The Carter Kids aka The League

It was finally revealed in Chapter Ten that the Carter Kids were named after heroes of the Justice League due to their father's love of superheroes. I was hoping a little that someone would pick it up, but it seems that most of us don't know our DC Comic superheroes too well =P. Well, just wait for the Justice League movie coming out next year for the Justice League popularity to hopefully skyrocket once more.

So, why don't we have a good look at each of our Carter Kids and their superhero equivalents (note that this post will not include detailed profiles of each Carter but is only based on their superheroes)?

Let's start at number five:

Arthur Barry Carter

Arthur (Archie), aged seven, was named after the superhero Aquaman with his alter ego Arthur Curry. Arthur was a founding member of the Justice League of America and was an Atlantean. His superpowers include undersea adaptation; telepathy; enhanced strength; enhanced speed; Healing factor; senses and durability; extra resistance to heat/energy based attacks; mystically enchanted left hand; ability to dehydrate others.

Arthur's second name, Barry is from the superhero The Flash.

Shayera Carter

Shayera (Shay), aged ten, was named after the superhero Hawkgirl with her alter ego, Shayera Hol. Shayera appeared on the Justice League of America on the cartoon network. Her superpowers include: Belt with a special metal that defies gravity, artificial feather wings, archaic weaponry, flight, enhanced strength, healing factor, enhanced vision, reincarnation.

Diana Carter

Diana (Di), aged thirteen, has matured fast for her age, growing into a true, dark-haired beauty. She is aptly named after the superhero Wonder Woman with her alter ego Princess Diana or Diana Prince. She is princess of Themyscira and a founding member of the justice league. Her superpowers include: God-like strength, speed, reflexes, stamina, durability, and hearing, flight, superior hand-to-hand and weaponary skills, animal empathy, regeneration, resistance to magic, immunity to illusions and mind control, ability to decern truth, access to magical weaponary.

Bruce John Carter

Bruce, aged fifteen, the the dark, stoic Carter who supports Oliver fearlessly. He was named after the superhero Batman with the alter ego of Bruce Wayne. Bruce was one of the founding members of the Justice League. His superpowers include: Genius-level intelligence,Master detective,Master escapologist,Peak human physical condition,Martial arts master,Access to high tech equipment,Extensive monetary resources.

Bruce's middle name comes from the Green Lantern, another founding member of the Justice League

Oliver Clark Carter

(note that after almost 20mins of searching, i've found my close-to-perfect Oliver).

Oliver (Ollie), aged 17, is the oldest of the Carter kids and the one that has been through the most, as he was closest to his father. He was named after the Green Arrow with alterego Oliver Jonas (Ollie) Queen who was one of the later members to join the Justice League (you can also check Oliver out on Smallville!!). His superpowers include: Master archer; arsenal of trick arrows; Exceptional martial artist, Master swordsman as well as being brought up in a wealthy family. The Green Arrow is our superhero version of Robin Hood!

And just for interest's sake, here's Oliver from smallville (as you see, i'm quite the Oliver Queen/Green Arrow Fan, hence calling the male protagonist after him):

Oliver's middle name was called after the founding member of the Justice League, Superman with alterego Clark Kent. Because we all love (well, i do, anyway) Clark Kent, here's the other man Oliver was named after. He's not only strong, smart, superbreath, heat vision, can fly and can see through things, but he's also dark, tall and handsome =) (and my favourite superhero!...as you can see, Mr. Carter follows after my love of superheroes)

And we can't have a superman post without a picture of Clark from Smallville:

So that's all the League and the superheroes they were named after. Hope this post was fun to read an interesting to know about the different superheroes and how the Kids have come to reflect some of the superhero attributes. The most important thing to remember, though, is the fact that, though the Carter Kids aren't really superheroes, their father has instilled in them a sense of togetherness, loyalty and bravery that is reflective of any superhero. Their father would have been proud.