Lightning Lass

Ayla Ranzz, known originally as Lightning Lass (also known as Light Lass and Spark) is a superheroine from  DC Comics. She is the younger twin sister of Lightning Lad and the younger sister of the villainous Lightning Lord (Mekt Ranzz). She became a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. 
She first appeared Adventure Comics #308 (May 1963) and created by writer Edmond Hamilton and artist John Forte. 
==History==
=== Early Life===
===Silver Age===
Ayla Ranzz was born on the planet, Winath, to Luc and Perla Ranzz in the 31st Century as their third child. When she was fourteen, she, her twin brother Garth and older brother Mekt, attended a party on another planet. On their way back home, their shuttlecraft experienced a malfunction and crashed on the planet Korbal, known as the "lightning world." Stranded, they discovered that their ship needed to be recharged. Garth devised a plan to attract Lightning Beasts, hoping to use their electrical discharges to restore the ship's power. However, the encounter with the creatures resulted in a profound change for all three siblings, granting them the ability to generate electricity. Using their newfound powers, they successfully recharged the ship's engines and made their way back home.
=== Post-Zero Hour===
Ayla, also known as Spark, initially joined the Legion as a replacement for her twin brother, Live Wire, after their planet Winath chose her instead of Garth, who was considered a runaway. She found herself stranded in the 21st Century due to the Emerald Eye's manipulations, where she helped modern superheroes during the crisis known as the Final Night. She played a crucial role in providing electricity to Guy Gardner's Warriors facility and later gained anti-gravity powers in the Source. However, upon returning to her time and reuniting with her brother, she began experiencing debilitating headaches when using her powers. In a tragic turn of events, she sought to restore her old abilities but ended up sacrificing her life. Thanks to her brother's desperate efforts, she was temporarily revived and ultimately fully restored by a powerful blast of atmospheric electricity channeled by Garth. Despite her romantic involvement with Chameleon, the apparent deaths of her teammates, including her brother, led to the disbanding of the Legion. Ayla eventually returned to Winath and, inspired by the guidance of Kid Quantum, decided to honor her brother's memory by embracing her true self rather than assuming his code-name.
===Threeboot===
In the Legion's latest reboot, Ayla Ranzz, known as Light Lass, possesses gravity nullifying powers. She acquired lightning powers like her siblings after the Korbal accident, and later gained gravitational abilities from an unspecified event. Light Lass had a reputation as the Legion's fun-loving "party girl" and had romantic involvements with Ultra Boy, Timber Wolf, Sun Boy, and Karate Kid. Despite her carefree attitude, she showed seriousness when dealing with her brother Mekt. Ayla played a crucial role in supporting her brother Garth when he became Legion Leader, and also assisted Brainiac 5 and Star Boy in stabilizing gravity during a planetary intrusion in the Sol system.
===Post-Infinite Crisis===
After the events of Infinite Crisis, Ayla Ranzz, known as Lightning Lass, regained her original powers and joined the reintroduced Pre-Crisis Legion. She played important roles in story arcs such as "The Lightning Saga" and "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes," using her powers as a power source and assisting her teammates in various missions. Ayla's romantic relationship with Timber Wolf was reconciled, and she participated in crucial events like rescuing Mon-El and preventing the escape of Kryptonian criminal Zod. She also took part in an experiment to restore Bart Allen's powers alongside her counterparts. Ayla later appeared in Paul Levitz's Legion of Superheroes series, where she was seen preparing for a vacation with Shrinking Violet, with whom she had a romantic involvement. However, with the series' cancellation and the Legion disbanding, Ayla's current status back on Winath and her relationship with Shrinking Violet remain uncertain.
==Powers and Abilities==
=== Powers ===
*Electrokinesis: Ayla Ranzz has the ability to generate and control electricity. She can control electrical currents, discharge bolts of lightning, and manipulate the energy in various ways. 
**Energy Absorption: Ayla could also absorb electrical current and amplifed her powers.
**Electro-Blast: Ayla can unleash focused blasts of electricity, releasing powerful bolts or concentrated bursts of electrical energy as offensive attacks.
*Gravity Manipulation: In addition to her electric powers, Ayla also possesses the ability to manipulate gravity. She can control and alter the gravitational forces around her, potentially affecting objects and individuals in her vicinity.
===Abilities=== 
*Hand-to-Hand Combat: In terms of her abilities, Ayla is skilled in hand-to-hand combat, enabling her to engage in close-quarters combat effectively.
===Weaknesses=== 
*Vulnerability to Absorbium: Ayla has a vulnerability to Absorbium, which poses a weakness to her powers.
==In Other Media==
===Films ===
*Lightning Lass appears in the animated movie Justice League vs The Fatal 5.
===Television=== 
*Ayla was mentioned in the Smallville episode "Legion." Lightning Lad tries getting an autograph from Clark but claims it is for his sister.
*Ayla Ranzz/Lightning Lass makes a cameo appearance in the episode "New Kids in Town" from Superman: The Animated Series
*Ayla Ranzz appears in the Legion of Super Heroes episode "Chained Lightning", voiced by Kari Wahlgren.
*Lightning Lass was mentioned in the TV series Supergirl, where she was member of the Legion, married to fellow Legionnaire, Winn Schott. Together, they had a daughter named Mary.
===Miscellaneous === 
*Ayla Ranzz as Lightning Lass appears in Adventures in the DC Universe #10.
==Gallery ==
Lightning Lass.png|Ayla in Rebirth
Lightning Lass Pre-Zero Hour.png|Ayla in Pre-Zero Hour 
==Trivia==
*Ranked 47th in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.
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