Myg of the planet Lythyl is a

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, a

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in the future of the

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. He is a master of every form of

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to have been developed by the 30th and 31st centuries. Following in the footsteps of

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, he became the second individual to assume the identity Karate Kid, and briefly served as a member of the

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Fictional character biography

In accordance with the terms of Val Armorr's will, Timber Wolf and Sensei Toshiaki travel to the planet Lythyl. They meet with Lythyl's ruling council – the Three Judges – which includes a teenager named Myg. After engaging the pair in a test of hand-to-hand combat skills, Myg is knocked unconscious by Timber Wolf and Sensei. They smuggle the teen off Lythyl, so that the planet will not corrupt him as it corrupted Val Armorr's father Kirau Nezumi (the Black Dragon). Myg is brought to Val Armorr’s resting place on Shanghalla. Humbled by the level of respect given to Val even in death, Myg vows to follow in his path. He adopts the Karate Kid name and enrolls in the

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. Subsequently, he enjoins a brief stint in the

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Post-Infinite Crisis

At some point, Myg joins the Legion of Super-Heroes. He later becomes disillusioned by the discord between several of the Legionnaires, particularly Shrinking Violet and

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. Years later, he becomes Lythyl's representative to the United Planets Council, and soon advocates the disbanding of the Legion. Ultimately, he is murdered by

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during an attack on the U.P. Council by the so-called "Justice League of Earth".''Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' #3 (April 2009)

Powers and abilities

Like his predecessor Val Armorr, Myg has achieved mastery of every documented form of martial arts to have been developed by the 30th and 31st centuries. He possesses the ability to sense the weakest spot in an object and his skill in hand-to-hand combat is seemingly

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, allowing him to simulate super-strength blows. He can severely damage extremely hard and strong materials — metals, stone, etc. — with a single blow.

References

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