10 Harmless Comic Book Heroes Who Became Total Badasses

10. Booster Gold

A failure from the 25th century who travels back in time to become a superhero to find fame and fortune. Seems fair to say Booster Gold was never going to be a hero that readers warmed up to immediately.

His glory-seeking ways meant most of the time - Booster appeared to be a little too full of himself. Even when Booster did occasionally deliver on the heroic side of things, he never really cut it as a serious superhero.

Booster got some much-needed character development after the death of fellow crime-fighter and friend, Blue Beetle. Despite having access to knowledge of future events - Booster never utilised this and felt guilty for not preventing his friend's murder.

Vowing to change - Booster set out on a one-man war to defend those in the past using his ability to time travel, and knowledge of the future. This is where things get awesome.

Booster arguably becomes the greatest of all time-travelling heroes by repeatedly beating all sorts of time-related paradoxes. Booster embarks on a one-man mission to save the entire multiverse and turns out to be the father and mentor of the legendary Time Master, Rip Hunter.

The more knowledge Booster gains, he imparts not only onto his son but also his younger self, through sending Rip back in time continuously to train a younger Booster. This means there is no limit to how strong the character can become both in the present DC timeline, and the future.