Booster Gold
Booster Gold has one of the most unique origin stories in the entire DC universe, and has the potential to be an Iron Man-like success if adapted properly. A few years ago SyFy announced that they were working on a Booster Gold series, but since that appears to have gained no traction. I say toss him into a Justice League movie instead. His cheesy blue and gold costume would need a bit of re-imagining, but judging by the look of the new Batsuit, costume designer Michael Wilkinson is up to the challenge.
Booster Gold is the alter-ego of Michael Jon Carter, who was born in Gotham City in the 25th Century. Thanks to his father’s gambling debts, he grew up poor, though he was able to attend Gotham University on a football scholarship. There he became star quarterback, but lost it all when his father came back into his life and convinced him to purposefully lose games for money. He was caught and expelled from Gotham U, then moved to Metropolis.
There, he got a job at the Space Museum, and was drawn to the various displays featuring superheroes from the past. Being a glory seeker in need of a break, he stole some of the equipment on display and went back in time to the 21st Century, where he used knowledge of historical events (thanks to a robotic AI named Skeets) to stage high-stakes heroics, gaining fame and fortune in the process. Over time, personal tragedies forge him to throw away his narcissism and become a true hero, who constantly feels the weight of his misdeeds and the reputation he created for himself.
The DCU is constantly criticized for having too many “God-like” characters that no one can relate to. So, why not introduce a flawed man with no powers, who was simply down on his luck and full of selfish ambitions that we can root for? That would work, wouldn’t it?
That does it for our list, but take a quick look back at our 10 picks in the gallery below and then head on down to the comments section and let us know which characters would you like to see in the Justice League film?
