Hi everyone,
So I'm a long time collector of the Archie Sonic Series, and was recently re-reading the story arcs written up by Ian Flynn. Great fun I must say: I appreciate his ability to tie up the loose ends of past writers, and provide interesting connections to old issues and a fresh, new style in general. One thing I noticed however, is that throughout the internet, people seem to acknowledge that Constable Remington is somehow connected to the Dark Legion. Is there any issue that explains his origins succinctly? (i.e. his relation to Kragok?) None of the pre-Flynn issues talk about his past in much depth, so I suspect it must be one of the newer issues... Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Years ago, Ken Penders stated in a chat that Remington was the son of Kragok, but he never really showed the link in print. The family tree printed showed that Kragok had a child, however, and much later in Return to Angel Island, Lien-Da makes a mention of mourning friends and "family" - at which point an overlay of Remington is shown. After being messed up by the Egg Grapes and manipulated by Finitevus, Remington thought gaining the power of the ME/Enerjak was his birthright (showing a connection to Dimitri and his line). When Finitevus is talking about the Guardian and Grandmaster lines, Remington's image is included among the latter.
Yeah, it's been known for quite sometime the Remy is Kragok's son. I think Ken first mentioned it in his board or something before it was ever put in the comic. I think the first official mention of this relationship is in Remy's, maybe Kragok's, datafile, which I'm not sure if those came before or after Ian.
Yeah, Rem being Krag's kid has been known within the community for years thanks to Ken pulling a Greg Weisman.
Thanks for the heads up everyone! There have always been some subtle and not so subtle hints pointing towards the fact that Remington is related to the Dark Legion, I'm just a little disappointed that it's never really been directly stated within the comic that Remington is the son of Kragok, and as far as I remember neither Remington nor Kragok have a datafile. All these years, I've never really checked up on any of of the writers' (Ken Penders') websites or chat logs, so I guess that's why I've been in the dark for such a long time... Thanks again!
I really wish either Ian or Ken would have worked it into the story somehow - the Enerjak arc would have been a perfect opportunity for this. As it stands, it's not even "canon" that Remington is Kragok's son, because it's never been explicitly stated in the comic. It's common online fan knowledge, sure, but there's undoubtedly still a lot of people who don't know about it.
I thought the Enerjak arc did say he was Kragok's son; at the very most, I'm quite sure it said he was Dimitri's descendant. Again, I believe they had a datafile in the comic as well that revealed Remy as Kragok's son.
Nope. They hinted that Remington was related to the Dark Legion in some way, but didn't explicitly say that he was Kragok's son. And there's never been a Remington or Kragok data file, only the Knux family tree that said Kragok had a child. Obviously the clues are there for people to work it out, but only really if they're long-term fans of the series.
I wonder if Ian is planning on making it official in the comic that Remington is Krajok's son. I don't remember if Ian has said anything about it. It probably would be a good idea to confirm it, since Remington has joined, and help leads, the Dark Legion. Has it been explained in the comic, why Remingtion ended up in the Dark Legion? I really need to pay more attention to the Knux side of the comic.
The entire "Grandmaster Remington" thing has come and gone (STH#180-184).
As for him being Kragok's son, it hasn't been spelled out, but it's been heavily implied he's of Dimitri's line. I'll get around to officially confirming it in the book one day.
Actually, I'm very curious to know if Remington knows he's Kragok's son. There's arguments for either side, for instance Remington having a "dark secret" in Knuckles' "Dark Alliance" story (#22-#24), but then again he never dropped any hints or acted awkwardly around any members of the DL ("The Guardian Who Failed", Knux #17-#18, springs to mind.)
I'll have to review the comics again, but going off memory I don't think Remington knows. If I recall correctly, when Benedict threatened him Remington acted like he didn't know what he talking about. What I'll need to review is if Remington was coming across as earnest, or if I'm just remembering it that way.
The only ones who know for sure are Lien-Da and Dr. Finitevus. Knuckles may suspect, but that's about the extent of it.
So you're saying even after the recent Enerjak Arc, Remington has absolutely no clue he is of Dark Legion, let alone Kragok's son? Man, kind of a downer as I've been anticipating something or another of either of those two during the Arc. Ahh well, you win some, you lose some. Still gonna wait for this though, I've lasted five plus years so far.
