Kara Danvers

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**Kara Danvers (born January 10th, 1982 as Kara Zor-El)** is the daughter of the late Zor-El and Alura, niece of the late Jor-El, Lara Van-El and the cousin of Kal-El. She was sent to Earth from the dying planet of Krypton to protect her younger cousin Kal-El. However, Kara's pod got knocked off-course by Krypton's explosion, sending her ship into the Phantom Zone where she slept for 25 years, while being suspended in time and aging physically. Her pod later escaped, and Kara arrived on Earth.

After the exposure of synthesized lead, Kara had to be sent into outer space, until she entered a portal. She arrived in the 31st century. In October 2021, she came out of a portal in the same ship wearing more advanced clothing.

## Biography

#### Early life

Kara was born on the planet Krypton into the prestigious House of El. Her parents were scientist Zor-El and judicator (judge) Alura Zor-El.

#### Phantom Zone

When Kara was 13 years old, her planet Krypton was on the verge of destruction. The House of El devised a plan to send its youngest members to the planet Earth to save their lives. Kara was charged with raising and protecting her baby cousin, Kal-El. However, when Krypton exploded, Kara's pod was knocked off-course by a shockwave and sent into the Phantom Zone, a region where time does not pass. Kara was awake for at least part of this time, as she remembered feeling trapped and alone inside her pod. Kara slept in the Phantom Zone for 24 years until her pod reactivated. Her pod then left the Phantom Zone.

#### Crashing on Earth

25 years after Krypton explodes, Kara Zor-El's pod lands on Earth. She was in a coma as she was hit from the debris in Krypton's destruction. When she woke up all she could think about was protecting her younger cousin.

On October 27th, 2020 Kara decided to be a hero like her cousin as she took on Leslie Wilis.

On December 4th, 2020, Clark put together a party for the entire team on Christmas, including Kara

#### New Protector

On January 10th, after Clark is exposed to a new synthetic type of Kryptonite, he started acting more aggressive to the point of not caring about anyone. Kal later goes to the White House in Washington,DC to show dominance, for he succeeds. After the effects took full control, he began to attack Metropolis for which had **Supergirl** and Martian Manhunter try to calm him down. When he calms down, the US government makes Superman "public enemy #1". Two weeks later after being tricked by Zod, Kara was pulled into the Phantom Zone and was later rescued by her cousin Kal-El.

#### Leaving Earth

After Kara and Clark fought Zod, Kara collapsed. It was later revealed that after they stopped Zod, she was exposed to synthesized lead which weakened Kara. Clark later put Kara in a Kryptonian pod which put him in deep space. While traveling in space, Kara gave a long sad look at her necklace before a wormhole unexpectedly opened up right in her direct course. She barely had any time to react to this as her pod flew into it and she was whisked away to an unknown space. The wormhole then closed up behind her. The wormhole that Kara entered was actually what is known as a "disturbance" which propelled her forward in time, she arrived back on planet Earth but in the 31st century.

#### Returning to Earth

In October 2021, a portal opened up with the same ship coming out with Kara exiting the ship wearing more advanced clothing than what she wore when she left Earth.

#### The Reign of Darkseid

During the Reign of Darkseid, Kara as well as everyone on Earth-0 except for seven specific heroes became affected by the Anti-Life Equation, only to be freed two weeks later after the Justice League stopped Darkseid. Prior to this, she was forced by the equation to fight the league.

#### Angry Side

After fighting Conner Kent, Clark was forced to kick his cousin off the team until she can contain her anger. About two weeks later, she left Earth with a note saying that she doesn't belong there anymore.

#### Krypton's last fragment

Kara went back to Argo City. Apparently she needs quiet time.

#### Alternate reality

There was shown to be another version of Kara in Kal-El's vision created by a Black Mercy.

## Personality

Before and after krypton's destruction, all Kara cared about was protecting her younger cousin, Kal-El.

## Powers and abilities

#### Powers

* **Kryptonian physiology:** Normally, like all Kryptonians, Kara's capabilities are no greater than a normal human of her physical conditioning. However, once charged by the energy spectrum of a yellow sun, she becomes able to perform various inhuman feats.
	+ **Solar energy absorption:** While Kara's powers are dependent on the energy spectrum from a yellow sun, her body is able to constantly and passively absorb such energy while exposed to it, essentially keeping her reserves fully charged near-constantly. Direct exposure to the light of a yellow sun will also accelerate her recovery from any injuries she does manage to sustain.
		- **Accelerated healing factor:** Kara's metabolism is tremendously enhanced by solar energy, allowing accelerated healing abilities and burning calories at a superhuman rate, making her practically immune to becoming fat or obese.
	+ **Flight:** Kara is able to manipulate her own gravitational field to generate thrust and propel herself through the air, often at hyper-sonic speeds.
	+ **Heat vision:** By concentrating every solar energy reserve she has in her body, Kara can emit blue energy beams of variable intensity and temperature from her eyes. Due to her control over the beams, she has demonstrated being capable of burning through stone and welding metal, causing small explosions and fires, disintegrating meteors, melting very deep in the ground while weakened drastically by kryptonite and physically repelling enemies with similar durability making it useful in combat.
	+ **Invulnerability:** Kara is essentially invulnerable to all Earthly weapons, with bullets simply ricocheting whenever they come into contact with her skin.
	+ **Super senses:** Kara has super senses, including super vision and super hearing.
		- **Super vision:** As a Kryptonian, Kara is able to see very far distances, presumably low superhuman levels. She is even able to see clearly in the dark.
			* **X-ray vision:** Kara has the ability to see through objects.
			* **Superhuman hearing:** Kara has super-sensitive ears that can perfectly pick up sounds from miles away and even through structures.
			* **Infrared Vision**: Supergirl can see with better acuity in darkness, and to a degree in total darkness.
		- **Super speed:** Kara possesses the ability to move at hyper-sonic speeds, both through flight and on foot.
			* **Super reflexes:** Kara's reflexes are so fast, she can respond to attacks within seconds.
		- **Super strength:** Kara's strength is enhanced under a yellow sun, enough to easily kill a normal human if she were to attack them directly.
		- **Superhuman stamina:** Kara can run, fight or fly for long periods of time, without getting tired.
		- **Longevity:** As a Kryptonian and the powers that gain from the yellow sun, Kara's life span is considerably longer than a normal human and likewise ages much slower.

#### Former powers

* **Precognition**: This is the only ability that is unique to Kara as her cousin doesn't possess this power. It's theorized by Lex Luthor that she has this power from the buildup of residual energy from the Phantom Zone the first time. So, she now possesses the power to perceive information about future places or events before they happen. After defeating General Zod, Kara used up the remaining temporal energy.

### Abilities

* **Genius-level intellect/Expert tactician/Leader:** Due to growing up in an advanced civilization, Kara has vast knowledge about other alien species, as well as their abilities and heritage.
* **Skilled hand to hand combat:** Ever since Joining the team, Kara has learned from J'onn how to defend herself better against opponents.

### Weaknesses

#### Current weaknesses

* **Kryptonite:** Like all Kryptonians, even while empowered, Kara is vulnerable to the exposure of Kryptonite, a radioactive mineral from her home planet Krypton. Depending on the nature of the said Kryptonite, it will cause a different adverse affect on her;
	+ **Green Kryptonite:** Green Kryptonite not only physically hurts Kara, but also it weakens her physical attributes; making her equivalent to that of a normal human. If exposed to enough green kryptonite for too long, it will eventually kill her.
	+ **Silver Kryptonite:** If exposed to Silver Kryptonite, it will cause Kara to go in a deep and frightful hallucination where nothing from the outside world can stir her out of it until it leaves her system.
* **Vulnerability to magic:** Kara's biomatrix is her most powerful asset, but the strength of this field is also its greatest weakness. Its permeability to certain wavelengths makes her vulnerable to certain radiations, particularly magical energies whose chaotic electromagnetic or extra dimensional signatures disrupt this force field. Supergirl's vulnerability to magic varies depending upon the special effects of the magic. She can be injured and worn down by magical entities. Magic can have powerful and unpredictable effects on Supergirl and her magical enemies have often proven to be the most dangerous.

#### Former weaknesses

* **Limited control**: After gaining the ability of precognition, Kara has little control over that power. She needs help with usage of the Vibe Device. After she lost her ability to see possible futures, she no longer has this weakness.

### Equipment

#### Current equipment

* **Supergirl suit**: Since Kara wanted to be a hero like her cousin, she wanted her own suit. The suit that is used by Kara, is based on the same design as the second superman suit, but it includes a smaller House of El's coat of arms emblazoned on her chest, moreover, tights and over-the-knee red boots have been added.
* Legion Ring: After returning to Earth, Kara is seen wearing a golden ring.

#### Former equipment

* Vibe Device: After learning that Kara has little control for her precognition powers, Lex Luthor built a device that channels the residual Phantom Zone temporal energy.

## Appearances

### *Man Of Steel*

#### Season 1

* For the Man Who Has Everything (illusion)
* The rise of Intergang

#### Season 2

* Replication
* Bug Off
* Lightning or Thunder
* Adventures of Superman
* Bloodsport
* Scream of the Banshee
* Phantom Kryptonian
* The Brave
* Most Deadliest Toy
* True Colours
* A world without Superman
* Meet Mister Mxyzptlk
* Silver Machine
* Phantom Zone
* Return Of Superman
* Shrapnel Bomb
* General Zod (mentioned)
* Supergirl
* Martian Scum
* Luthor
* Two sides of the same species
* Domination
* New Krypton

#### Season 3

* Last Daughter of Krypton
* Legionaries
* Man or Machine
* Good and Parasite (mentioned)
* The Light is in
* It takes Humanity
* Dominator
* The Kryptonian Way
* Electrical Tension
* The speed of thought
* Red Faced
* Human For A Day
* Back to the 31st century
* Role Reversal
* Stronger Together (mentioned)
* Legends
* Spark the light
* Cause and Effect
* Till We Collapse
* Golden Ring
* Superfriends Forever

#### Season 4

* Into the Void
* Friend or Foe
* Bizarro (mentioned)
* Childish Things
* Cadmus
* Dancing with the Luthors
* Justice War Part l
* The Book of Superfriends
* Metropolis Strong (mentioned)
* Project K
* Blood Bonds
* All for Nothing
* Honor Thy Luthor (mentioned)
* New Awakenings part l
* New Awakenings Part ll
* Crossed Wires (mentioned)
* Null and Annoyed (mentioned)
* Dawn of Injustice (mentioned)
* Finish Line

#### Season 5

* A world without S (mentioned)
* Not-Happy Thanksgiving
* Fighting Live with Wire (mentioned)

## Quotes

* "my name is Kara zor-el and I'm also from Krypton. Kal, do you not remember me I am your cousin"- bug off
* "Clark I can't handle the fact that you want to sacrifice yourself all the time"- Phantom Kryptonian
* "Clark I want a suit... oh come on you get a super suit least you could do is give it to your older cousin"- scream of the banshee

## Behind the scenes

* Kara Zor-El debuted in *Action Comics* #252 (May 1959) as the cousin of Superman, who was rocketed from Argo City before its destruction. She later died in the *Crisis on Infinite Earths* (October 1985) event. Kara was later re-introduced into the DC continuity in *Superman/Batman #8* (2004). She was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino.