You have no idea how right you are. I don't think there was a story that did Orion justice in the last 40 years. Everyone portrays him as an angry guy who needs a couple hits on the head to cool off, and that is just wrong. He is the greatest warrior of New Genesis. He is the greatest bane of Apokolips. The slayer of evil, the protector of mankind. He's an incredibly awesome character which nobody seems to notice.

A new look could honestly help....one of the things i noticed is Orion is listed as 6'1'' 195 pounds.......Orion the son of the 8'4'' over 1,000 pound father.
 
A more brutal warrior look would top off Orion, not too barbaric but his image always seems to be underplayed, the pic above is the most epic pic i could find of Orion. He has the potential to be so much more.

He was given a makeover by Morrison and Jones for Final Crisis. Never made it past a sketch, but they got rid of the underwear and added some Kirbyesque golden lines over his suit. Basically they accentuated his soldier look.
 
Also, I don't have a problem with his size. He's meant to look human, unlike Apokoliptians, who are most certainly not supposed to look human.

" He was given a makeover by Morrison and Jones for Final Crisis. Never made it past a sketch, but they got rid of the underwear and added some Kirbyesque golden lines over his suit. Basically they accentuated his soldier look.  Also, I don't have a problem with his size. He's meant to look human, unlike Apokoliptians, who are most certainly not supposed to look human. "

" A new look could honestly help....one of the things i noticed is Orion is listed as 6'1'' 195 pounds.......Orion the son of the 8'4'' over 1,000 pound father.  A more brutal warrior look would top off Orion, not too barbaric but his image always seems to be underplayed, the pic above is the most epic pic i could find of Orion. He has the potential to be so much more. "

I thought this picture of him looked pretty cool. I wish his design could have stayed something like this.
 

I liked Orion's role in the Rock of Ages storyline, possibly my favorite prep feat of all time simply because of how unexpected it was. 

You'd think Orion would be more popular when you consider the surge of Space Opera novels, tv shows, and video games that have come out in the past decade.
 
Writers just can't get the hang of him within the context of the rest of the New Gods characters.  As a solo character, he works well with the rest of the DC universe.

" You'd think Orion would be more popular when you consider the surge of Space Opera novels, tv shows, and video games that have come out in the past decade.  Writers just can't get the hang of him within the context of the rest of the New Gods characters.  As a solo character, he works well with the rest of the DC universe. "

I love Orion. Too bad that DC has had Darkseid become a dominantly Superman foe, rather than the New Genesis enemy he was originally envisioned as.

"A new look could honestly help....one of the things i noticed is Orion is listed as 6'1'' 195 pounds.......Orion the son of the 8'4'' over 1,000 pound father.  A more brutal warrior look would top off Orion, not too barbaric but his image always seems to be underplayed, the pic above is the most epic pic i could find of Orion. He has the potential to be so much more. "

It's almost sad to see what DCAU did to Orion. He was depowered so dramatically, even Flash's Rogues could beat him.

His potential isn't at all overlooked. Jack Kirby did amazing things with him, and that's more than enough.

Are you serious? Orion has been completely astaedized in the New 52. Jack Kirby hasn't been around for a while, so no, its not more than enough that only the creator can make a character interesting.

Agreed. He didn't even put up much of a fight against Darkseid in the show.

The problem is that DC most of times only think of Batman and Superman, then Flash and Green Lantern franchise. Orion and new gods have a great potential to be a epic space tale. DC kinda of destroyed the New Gods origins in the Darkseid villains month

I like the new 52 Orion a lot actually.

@veronicacris: "destroyed"? I don't think so. Darkseid is better portrayed. thye look more like gods then ever. And besides, the story can change. It's a "tale". So there are many aspects to it. writers can make Darkseid a primal cosmic entity that acted as teh serpent. The New Gods then spawned.... Highfather was created by the Source to be teh God of the good universe and Uxas for the bad.... Creat New Gen an Apok, then big war.... you know the stories change. I don't think it was terrible with DS. It was kinda badass