Audrey Thomas (Pre-Crisis)

* Black Canary
* Civilian

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**As Black Canary**

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The rambunctious singer **Audrey Thomas** handles most of her problems as the savage combatant known as **Black Canary.** Raised by a father who was the son of the original Black Canary, Audrey activated her metagene while performing with her band on stage. After discovering her grandmother's JSA paraphernalia in their Seattle home, Audrey donned her grandmother's suit and became the vigilante Black Canary.

Hiding her identity from her father, Audrey went on many adventures and assist local Roseland hero, **Grifter** in many villain fights and begin a romantic entanglement with him. She helped take down Captain Murphy, but her time to shine came when she was recruited by **Batman** to join **The Outsiders**, becoming a founding member alongside Grifter and **Mister Terrific**. Here, she would fight **Harrison King** and travel to the 31st Century to combat **Mongul** with **The Legion**.

Recently, Audrey and Grifter discovered that The Thomas Mob Family and Captain Murphy worked together. After barely escaping Captain Murphy who discovered she was spying, Audrey reported this information to Demetrius. The three of them learned that it had something to do with a woman who had recently set up shop in Roseland named **Veronica De la Vega**. Leading her to have a sneaking suspicion that this had something to do with Harrison King.

## **Attributes**

### **Powers**

**Metagene Biology**: After awakening her metagene whilst performing at a concert, Audrey quickly learned that she was one of the few people in the world who possess this gene. Later, she discovered more about her heritage as her grandmother was the original Black Canary and had a sonic scream collar. Mister Terrific posited that her abilities manifested like her grandmother's because of the situation she was in and her legacy. While initially off-putting by the fact that her powers could just randomly give her abilities, she soon came to terms with them as she saw how Angelo handled his own powers. This gave her hope for superheroes and metahumans' future.

* **Superhuman Physiology**: As occurs repeatedly, all metahumans get a fundamental boost in their physical abilities. Audrey's strength is higher than Angelo's but just below Grifter, making her formidable. She can bend steel, break guns in half, and throw punches strong enough to break bone. She once shattered someone's hand by blocking their fist with an open palm. Her durability is also enhanced, but varies depending on who attacks her. She can take hits from regular individuals with little to no pain, but she is weaker than them when it comes to metahumans. Her senses, agility, speed, and stamina have all been heightened to superhuman levels.

* **Sonic Scream/"Canary Cry"**: Audrey's chief ability is her signature sonic scream. It is the most destructive ability in Audrey's arsenal and one of the most aggressive attributes of The Outsiders. After testing with Mister Terrific, Audrey discovered that her maximum sound output per decibel is 194. This is grossly past the point of physical pain for one human to endure. Audrey's sonic scream could bend metal by its sheer concussive force and also shatter skulls if used directly on a person. When she used this ability on Mongul, he nearly collapsed in pain, but when the attack was interrupted, his ears bled, and Saturn Girl commented on how if she had continued, he could have died, but it would have taken a long time.

### **Abilities**

* **Supreme Combatant**: Very few, alive or dead, can rival Audrey in hand-to-hand combat; one of them is her trusted friend. Audrey has been trained in a variety of martial arts since she could walk by her father. This training began as a fear response as her father lost his mother due to gang violence. Since they moved to Seattle, gang violence is all there is. She mastered Boxing and Jiujutsu, as well as Taekwondo, Muay Thai, and Karate thanks to him. Her father instilled the concept of "jack of all trades, master of none," which allowed Audrey to learn a lot about all types of combat but only master the ones she wanted to. Her combat prowess is so exemplary that she stalemated Demetrius and easily defeated Andrew and Angelo. In the 31st century, she defeated Karate Kid, which impressed the entire Legion. Demetrius ranks Audrey among the top five combatants in the world, but her hot-headedness holds her back from being in the top three.

* **Experienced Acrobat**: A skill Audrey gained later in life, she has shown remarkable ability in traversing urban areas. Her aptitude for traversal is impressive, as she could keep up with Demetrius and Angelo, who flew while she ran. To further this point, Audrey gained a grappling hook from Andrew, which she uses. This allows her to jump off tall buildings with grace and ease. These feats are why Angelo calls her "The Woman Without Fear."

### **Weaknesses**

* **Hot-Headedness**: This is less of a literal weakness and more of an exploitative fault. Audrey tends to go off the handle under certain circumstances. Her father taught her not to take **shit** from anyone, and this was taken to the extreme after gaining her metagene. This is not to be confused with arrogance. Audrey will launch into a shouting match or skip straight to combat, which hinders her growth as a hero when provoked. This affects her vigilantism and personal life. She has made snide comments about Saturn Girl at Angelo's expense and almost fought her several times. When The Outsiders traveled to the 31st Century to help the Legion fight Mongul. Audrey jumped into the fray while Demetrius formulated a plan, and this choice nearly cost her dearly.

## **Paraphernalia**

### **Equipment**

* **The Canary Suit MK. III**: The original Canary suit was a simple biker jacket, shorts, leggings and boots. However, it proved to be effective enough during her first year as a hero. However, she would eventually switch to a suit made entirely of lightweight leather, with the chest piece zipping up to her neck. She also switched to a more durable biker jacket. Her current and most active suit is the one that Andrew designed. The suit comes with an open domino mask that adheres to skin based on a special substance but can be removed easily. The biker jacket is constructed from Cerberus material. This makes the jacket flameproof, bulletproof up to small calibers, and tearproof. Underneath the biker jacket is a corset-like, liquid armor-based shirt with straps covering the entire shoulder area. The fishnets are also made from Cerberus.

## **Notes**

* Audrey Thomas, and by extension, Europa exist outside of mainstream DC Universe continuity. Themselves, their stories, and other characters are unrelated and not connected to the DC Multiverse.

## **Trivia**

* Audrey prefers boxing over all of her other combat stances.
* Her father has claimed that Audrey can fend off an army but this was hyperbole.
* Her favorite movie is ***Fight Club***.
* Her band, Nosetalgia, got it's name from a Pusha-T song.
* She likes rap music but hates that it is Demetrius and Angelo's primary genre.
* Audrey has forced Andrew to watch ***The Princess Bride*** more than seven times.
* Audrey considers Andrew her best friend.

## **References**

1. ↑ Take To Your Leader
2. ↑ The Lonesome Crowded West
3. ↑ I Was On A Mountain
4. ↑ The Powers That B
5. ↑ The Next Episode