Liberty Lad (Freedom Force)
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| Publication information | |
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| Publisher | Irrational Games |
| First appearance | Freedom Force |
| Created by | Irrational Games |
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| Alter ego | Nick Craft |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Freedom Force |
| Abilities | Superhuman agility & reflexes Super leaping ability Limited molecular control |
Liberty Lad is a fictional superhero and the seventh playable character available in the Irrational Games real-time strategy computer game, Freedom Force.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
[edit] Origin
Nick Craft was an avid comic book reader and the founder of the Freedom Force fan club. One day, Nick happened to catch a glimpse of Freedom Force as they were attempting to foil a bank robbery by members of Pinstripe's gang. Ignoring the repeated warnings by Minuteman and El Diablo, Nick followed after the team as they chased down and did battle with Pinstripe's goons. During the final battle between Freedom Force and Pinstripe, Nick Craft was struck by stray gunfire from Pinstripe's tommy gun. The only hope to save the critically injured boys life was a blood transfusion using Minuteman's Energy X infused blood. Nick survived his injuries, but the Energy X in Minuteman's blood granted him superhuman powers, similar to his idol. He donned a costume and declared himself to be Minuteman's new sidekick, battling the forces of evil as Liberty Lad. Against Minuteman's wishes, Liberty Lad struck out on a solo mission in an attempt to prove his worth as a member of Freedom Force. After proving himself to be a courageous and worthy addition, Minuteman reluctantly granted Liberty Lad membership.
[edit] Powers
The Energy X infused blood of the Minuteman granted Liberty Lad superhuman agility and reflexes, making him one of the most agile heroes in the Freedom Force universe. He also possesses the same super leaping ability of the Minuteman. Liberty Lad has some skill in hand to hand combat and is good at using his impressive speed and superhuman agility to his advantage.
Liberty Lad makes use of a wide variety of grenades. He has what he calls his "Firecrackers", which can stun his opponents, his explosive energy grenades, and his proximity grenades, which detonate when a foe gets too close to them. He has also shown the ability to excite the molecules in inanimate objects to explosive levels, effectively turning objects he touches into bombs.
[edit] Possible allusions
Liberty Lad is an homage to the various teenage sidekicks in comics history, most specifically Bucky and Robin. In his origin story he has fan club of teenagers, much like Rick Jones of the Hulk and Captain America stories.
