O'Hara, Shanna

Shanna O'Hara Plunder is a jungle adventuress and protector of the Savage Lands with her husband Ka-Zar and their pet Zabu.

## Shanna O'Hara Plunder

### Aliases

Shanna the She-Devil II (successor Red Sonja), Jungle Princess, Lady Plunder, Once-Queen, Priestess, Queen of the Savage Land, Queen Priestess Shanna, Shanna Plunder, Sheena, She-Phoenix, Shanna of the Lost Land

### Relatives

Gerald O'Hara (father, dead), Patricia O'Hara (mother, dead), Mele (1st husband, dead), Lord Kevin Plunder (2nd husband), Leila (stepdaughter), Matthew Plunder (son), Robert O'Hara (uncle), Lord Robert Plunder (father-in-law, dead), Lady Blanche Plunder (mother-in-law, dead), Parnival Plunder (brother-in-law)

### Affiliation

Ka-Zar, Zabu, Ina (formerly), and Biri (formerly), Empyre (under mind control)

### Occupation

Adventurer, veterinarian (formerly), ecologist

## History

### Early Life

Shanna O'Hara was the daughter of Gerald O'Hara. a diamond miner who lived and worked in Africa. Born in Zaire, Africa, she spent most of her youth playing in the jungles. When she was only six, Gerald O'Hara went to kill a leopard that had gone rogue; that leopard had once belonged to Patricia O’Hara, Shanna's mother. Unfortunately, while he was hunting the animal, Gerald accidentally shot and killed Patricia. This event started Shanna's lifelong crusade against guns and other firearms. After the incident, Shanna moved to the United States of America to live with some relatives. She there studied to be a veterinarian at University and also became an accomplished Olympic athlete, specializing in track and field and competitive swimming.

After completing her university studies, Shanna was offered work placement as a zoologist at Central Park Municipal Zoo in New York City. While at the zoo, Shanna raised a female leopard she named Julani. But one day, another traumatic incident occurred when Julani was shot and killed by a zoo guard. The next day, the zoo’s director asked Shanna to take Julani's cubs, Ina and Biri, to the Dahomey Reserve in Africa. Shanna decided to stay with the animals and, wearing Julani's pelt as an honor, became **Shanna, the She-Devil**. The animals were tragically killed when the sorcerer Raga-Shah transferred their life forces into the blood beast Ghamola, which Shanna was forced to destroy.

## Attributes

### Powers

**Savage Land Connection:** Shanna was resurrected using the life force of the Savage Land, and thus is tied to the land itself. As long as the Savage Land lives, so will Shanna. She also instinctively knows the languages and history of the Savage Land and its people. Shanna also now possesses the strength of ten men. She was able to run 52 miles per hour over uneven terrain. She also displayed the ability to fire blasts of energy, command plant life and beckon creatures of the savage land to lend their aid.

### Abilities

Shanna is an Olympic-class athlete with extraordinary agility. Her hunting, foraging, healing, and fighting skills are at the upper limits of human capacity. She is a trained veterinarian and is highly skilled in interacting with wild animals. Shanna is well-versed in classical literature and can read Latin.

## Paraphernalia

### Weapons

Shanna uses primitive weapons such as knives, spears, and bows and arrows.

### Transportation

Naturally occurring vines which she swings upon.

## Trivia

* While under the control of the Cotati, Veltri believed Shanna to have potential to become the second "Celestial Madonna".