Naomi McDuffie (Earth-29)

"What is the question, Naomi? The question is... Who am I?"

- Dee and Naomi McDuffie

Naomi McDuffie is a refugee from the destroyed Earth-29 and a student in Port Oswego as well as a blogger of the Superman Website. After a Superman-related stunt occurred in Port Oswego, McDuffie became determined to investigate the story behind it and began passing out randomly.

Early Life
Naomi was born on Earth-29 to a pair of unnamed parents, who were both mutated and became members of The Twenty-Nine. As they were the only members to have been able to procreate, Naomi became extremely valuable to Brutus, who hunted down the members of The Twenty-Nine.

To protect Naomi, she was placed in the care of Greg and Jennifer McDuffie and sent to another universe. Zumbado, a friend of Naomi's parents, secretly protected her as he followed the McDuffies across the world.

To settle down in a parallel universe, Naomi was legally adopted on March 14, 2004 as Naomi McDuffie, with the McDuffies claiming that her parents had died in a car crash Port Oswego on the east coast. McDuffie then lived the next 16 years of her life peacefully, not knowing her origins nor his adoptive parents' secrets.

Growing up in a small town, McDuffie befriended Annabelle, Nathan, Anthony, Jacob and Lourdes. McDuffie grew up obsessed with the DC Comics hero, Superman, and started a website that rose to become the number three fan site of the world. At some point, she was in a relationship with Nathan before breaking up with him after five dates.

Seven months later, McDuffie attended Nathan's party and greeted her friends except Anthony, who was given the wrong address to Nathan's house. McDuffie returned to her house by midnight and woke up the next morning to her parents before skateboarding to school.

Best Stunt Ever
In 2022, McDuffie attended the debate team meeting and was called by Annabelle about a Superman-related stunt happening in Town Square. While skateboarding to Main Street, she began hearing buzzing and felt disoriented, passing out on the ground before seeing Superman's blur flying over Port Oswego. When she woke up, she discovered the stunt was already over and interviewed the bystanders, who claimed that Superman fought a "blue guy" before knocking him out. Despite her persistence, McDuffie was unable to hear any news from Lourdes and both were frustrated over their confusion.

For the entire day, McDuffie was determined to investigate the backgrounds of the stunt and discovered that cameras across the street were all damaged. She then asked for Nathan's assistance in recreating a clear footage of the stunt. McDuffie was then suspicious over Dee's presence, as he appeared to know "Superman". McDuffie soon went to Dee's tattoo shop and asked him about the stunt. However, her suspicion grew stronger when Dee knew the exact date of her adoption. Dee dismissed her and told her that he was the one who orchestrated the whole stunt.

Although the background of the stunt was revealed, McDuffie was still confused over the buzzing noises and continued to attend the debate. Greg and Jennifer also presented a new car as a gift to McDuffie, before letting her drive to the venue. During the debate, McDuffie initially performed well before passing out once more. The doctors at the venue claimed that she had a panic attack, but she discovered that it had something to do with her powers, as she was able to see a small note clearly from a great distance when she took off her glasses.

Afterwards, McDuffie followed the location on the note and went to the Red River Forest. She uncovered a disc on the ground and was approached by Zumbado, who demanded to take the disc. The leaves next to McDuffie began floating as she created a small breeze, eventually knocking herself on the ground with a strong force. The Disc was then taken by Zumbado while McDuffie went to Annabelle's house to investigate the incident.

Crew Mission
McDuffie and Annabelle soon realized that they needed to investigate more about Zumbado, and gathered the crew to Zumbado's shop. Lourdes was able to open the front door and they searched for suspicious objects. McDuffie found a newspaper from March 14, 2004, with the headline saying that an unidentified flying object crashed in Port Oswego with Dee in the photo, seemingly looking exactly the same as his present appearance.

Who Am I?
Later that night, McDuffie went to Dee's once more and asked more questions. Dee claimed that he cannot give her the right answers unless she asks the right questions. He then revealed his identity as a Thanagarian and opened his metallic wings. Shocked and confused, McDuffie asked who he was. Dee continued to ask her to ask the right question, with McDuffie asking him, "who am I?"

Powers
"Your powers, your energy. It's rare. I may not know who you are exactly... but I know you're someone very special in this universe. You have great power."

- Dee


 * Mutated Physiology: McDuffie inherited a series of abilities from her parents, who were mutated during a meteor strike.
 * Aerokinesis: McDuffie was able to create a breeze that lifts the leaves next to her up, later even creating a concussive blast on herself that knocked her on the ground. For the second time she attempted to channel her abilities, she was able to create a more controlled breeze around her body.
 * Memory Manifestation: McDuffie possesses the power to manifest objects from one's memories, as shown when she created leaves from Zumbado's memory.
 * Electrokinesis: McDuffie unintentionally create a flicker in the lights in Dee's Tattoo Parlor.
 * Energy Blasts: McDuffie was able to create a powerful energy blast that destroyed a glass window and later knocked a bounty hunter on the ground.
 * Superhuman Durability/Regenerative Healing Factor: For unknown reasons, McDuffie has never been injured for the entirety of her life, with Dee using it as evidence that she possesses exceptional abilities. Her ability to withstand powerful attacks were also displayed when Zumbado released an energy blast at her, knocking her on the ground and not retaining any injuries afterwards.
 * Superhuman Hearing: McDuffie has the ability to hear weak sounds from a great distance and easily comprehend the noises.
 * Superhuman Strength: McDuffie possesses exceptional strength, capable of sending a punching bag flying backwards and create minor damages to a wall.
 * Superhuman Vision: Despite being initially diagnosed with Leber optic neuropathy, McDuffie gained a series of powers related to her advanced vision.
 * Superhuman Speed: McDuffie was able to run at an exceptional speed to disable two forcefields before the signal of one reaches the other.
 * Superhuman Reflexes: When she faced a forcefield, McDuffie was able to evade it before she hits it.
 * Telescopic Vision: After passing out and waking up, McDuffie took off her glasses and was able to see clearly at a note from a great distance.
 * Thermal Vision: McDuffie has the ability to see not only through walls, but the heat signatures of individuals and objects.
 * X-Ray Vision: When investigating the mill at Falls Creek, McDuffie suddenly gained the ability to see through solid objects and later controlled the ability with the assistance of S.T.A.R. Labs technology using resonance.
 * Weight Negation: After leaping off a bridge, McDuffie did not create a splash on the river below.

Abilities

 * Skateboarding: McDuffie was shown to be proficient in using a skateboard for transportation across Port Oswego.
 * Multilingualism: With a linguist mother, McDuffie is fluent in English, French, Japanese, Russian, and five other unknown languages.
 * Genius-level Intellect: McDuffie possesses an exceptional mind, capable of understanding vast and complex concepts.
 * Hand-to-Hand Combat: Albeit not being an expert fighter, McDuffie was trained by Dee on boxing.

Weaknesses

 * S-RUD: S-RUD is a device that utilizes resonance to create pain and discomfort in non-humans.
 * Energy Fields: McDuffie's energy waves are destabilized when she is exposed to a Twenty-Nine containment field.

Former Weaknesses

 * Leber Optic Neuropathy: McDuffie had Leber optic neuropathy, with her required to wear glasses to slow the degeneration.

Former Equipment

 * Glasses: To slow down her eye's degeneration, McDuffie was required to wear glasses. However, she soon discovered that she sees things clearer without them, and removed them.