Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-1038387-20120921185155/@comment-4928331-20121127005524

The following are questions I intended to ask Greg. I'm posting it here so that the guys here can weed out the questions that are highly likely to be marked as SPOILER REQUEST NO COMMENT, I'LL LEAVE IT TO YOUR INTERPRETATION, or ASKED AND ANSWERED.

PARASITE and POWERS

1. Parasite was shown to be able to simultaneously access multiple powers at once (using heat vision with telekinesis). Why wasn't he able to access Dawn Danger's telepathy (Dan's Hail Mary plan) or simulate flight using her telekinesis? Parasite commented that she tasted like Martian Manhunter, implying that he's borrowed his powers before, so presumably he would know about the full set of Martian powers.

2. Parasite's power absorption comes with the instant ability to harness those powers, implying there's some knowledge transfer going on. In this incarnation, does he gain access to any of his victims' memories?

PARASITE AND POWERS AND SHIELDS

3. According to Luthor, Superboy's shields act as a DNA dampener, allowing Connor to fully tap into his Kryptonian powers. Those powers are, in Superman's case, powered by yellow sun radiation. Once Parasite drains this store of power, even Superman can't recharge that fast. This brings to mind an interesting conundrum - the shields were able to instantly repower Superboy, implying that it doesn't function as a human DNA dampener (it was nighttime), but more like a steroid patch. The question is, are the shields exactly as Luthor said they were?

ARTEMIS' ACTIONS IN BEFORE THE DAWN

4. After Miss Martian did something to Aqualad, why didn't Tigress just surrender outright to her and Beast Boy? That would have provided both of them, and especially Aqualad, with a convenient "out" of their deep cover mission. Aqualad's mission was, after all, to join the Light, know the Partner, and rescue the abductees - all of which he accomplished.