Gayle Marsh

**Gayle Marsh**, nicknamed **Psi** by authorities, is a former bank robber with incredibly powerful psychic abilities. Gayle tried to continue her robbing spree in Metropolis but was defeated by Superboy.

## Biography

#### Robbing spree

Gayle Marsh was born and raised, living a seemingly normal and calm life. One day, she apparently "snapped" and started robbing banks in the Midwest. With her powers virtually causing everyone around her to instantly submit to fear, Gayle was able to nonchalantly perform her robbing spree wherever she went. She eventually set her eyes on and moved to Metropolis so she could rob banks there.

That evening during her biggest robbery yet, Gayle debilitated a number of police officers, forced a construction worker to release a wrecking ball, and destroyed numerous police cars and businesses. Superboy was initially incapacitated despite carrying a hand-held psychic dampener. However, he eventually overcame his fear and was able to power through Gayle's subsequent psychic attacks. Shocked, Gayle wondered why he wasn't scared anymore. Superboy simply responded, "Mind over matter" and knocked her unconscious with a headbutt. Gayle was then taken into custody.

## Personality

Gayle is a sociopathic criminal, with her main motivation being money. She seemed to have childlike glee in using her powers, taking sadistic pleasure in making the people around her submit to their worst fears, treating it like a fun game. She didn't care about the dangerous impact her powers had on people's minds, only seeing them as playthings whenever convenient. Gayle maintained a calm, poised, yet hostile and arrogant demeanor and wasn't modest about the scope of her powers.

## Powers and abilities

### Powers

* **Meta-human physiology:** From unknown means, Gayle's DNA and cells were altered during pre-adolescence, enabling her to access her powers.
	+ **Telekinesis:** Gayle can telekinetically move objects or other individuals without physically touching them.
* **Telepathy:** As noted by Lena Luthor, Gayle's psionic powers are very unusual. While unable to actually read minds, she can affect people's perception by instantly triggering their greatest fear. Her powers also allow her to sense and repel another telepath's attack on her, overwhelming the intruder in the process, as seen in her psychic battle against J'onn.
	+ **Psionic Blast**: Her powers can also unleash powerful psionic blasts, able to overwhelm beings as powerful as Superboy, even launching her clear across the city block.
	+ **Fear projection:** Gayle utilizes her powers to make anyone she looks at experience their greatest fear or relive the most terrifying, traumatizing moment in their lives. This creates illusions within her victims, which will incapacitate them until either the effects wear off or they overcome their fear.

### Weaknesses

* **Indomitable will:** While Gayle's powers can not be blocked once unleashed; but individuals with a strong enough wills can overcome the psionic attacks. Against such individuals, Gayle is defenseless, as she has no other means to defend herself. A major limitation of Gayle's powers; if someone under her influence is able to overcome the fear she projects on them, they can break free of her influence.
* **Psychic dampener:** If Gayle is wearing this device, she cannot use her powers.

## Behind the scenes

* In the DC comics, **Gayle Marsh** is a villain who, at the age of twelve, developed psychic powers.