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How about Matter-Eater Lad? Wasn't it eventually revealed EVERYBODY from his planet could do what he did? So that's like calling blond hair a super power!

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Being a member of the Legion was something like a diplomatic service for his planet. 

Also, for Karate Kid, he was the master of all forms of martial arts in the 31st century.  The only one to do so.

JB (in part): "How about Matter-Eater Lad? Wasn't it eventually revealed EVERYBODY from his planet could do what he did?"

Haven't read Legion for 3 or four incarnations now, but I seem to recall that was true of a few members, Cosmic Boy, Shadow Lass, & Saturn Girl among them; it was when they got to Earth that their powers made them "unique" and "special". 

Oh, yeah, by the way: GREAT feckin' drawing, chief!  It's really too bad ya don't like the Legion; if you were drawin' 'em on a regular basis, I'd be buyin' 'em on the same basis. 

All people from Shadow Lass' planet didn't have the shadow powers.  Only certain members of her family.  Similar to Lightning Lad, who shares his powers with his siblings, but they were in a freak accident to recieve them.

Lemme think.  Entire planet:

Mon-El
Saturn Girl
Cosmic Boy
Polar Boy
Dream Girl
Shrinking Violet
Chamelon Boy
Matter-Eater Lad (Was only a member because he won a contest)
Phantom Girl (But she's the only one who live in this dimension)

Add to my list above:

Triplicate Girl (But she was unique in not dying when one of her selves was killed)
Brainiac 5
Element Lad (But he's the last surviving member of his race)
Dawnstar
Tellus

(Some of which are post-Shooter legionaires)