Hindsight Lad
| Hindsight | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New Warriors Annual vol. 1 #3 |
| Created by |
Fabian Nicieza Darick Robertson |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Carlton LaFroyge |
| Team affiliations | New Warriors |
| Notable aliases | Hindsight Lad |
| Abilities | Minimal computer programmer and researcher Skilled tactician |
Hindsight (Carlton LaFroyge), formerly Hindsight Lad, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has appeared primarily in the New Warriors series. Created by Fabian Nicieza and Darick Robertson, he first appeared in New Warriors Annual #3.
Soon after Robbie Baldwin (the superhero Speedball) moves into his building, Carlton LaFroyge discovers his secret identity. He uses this information to blackmail him. Baldwin refuses to cooperate. Soon, the New Warriors are captured by a street gang called the Poison Memories; the same gang that had viciously attacked the team's relatives, even leading to the death of Rage's beloved grandmother.
LaFroyge creates a caped costume that included automobile side mirrors attached to a football helmet. He summons the help of Night Thrasher to help free the team. Through this, he weaseled his way onto the team as a non-official member, calling himself Hindsight Lad.
Hindsight Lad became caught up in a cosmic adventure involving the New Warriors and many of their allies. In a confrontation with the Sphinx, most of the team were lost in time and space. Hindsight Lad figures out much of what is going on and assists the remaining New Warriors allies in fixing the situation.
Night Thrasher soon offers him full membership. He changes costumes to a red/yellow suit and dropped the "Lad" part of his name. Through him, another person gains membership, Timeslip. He remains with the team until sometime after issue #75.
Hindsight was seen following the disaster in Stamford, Connecticut, wherein the Warriors, during the taping of their reality TV series, inadvertently caused the supervillain Nitro to explode, killing most of the team and hundreds of the town's residents. LaFroyge, now retired from heroics, became unhinged at the news and turned against his former teammates, setting up an inflammatory anti-New Warriors website, DestroyAllWarriors.com. Through the site, LaFroyge not only publicly posted the Warrior's civilian identities but incited violence against the team's surviving members, past and present.She-Hulk helped Justice, Rage, Ultra Girl, Slapstick, and Firestar locate LaFroyge and force him to shut the site down. LaFroyge was subsequently placed under arrest by She-Hulk's fiancée, John Jameson.
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