Dinah Lance

* Black Canary
* Dinah Lance

Sara Lance (Sister)

Roy Harper (Adopted Stepson)

Artemis Crock (Adopted Stepdaughter)

Connor Hawke and Mason Queen (Stepsons)

Emiko Queen (Stepdaughter)

Birds of Prey (Founding Member / Field Leader)

Batman Inc. (Member)

## Biography: (Written by Overwatch)

### Dinah Lance: 1976 - 1993

Dinah had grew up with a relatively normal childhood with her parents, Quentin and Laurel Lance with the three having lived in Gotham with Quentin being a cop and Laurel being the owner of a floral shop. This ideal form of living wouldn't last long however due to the birth of here sister, Sara along with Laurel getting throat cancer, with the floral shop being the main form to support the Lances Dinah and Sara would have to pull overtime at the store to maintain their form of living. Due to all of the added bills Quentin often relied on drinking which would cause him to be restricted to a wheelchair as a result.

### Dinah Lance: 1993 - 1997

With the need to support her family full time, Dinah would get a GED to work full time at the store at eighteen, with having Sara help her throughout the day, however after dealing with a rude customer Dinah let out a scream that broke all the windows, when asked about what happened the sisters would say it must've been some hoodlums and with this being Gotham it had worked.

In secret, Dinah would begin to practice with her powers and with Sara being there to support her, Dinah was able to bend cars along with metal bars despite this Dinah was still able to control her power from breaking everything within a close proximity of her. Regardless of her new found gift this wasn't really helping with the Lance income the two would keep this between them for the following five years.

### Dinah Lance: 1997 - 1998

Laurel's would return the following year even worse than last time however, and deciding that a different form of income being needed, Dinah had cut and dyed her hair black along with a seductive black dress she signed up for singing at the Iceberg Lounge. Apparently this audition had brought the Penguin to tears, regardless of what's true or not Cobblepot had signed Dinah up for a five night contract.

This paycheck was enough to cover her parents medical bills using the name of "The Canary" both the richest members of Gotham along with the typical thug were quick to have been attracted to the mystery of the new singer occupying the Iceberg Lounge. Using the paycheck to pay for defense at the Wildcat Gym, with the Lance sister being quick learners this short term bliss would falter however once Dinah had made a discovery.

### Dinah Lance: 1998 - 1999

One night after leaving, Dinah would discover the reason of her father's crippling was one the Penguins most trusted grunt, Will Johnson, a hitman that was often payed for to serve the Cobblepots in the past. Deciding to get some revenge Dinah had ambushed Cobblepot and his men the following night, deciding to stay true to the saying of a woman being scorned.

### Black Canary: 1999 - 2006

Shortly after finding Cobblepot and giving him a beating leaving him on top of the GCPD percinct for Gordon and Batman to find covered in bruises in the process this kick started Dinah's career as the Black Canary as she helped her parents with their medical bills along with helping Sara by day, and jumping from rooftops and breaking bones at night. After collecting the rest of earnings at the Iceberg Lounge Dinah moved her family form the stench of Gotham to Star City instead and continued her nightly activites.

It didn't take her long to attract the city's resident hero, the Green Arrow with their romantic relationship beginning in no time while Oliver aided Dinah's parents and Sara's college studies and would later hone her skills while training and began to go the full time crime fighter route and began to rely less on her powers. Oliver and Dinah had worked with Justice League, briefly called the 'Super Friends' stopping an prototype of Amazo that would be made later as Dinah would be added as an member.

During Dinah's time with the League she would later stay with them until the League was formed in 1999 and would be cleared as a founding member along with stopping Brainiac the Justice League was later seen as an offcial team under the UN. With the League setting up in the Hall of Justice which was cover as the Watchtower being an actual base of operations, as Dinah would be the second in comand after her first year with the League.

With Oliver and Dinah would get married December 23rd, 2002 during an battle between the Injustice League (suprisingly Dinah said yes during this) shortly after a poisoned Sara nearly killed Dinah in a fit of rage though also Nyssa having a hand or two in this while planning their attacks on Gotham and Star City shortly after Oliver killing Merlyn and Dinah recovering from her injuries caused by Sara Dinah went into a brief retirement. After her recovery and a few years of getting back into the swing of things Dinah had divorced Oliver seeing the effect of Merlyn's death had on him in the process just as 2008 had happened with Jason Todd's death and Roy Harper's departure.

Leaving Star City and returning to Gotham Dinah worked with Bruce for a while until Gotham was declared a No Man's Land due to Ra's attack on Gotham leaving him trapped in Gotham and aided Huntress along with the Birds of Prey to contain Gotham's criminals with order having been restored in Gotham along with the League being fully reformed along with Oliver and Dinah having remarried in 2011 and are still kicking in the teeth of Star City's criminals.

## Strengths

* **Metahuman Physiology**
	+ **Canary Cry:** Dinah possesses a meta-gene that gives her a potent sonic attack, able to damage and stun foes or objects, to the point of shattering metal. She possesses a incredible degree of control over her vocal cords. This enables her to mimic sounds and generate any sound she desires. The Canary Cry has been able to reach 300 decibels, which is enough to make a person's ears start bleeding even if they're not the attack target. A direct hit from her sonic blast can tear through steel like it was wet paper machete. With significant practice, Dinah has learned to use her Cry for a number of special effects, such as screaming downward while falling to slow her descent and cushion her landing from a fatal height.
	+ **Enhanced Hearing:** Dinah possess hearing on par with Superman and has demonstrated herself to be more proficient in the interpretations and recognition of various sounds than the Man of Steel. Another one up she has on Big Blue is that her heightened hearing has a sort of 'sensory shield' which protects her ears from excessive noise (such as her Canary Cry).
	+ **Echolocation:** By giving off a supersonic pulse, Dinah has developed the ability to utilize a 'bat-like' echolocation sense, enabling her to get a rough 360-degree of her surroundings, even when visibility is low.
	+ **Ear for Languages**
* **Acrobatics:** Through years of training with Team Arrow, the Justice League, and the Birds of Prey, Dinah has conditioned her body to peak fitness and trained in all manner of acrobatic and gymnastic maneuvers.
* **Archery:** Having been in some sort of relationship with the Green Arrow for over a decade, Dinah has had the luxury of being trained by a master archer and thus is an expert in the use of all archery-based weaponry. Rumor has it she gave Ollie the idea for his infamous "boxing glove arrow."
* **Driving:** Dinah is a talented operator of most road-based vehicles, including being trained in high-speed pursuit and defensive driving techniques. On a motorcycle, Dinah is practically a virtuoso.
* **Investigation:** The daughter of a police detective, Dinah had been exposed to police procedure and forensics at an early age. Having worked with Batman, Green Arrow, and myself for a number of years, Dinah's instincts have been refined to make her an excellent detective.
* **World-Class Martial Arts:** Dinah is one of the most skilled martial artists on the planet. She has also been trained by Ted Grant, who is formerly the Heavyweight Champion of the World, in the art of Boxing, Muay Thai, Capoeira, Krav Maga, and Hapkido. She has also been trained in Dragon Style Kung Fu and pressure point fighting by Ricardo "The Dragon" Diaz. Thanks to Wonder Woman, Dinah has also been trained in Amazon martial arts, but is strictly a novice in that kind of fighting style. Other styles she's mastered include Savate, Judo, Aikido, Jujitsu, Wing Chun, and Tae Kwon Do.
* **Novice Psychology:** Dinah has taken a number of psychology night courses to aid her substance abuse therapy volunteering efforts. Her interest in this field field stems from her father's struggles with alcoholism and substance abuse, a condition which Dinah herself is genetically predisposed to but has never had a problem herself. Dinah used this expertise when Roy Harper returned from his time in the League of Assassins to help him kick his dependence on the drugs which Cheshire had addicted him to and to also recover from the trauma of losing his arm.
* **Tactical Analysis:** Dinah is also considered a strong leader and strategic thinker, which has led to her being made second in comand of the JLA.
* **Weaponry:** Dinah is highly skilled in the use of bows, swords, knives, batons, and improvised weaponry such as broken bottles and the like. Though she prefers to fight hand-to-hand, she is quite adept at grabbing whatever weapons are available to make use against an armored opponent.
* **Multilingualism:** Dinah can speak several languages other than English, including Spanish and Japanese. Due to her vocal abilities, Dinah is able to speak with a flawless and convincing accent of any dialect she hears spoken (not to mention can precisely mimic a person's voice after hearing it once).
* **Strength Level:** Black Canary possesses the strength level of a woman her age, size and weight who engages in intensive regular exercise. Dinah can therefore press at least twice her own body weight.
* **Boundless Rage**
* **Indomitable Willpower**
* **Master Motorcyclist**
* **Peak Physical Conditioning**
* **Body Armor:** Dinah may be sporting her signature fishnets for style but the rest of her outfit, including the leather jacket, have been designed with state-of-the-art armor that protects her against impact-based attacks and affords a limited amount of protection against ballistics and edged weaponry.
* **Customized "Canary Cycle":** Dinah has a Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster but with custom handlebars and tank, with reinforced frame, souped-up Kord Automotive Engine, and armored plating.
* **Belt Pouch:** Dinah has hip slung pouch which she uses to stow a grapnel gun and a small number of smoke bombs and flashbang grenades, which she uses to give herself a tactical edge against multiple opponents (not that she necessarily needs it).

## Weaknesses

* **Confidence:** Dinah's superb martial arts experience often causes herself to overestimate her capabilities and jump into a situation before properly assessing the best tactical approach. Usually, this only happens when Dinah is working solo or with her lover, the Green Arrow. When acting as the field commander of the Birds or with a team of Justice League operatives, Dinah usually makes a conscious effort to rein herself in. In the past, however, she has shown herself to be easily provoked into making poor decisions by criminals aware of her relationship with the Green Arrow.
* **Throat-Strikes:** A sufficiently powerful and accurate blow to Dinah's throat can cause her to lose the ability to use her Canary Cry effectively.
* **Vanity:** Dinah often favors looking cool over a practical solution. That said, she usually has enough sense to recognize this as a problem and does not let it consume her entirely.

## Triva

* BC's scream has been shown to be strong enough to make Superman's ears bleed so I took some liberties and decided a combination of a direct hit at full power, with the sensory overload of a guy with superhearing... yeah, that could knock out Big Blue.
* Dinah plays a harmonica which she uses to strengthen her breathing and vocal cords.When not active as a hero, Dinah works a physical education volunteer instructor for the Meadowhill School District here in Gotham City. She also volunteers as a substance abuse treatment coach in both Gotham and Star City.
* Dinah has a tailsman hidden on her costume as a way to maintain her secret identity without wearing a mask, which as she states is "so [expletive] uncomfortable" and has since refused to ever where them.
* Dinah and Zatanna have gone in together to purchase a considerable bulk supply of fishnets.