Alex Danvers (Earth-38)

Dr. Alexandra "Alex" Danvers is the former director of the DEO and the adoptive sister of Kara Danvers, better known as Supergirl. Alex is also the daughter of Jeremiah and Eliza Danvers, the wife of Kelly Olsen and the adoptive mother of Esme.

After the Crisis, Alex's pre-Crisis memories were restored and she was aware of Lex Luthor's hidden agendas with the DEO. She soon quit her position as director and became a vigilante, with J'onn J'onzz giving her the mantle Sentinel, after his former colleague N'orr Cott.

Early Life
Alexandra Danvers was born to Jeremiah and Eliza Danvers. In her teenage years, the family adopted Kara Zor-El after her crash on Earth. Alex and Kara then developed a strong bond and had a close relationship.

At some point prior to 2009, Alex attended Stanford College and occasionally returned to Midvale to ensure Kara's safety.

2009
On May 25, 2009, Alex, Kara and Kenny had a conversation in a diner and were interrupted by a crashing spacecraft. They then investigated the crash site, only to find two aliens dressed in formal outfits, not knowing they are their future teammates. The trio then assisted the aliens to hide their spacecraft and let them sleep with them until they can return to their "home".

Life in the DEO
In 2015, Alex was onboard Flight 237 on the way to Geneva. However, the aircraft malfunctioned and the plane crashed midair above National City. Kara then revealed herself to the public and rescued the plane, landing it on the harbor with no casualties.

Later, Alex was promoted by J'onn J'onzz as director. Some time during her time as agent, she was immersed in a sealed tank with water and was able to escape afterwards.

In 2017, during Barry and Iris' wedding, Alex had a "fling" with Sara Lance.

Prior to 2019, Alex met Kelly Olsen and began a relationship with her.

Crisis on Infinite Earths
In January 2020, Alex arrived at Kara's loft and was attacked by her heat vision. Kara then woke up from her sleep and apologized to Alex as she was still confused over the events during the Crisis. Alex then returned to the DEO headquarters, later informing Kara about a Metahuman attack at the shore. J'onn then restore Alex's Pre-Crisis counterpart's memories, allowing her to understand that the owner of the DEO, Lex Luthor, in in fact a villain.

Later, Alex fought against countless Shadow Demons alongside other heroes. She then returned to Kara's loft and attended a moment of silence for Oliver Queen.

Brainiac 5s of the Multiverse
Weeks after the Crisis, Brainy returned to work with another version of himself. As Alex attempted to ask them which of the two is the Brainiac 5 she knows, another Brainiac 5 entered and informed the agents that she is the director of the DEO. Alex then told her that she is the director while more versions reveals themselves, with one of them dying in front of them, telling them to prevent "him" from opening the Bottle.

Alex then examined the body of the eyepatched Brainiac 5 along other Brainiac 5s, later discovering the cause of death is the Anti-Life Equation.

Toyman Fiasco
When Winn Schott returned from the future to protect his legacy, Alex was present during the fight against Toyman. Alex was also able to see an ally of Toyman and tasked Brainy to identify the person. However, due to Brainy working with Lex Luthor in order to defeat Leviathan, he was "unable" to and Alex continued the fight alongside the team. Alex and the team later celebrated at karaoke after defeating Toyman for the first time.

When the DEO found out that Toyman was able to escape death into digital codes, Alex attempted to use DEO technology in order to find him. Knowing Lex is able to watch from the system, Alex planted spyware on her tablet (later removed by Brainy) and continued the investigation. After the battle, Alex realized that she can no longer work under Lex's orders and quits the DEO

While talking to her sister about their past, Kara were approached by Mxyzptlk in order to make amends for his previous visit. As Kara agrees, Alex and J'onn were sent to a paintball game in order for private time.

Obsidian Platinum
After quitting the DEO, Alex and J'onn worked together to find the person responsible for the attack on Andrea Rojas. The two was then able to locate the person's lair and found out the attacker was the wife of an Obsidian Platinum addict who committed suicide, leading to her attacks. Alex then received a Martian weapon from J'onn.

Days later, Alex and J'onn were sought help by Al, whose brother has been missing for days. Alex then entered the Obsidian Platinum platform through Kelly Olsen's assistance. In the platform, Alex was able to find a castle where Trevor is located. Alex then entered, only to find out other people were also trapped. She then faced her fears and trauma to recue them, later entering a hallway where Trevor is located. However, Trevor was "programmed" to explode every few minutes, preventing Alex from approaching him and recue him. Alex then used the gun on her uniform created by the platform as a weapon and fought against the kidnapper, Richard Bates.

"Supergirl"
"I don't need anyone to save me. Because I am Supergirl!"

- Alex while in Obsidian Platinum

After receiving a phone call from her mother regarding the death of her father, Alex went to Kara's to deliver the news. She then refused to attend the funeral and returned to her own apartment. later entering Obsidian Platinum through Kelly's lenses on the coffee table.

In the platform, Alex became Supergirl and fought crimes. As a side effect of the realistic visuals, Alex slowly adapts to the environment and was unable to leave. Kelly was then able to find Alex's eyes turning red and tried the regular Obsidian North extraction procedures, with non of them working. Kelly then edited the source codes of the platform and forced Alex to stop a crime robbery, later finding out it was a teenage version of herself. Despite the attempts, Alex continued to reject the reality and was disbelieving what teenage Alex says until she sees her father. She then fought against NPCs and successfully escape the platform.

Knowing she was trying to escape reality the whole time, Alex accepted her father's death and attended the funeral in Midvale, forgiving his mistakes for not being a good father to her.

Vigilantism
Soon, Alex began extensive training using the Hand of the Soldier. However, her missing her past as the director of DEO caused her to lose focus and was unable to activate the hand. Alex then left the Tower, continuing her investigation on Leviathan. Kara and Alex later approached Pete Andrews, who has information in the library. However, the two were shot at by assassins and Alex returned home discouraged. Kelly later talked to her, telling her that is she wants to act like a superhero, she should dress like one.

When called to Kara's loft, Alex showed her the new suit and how she is going to become a vigilante. Alex then teamed up with "Supergirl" (disguised by Miss Martian) and fought several Leviathan members. The two then reunited with Kara at the Luthor Corp Headquarters and discussed their next move. The team split once more with Alex, M'gann, J'onn and Nia fighting the elemental benders with Kara and Lena staying in Obsidian Platinum to convince those trapped to voluntarily log out of the platform. As the offense team gets overwhelmed by Leviathan, they disappeared thanks to Querl Dox.

Guilt
"I feel like I don't even deserve air."

- Alex on being unable to save Kara

Powers

 * Hand of the Soldier Application: The Hand of the Soldier is a Martian weapon given to Alex by J'onn J'onzz after she left the DEO. Like many Martian technology, the hand is able to materialize and assist Alex in fights.
 * Materialization: The Hand of the Soldier is able to materialize all sorts of weapons according to its users' will. Alex was given multiple training sessions by J'onn to summon gadgets such as firearms, rocket launchers, medical equipment, and lassos proficiently.
 * Telekinesis: Since the hand is connected to weapons materialized from itself, Alex is able to call back weapons that were knocked out of her hand and also create forcefields to protect herself.

Abilities

 * Peak of Human Physical Condition: Alex was trained by the DEO and was in peak of human physical condition.
 * Hand-to-Hand Combat: Alex was able to fight several skilled Leviathan members using hand-to-hand combats.
 * Marksmanship: Alex was trained to use firearms in the DEO.
 * Leadership: As a former director of the DEO, Alex is capable of leading large number of people at once.
 * Medical Knowledge: Alex has a doctor degree in medicine and has an advanced medical knowledge of human as well s alien physiology.
 * Engineering: J'onn was tasked with creating the Anti-Magic Cuff, which required basic engineering skills.

Current Equipment

 * Hand of the Soldier: Alex received this as a gift from J'onn, it is a Martian technology that can transform into any weapon according to her will.
 * Sentinel Suit: Alex created a protective suit after Kelly Olsen told her that a mask is suitable for a vigilante.

Former Equipment

 * DEO Protective Suit: As the director of the DEO, Alex wore a suit to protect herself when out on the field.
 * Supergirl Suit: In Obsidian Platinum, Alex was Supergirl and later escaped with her suit deleted.

Trivia

 * Alex drove a car licensed "10408K" in 2009.
 * Alex and Kelly's favorite movie villain is Hans Gruber.