earth humans) is a lie.
The White Triangle's isolationist and xenophobic doctrine spread to several worlds, including Earth. Finding the very concept of the recently-formed United Planets abhorrent, the White Triangle set about plotting its destruction. Blaming industrialist R.J. Brande
R. J. Brande
Rene Jacques "R. J." Brande is a fictional DC Comics character in the 30th and 31st centuries with the Legion of Super-Heroes.-Pre-Crisis:Originally a Durlan named Ren Daggle, Brande was frozen in human form by the deadly Yorggian fever...
's stargate technology for making the UP possible, the Triangle ordered one of their followers on Earth, Roderick Doyle (Brande's business partner), to have Brande assassinated during a trip to Earth. The assassination was foiled by Rokk Krinn, Imra Ardeen
Saturn Girl
Saturn Girl is a fictional character appearing in DC comic books. A talented telepath from the 30th century, Imra first appeared in Adventure Comics #247 as a founding member of the Legion of Super-Heroes...
and Garth Ranzz
Garth Ranzz
Lightning Lad , also known as Live Wire, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. He has the superhuman ability to generate electricity, usually in the form of lightning bolts. He is a founding member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries...
, three teenagers who were on the same ship. Ironically, seeing teens from disparate worlds working together inspired Brande to form the Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team in the 30th and 31st centuries of the . The team first appears in Adventure Comics #247 , and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino....
as a living symbol of the UP's ideals. The Triangle provided Doyle with a bomb to make a second attempt on Brande's life, hoping to kill him, the newly-formed Legion and the United Planets general assembly in a single stroke, but the Legion foiled their plans again and a mental probe of the assassins revealed Doyle's role.
Upon Doyle's failure, the Triangle recruited mercenaries to release the prisoners of a supermax
Supermax
Supermax is the name used to describe "control-unit" prisons, or units within prisons, which represent the most secure levels of custody in the prison systems of certain countries...
private prison
Private prison
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called Planet Hell, hoping to use the convicts to destroy the UP and as expendable shock troops. Again, the Legion foiled the plot with the aid of the Workforce
Workforce (comics)
The Workforce is a semi-heroic super-team in DC Comics' post-Zero Hour Legion of Super-Heroes continuity. It was introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes #64 .-Fictional history:...
.
Throughout all these events, the existence of the White Triangle remained secret. This changed with the drafting of Laurel Gand into the Legion. Laurel, codenamed Andromeda, was raised in a White Triangle community on Daxam
Daxam
Daxam is a planet within the DC Universe. It is home to a race called the Daxamites, who are descended from Kryptonian colonists.-History:Daxamites were originally Kryptonians who left their homeworld in order to explore the Universe. They are an intensely xenophobic race, and are fearful of alien...
, and her indoctrinated disdain for all non-Daxamites often interfered in her ability to perform as a Legion member.
On an outing with several of the female Legionaires, she witnessed an assault on an aquatic alien by three thugs. Laurel insisted on handling them alone, but upon capturing them, she saw that they wore White Triangle pendants and therefore let them off with a warning. Later, the same three thugs would assault the Legionnaire Luornu Durgo, nearly killing her. The investigation into the attack would lead the Legion to discover the Triangle's existence. Feeling guilty over Durgo's attack, Laurel confronted the thugs, only to have them poison her with lead, a substance fatally toxic to Daxamites even in trace amounts. She was cured by Brainiac 5
Brainiac 5
Brainiac 5 is a fictional character who exists in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Universe. He is a long standing member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Brainiac 5 is from the planet Colu...
, who forced her to confront the fact that he wasn't her inferior before giving her the antidote. Afterwards, Shrinking Violet discovered a White Triangle necklace in her room.
Meanwhile, the Legion began to link the White Triangle to increasing incidents of racial violence, while a direct action cadre of Daxamite Triangles began to destroy stargates across the galaxy. This culminated in a larger group of Daxamites laying waste to the planet Trom, whose population of peaceful transmuters enabled R.J. Brande to develop the stargate technology.
Cosmic Boy attempted to have Andromeda expelled from the Legion, but Ambassador Roxxas
Roxxas
Kivun Roxxas is a fictional supervillain in the DC Universe. Primarily a foe of the Legion of Super-Heroes, he first appeared in Adventure Comics #307 .-Fictional character biography:...
, who was secretly the leader of the White Triangle, convinced the UP President to allow her to remain. He then bullied Andromeda into giving him the anti-lead serum. Taking it himself and giving it to four other Daxamites, Roxxas proceeded to cause mass destruction on Earth. The Legion managed to stop the four Daxamites with the aid of Jan Arrah
Element Lad
Element Lad is a fictional character in the 30th and 31st centuries of the , a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. A native of the planet Trom, he has the power to transmute chemical elements.-Pre-Zero Hour:...
, the last surviving inhabitant of the planet Trom, while Andromeda herself defeated Roxxas, seemingly at the cost of her own life, though she would be discovered alive later.
Following Roxxas' apparent death, the Legion and the Science Police
Science Police
Science Police is a fictional law enforcement agency in the . They were referred to as "World-Wide Police" in their first appearance in the 30th century. They were featured in a four issue limited series titled Legion Science Police. In the 30th and 31st centuries, the Science Police serves the...
went on a galaxy-wide hunt for all active White Triangle cells.
The White Triangle organization has not been seen in the most recent Legion continuity reboot ("Threeboot").