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  • Unintentionally Unsympathetic: Cosmic Boy's self-martyring attitude about his decision to return as Legion leader is demonstrated as him acting like he's sacrificing his personal life so Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad don't have to bear the brunt of leadership and can be a family outside the Legion. This includes him giving up his relationship with Night Girl, who forlornly looks on as Cosmic Boy talks about all he had to abandon. What makes this hard to sympathize with is the knowledge that historically Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad had no issues in their marriage when she went back to active duty and he stayed home to watch the kids. There's also the fact that Night Girl herself is an active Legionnaire working alongside Cosmic Boy. Ultimately, it just makes Cosmic Boy come across as an Attention Whore whining about sacrifices he didn't have to make.

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