By the end of Volume III, the League has been reduced (on account of Alan Quartermain being on the receiving end of electric bukkake) to just Mina and Orlando (the magic he-she), Emma Peel (from the old TV show known as the Avengers) is on her way to becoming immortal though, so this implies she'll join as well (long story) but who else could possibly join up? Read onwards dear reader, and see what we can find.
IT BEGINS!
Member Number one!: Jack DakkarIn the promotional materials, Moore refers to a Sikh terrorist with a nuclear powered submarine and implies him having a connection with the League.
This terrorist is in fact, Jack Dakkar...the great grandson of Captain Nemo and grandson of Mina's long dead friend Janni Dakkar (AKA Pirate Jenny) though he's apparently their version of Osama Bin Ladin for some reason.
Now regardless of whether or not Moore is incorporating the conspiracy theories surrounding his death and 9/11 in general, let me explain what he brings to the table. All Nemos tend to be gadgeteers, and Jack himself mentions a "new Nautilous" he's making, referring to it as a way to escape the apocalypse Harry almost causes. Now since it's implicated space travel will be involved in the Fourth Volume and future installments, I'm pretty sure this is a spaceship; but this also implicates (especially since he knew Mina when he was a child, though she wasn't at the time) he might be joining this new League as its tech guy.
He's his great grandfather's great grandson alright.
Member Number Two!: The Gally-WagI've mentioned this guy before, he's a friend of Mina's and a source of muscle if his black matter nature is anything to go by...I mean, that stuff is supposed to be really dense, which probably explains his extraordinary voice (this thing makes the Black Canary look mute, trust me when I say it's absurdly powerful.) In the Black Dossier, he's shown to leave marks in solid stone just by walking.
Not to mention that it's not known where he is in the present, so he could probably be counted on to join.
Pictured: Moore's Gally-Wag when not having sex.
Member Number Three!: John MunchNow anyone familiar with this character most likely knows of his most famous feature...his status as "The king of intercontinuity crossovers" Moore was likely aware of this when he features Munch's father Pete in Minions of the Moon. Munch's father witnessed an army of naked amazon women crossing the Moon (it makes sense in context), now this may have been something of a coincidence but this Munch was portrayed just like his son in terms of personality...so who's to say he didn't look into it? Only he and two men were the witnesses to this but he's a conspiracy theorist, and may have had the curiosity to look into this. If he did then he may have found out about Mina and the League (though he'd likely have had to escape the women, since they aren't fond of outsiders save Mina; but she did help them obtain a means of rebuilding their race after all) and might have told (intentionally or otherwise) John of their existence. Though of course, the League itself could be the subject of a conspiracy theory in-universe, but in either case I'm thinking he could end up inside if he actually looked into the group. Now why would he be in? Well, conspiracy theorists are fairly common in modern fiction, so the League might need one if it's incorporating modern characters...plus, he could essentially be the replacement of Alan, an aging adventurer and all that.
He also solves Muppet homicides.
Member Number Four!: ChristianThe protagonist of John Bunyon's Pilgrim's Progress may not seem like a fitting member at first, until you realize he was in the first incarnation of the group...under Prospero's command.
It was also made clear that despite working for Prospero, Christian hated the man and only did this in hopes of getting back on his quest to the Celestial City.
Now while he did make it, I'm saying that if Prospero is the villain, wouldn't he be willing to try and stop him too? He lives in the same realm Prospero does, so he might find out about his plot and try to find the League, hoping to find the only people who might be able to stop him.
Moore's also been insulting modern culture quite frequently in Volume III...and who better than a Puritan to mock the living Hell outta it?
Plus, he vaguely looks like Sephiroth.
So these characters are the ones I believe to be potential candidates for the Modern League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, how many of them actually get in however is another story, but for now that isn't the question. Now I must go, next week I have a couple of very interesting theories for Aqua Teen Hunger Force and-Wait, what's that noise?
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