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Hindsight is the name of two characters appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. The first,Carlton LaFroyge, first appeared inThe New Warriors Annual #3 (March 1993). The second,Nathaniel Carver, first appeared inGeneration X (vol. 2) #1 (May 2017).
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The New Warriors Annual #3 (March 1993) |
| Created by | Fabian Nicieza Darick Robertson |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Carlton LaFroyge |
| Team affiliations | New Warriors |
| Notable aliases | Hindsight Lad |
| Abilities | Computer programmer and researcher |
Hindsight (Carlton LaFroyge), formerlyHindsight Lad, is a fictional superhero appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. The character has appeared primarily in theNew Warriors series. Created byFabian Nicieza andDarick Robertson, he first appeared inThe New Warriors Annual #3 (March 1993).
Soon after Robbie Baldwin (the superheroSpeedball) moves into his building, Carlton LaFroyge discovers his secret identity.[1] He uses this information to blackmail him.[2][3] Baldwin refuses to cooperate. Soon, the New Warriors are captured by a street gang called thePoison Memories; the same gang that had viciously attacked the team's relatives, even leading to the death ofRage's grandmother.
LaFroyge creates a caped costume that included automobile side mirrors attached to a football helmet. He summons the help ofNight Thrasher to help free the team. Through this, he weaseled his way onto the team as an unofficial member, calling himself Hindsight Lad.[4]
Hindsight Lad became caught up in a cosmic adventure involving the New Warriors and many of their allies. In a confrontation with theSphinx, most of the team were lost in time and space. Hindsight Lad figures out much of what is going on and assists the remaining New Warriors allies in fixing the situation.
Night Thrasher soon offers him full membership.[5] He changes costumes to a red/yellow suit and dropped the "Lad" part of his name.[6] Through him, another person namedTimeslip gains membership. He remains with the team until sometime after issue #75.
In a lead-up to the "Civil War" storyline, Hindsight was seen following the disaster inStamford, Connecticut wherein the Warriors during the taping of their reality TV series that inadvertently caused the supervillainNitro to explode, killing most of the team and hundreds of the town's residents. LaFroyge, now retired from heroics, became unhinged at the news and turned against his former teammates, setting up an anti-New Warriors website called DestroyAllWarriors.com. Through the site, LaFroyge publicly posted the Warrior's civilian identities and incited violence against them.[3][7]She-Hulk helpedJustice, Rage,Ultra Girl,Slapstick, andFirestar locate LaFroyge and force him to shut the site down. Afterward, LaFroyge was arrested by She-Hulk's fiancéeJohn Jameson.[7]
LaFroyge is seemingly released and creates a new website (www.marvelornot.com) to push his conspiracy theories regarding the superhuman community. Among his theories, he believes the superhuman community to be controlled by aCabal composed ofBeta Ray Bill,Brother Voodoo,Dazzler,Lockjaw,Puck, andDeadpool.[8][9][3]
Hindsight possesses no superhuman abilities, thoughTurbo (Mickey Musashi) offered to share her costume with him after her previous partner died. This was never explored. LaFroyge did have small skill with computer programming and research, as well as some tactical ability, though the latter skill was best employed when assessing events that had already occurred, analyzing in hindsight how events could have played out if different actions were taken (thus the source of his "heroic" identity). His research capabilities most often came into play as an associate and later member of the Warriors, including identifying potential additions to the Warriors' ranks when Sphinx dispersed the original membership throughout time.
Hindsight (Nathaniel Carver) is a fictional mutant superhero, and a member of the second incarnation ofGeneration X. Created byChristina Strain and Amilcar Pinna, he debuted inGeneration X (vol. 2) #1 (May 2017).
Nathaniel Carver is a student at theXavier Institute and the roommate ofBenjamin Deeds / Morph, who he later enters a relationship with.[10][11] He joins Jubilee's new incarnation of Generation X, along with Morph,Bling!,Quentin Quire, andNature Girl.[12]
Nathaniel later becomes a citizen of the mutant nation ofKrakoa during theKrakoan Age.[13]
Nathaniel has the power ofpsychometry, which enables him to view the pasts of others by touching their skin.[14][15] He can also read psychic imprints left on items.[16]
