| “ | My name is Kara Zor-El. When I was younger, my home planet was dying. Saving it was hopeless. My father sent me to Earth to take care of my baby cousin who went before me...and I thought we were the only two survivors and that everyone else from our planet was dead. | ” |
— Kara Zor-El to Nyxly[[Phantom Menaces|[src]]]
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Kara Danvers (born 1970s as Kara Zor-El) is a reporter for CatCo Worldwide Media, the leader of the Superfriends, a member of the Justice League and the vigilante known as Supergirl.
Biography
Early Life
| “ | I was stuck in the Phantom Zone replaying the destruction of my planet for nearly a decade. | ” |
— Kara Zor-El on her past[[Rebirth|[src]]]
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During the destruction of Krypton, a young Kara was sent by her parents to Earth in an escape pod. She was sent to protect her baby cousin, Kal-El, who was sent moments before her.[2]
- "When I landed on Earth, I was alone. My adoptive mother raised me as her own, with kindness and compassion. And my sister, she showed me what it truly means to be strong. To love so fiercely, it hurts. She taught me what it means to be human. She was my first companion on this planet. Without her, I wouldn't be the hero, the person I am today."
- —Kara's recording
However, her pod was knocked off course and was stuck in the Phantom Zone for years.[3] Later, her pod was reactivated and arrived on Earth, with her cousin already grown up to be Superman. She was then adopted by the Danvers family and was raised in Midvale.
Hope, Help and Compassion for All
In 2015, Kara debuts as Supergirl and became the vigilante of National City. A year later, Kara started to team up with The Flash and fought together.[4]
In 2016, Kara met Lena Luthor for the first time and started a friendship with her. Kara also met Mon-El, a Daxamite who was sent to Earth during the destruction of Krypton due to Daxam's close distance to Krypton.[5]
On February 13, 2017, Mxyzptlk proclaims his love for Kara and was tricked to be banished back to the Fifth Dimension by Kara.[5]
In 2018, Mon-El returned from the future with his Legion and fought with Kara against Reign.[5]
In 2019, Kara and her team fought against Leviathan and thwarted them for several months, only for them to return with Lex Luthor's assistance.[6]
In January 2020, Kara fought against a White Martian and was reported by CatCo Worldwide Media.[1]
Crisis on Infinite Earths
In January 2020, Kara woke up in her loft and nearly shot her sister using her heat vision. She was then confused by the recreation of the Multiverse and Nia Nal called her about the Peace Award Ceremony, reminding her of going to cover the story. She then arrived to the ceremony using her super speed, only to realize her enemy as well as former situational ally, Lex Luthor was the award recipient.[1]
After the ceremony, Kara returned to the D.E.O. Headquarters and found out that in the new world the D.E.O. was part of Luthor Corp. Frustrated by the change and informed by J'onn, Kara left to the pier and fought a Meta-Human criminal known as Weather Witch. As Kara gets shot by her staff, The Flash arrives and defeated Joslyn for the NCPD to arrest her.[1]
The two were then approached by a fan, Marv, who asked them for signatures. They then realized that their respective home universes merged together and they had been working together since early 2016.[1]
Surprised by the new information, Kara and Barry went to Star City to check if Oliver is part of the universe. However, they were informed that even Oliver exists in the new world, his death remains a constant and inevitable. As they mourns, the team was informed that a giant Beebo attacked the city. Kara, Barry and Ray then suited up for the battle and eventually realized that he was in fact a distraction for Sargon the Sorcerer's bank robbery.[1]
Returned to the Bunker for celebration, the team was approached by Nash Wells and found out that the Anti-Monitor is still alive. The field vigilantes then alerted the others in the city and fought against Anti-Monitor. During the fight, Kal was caught in the Anti-Monitor's hand and Kara attempted to speed up midair. Before she could attack, Ray arrived with the Shrinking Bomb and Kara was able to successfully defeat the Anti-Monitor once and for all.[1]
Kara, Alex and Kate then returned to the former's loft for Oliver's moment of silence.[1]
Some time later at the Hall, Kara and the others honored Oliver's sacrifice. Later, Barry showed the others that he planned on turning the hall into a base for future crossovers and formed "The League".[1]
Lex Luthor's Campaign
Brainiac 5s of the Multiverse
Weeks after the Crisis, several Brainiac 5s from the Original Multiverse were found on Earth-Prime after being sent prior to their deaths. Kara then assisted their settlement on Earth-Prime, only to realize one of them was attempting to release his Earth in the new world. Kara then fought against him and Querl Dox was able to convince him to stay in the bottle until they are able to figure a way to release it without destroying their original Earth.[6]
Toyman Fiasco
Later, another refugee was found on Earth-Prime with an agenda to restore the name of Toyman. As he caused several changes to history and damaged the name of Winn Schott, the Winn of Earth-Prime returned from the future and fought against his evil counterpart. Kara then met her old friend and assisted his fight, eventually deleting the digital form of Toyman from existence.[7][8]
Facing her Past
Later, Kara was approached by Mxyzptlk to change her past friendship with Lena. Kara then attempted to fix several milestones in their relationship but often resulted in her death. They then attempted to change for the final time and Mxy showed Kara the timeline she wanted, only to realize that it resulted in a dystopian world and the Superfriends became a group of resistance. However, the lack of Fifth Dimension energy affected Mxy's abilities to return home. Kara then arrived in the Tower and asked for her teammates' help. The team then split into three groups, one with Mxy to find the Fifth Dimension Hat, one to buy time at Lena's base, and one to fight back a ruthless Brainy and Reign. With Mxy regaining his powers, he sent Kara and himself back to the loft.[5]
After the exhausting experience, Kara decided the best way is to leave the timeline as what it is and talk to Lena.[5]
Vigilantism
When Kara was asked by her boss, Lex Luthor, to be the bodyguard of Andrea Rojas, Kara was forced to protect Andrea at any times. She then fought the wife of an Obsidian Platinum addict. Kara then convinced her to stop and give up.[9]
After Nia Nal attempted to kill a hate group leader targeting transgender individuals, Kara convinced her to bring him to justice instead of commit murder.[10]
Friendship with Lena
After realizing Kara needed her help to defeat Lex and Leviathan, Lena offered to repair their friendship and work together once more.[11] They then called in the Superfriends for team briefing and attacked Leviathan. Kara then chose to enter Obsidian Platinum and talk to individuals stuck in the platform after knowing Leviathan has Kryptonite. She was then nearly assassinated by Acrata, only to be defended by Lena and later restored their friendship.[12]
Trapped in the Phantom Zone
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Kryptonian Physiology: Kara's Kryptonian physiology grants him a variety of superpowers when exposed to a yellow sun.
- Solar Energy Absorption: Krytonians are able to absorb solar energy and convert the energy as strength for powers.[13]
- Accelerated Healing Factor: Clark is able to heal at a superhuman speed as shown when he quickly recovered from suffocation caused by Kryptonite.[12]
- Atomospheric Adaption: Kara is able to breath in space.[14]
- Flight: Kara has the ability to fly at supersonic speeds as shown when she charged towards the Anti-Monitor.[1]
- Levitation: Kara has the ability to levitate while flying.[1]
- Freeze Breath: Kara is able to freeze objects using his breath.[12]
- Heat Vision: Kara can emit blue energy beams from his eyes that will burn almost anything it touches.[1]
- Invulnerability: Kara is invulnerable to almost all forms of physical damage with the exception of Kryptonite.[12]
- Superhuman Leaping: Kara is able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.[1]
- Superhuman Reflexes: Kara is able to respond to attacks much faster than the average person.[1]
- Superhuman Speed: Kara is able to move and fly so fast that she can break the sound barrier.
- Superhuman Stamina: Kara is able to fly for long periods of time without being tired.
- Superhuman Strength: Kara has superhuman levels of strength as shown when she easily hit a Dominator.[10]
- Thunderclap: When Kara claps his hands, he sends a strong shockwave in all directions and knocks Humans unconscious.
- Superhuman Vision: Kara has hightened eyesight with both telescopic and x-ray vision.[12]
- Solar Energy Absorption: Krytonians are able to absorb solar energy and convert the energy as strength for powers.[13]
Abilities
- Bilingualsim: Living on Krypton during her early years, Kara is able to fluently speak English and Kryptonese.
- Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Kara is an expert in hand-to-hand combat and was able to take on a Dominator.[10]
- Expert Reporter: Kara is an expert reporter while working for CatCo Worldwide Media for many years.[1] She has also won several Pulitzer awards over the years.[15]
Weaknesses
- Kryptonite: Like all Kryptonians, Kara is susceptible to all forms of Kryptonite with it being one of the only things that can kill him.[12]
- Green Kryptonite: Green Kryptonite is a form of Kryptonite that will make Kara, and all other Kryptonians, sick and eventually kill him when exposed to for a long enough amount of time.[12]
- Lead: Kara is unable to see through lead.[12]
Equipment
Current Equipment
- Supergirl Suit: Kara wears a protective suit while fighting crime as Supergirl.
- Anti-Kryptonite Suit: When Leviathan acquired Green Kryptonite, Kara was unable to fight them until Lena Luthor made an Anti-Kryptonite exosuit for her.[12]
- Glasses: Kara wears a pair of glasses to conceal her identity as Supergirl.
Appearances
| Appearances | ||
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Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five | Appears |
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How Queer Everything Is Today! | Name Seen |
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The Bottle Episode | Appears |
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Green Arrow & The Canaries | Mentioned |
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Meet the Legends | Mentioned |
| Back From the Future - Part One | Appears | |
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Fadeout | Appears |
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Marathon | Mentioned |
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Take Your Choice | Mentioned |
| Back From the Future - Part Two | Appears | |
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A Girl Named Sue | Pictured |
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Drink Me | Name Seen |
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It's a Super Life | Appears |
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The Bodyguard | Appears |
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Reality Bytes | Appears |
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Alex in Wonderland | Appears |
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Deus Lex Machina | Appears |
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The Missing Link | Appears |
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Immortal Kombat | Appears |
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O, Mouse! | Mentioned |
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Whatever Happened to Kate Kane? | Mentioned |
| Rebirth | Appears | |
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A Few Good Women | Appears |
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Phantom Menaces | Appears |
Gallery
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Supergirl
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Protective suit
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Kara in flight
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"Real Heroes Wear Masks"
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"Hope, help and compassion for all."
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"Better. Stronger. Together."
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five
- ↑ Phantom Menaces
- ↑ Rebirth
- ↑ Marathon
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 It's a Super Life
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Bottle Episode
- ↑ Back From the Future - Part One
- ↑ Back From the Future - Part Two
- ↑ The Bodyguard
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Reality Bytes
- ↑ The Missing Link
- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 Immortal Kombat
- ↑ Heritage
- ↑ Deus Lex Machina
- ↑ Back From the Future - Part One