Koriand'r

## Background

### 1989 - 2006: Koriand'r

Princess Koriand'r was the second born of the royal family on the planet Tamaran. Due to her older sister Komand'r having a disease that prevented her from taking the throne, Kory was in the line to be the queen of Tamaran. This led to them developing a rivalry & never getting along throughout Kory's life.

When she was fourteen, they were sent to visit the Warlords of Okaara for warrior training. While there, Komand'r attempted to kill Kori which resulted in her being expelled from the planet. Knowing her sister would return, Kori stayed on Okaara to train so that she could better be equipped for battle.

As an act of revenge, Komand'r began to supply information to their enemies which led to Tamaran being conquered without much of a fight. Kory was to be enslaved & not permitted to return to the planet but instead Kory was able to escape after killing one of her captors using guns & her newly developed starbolts. Kory then escaped to the first planet she saw... Earth.

After reaching Earth, she immediately came into contact with the Titans as they were called to check in to see the disturbance, realizing she was lost & was no harm, they decided to induct her into the team. It didn't take much time for her to start a relationship with the Titans leader, Nightwing. It also didn't come a s surprise due to his insistence on her joining the Titans. She took the earth name, Kory Anders, so that she could pass off better although her light orange skin, bright orange-red hair & glowing green eyes made it a tad difficult so she was given a glamour charm to mask her true form.

## Romantic Relationships

* General Phy'zzon: Boyfriend (2003 - 2004); Husband (2004 - 2005)
* Prince Karras: Husband (2006)
* Dick Grayson: Boyfriend (2006 - 2007), (2008 - 2010), (2013 - 2015), Fiancée (2015)
* Roy Harper: *Unknown*

## Powers & Abilities

* **Tamaranean Physiology**: Koriand'r has green eyes, orange skin & fiery hair to match. When she is using her abilities in full force, her hair seems to glow and react like fire.
	+ ***Enhanced Strength***: Starfire is superhumanly strong, able to take one many enemies at once.
	+ ***Enhanced Durability***: Starfire is so durable, she can resist the vacuum of space.
	+ ***Enhanced Speed***
	+ ***Flight***: Koriand'r can use her energy to push herself through the sky. This only works when gravity is affecting her & she cannot fly unaided in space.
	+ ***Linguistic Assimilation***: Starfire is capable of assimilating other languages through physical contact with another person. She usually chooses to use this power in the form of a kiss.
	+ ***Starbolts***: Koriand'r can project energy in the form of starbolts. Her starbolts are described as highly concentrated solar energy that possessed incredible power. Starfire also has the power & ability to unleash all her stored energy into a pseudo-nova blast.The energy is burning hot & melts or destroys most metal objects & skin. It is unknown where this energy comes from.
* **Aviation**: She is highly skilled at piloting alien spacecraft. She stole & refitted the spacecraft she had been enslaved on, the H.M.S.S. Starfire.
* **Firearms**: Kori has used guns against enemies but she prefers to use her Starbolts rather than guns.
* **Hand to Hand Combat**: She was taught basic combat moves as a young girl & continued to train throughout her enslavement & beyond. Although highly trained, she is prone to brutally attacking her opponents with reckless abandon when she is angered.
* **Intimidation:** Though most view her as a sweet & caring, Kori can become quite intimidating if she is upset or angry.
* **Swordsmanship**: Koriand'r has been seen using swords on a number of occasions. She prefers to use her own fists or her Starbolts to weapons, but her skill with swordsmanship once allowed her to chop the hands off an opponent before he could even react.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Strength:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Speed:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Range:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Strategy:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 133 - Threat Level 3 / General Threat

## Trivia

#### General

* After years on Earth, Kori is still naive & pretty gullible to believe anything people tell her.
* She gets upset very easily & when she does, it is usually followed with tears.
* She is regarded as extremely physically attractive, even by the standards of the superhero. She also displays the traits of Tamaran's highly sensuous culture, coupled with a no-nonsense warrior attitude.
* One of her favorite pastimes is sparring with Donna Troy.
* She takes great pride in her garden, which contains various plant species rescued from her home planet of Tamaran.

#### Relationships

* Her best friend is Donna Troy.
* Kori once suggested that her, Dick & Barbara should be in a polygamous relationship. She claims it was a joke but Barbara was not convinced.
* She has always been jealous of Barbara & Dick's close relationship. On the flip side, Barbara was jealous of the intimacy between Dick & Kori. They try to be cordial now as she is the stepmother of Kori's daughter.
* Kori was in love with her first husband, General Phy'zzon. She only married Prince Karras for political reasons.
* It is believed that Jason has slept with either her or Bette Kane.

## Notes

* Her birthday is a nod to her first comic appearance, *DC Comics Presents*#26 (October, 1980).