Jennie-Lynn Hayden

**Jennie-Lynn Hayden** is a major recurring character in The CW series, *Stargirl*.

She is the daughter of the famed Green Lantern, Alan Scott. She is drawn to Blue Valley when her father's lantern calls out to her. She soon encounters Courtney Whitmore/Stargirl, and is taken under the wing of Pat Dugan. Her involvement with the Justice Society of America leads her to take up her father's moniker of the Green Lantern.

She returns to the fold to help the JSA defeat the demon Eclipso, before leaving once more to find her long-lost brother. She becomes accidentally linked to Richard Swift/The Shade, forcing them to become unlikely allies. They work alongside Courtney and Pat to help Todd and the mysterious Helix Institute. Jennie, Todd, and Shade left Civic City to help other young heroes in their journey to become who they were meant to be. After training her powers, Jennie became the heroine **Jade** and joined the JSA with Todd.

## Biography

Jennie is the daughter of Alan Scott, who was a member of the Justice Society of America under the moniker of Green Lantern. She is the fraternal twin sister of Todd, both who were placed into foster care after Alan's death.

They remained together until one day they were forced apart. They called out for one another in the orphanage, crying as they reached out their hands to one another. They interlocked fingers while two nuns tried to pull them apart. Their hands separated as they screamed for each other, ripped apart and taken away.

Jennie went into foster care and was eventually placed in Milwaukee in the The Ordway Home of Children where she lived until her eighteenth birthday. On her birthday, the caretaker of the home evicted Jennie as she was now an adult. The woman gave her a box of lozenges which contained a red car with the named Todd written on the bottom, along with her father’s ring.

## Series

### Season 2

Jennie breaks into the Whitmore-Dugan house in pursuit of Green Lantern's Power Battery. Her break-in, while noiseless, disrupts the Cosmic Staff who alerts Courtney Whitmore to the disturbance. Courtney hurries downstairs with the staff and discovers Jennie coming out of the basement. The two don't bother with pleasantries as they begin to fight, though Jennie wields the power battery and shoots green energy blasts at Courtney, which throws the girl across the room. Courtney returns fire with the cosmic staff's blasts. As they fight, Courtney's expertise and training with the staff overtakes Jennie's combat skills. Though Courtney is blasted backward again before Pat Dugan and Barbara Whitmore emerge having heard the loud fight. Pat asks who she is, to which Jennie announces she's Green Lantern's daughter. Courtney, surprised and on the ground, remarks that this might have been another misunderstanding.

Six days ago at The Ordway Home for Children in Milwaukee, Jennie is removed from the group home on her eighteenth birthday. The woman in charge, Maria, gives her a box of lozenges that were meant for Jennie. She also wishes her a happy birthday. Jennie asks if the box is about her brother, but the woman doesn’t know. Jennie thanks her and the woman gives her advice; don’t try so hard to be perfect. It’s a little annoying. Jennie sits on the step as she cries softly. She opens the box to find a red toy red inside with the name “todd” written on the underside. The box also has her father’s ring inside. When she picks it up, a green glow rushes over her and into the ring. The ring floats in front of her while glowing brightly. She reaches out to grab it but it flies off. It then re-attaches itself to her hand and pulls her away.

In the present day, Jennie explains to Pat, Barbara, Mike, and Courtney, that she didn't mean them any harm. She apologizes for the damage she caused but the adults are more upset with Courtney for blasting a hole through the kitchen table. Pat asks Jennie who she is and she explains that she's the daughter of the Green Lantern, so she wasn't stealing the power battery, just taking what is rightfully hers. She tells Pat that her father was Alan Scott, with Pat knowing the name as Green Lantern's civilian identity. He notes that the JSA didn't talk about their kids often. He introduces himself as Pat Dugan, and she gleefully knows him as Stripesey; the infamous and brilliant mechanic who built the Star-Rocket Racer. Pat is surprised that he's infamous while the others are in disbelief. She asks him to teach her how to use the ring. Barbara helps Jennie get settled at the Whitmore-Dugan house, letting her stay in Courtney's room. Jennie is nervous about staying in Courtney's room as Courtney only volunteered to sleep on the couch when Barbara asked her too. Barbara assures her it's fine and leaves her to sleep. Jennie explores the room and looks over the corkboard full of family photos. Her eyes glow green as she sits on the bed, looking at a photograph of herself and Todd as children.

The next day, Jennie rises early and fixes the kitchen table, makes breakfast, and makes sure the Whitmore-Dugan's are treated wonderfully. She apologizes again for her actions and greets Courtney when the girl wakes up. Barbara praises Jennie's pancakes as being even better than Pat's. Jennie offers to get Courtney a plate of food, but Courtney claims she isn't hungry. Jennie and Pat make plans to visit The Pit Stop to test out the ring. Courtney wants to go until Mike reminds her that she has to attend Summer school. Once they arrive at The Pit Stop, Jennie and Pat watch in awe as Zeek shows off the flame thrower he installed in S.T.R.I.P.E. before he leaves. Now alone, Pat plans to open the green lantern to see what's going on inside it. He notes that Alan needed to charge the ring using the lantern at least once a day, but Jennie somehow found a way around that. As he goes to open the lantern, it flings the wrench away. He then tells Jennie that the lantern was tied to Alan's emotions, so if she's anxious the lantern will be too. They begin to discuss the ring, with Jennie knowing very little about what it does. Pat explains that the ring can create anything she wills it to. She just has to picture it in her head and want it to happen. She can’t do it at first, but Pat is kind and encouraging with her. She tries again this time, it sputters. Pat reminds her to imagine an object as vividly as possible. She almost gets there the second time by creating a red toy car. She gleefully realizes that she did it, just as the object fades away.

Jennie meets the rest of the Justice Society of America when they visit The Pit Stop. She shows off her power to Rick Tyler and Beth Chapel, who are both astounded by the display of power. Courtney and Yolanda Montez enter as the toy red car reveals the name "Todd" written on the bottom of it. Jennie makes the car disappear when she sees the girls enter. She happily realizes that Yolanda is the new Wildcat, praising the girl for having a fighters spirit. She press that Ted Grant would have been proud to know his mantle was in such good hands. She extends her hand for a handshake, and after a few seconds, Yolanda concedes to shake her hand. Jennie is thrilled to meet Wildcat and the rest of the JSA. Courtney than accuses Jennie of coming to Blue Valley because she heard about the JSA being active again. The girls argue before Jennie runs out, with Beth and Yolanda chasing after her. Jennie eventually returns to The Pit Stop and talks with Rick, Yolanda, and Beth, while Courtney has a heart-to-heart with Pat.

Courtney realizes Pat's right about her behavior and apologizes to Jennie, making amends with her. As they talk, Courtney drives her point that Jennie has everything now, which causes Jennie to lash out. She knocks the lantern off the table and exclaims that she only put on the ring to find her brother. The lantern begins to shoot rays of green energy. The JSA grabs the lantern and takes off to the park, where they will be away from people. Pat follows them and tells Jennie to control her emotions as it affects her power and the lantern. Courtney realizes that Jennie is the lantern. Jennie is charging the ring which is why it worked for her before she found the lantern. Courtney believes Jennie can absorb the energy before it explodes. Jennie picks it up and tells the JSA to leave in case it doesn’t work. Courtney won’t leave and tells her she can do this. The absorption works for a moment before the power explodes across the town, blasting the JSA backward and leaving a giant crater in the ground. Believing they've lost Jennie to the crater, the JSA is left stunned. But floating above the crater, surrounded by green energy and smiling, is Jennie. She happily notes that she can fly now.

### Season 3

Six months ago, Jennie is removed from The Ordway Home For Children. The woman in charge, Maria, gives her a box of lozenges, and wishes her a happy birthday. Jennie asks if the box is about her brother, but the woman doesn’t know. Jennie thanks her and the woman gives her advice; don’t try so hard to be perfect. She doesn't have to be for people to like her, and it’s a little annoying. She slams the door shut and Jennie sits on the step, crying softly. She opens the box to find a red toy car inside with the name “*Todd*” written on the underside.

Unbeknownst to Jennie, her brother Todd is directly affected by her awakening the ring with her powers. They both hear indistinct whispering. Todd falls to the ground and is in agony as the ring afflicts him, until his powers over shadows takes over and causes him to lash out.

In the present day, The Shade returns to Blue Valley to find Courtney, bringing her against her will to a secondary location - alongside a tagalong Pat. They land in a basement, following Shade's lead as he vents over his powers not working properly. Unfortunately, the one seamstress in all the world who could stitch them back together again is the most frustrating, immature, defiant, emotional, unreasonable, utterly vexing creature he's ever come across. But he doesn't need to tell them that, as they already have the misfortune of knowing her, too.

They round a corner and find Jennie sitting on some steps. Courtney is surprised to see her. Jennie told Shade to let her call Courtney first to explain everything, but he never listens to anything she says. Shade baulks at the statement, as he daresay he felt quite neglected when she almost burned down that tea house. She argues that he called her stubborn, and he admits to be guilty of that. She elaborates that he called her as stubborn as her father, who she told him to never talk about, since he helped murder him. Shade starts to retort but Pat intervenes, telling them to all take a breather here. Courtney asks her what's going on. Jennie admits she finally found her brother, and he needs their help.

Courtney and Pat question where Todd is. Jennie admits he's upstairs, revealing they're in the basement of the Helix Institute. Pat remembers it as a home for troubled youth, though the nurse said Todd left. Jennie reveals that she lied. Whatever this place really is, he's been their prisoner this entire time. She's going to get him out of here, even if she has to burn this place to the ground. Shade first wants to explain their problem as simply as he can, but she doesn't think he can simply explain how to make a cup of tea. Offended, he rears that brewing tea is more complicated than perhaps Jennie might imagine. She rolls her eyes at him so he continues to explain.

For weeks, when he was accessing the shadows, he was drawing in some mysterious emerald light somehow - and it hurt, immensely. He traced the light to this delightful girl. After several days of attempting to separate their tangled power sources, he's afraid they remain at an impasse. She has no control over that ring. She snaps that it's because her ring was corrupted by The Shade's shadows, and now his darkness is leaking into it. He corrects that her light is leaking into his darkness. Pat intervenes again, as they have a real "peanut butter and chocolate type" situation. He asks how they got tied up together in the first place. Jennie explains it was right before they defeated Eclipso.

In a flashback, Beth and Jennie are in the BVHS cafeteria when the goggles pick up on a dark residue. Jennie questions what that stuff is, while it moves and contorts on the floor. The ring jerks forward and blasts a beam of emerald light at the darkness. Jennie thought the ring destroyed the residue, but The Shade thinks it was pulled into the ring instead. Due to their powers being connected, Jennie and the Shade have been working together for a while, forming an uneasy alliance to try and fix the issue.

Now, Jennie looks at the ring as she muses that it's connected to The Shadowlands now. Shade fears if they don't sever that connection, their conditions will worsen. Jennie needs to exorcise the darkness from her ring to shut off the link between the light and the dark. They think once she does, they won't be drawing on each other's respective powers anymore, and she'll have full control of the ring again. Then she can help Todd. Shade waves it off as he doesn't care about any of that. He just wants the girl cut off from The Shadowlands so he can get back to a pain-free life. Pat argues that these kids need help, causing Shade to wonder when they don't. Or why it's always his problem. No, it was amusing at first, but now it's just annoying. Jennie turns to Courtney, hoping she can help her overcome the darkness within her. She did it when she beat Eclipso. Courtney doesn't remember much as it was all kind of a dream. She heard Starman and Pat, but she broke free from Eclipso because she knew if she didn't, her friends family would get hurt. Shade questions what she's saying, and she clarifies that saving Todd might be the thing that lets Jennie expel the darkness out of her ring - and get him back to normal. Pat thinks she's right, so Shade reluctantly says they should go upstairs and get her brother.

Courtney, Jennie, Pat, and Shade reach a split in the Helix Institute. They don't know which way to go. As they walk, Shade experiences ringing in his ears and discomfort. He tells them to wait, then points that her brother is down there. Pat asks how he knows but he's not sure. The group reaches a set of double doors sealed with a key card swipe. Courtney tells Jennie to focus and breathe. Shade sarcastically tells Jennie not to burn the whole place down again. Pat snips for Shade to let Courtney do the coaching. Shade is gravitas as he gestures for the girls to continue. Jennie takes a deep breath and holds up the ring, letting it glow. She aims at the keypad and a beam of green light streams from the ring, hitting the keypad. As it sears the electronics, Shade groans in pain, clutching his head. Jennie is out of breath as she looks to Pat, who tries to help a snippity Shade. They rush through the doors and reach a sealed door. Shade announces Todd's through there. He grabs the doorknob only to be thrown backwards into a wall.

Jennie and Courtney hear Todd screaming and rush in, finding Todd convulsing in pain on the table. Jennie calls out to him, though he questions who's there and who she is. The girls slowly approach as Jennie explains it's his sister. He breathes out her name, and they lock eyes, flashing back to being torn apart as children. Courtney wants to get him out of here, but Todd protests, just as Pat and Shade enter. If they take him out of this room, he'll destroy the world. Jennie isn't about to leave him here. She grabs his arm and they experience flashes of their childhood. Their eyes glow emerald green. Shadows creep into Todd's eyes which turn pitch black. He lets out a shout and a blast of shadows explode out of him, swirling with green energy. The blast sends everyone in the room flying in opposite directions. Once the darkness clears, the electricity in the room crackles back to life. Todd is now a monster made of black shadows, his eyes white as he shrieks and moans. Jennie and Courtney look-on in horror. Shade and Pat stand as streams of shadows erupt from Todd's body. One of the shadow tentacles launches towards Courtney, and Pat calls for her to watch out. He jumps in front of her and takes the brunt of the attack. Courtney screams for Pat while Jennie calls for Todd, darkness consuming the room.

Swift's hat rocks on the ground next to his cane. Jennie and Courtney watch Todd turn into a creature made entirely of shadows. He groans that it hurts. Courtney calls out to Todd, telling him that he can control this. He just has to focus on his sister and his family. He repeats the word "family" and slowly transforms back into himself, his shining white eyes fading to normal. A man appears in front of Todd, asking what's wrong with him. The man taunts him for liking boys, as that's sick. It's no wonder his real father didn't want him. As for him, he runs his group home for normal kids. Todd is filth, tainted, and will be alone forever. But they're going to fix his sins - the man will beat them out of Todd for as long as it takes. Jennie calls out to her brother and grabs his arm, sending another blast of green and dark energy rippling across the room.

A young Todd and Jennie call out for one another in an orphanage, crying as they reach out their hands to one another. They interlock finger as two nuns try to pull them apart. Their hands separate as they scream for each other. In the present day, Jennie lurches up in a concrete room. She looks through a space between the walls and sees a black material filling the space. She touches it and rubs the paste-like material between her fingers. She hurries to the door of the room and bangs on it, screaming to be let out of here. Her cries are useless so she backs up several feet, her eyes glowing bright green. She holds out her ring and energy whirs before blasting the door. The energy bounces off the door and fills the room, dissipating. A voice over the PA system, belonging to Mister Bones, informs her that her powers won't work here. This room is designed for her protection and theirs. The walls are coated with an energy-defusing polymer to assist in power control and suppression. Jennie is angry as she yells for whoever the hell he is, to open the door. The man insists he's a friend, an ally to both her and her brother. He only wants what's best for both of them. She wants to be let out of here. He's sorry, but she and Todd can never be together again. The speaker crackles as he turns off the PA system.

Jennie sits in her cell when the door opens and Courtney runs in. She crouches next to Jennie, asking if she's alright. She only asks about Todd, and Courtney remarks that he's waiting for her. She needs to be with him. Jennie is afraid because of what happened the last time she touched him. Courtney knows they were both frightened, and what fear does to her and the fire. For Todd, well, she thinks he became a living doorway to The Shadowlands. Jennie has to do what the JSA did for her - stand with him, don't go away, and have faith. Courtney stands up and extends her hand. Jennie takes it and stands up, hugging her friend tightly. The girls hurry out of the room together.

Helix rumbles as Courtney, Love, and Jennie rush into the gallery room and watch Todd groaning. His eyes spill black shadows and he floats several feet above the ground as he hemorrhages shadows. Courtney urgently tells Jennie to go to him, but she's worried she'll hurt him. Courtney reminds her that she'll only hurt him if she wants to. Jennie leaves the gallery as Todd continues screaming. She looks up at Todd who gives a distorted roar. He bursts off the table into a shadow form, his eyes glowing bright white. He turns to Jennie, telling her to please leave. She's not going anywhere and reaches out to him, grabbing him as her eyes glow green. Courtney and Love watch from the gallery as green energy swirls with shadows. Love remarks they shouldn't have trusted her.

Todd and Jennie are back in the orphanage that separated them as children. She reaches out to him but he steps away from her. He doesn't understand any of this. She doesn't either. All she knows is they finally found each other. She holds up her hand, which has the ring their father left for her. He knew they would find each other with it. Somehow, he knew. They've always been connected, and they always will be, because they have to be. The light and the darkness. She extends her arm and he nods. The ring glows green and shoots out a stream of shadows that pulses into Todd. They flashback to being ripped apart as children, screaming out for one another. This time, they yank free of the adults and embrace in the center of the room. In the present day, Todd and Jennie hug tightly, finally together.

A burst of green energy shines in Helix. Love and Courtney shield their eyes and when they do look, they see Todd and Jennie embracing. The siblings part and smile at the duo. Moments later, the wind gushes with the return of Pat and Shade. The shade looks incredulously at Courtney, then gives her a proud nod when he sees Todd and Jennie together.

Courtney, Pat, Shade, Jennie, and Todd gather in the hallway of Helix, facing Nurse Love. Courtney gives her a satisfied smile and Love admits she was right. Courtney asks where the skeleton guy is. He's calming their other patients, as they don't usually have nights with this much excitement. She hopes this won't become a regular occurrence. Jennie thinks they have it under control now. Love reminds them they both still have a home at Helix. Courtney thinks what they're doing here is wrong. Love pensively states that all of their patients are free to go any time they wish. No one is being held against their will. Todd confirms that's actually true, though Courtney still isn't pleased with them spying on her or her friends. Love doesn't know what she's talking about. She's talking about the camera they put up all over Blue Valley, inside their homes. Love is disturbed by the accusation, as they did no such thing. They know so much about Courtney and her friends because they did their research. But spying on her with hidden cameras is ridiculous. Shade hopes they're all done here, as he knows he is. He leaves the hall and Todd tells Love he's going to go with his sister. She doesn't think that's wise but wishes him the best of luck. She gestures to the door and the teens leave.

On the lawn of Helix, the teens talk before walking over to Shade and Pat. Shade awkwardly greets them. Rather than make his exit, he'd liked to extend a hand - that is, if they're amenable to his help with the shadows. Todd would appreciate that, though Jennie's not sure. Shade tells her to please, turn him down, then. Jennie needs to get to New York, which is news to Courtney. Jennie elaborates that's where Sandy Hawkins lives who is Wesley Dodd's nephew. Pat is surprised at her mention of Wesley Dodds, the Sandman. Shade wrinkles his face in disgust, as he agreed to help two children, not three. Jennie ignores him. Sandy has nightmares of people in trouble like his uncle used to. That's how she knew Todd was here. Sandy dreamt about her and Todd and reached out to her. She promised she'd help him with his nightmares once she found Todd. Shade groans over New York, begrudgingly agreeing to go. But things are going to be different from now on, as he'll have none of her outlandish theatrics. He flicks his cane and a portal appears. He instructs them to follow him as she walks through the portal. Todd and Jennie follow him, and she calls back a goodbye to Courtney.

Ten years later, in 2031, Jennie is a member of the Justice Society of America. The Shade gives a tour of the JSA museum to a group of tourists. He lists the names of each member of the JSA, including Jade and her brother Obsidian.

## Personality

Jennie is a teenager with a sweet disposition, kind mannerisms, and a strong desire to act perfectly out of fear of being rejected by those around her. Having been raised in group homes, Jennie has an independent nature and knows how to take care of herself and others. She longs for a connection to her biological family, including her deceased father and long-lost twin brother. Her search brings her to Blue Valley, where she is forced to cope with her emotions as they're connected to a powerful artifact.

## Physical Appearance

Jennie is a pretty young woman with shoulder-length straight brown hair, small hazel-brown eyes and a slim build. She is extremely athletic and wears clothing that fit her physique. In nearly every outfit, Jennie wears some shade of green, whether it be in a deep green jacket or green plaid. Her emotions are tied to her powers, and when she becomes upset or emotionally overwhelmed, her eyes glow a bright green.

## Powers

* **Green Lantern Physiology:** As the daughter of the Green Lantern, Jennie inherited her father's abilities, becoming imbued with the power of his ring. She naturally generates the energy herself, essentially acting as a living power battery. This energy and power was activated when she wore father's ring for the first time on her eighteenth birthday. Jennie herself didn't realize she had the power to charge the ring until Courtney realized that Jennie's proximity to the battery was dangerous, as it was connected to her emotions. Since Jennie can generate the green energy herself, she doesn't need to charge the ring with a power battery.

* **Green Lantern Ring Empowerment:** When wielding the Ring, Jennie is granted powers. After absorbing the power of the lantern, Jennie's powers began to grow and evolve.
	+ **Energy Projection:** Jennie is capable of projecting green energy to attack her targets as shown when in her fight with Courtney, and again with Eclipso.
	+ **Energy Construct Creation:** Jennie is capable of creating green energy constructs like her car her dad left her.
	+ **Object repairing:** Jennie is able to use her ring to repair objects. She was able to put the Black Diamond back together with enough concentration.
	+ **Flight:** After the lantern explodes, Jennie was able to use her ring to fly several feet into the air.

## Abilities

* **Skilled Martial Artist:** Jennie is a skilled fighter, being able to hold her own against the arguably more experienced Courtney Whitmore/Stargirl.
* **Stealth:** Jennie is remarkably stealthy, as she breaks into the Whitmore-Dugan house without making a sound or alerting any human to her arrival. She would have succeeded in her mission if not for the attuned Cosmic Staff which sensed her presence.

## Weaknesses

* **Inexperience:** Due being untrained, Jennie doesn’t have the experience as the others with her ring.
* **Emotional state:** Due to Jennie’s powers being linked to her emotion’s if she doesn’t control them at the right time she is at risk of losing control of her powers.
* **The Shade:** After Jennie’s ring became intertwined with Richard Swift’s shadow bending powers, Jennie has virtually no control over her abilities as they are being corrupted by The Shade’s shadows. Jennie has since exorcised the darkness from her ring, granting her control over her powers again. She is however still vulnerable to the Shade as his darkness is capable of sniffing out her light and vice versa. This likely goes for her brother Todd as well.

## Equipment

* **Green Lantern's Ring:** Jade wore this ring when she stole the Lantern from Courtney's house, and it gives her special abilities that she can use in battle. It is a solid green ring with a stone in the center that glows green when she uses it.
* **Green Lantern's Power Battery:** The power source for the ring. She steals this battery from the Whitmore-Dugan household and wields it during her fight against Courtney. Jennie later lost control of the lantern which caused it to nearly explode. Courtney realized that Jennie was charging the ring herself, calling her the actual lantern. Jennie is able to absorb the power of the lantern and destroy the physical artifact, though it's destruction creates a crater in Blue Valley park.

## Notes and Trivia

* Jennie is the first live-action female Green Lantern on network television.
* Jennie's full name is Jennie-Lynn Hayden, a fact that was revealed in the official credit list of the series.
* Jennie is the second known JSA Legacy to show up on the show as she is the daughter of Alan Scott. The first was Rick Tyler as his father was Rex Tyler.
* She is one of the few characters in the series to have a sibling. Other characters that have siblings included Sylvester Pemberton, whose sister was Merri King, Wendi Tyler who was the sister of Matt Harris, Courtney, who is the stepsister of Mike Dugan and Jenny Williams is the older sister of Jakeem Williams.
* She is the oldest teenager introduced in the series, being eighteen at the time of her introduction. Because of this, she overtakes Rick who was the oldest until her arrival.

## Comic Comparisons

* In the DC comics, Jennifer-Lynn Hayden, nicknamed Jennie, (aka Jade) is the daughter of Alan Scott, the Green Lantern and his foe Thorn. Jennie can control the mystical artifact known as Starheart. She also has green skin, hair, and eyes.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/YsaPenarejo/status/1404532373144838144
2. ↑ "*Summer School: Chapter One*"
3. ↑ "*Summer School: Chapter Two*"
4. ↑ "*Chapter Seven: Infinity Inc. Part One*"
5. ↑ "*Chapter Eight: Infinity Inc. Part Two*"
6. ↑ "*Chapter Thirteen: The Reckoning*"
7. ↑ https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Jennifer-Lynn\_Hayden\_(New\_Earth)