Buck is a fictional character created by Mick Rory, written as part of his book titled Heatwaves: An Erotic Space Odyssey.
Biography
At one point, Buck's planet was destroyed.[1]
At another point, Buck's spaceship crash landed on Thanzanon, where he was forced into mortal combat. There, he started a relationship with the queen Garima. Not wanting to hurt her sister, he threw a contest which he lost on purpose to run away to Dartayus with his lover. However, they were both seperated from each other when their worlds needed them.[2]
Legacy
When Konane was forced to lose on purpose to El Cura in order to protect the timeline, Mona Wu made a parallel to Buck's situation in her favorite Rebecca Silver book, Heatwaves: An Erotic Space Odyssey.
Appearances
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Season 3
- "Here I Go Again" (mentioned)
Season 4
- "Tagumo Attacks!!!" (mentioned)
- "Legends of To-Meow-Meow" (indirectly mentioned)
- "Lucha De Apuestas" (mentioned)
- "Egg MacGuffin" (book cover drawing)
Trivia
- It's clear that the main character "Buck" is an author surrogate for Mick Rory himself, an outcast finding "home" in faraway space travels.
- Zari Tomaz had given Mick the idea after reading part of his novel in a simulation.
- This is confirmed in "Tagumo Attacks!!!" when Mick calls himself "Buck" in Brigid's diary.[1][3]