Clara Kendall

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
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## Tomorrow Woman

* Tomorrow Woman
* Clara Kendall

**Technological Relatives:**
Anthony Ivo and T.O. Morrow (Creators)
Jim Lockhart, Red Volcano and Amazo ("Brothers")
Danette Reilly and Maxine Hunkel ("Sisters")

### Clara Kendall: 1997 - 2000

Clara is the daughter of daredevil and extreme sports enthusiast Cliff Steele and famed novelist Kate Daye. She is of mixed ancestry due to having African, Irish, and Jewish heritage. When Clara was three years old, her father Cliff was involved in a disastrous car accident during an automotive racing event. Though Cliff survived, in a manner, by way of his still-living brain being transferred to a robotic chassis, Clara's mother Kate made the determination that it was best for Clara to be told her father had passed away. In order to start life anew, Kate and Clara moved to Opal City.

### Clara Kendall: 2000 - 2004

In Opal City, Kate made the acquaintance of STAR Labs engineer Clay Kendall. The two had a romantic attraction which led to a matrimonial union following Kate's unexpected pregnancy. Shortly after the wedding, Clara's half-brother Ryan was born. Ryan showed signs of metahuman psionics at a young age so, at the urging of his grandfather, Creighton Kendall (also a STAR Labs scientist), Ryan was brought in to STAR Labs for testing and analysis.

While her brother was routinely subjected to tests, Clara spent much of her free time at the Opal City STAR Labs. She developed an interest in science and technology. A particularly bright girl, she was known for being quite the darling among most of the staff of the complex. She was even well-known and well-liked by STAR Labs employees from other divisions, such as Dr. Ivo, who took a keen interest in Clara.

One day, while Clara was playing about the STAR Labs complex, she fell and cut her knee. She was not seriously injured, but there was a considerable amount of blood. Clay cleaned her up and bandaged her, before deciding to take her and Ryan home earlier than planned. After they left, Clay's father Creighton decided to take some of Clara's spilled blood and test it. It is believed that Creighton was trying to discern if his grandson's meta-gene had been inherited from Kate. However, Creighton found something entirely unexpected when analyzing Clara's blood.

The test results yielded a genetic connection to another subject in the STAR Labs database: Cliff Steele. Creighton knew very little about Clara's biological father, also having assumed that Cliff Steele died on the race track as Kate and Clara had told him before. However, Creighton became intrigued as to why an athlete such as Cliff would have a STAR Labs case file. However, much to Creighton's frustration the file was unable to be accessed as it had been classified upon Cliff becoming an asset of the DEO's Division Office of Operative Metas.

Obsessing over this matter for a while, Creighton decided to enlist the aid of a programming expert to hack into the files. Enter Anthony Ivo, disgruntled with STAR Labs over repeated setbacks to his Autonomous Metahuman Array he blamed on lack of funding and support. He was the perfect choice. Once the files were accessed, Creighton and Ivo had access to my notes on the metahuman anomaly known as Cerebrum Aeternam — the undying brain.

However, in Ivo's rush to access the files, he unknowingly tripped a digital alarm I had programmed into the encryption, which alerted me to the file having been accessed. Upon receiving the notice, myself and Doom Patrol went to investigate the source of the data breach. We arrived in Opal City's Division of STAR Labs to find Creighton Kendall dead — killed in what had been deemed a chemical fire.

Our arrival also incited some emotions in Cliff as he ran into both Kate and Clara. These encounters were quite hostile and tumultuous. STAR Labs security was called in, but before they could arrive Agent Farr attempted to soothe the confused and scared Clara. This resulted in Kate whisking Clara away from "the freak" (her words) and this resulted in both Agents Dayton and Trainor taking offense. Then Clay tried to play peacemaker which resulted in Cliff asking him who he thought he was and what business was this of his. I was not privy to Clay's answer but whatever he said prompted Cliff to throw him against the wall.

Needless to say, the Doom Patrol were escorted off property without any further leads as to who accessed my files. Shortly after the funeral, Clay quit STAR Labs to work for Ferris Air, relocating his family to Coast City in the process.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* **Bionically Digitized Metahuman Physiology:** Clara is neither entirely mechanical or biological. Rather, she is a fusion of the two, but without the cybernetics. She was born human, but her biology was digitized, placing her genetic sequence into a complex computer code and programming algorithm. The exact method of this process is unknown, however as the process was originally developed by the Thaumaturgist (a.k.a. T.O. Morrow and a slew of other aliases), it's believed that this utilizes some mystical elements.
	+ ***Enhanced Physiology:*** Due to her biomechanical nature, Clara is stronger, faster, and more resilient than most humans. However, as a gynoid, she has certain limits to what she can achieve without damaging her exterior appearance. She can lift approximately 2 tons of weight before damaging her biomechanical chassis' joints. Clara can run at speeds of ~300 MPH (~480 km/h) before her synthetic skin begins to tear. Likewise, her body can deflect gunfire from smaller caliber weapons but armor piercing or high-power rounds have the potential to damage her chassis. Her reflexes and coordination are also considered to be superhuman.
	+ ***Soul:*** While it is often debated whether sentient machines have a soul among their digital code. Even the existence of the "soul" among humans is not agreed upon, but by the standards of various occultists who have assessed her, Clara Kendall does have a soul. In fact, she has a human soul, though it is heavily tied to the cosmic forces of the Metal — the intrinsic field connecting digital life.
	+ ***Superior Sensory Suite:*** Clara has upgraded senses compared to those of most humans. Having unlocked hidden software, Clara also has access to different visual filters, ultrasonic sensors, and a state-of-the-art processing computer that works to analyze sensory data in real time. Her audio software also allows perfect pitch and the ability to mimic the voices of others (provided she has a voice sample).
	+ ***Technopathy:*** Clara has the ability to directly interface with computers and other advanced technology. This gives her the ability to remotely hack into networks and conduct a wide-variety of technical operations. Though she has displayed the power to enslave less-sophisticated robots to her will, she finds doing so to be repulsive.
	+ ***Telepathy:*** Clara has the ability to read minds and project her thoughts into the minds of others. Clara's technique is refined enough to allow her to banish external psionic presences from the minds of her targets.
	+ ***Telekinesis:*** Clara has the ability to concentrate ambient Odic forces around her to manipulate objects around her. Her telekinetic power level is high enough to allow her to psionically lift heavy objects such as automobiles with minimal effort.
	+ ***Telekinetic Blast:*** Clara can expel bolts of concentrated Odic energy from her person. At the lowest level, these bolts can stun the average person, leaving them confused and winded. At their most potent, Clara's blasts can shatter steel or send a Kryptonian reeling from the impact.
	+ ***Telekinetic Flight:*** Clara can launch herself into the air, moving herself through the ambient Odic energy around her. She can reach speeds of ~250 MPH (~400 km/h).
	+ ***Telekinetic Shield:*** Clara can create nearly invisible barriers from concentrated Odic energy to deflect incoming attacks, isolate subjects from environmental hazards, or capture enemies inside a dome or bubble of telekinetic force.
* **Journalism:** Clara has a knack for creative writing, research, and problem-solving. These traits have made her a successful journalist. She is an investigative reporter from Star City's Channel 6 News Team, as well as a correspondent for their parent company, GBS.

### Weaknesses

* **Electromagnetic Pulse:** Though many of her more vital components are shielded against electromagnetic interference, an EMP can wreak serious havoc upon her.
* **Identity Crisis:** Clara still retains traces of her infiltration programming. At times, being confronted with the truth of what happened to her or a reminder of her new biomechanical nature can overwhelm her — often requiring a reboot for a return to functionality. She is undergoing therapy and reprogramming to address this.

### Analytics

* **Physicality:** 5 — Master / Remarkable
* **Occult:** 5 — Master / Remarkable
* **Weaponry:** 5 — Master / Remarkable
* **Expertise:** 5 — Master / Remarkable
* **Range:** 5 — Master / Remarkable
* **Strategy:** 5 — Master / Remarkable
	+ **TOTAL:** 90
	+ **RANKING:** Elevated Threat

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* Tomorrow Woman joined the Justice League in 2015 nominated by Green Arrow.

### Notes

* Clara Kendall is composited between the Tomorrow Woman Android who went by the alias of Clara Kendall in the comics and Clara Steele from the *Doom Patrol* TV series
* Her brother Ryan Kendall is the vigilante known as Black Condor.
* Her birth date is a nod to her first appearance: May 1997 in *JLA* #5.
* Her "technological" siblings Danette Reilly and Jim Lockhart are nods to *Young Justice* animated series, where the two were robots.

## Links and References

* Appearances of Clara Kendall

1. ↑ Network Files: Clara Kendall 1