Myg (character)
{{short description|Fictional character}}
{{Infobox comics character
|image=200px
|caption=Myg as depicted in Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #3 (July 1988). Art by Greg LaRocque.
|character_name=Karate Kid
|publisher=DC Comics
|debut=Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #13 (August 1985)
|alter_ego=Myg
|homeworld= Lythyl (31st century)
|species= Human
|creators=Paul Levitz
Steve Lightle
Larry Mahlstedt
|alliances=Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Substitute Heroes
|aliases=
|powers=*Martial arts mastery
- Superhuman physical abilities
}}
Myg is a superhero in the future of the DC Comics universe. He is a master of every form of martial arts to have been developed by the 30th and 31st centuries. Following in the footsteps of Val Armorr, he became the second individual to assume the identity Karate Kid, and briefly served as a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Fictional character biography
Myg is a member of the ruling council of the planet Lythyl who Timber Wolf chooses to succeed Val Armorr as Karate Kid.Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #13 (August 1985)Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #15 (October 1985) He subsequently enrolls in The Legion Academy and joins the Legion of Substitute Heroes.Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) Annual #3 (1987)
At some point, Myg joins the Legion of Super-Heroes.Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1 (October 2008)Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #40 (February 1993) He becomes disillusioned by the discord between the Legionnaires, particularly Shrinking Violet and Chameleon Girl.Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #304-305 (October–November 1983) Years later, Myg becomes Lythyl's representative in the United Planets before Radiation Roy kills him.Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #3 (April 2009)
Powers and abilities
Like his predecessor Val Armorr, Myg is a master of every documented form of martial arts. He can sense the weakest spot in an object and damage durable materials such as metal and stone with a single blow.