- For other uses of Canary, see Canary (Disambiguation).
| “ | I'll take a nightmare that's real over a dream that's a lie. | ” |
— Sara Lance[src]
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Sara Lance was the daughter of Quentin and Dinah Lance, and the sister of Laurel Lance. Alongside Oliver and Robert Queen, Lance was on board the Queen's Gambit sank and was rescued by the Amazo.
After a series of incidents on Lian Yu, Lance was found by Nyssa al Ghul and trained as a member of the League of Assassins as Ta-er al-Sahfer.[9] Lance soon returned to Starling City as the vigilante, the Canary, and subsequently the time travelling hero, the White Canary.
Biography[edit source]
Early Life[edit source]
Anti-Monitor Crisis[edit source]
To stop the Crisis, Lance was accordingly chosen to be the Paragon of Destiny and was set to save the multiverse alongside the rest of the Paragons. After the Anti-Monitor successfully destroyed the multiverse, Lance and the rest of the Paragons assisted the Spectre in the Antimatter Universe in order for him to recreate a new multiverse by defeating the Anti-Monitor in a fight.
Powers and Abilities[edit source]
Powers[edit source]
Former Powers[edit source]
- Powers via the Death Totem: With her body manipulated by Mallus, Lance gained mystical abilities when wielding the Death Totem, making her a dangerous being to the Legends.[2]
- Apparitions Creation: To supposedly "haunt" the Legends, Lance created apparitions of Jesse Wells, Henry Heywood, Behrad Tomaz and Astra Logue.[2]
- Telekinesis: Lance was able to move objects with her mind and lift herself up in the air.[2]
- Superhuman Durability: After being resurrected in the Lazarus Pit, Lance's soul has yet to return to her body. During the period of time, Lance's physiology was temporarily altered, allowing her to jump out of a window with no visible injuries.[10]
- Superhuman Strength: Lance was able to overpower Oliver Queen and Laurel Lance with brute force.[10]
Abilities[edit source]
- Leadership: Since joining Rip Hunter's Legends of Tomorrow, Lance progressively became more experienced in leading missions across time, and was unanimously voted as the leader of the team when Hunter was displaced in time.[1]
- Marksmanship: Lance was skilled in handling firearms of a wide range, including handguns and sniper rifles.[11][12]
- Medical Knowledge/Toxicology: Lance was taught of basic first aid skills and extensive training in the field of toxicology.[13]
- Multilingualism: Lance was fluent in English, Mandarin, Arabic, and Tibetan.
- Peak of Human Physical Condition: Under the League of Assassins' trainings, Lance was able to exponentially increase and strengthen her physique, allowing her to perform exceptional physical feats in combat.[14]
- Hand-to-Hand Combat: Lance was familiar with a series of close combat skill sets, including Aikido, Boxing, Bojutsu, Kickboxing, Capoeira, Escrima, Wrestling, Kung Fu, Karate, Hapkido, Judo, Jiu-jitsu, Jeet Kune Do, Krav Maga, Muay Thai, Ninjutsu, Savate, Tae Kwon Do and Wing Chun, with her capable of taking down opponents multiple times her size.[15]
- Knife-Fighting: Both close combat and long range attacks, Lance often wielded knives to subdue her opponents in a quick and precise manner.[16]
- Staff-Fighting: As the Canary and later White Canary, Lance's weapons of choice were a series of tonfas and bo-staffs, which were essential to her non-lethal role as a vigilante.[14]
- Swordsmanship: When training under the League of Assassins, Lance became proficient in the use of swords and defeat experienced swordsmen across history.[17][18]
- Hand-to-Hand Combat: Lance was familiar with a series of close combat skill sets, including Aikido, Boxing, Bojutsu, Kickboxing, Capoeira, Escrima, Wrestling, Kung Fu, Karate, Hapkido, Judo, Jiu-jitsu, Jeet Kune Do, Krav Maga, Muay Thai, Ninjutsu, Savate, Tae Kwon Do and Wing Chun, with her capable of taking down opponents multiple times her size.[15]
- Pilot: With Gideon's assistance, Lance quickly became capable of navigating and piloting the Waverider.[19]
- Thievery: In her younger years, Lance was connected to juvenile delinquents that taught her a variety of thievery skills, despite her role as a police officer's daughter.[20]
Weaknesses[edit source]
Former Weaknesses[edit source]
- Bloodlust: Upon her resurrection in the Lazarus Pit, Lance gained a violent personality and often attacked her opponents to a point where her attacks were life-threatening. The bloodlust soon faded after rejoining the League of Assassins to control her impulsive actions through herbs and meditation.[17][21]
Equipment[edit source]
Former Equipment[edit source]
- Sonic Device: To incapacitate large groups of opponents, Lance often deployed a non-lethal device that generators high frequency sound waves.[22]
- Canary Cry: A modified version of the sonic device, Lance briefly used a bracelet that replicated the high frequency sound waves when she returned to Star City. The bracelet was later given to a powerless Dinah Drake until she regained her powers.[23]
- Canary Suit: As the Canary, Lance wore a black leather protective suit with a domino mask to conceal her identity.[14]
- Motorcycle: Like the Arrow and her sister, Lance drove a motorcycle to travel across great distances in Star City.[15]
- Death Totem: To defeat Mallus, Lance wielded the Death Totem.[2]
- League of Assassins Armor: As a member of the League of Assassins, Lance wore a protective armor to defend herself.[17]
- Time Courier: Stolen from the Time Bureau, Lance and the Legends often used Time Couriers to travel to locations across space and time unnoticed.[24]
- White Canary Suits: As the White Canary, Lance wore a series of white, unmasked protective suit.[25]
- Expandable Batons: Lance wielded a pair of expandable batons that could be connected as a single bo-staff.[25]
Appearances[edit source]
Gallery[edit source]
Civilian
White Canary
Canary
Ta-er al-Sahfer
Lance in the first White Canary Suit
Lance wearing the Death Totem
Sirens of Space-Time White Canary
Puppet Lance
Lance as Supergirl
Young Lance
Lance in 2007
Old Lance
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Promotional Images[edit source]
First look of DC's Legends of Tomorrow
"Their Time Is Now"
"Fight for the Future"
"A Battle Beyond Time"
"Who Controls the Past Controls the Future"
"An Epic Race Against Time"
"How Do You Fight an Enemy Who Controls Your Every Move?"
"Home of the Best Superhero Shows Anywhere"
"A Mission for All Time"
"Time... You Break It, You Fix It"
Crisis on Earth-X Comic Poster
Crisis on Earth-X
Crisis on Earth-X: Heroes
"Get Ready to Do Some Time"
"It's the End... of the Worlds"
Green Arrow & White Canary
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References[edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Out of Time"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Necromancing the Stone"
- ↑ "Hey, World!"
- ↑ "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two"
- ↑ "Year's End"
- ↑ "The Climb"
- ↑ "Restoration"
- ↑ "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Four"
- ↑ Translated from Arabic to: "the Yellow Bird ."
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Haunted"
- ↑ "Lost Souls"
- ↑ "Fail-Safe"
- ↑ "Heir to the Demon"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "City of Heroes"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Time of Death"
- ↑ "Blood Ties"
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Left Behind"
- ↑ "Shogun"
- ↑ "Destiny"
- ↑ "Last Refuge"
- ↑ "Sins of the Father"
- ↑ "Broken Dolls"
- ↑ "Lost Canary"
- ↑ "Aruba-Con"
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Pilot, Part 1"
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