Kara Danvers (Supergirl)

# Supergirl

## Kara Zor-El

Supergirl

*Description here ~ Rae*

## History

### Early Life

Kara Zor-El was born in Krypton to Zor-El and Alura. Growing up, her life was normal and relatively happy. Her parents took great care of her and loved her dearly. There was not a single worry in her mind, since her parents decided to keep Krypton’s inevitable demise a secret. They figured it would be best if she did not find out, at least not until it became evident. The two were counting down the days their beautiful home had left and, unfortunately, there weren’t many.

As far as Kara was concerned, they would be sending her cousin Kal-El to an unknown planet far from theirs. The exact reason was never specified to her. By then, she was barely in her preteen years so she did not think much of it. That was until her parents informed her that she would be accompanying him on his trip. They had already prepared a pod big enough to fit her. Needless to say, Kara was confused. Her parents seemed distressed, sad. She had never seen them cry as much as that day... Kal-El was merely a baby. A helpless baby could not travel to an entirely unknown and new planet without company. Her mission was to protect him and ensure he grew up safe and sound.

Truth be told, her mother’s words didn't make the situation much better. Having no idea the planet was about to be destroyed, little made sense. Young Kara was scared. However, her mother insisted it was the only way. Reluctantly, she waved goodbye to her parents. Alura handed the young girl her necklace with tears in her eyes before Kara got inside her assigned pod. Before she was even able to react, her mother swiftly shut the glass door, making sure Kara stayed inside, and launched it to outer space in a hurry. All the young child could do was watch and cry as she saw her mother for the very last time. Moments after her ship left the planet, Kara looked back. She looked back to see the planet she held dear, the very ground she was standing on, explode into thousands of pieces.

In fact, the explosion was so strong it hit her pod. Due to the impact, her ship was knocked off course and she was immediately put in a deep sleep as a security measurement. Her ship soon entered the Phantom Zone. The place where Krypton kept all of its criminals. Time as a concept did not apply there. With that being said, her ship floated aimlessly as Kara was asleep for years.

Many years later her ship eventually landed on a new planet, Earth. What caused her pod to move was unknown to her at the time. Despite that, as soon as she was able to escape the captivity of her pod, Kara desperately tried to locate her cousin’s ship. What only seemed like a few minutes had actually been a good amount of years. Her cousin’s ship was nowhere to be found since he landed a long time ago, when Kara hadn’t aged a single day. Obviously, that only meant the mission her mother assigned her was pointless, leaving Kara with no idea of what to do.

Kara was immediately discovered by Clark Kent, who turned out to be none other than her cousin Kal-El. Since she was basically still a child, she was taken in by the Kents into a loving home in Smallville. Her stay there was short-lived as she needed a family of her own. Her cousin trained her and helped her understand her newfound powers. Eventually, Kal-El decided to move to Metropolis and, due to all of his superhero work, he couldn’t take care of her anymore.

However, he ensured she was taken in by a loving family. The Kents then found the Danvers who already had a daughter around the same age as Kara, only a little older. Undoubtedly, growing up with the Danvers helped her understand how life on Earth was supposed to be. She was still having issues fitting in but they became less and less as time went by. Thankfully, the Danvers accepted her without much trouble (even when they found out about her heritage).

Growing up, her sister Alex suggested that getting a job would help her better understand how human society functioned. With that being said, Kara eventually landed a job as an assistant at CatCo WorldWide Media. Although she found it exciting at first, it soon became apparent to her she wasn’t making a change. Not like Kal-El was. Looking up to her cousin for a good portion of her life, she was amazed and proud at how much he had accomplished. Kara wanted to be like Kal-El and help save her new home. She wanted to make sure Earth never suffered the same fate as Krypton. Despite her sister’s concerns, she eventually became known to the world as Supergirl.

## Powers and Skills

### Powers

* **Superhuman strength**
* **Superhuman stamina**
* **Superhuman agility**
* **Flight**
* **Heat vision**
* **Frost breath**
* **Healing factor**
* **Invulnerablity**