Kid Quantum
Kid Quantum is the name used by several characters in the DC Universe.
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Kid Quantum (James Cullen)
- Main Article: James Cullen
James Cullen
Kid Quantum (Jazmin Cullen)
- Main Article: Jazmin Cullen
Jazmin Cullen was born with the same minor time-manipulation abilities as her brother, James. After he was killed on the Legion's first mission from his over-reliance on his power-augmenting stasis belt, she resented both him for bringing shame to their family and the Legion for getting him killed. As a result, soon after his death, she underwent a dangerous operation to increase her natural power to a level where she wouldn't require outside aids to be useful. She then joined Xanthu's home-grown super-team, the Amazers, with a chip on her shoulder. As a result of this, when Star Boy was drafted to join the Legion, she arranged for a mechanic friend to lock his entertainment system to play Star Boy's least favourite type of music - Durlan space-shanties - for the whole trip. At full volume. On infinite loop. This would lead to him eventually crashing into a mining colony and nearly being killed. Whether or not she ever found this out is unclear.
She first encountered the Legion directly when Star Boy was summoned home to rejoin the team, and brought several other Legionnaires with him in an attempt to convince Xanthu's government to let him remain with the Legion. Ordered to fix a Legion-Amazer fight for the right for Star Boy to stay with the Legion, she complied until Lamar, the diplomat who arranged the fix, made an offhand comment that the Amazers beating the Legion would repair the damage done by her brother's death. Disgusted by his lack of appreciation for James' sacrifice, she walked off and the Legionnaires won in short order. She was later a part of the Task Force who engaged Mordru. Saddened over the loss of Atom'X, she played a critical part, slowing Mordru for much of the battle until he finally noticed her, when only Invisible Kid's intervention saved her. Exhausted, she played no further part in the fight and was hospitalised for a short time afterward. She then returned to Xanthu, mentioning that she wanted to help plan Atom'X's memorial.
During the Robotica Crisis, Kid Quantum II would be elected to become the Legion's new leader. She appointed Traid as her deputy and soon struck up a romance with Cosmic Boy. The two became quite close, with Cosmic Boy actually making the advancements and also nominating her during the elections. Recently, Kid Quantum II stepped down as Legion leader but will undoubtedly aid the team in its continuing struggle against the force of Apokolips.
Overview
Jazmin can create stasis fields which halt time in a limited area. Unlike her brother, however, she had experimental surgery to remove the weakness her brother had which forced him to rely on his stasis belt. As her experience as a Legionnaire and with her powers grew, Jazmin began to develop new uses for her abilities, particularly after her time lost in the Second Galaxy, with Brainiac 5 describing her as: "influencing the universe at a quantum level, reengineering energy, light, gravity and time at their fundamental levels. One unit, one 'quantum' at a time". (Legion Lost v1 #4)
Notes
- The concept of Kid Quantum was created by Tom Bierbaum, Mary Bierbaum and David A. Williams where it made its first appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #33 (September, 1992).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
Films
- In Legion of Super-Heroes, the Jazmin Cullen Kid Quantum made a non-voiced cameo appearance in the setting of 2023 animated film.
Appearances
- Legion of Super-Heroes v4: (1992)
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