Carlton LaFroyge (Earth-616)

Carlton LaFroyge
Name	Carlton LaFroyge
Aliases	Hindsight Lad, Hindsight, Carl, General LaFroyge, H. Lad, Mr. H. Lad, Cyber-Cowboy, eScape Enterprises
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly New Warriors
Relatives	Unidentified father
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5′4″ (1.63 m)
Weight	147 lbs (66.68 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Brown
Unusual Features	Freckles
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human with advanced computer skills who discovered Speedball's secret identity
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Student; former adventurer
Base of Operations	Queens, New York City, New York State; formerly Crash Pad, Manhattan, New York City, New York State; Ambrose Building, Manhattan, New York City, New York State; Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York State
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Fabian Nicieza, Darick Robertson
First	New Warriors Annual #3 (March, 1993)
First	New Warriors Annual #3 (March, 1993)

History

Origin

When their apartment building was engulfed by Darkling's Darkforce, computer nerd and general misfit Carlton LaFroyge learned that his neighbor Robbie Baldwin was secretly the New Warrior known as "Speedball". An avid fan of superheroes, Carlton threatened to reveal Robbie's secret identity unless he was allowed to join the team despite his lack of superhuman powers. Speedball and the New Warriors eventually relented and grudgingly allowed Carlton to join as Hindsight Lad.

Carlton LaFroyge as Hindsight Lad

New Warriors

Although the other New Warriors were initially leery of him, Hindsight Lad proved his worth when he saved the team from imprisonment by the Poison Memories. Using Speedball's address book, Hindsight Lad contacted Night Thrasher, the New Warriors' former leader, and the pair mounted a rescue mission.

Hindsight Lad again proved crucial when the core members of the team were kidnapped and displaced through time by the Sphinx. With the other New Warriors missing, Hindsight Lad and Bandit formed a replacement team of New New Warriors. During the mission, Hindsight Lad actually assisted the team in the field and even devised a method for Alex Power to transport the team to Egypt. As a result of of his planning and strategy during this mission, Hindsight Lad was finally granted full membership.

Hindsight, the New Warriors' resident cyber-cowboy

Hindsight Lad continued to take on a more active role in the team, helping decode messages and designing strategies. He eventually dropped the "Lad" off his codename and redesigned his outfit because he felt it was time he "matured." As Hindsight, he broke into the secret Hydra base operating underneath Crash Pad, outsmarted the Pearl Sect and aided the New Warriors in defeating them.

Hindsight caused some trouble for the team when he used the Avengers' funds to order new costumes for himself, Justice, and Timeslip, along with new comm-badges. The Avengers eventually hunted down the mysterious "Mr. H. Lad," but after the misunderstanding was cleared up, Black Widow agreed to let them keep the new materials. After the death of Mike Jeffries, Mickey Musashi offered to share custody of the Turbo Armor with Hindsight. However, by this time the New Warriors had begun to drift apart and Carlton decided to leave the superhero life behind.

Civil War

Following the massacre of Stamford Connecticut, Carlton launched a website called "Destroy All Warriors" under the alias of eScape Enterprises where he slowly unmasked individual members of the New Warriors by revealing their secret identities and personal information. Carlton blamed the New Warriors for the massacre in Stamford and hoped that by exposing enough of them, he could force the New Warriors to disband. Via the website, Carlton outed Debrii, Timeslip, and himself (to throw off suspicion). With the help of She-Hulk and Iron Man, Justice and Rage were able to discover Carlton's plot and thwart any further unmasking.

Carlton LaFroyge the "Marvelologist"

Carlton LaFroyge explaining the Illuminati

Carlton has become a reclusive, paranoid, self-proclaimed "Marvelologist", an expert in the truth of the Marvel universe. Through his website, MarvelOrNot.com, and his weekly newsletter, The Lost Asgardian, he propagates various conspiracy theories including the "Galactus Hoax Theory", alternative theories about Captain America's assassination, a claim that the President of the Untied States is a Skrull, and a conspiracy theory that all the events of the Marvel universe are being orchestrated by an Illuminati group comprised of Beta Ray Bill, Brother Voodoo, Dazzler, Lockjaw, Deadpool, and Puck.

Personality

Carlton is often obnoxious and self-aggrandizing.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

None.

Abilities

Computer genius, expert strategist, amateur machinesmith, accomplished researcher, trivia enthusiast, capable organizer, and gifted gamer.

Weaknesses

Carlton requires corrective lens.

Trivia

• Hindsight was the first to believe Rina Patel's "future-visions". He was also responsible for designing her costume and giving her the superhero codename "Timeslip".

See Also

• 38 appearance(s) of Carlton LaFroyge (Earth-616)
• 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Carlton LaFroyge (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Carlton LaFroyge (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Carlton LaFroyge (Earth-616)
• 9 image(s) of Carlton LaFroyge (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Carlton LaFroyge on Marvel.com
• New Warriors Message Board
• Hindsight at New Warriors Continuity Conundrum