Kara Danvers (Arrowverse)

### Goals

Defend National City (along with the rest of Earth-38) from both alien and human threats
Occasionally go to Earth-1 to assist Team Arrow, Team Flash, and The Legends to defend against threats they can't handle without someone with her powers and skill set.

### Romances

Mon-El (ex-boyfriend)
James Olsen (ex-boyfriend)

### Affiliations

CatCo Worldwide Media
D.E.O. (in secret; formerly)
Superfriends (in secret)
Midvale Newspaper (formerly)
Noonan's (formerly)

### Possessions

Supergirl Suit
NanoTech Anti-Kryptonite suit
Glasses (formerly)
Legion ring
Lead-based glasses (formerly)
Interdimensional extrapolator
Yellow sun grenade
Disperal device
Protective suit
Earpieces

**Kara Zor-El**, known in Earth as **Kara Danvers**, is the tritagonist of the Arrowverse, debuting as the titular main protagonist of the television series, *Supergirl* and a supporting character in *The Flash*, *Arrow* and *Legends of Tomorrow*.

Born Kara Zor-El, she was sent out to Earth to look after her infant cousin Kal-El but was trapped in stasis within the Phantom Zone for twenty-four years after Krypton's destruction sent a shock wave that knocked her pod off course. When she arrived, Kara was adopted by the Danvers, and by the time she reached adulthood, was working at CatCo Worldwide Media as the CEO's secretary. After saving a plane that was carrying Alex, she was soon recognized as National City's protector, dubbed **Supergirl** by Cat Grant, as well as being called the "Girl of Steel" and the "Last Daughter of Krypton." She has become one of the world's greatest heroes, revered for her kindness and will to help others. She is the leader of the Super Friends and an ally to the Legion, the Bat Team, Team Arrow, team Flash and the Legends Of Tomorrow.

## History

### Changes in the new multiverse

* Kara has been regarded as a beloved national hero, alongside Superman and has Lex and Lena Luthor as her number one fans. However, this is a ruse, as they hate her.
* She and The Flash have done numerous crossovers and is known to the public.
* In the new Multiverse, young Kara's life remained mostly the same; however, she encountered a time-traveling Nia Nal and QUerl Dox, her future friends and teammates.
* Her best friend, Kenny Li was alive and never murdered by the local sheriff.

## Personality

It is revealed during the Anti-Monitor crisis that because of her optimism, integrity and ability to inspire others, Kara is the designated **Paragon of Hope**, showing no matter what, her optimism persists.

As a child, Kara only wanted to become a hero like her cousin, Kal-El despite everyone telling her "no." However, she was still at a young age and her adoptive parents wanted Kara to have a normal life. As she grew older, Kara accepted Earth as her home planet and chose to live the life of a normal person. However, even before she became a hero, Kara always had the fight in her, often pointing out that she has the same poewrs as Clark does.

She initially had a cold relationship with her sister, Alex, who initially blamed her for her dad's disappearance. However, the girls bonded after solving their mutual friend, Kenny Li's murder and Alex was downgraded. Despite the distance, Kara still remained in close contact with Clark, often emailing him and visiting each other once in a while.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Kryptonian Physiology:** Kara Zor-El is one of the most powerful beings in the entire multiverse who originated from a race that lived on the planet, Krypton. She became a resourceful hero, using both her powers and her strong will. However, like all Kryptonains, Kara has no powers when living on Krypton or coming to Argo City because both locations absorbed the solar energy of a red star. The same principals are relied upon when Kara is exposed to the energy of a blue star, which will render her powerless like a red sun. Instead, Kara relied on the average abilities of comparable with that of a human. However, when she is living on Earth or in the proximity of a yellow sun or at least, the equivalent of yellow solar energy, Kara is granted superpowers. The only weapon capable of harming her is kryptonite, a radioactive rock found on Kara's homeworld.
	+ **Solar energy absorption**: When under the effects of a yellow sun, Kara gains immeasurable powers and incredible strength. However, Kara can lose her powers if she exhausts her power. After her fight with the Red Tornado, Kara lost most of her powers due to her exhaustion fighting the robot. According to Harry Wells, if Kara or any other Kryptonian takes in excessive amounts of solar energy, then it would act like a cancer and eventually kill her. This is precisely what happened with Kara's Earth-X counterpart, who exhausted herself with too much solar radiation intake. After her battle with Red Daughter, she is shown to be able to take the solar energy out of plants to recharge herself.
		- **Accelerated healing factor:** Due to Kara's metabolism being tremendously enhanced, she is able to heal faster than a normal humans. However, like Barry Allen, Kara burns calories at a superhuman rate, making her immune to obesity. She healed after being struck by an alien war hammer.
			* **Contamination immunity:** Kara is immune to all poisons, diseases, and illnesses. According to Cat, Kara never gets sick, which is why she was surprised that Kara sneezed and was sick for an entire day. When she was facing Pestilence, the world killer's virus wasn't effective on Kara until she was scratched on her arms and face by the Worldkiller multiple times
		- **Flight:** Kara is able to manipulate the gravitational field around her and grant her the ability to fly quickly. She moved around Earth twice in a second and go from National City to Kaznia very quickly.
			* **Sleep flight:** Kara flies in her sleep
			* **Levitation**: Kara can levitate in the air
		- **Invulnerability**
			* **Self-Sustenance**
			* **Extreme heat resistance**
			* **Atmospheric adaptation**
		- **Reverse photosynthesis**
		- **Enhanced senses**
			* **Enhanced hearing:** Kara can hear sounds from a mile away. During her first time at school, Kara inactively used this power when she could hear every student's conversations with their friends. It was very difficult for her at first, but Kara managed to master this power if she focused on one single sound. By the time she was an adult, Kara managed to master the power by focusing on a specific sound. When she is supergirl, Kara often listens in on other people's conversations to see which one poses as a threat. She also used this power in order to hear for Alex's voice, which is how she was able to rescue her sister from a corrupted sheriff and later, Kara's aunt Astra. However, if exposed to sound dampening technoloy, Kara feels pain and the screams of Silver Banshee emitted a sound sou loud that it caused Kara's ears to bleed.
			* **Enhanced Vision:** Kara's vision has been enhanced greater than that of a normal human and first manifested when Kara was starting school on Earth. She was overwhelmed with her new surroundings and started seeing the other students' skeletons and overhearing everyone with her enhanced hearing. To make things easier for her, Jeremiah gave Kara lead-lined glasses so that way she would not be overwhelmed by her X-ray vision.
				+ **Heat Vision:** Kara can emit beams of heat from her eyes, which she normally uses to burn things in place.
				+ Microscopic vision: Kara is able to see microscopic objects or people. She can also see people from miles away and uses this to catch criminals or save a life.
				+ Night vision: As Supergirl, Kara has the ability to see in the dark.
					- X-ray vision: Kara has the power to see through walls and other objects. She also uses it to scan people like an X-ray machine, checking others of their wound. However, she cannot see through anything if it is lined with lead.
						* Enhanced smelling: Kara is able to smell from long distances.
			* **Freeze breath:**
			* **Superhuman speed:**
			* **Accelerated perception:**
			* **Superhuman reflexes:**
			* **Time deceleration:**
			* **Superhuman strength:**
				+ **Thunderclap:**
			* **Superhuman jumping/Leaping:**
			* **Superhuman stamina:**
			* **Extended longevity:**
			* **Telepathy immunity:** Kara is immune to most of telepathic powers and abilities. However,
			* **Power bestowal via electricity:**
* **Abilities via Legion Ring:** Kara was given Mon-El's ring when she and Mon-El were visiting Argo City.
	+ **Flight:** Kara was able to fly without the use of a yellow sun.
	+ **Telepathic immunity:** Kara is more stronger resistance against telepathic powers than her original one.
	+ **Oxygen independence:** Kara is able to travel into space.
		- **Time travel:** Kara was able to travel through space and time through a portal if she finds a temporal discrepancy.

### Abilities

* **Genius-level intellect**\*\***Expert tactician**
	+ **Leader:**
	+ **Eidetic memory:**
	+ **Expert investigator/Journalism:**
	+ **Skilled engineer:**
	+ **Multilingualism:** Kara is capable of fluently speaking English and Kryptonese. She also knows some Kaznian-dialect Russian, French, and Spanish.
* **Expert hand-to-hand combatant:**
* **Singing:** Kara has shown to be a very talented singer
* **Dancing:** Kara is a talented dancer,
* **Meditation:** Kara is familiar with Kryptonian meditation
* **Indomitable will/High tolerance for pain:**

## Relationships

### Lois Lane

Lois Lane is Kara's cousin-in-law due to marrying her paternal cousin Clark Kent and the closest thing Lois will have to a sister-in-law. In late 2015, when Supergirl appeared in National City for the first time, Lois, along with Clark, was said to furiously be working on getting an exclusive with the superheroine. When Kara eventually met Lois Lane through Clark, she was presumably told that Kara Danvers and Supergirl were the same person. Rather than seeing her as a topic for discussion and interviewing, Lois came to treat Kara like a sister due to the former's damaged relationship with Lucy.

They both delight in teasing Clark and helping each other out. In elseworld, Kara states she knows better than to stand against Lois Lane, of all people. When she also learned they were having a child, Kara was elated and congratulated Lois and Clark with giving the former a celebratory hug.

### Jonathan and his brother

When Kara learns that Lois was pregnant with her and Clark's first child, she was elated for them both. Because of her relationship with Clark and Lois, Kara and Jonathan possibly have an aunt and nephew relationship as well.

### Barry Allen

Barry is one of Cara's closest friends outside of the Super Friends and one of her chief allies. He is also her teammate and leader of the Crisis team. Dubbed "World's Finest," Kara and Barry meet when Barry had ran so fast trying to catch up with his enemy, Zoom and went to Earth-38. He saw Kara falling to her death after being disoriented from Silver Banshee's scream. However when Kara revealed she was the superhero Supergirl, Barry revealed himself as the Flash when he realized no one would no who he was on that Earth. The two immediately bonded, much better than when Barry met Oliver (The other member of the Trinity). Barry was both surprised and amazed that she was an alien. In turn, Kara was amazed by his metahuman physiology and his powers. They teamed up together to fight the Silver Banshee, building a lifelong relationship built on a close friendship and trust. Since then, Kara revealed she will always trust Barry, despite his confession he had messed up the timeline, creating Flashpoint.

### Lucy Lane

Lucy and Kara first met when she was about to reveal her feelings for James when she discovers he and Lucy are dating. Despite this news, Kara and Lucy are very friendly with each other despite the obvious. However, as Supergirl, Lucy was initially unimpressed with the young heroine and somewhat rude and condescending to her, such as doubting Supergirl could handle around with the Red Tornado. However, Lucy's opinions of Supergirl changes when the latter saves her life from the Red Tornado in "Red-Faced."

After Cat Grant was cyber attacked and the Daily Planet begins publishing her private emails, Kara, Winn and James go to Lucy for legal advice, which she provides. With Lucy's, Winn and James' help, Kara exposes Cat's rival, Dirk.

After Lucy quit working for CatCo Worldwide Media, she returned to the military and encountered Supergirl again. After J'onn and Alex Danvers were arrested and set to project Cadmus, Kara was forcedrevealed her identity in order to convince Lucyto help save her sister and J'onn. Despite initially being angry with this, Lucy was convinced to help Kara save her sister and father figure. At the end of the rescue mission, Lucy realized that Kara and others have secret identities because they protecting and thinking of the ones they love. After Alex and J'onn were forced to go on the run, Kara gracefully accepted Lucy as the temporary director of the DEO and truly has a better relationship with Lucy than she does with Sam.

After season 1 Lucy disappears from the storyline and it is Currently unknown how Cara feels about Lucy's distance from Lois, who Kara is extremely close to entreats like a sister.

### Oliver Queen

Of the three main leads, Oliver and Kara didn't meet each other until the crossover event, "Invasion,"which took place in 2016, three years since Oliver became the Arrow. However, when they first met, Oliver was mistrusting of Supergirl, as he usually is when he meets people. Despite their differences both the Oliver and Kara stood by Barry when everyone else doubted him when they learned of Flashpoint. In the third act Oliver tried sidelining her but his opinions of Kara changed when she saved his life from a dominator. This earned her Oliver's respect and he apologized to her for his uncalled for behavior.

During Crisis on Earth X, Kara "noted" that Oliver does not have super speed and was disgusted to learn that she and Oliver are married on another planet, accidentally offending him and shocked that Oliver created synthetic Kryptonite arrows in case of an evil version of her showed up.

By 2018, Oliver states that even though he didn't know Kara as much as he knows Barry, he knows the type of person she really is: a brave and selfless hero. After learning that Supergirl and The Flash would be killed in an upcoming crisis, Oliver chose to make a deal with The Monitor in order to ensure his two friends survived. After waking up when the Paragons and Oliver restarted the multiverse, Kara was devastated to learn that Oliver died saving them. Because of this, Kara joined the Crisis Team and continued to protect the world, in Oliver's honor, showing how much he impacted her and other superheroes' lives

## Trivia

* In the comics, Kara is still a teenager instead of a young woman. However, her Linda Danvers incarnation is a young woman.
* Winn was the second of Kara's friends to know her identity as Supergirl. The first is Jimmy Olsen, who was told by Superman who she was.
* This is a third live-action version of the character.
* In most stories, Kara is a teenager as opposed to a young woman.
* During Krypton's destruction, Kara was only 13 years old.
* In the Trinity during the Pre-Anti-Monitor Crisis which consists of her, Oliver and Barry, Kara was the only one who: didn't originate from Earth One, female and didn't make it to Season 8.
* There didn't seem to be an Earth-1 counterpart for Kara, at least according to John Deegan. However, given Harry Welles' explanation that there is a Krypton in several Earths, it's possible she may have one. There are several implications she may have one.
	+ first of that characters from other realities have different names than other counterparts, Kara may have a different name on Earth-1. This is the case for Jay Garrick, who is the doppleganger of Henry Allen from Earth-3, but has a different name.
	+ Another possibility for Kara to have an Earth-1 counterpart comes from the fact that she also has an Earth-X counterpart, which also contains an Earth X version of Oliver Queen.
	+ Another explanation would be Kara died during the destruction of Krypton or she is living on Krypton, with the possibility of it never being destroyed.
	+ The fourth and final reason is that she simply does not have a counterpart, like intended.
* Kara had five love interests: Kenny Li (in the New multiverse), Winn Schott (before rejoicing they were better off as friends), Adam Foster, James Olsen, Mon-El, and William Dey. Sara Lance, Mick Rory, and Mxyzptlk have expressed interest in her and she has had four other ex-boyfriends.
* She is physically 25, the same age that Barry Allen was when his series began. However, she is chronologically 49 due to being trapped in the Phantom Zone for 24 years since age of 13 and her unique physiology to more slower than humans
* Despite being annoyed by people who compare her to her cousin, Superman, Kara and Clark both have several similarities with each other: both their birth named start with a "K" (Kara, Kal-El), have the same powers as him, they both lost their families during Krypton's destruction, ended up on Earth, were raised by a human family and wear glasses to conceal their identity. They are also reporters of two separate companies, the *Daily Planet* and CatCo and enemy with a Luthor sibling (Lena and Lex). However, the differences are Kara's biological parents are still alive and while Clark's and Lex's relationship remains strained, Kara and Lena eventually reconcile.
* Kara is seen in 6 crossovers: *World's Finest, Invasion!, Duet, Crisis on Earth-X Elseworlds, Crisis on Infinite Earths.*
* Kara had also appeared in the Earth- Prime comics, where she finally meets Barry's children and Oliver's daugher, Mia.
* Kara is extremely close with her cousin-in-law, Lois, with the former treating the latter as a sister because of her own strained relationship with Lucy
* Of all Kara's relationships, fans were dead set at the Kara/Lena pairing as it evolved.
* Barry was the first individual Kara met from another Earth.

* Kara enjoys the TV shows *Homeland*, *Orphan Black*, *Game of Thrones*, and *The Wire*. She also adores Star Wars and musicals (especially *The Wizard of Oz*.)

* Her favorite dessert is Eliza's homemade chocolate pecan pie

## Navigation

*Arrow*
**Oliver Queen/Green Arrow** • John Diggle • Felicity Smoak • Thea Queen • Laurel Lance (Earth-1) • Quentin Lance • Sara Lance • Shado • Nyssa al Ghul • Lyla Michaels/Harbinger • Curtis Holt • Rene Ramirez • Rory Regan • Dinah Drake • Laurel Lance (Earth-2) • Roy Harper • Malcolm Merlyn • Slade Wilson • Helena Bertinelli • Anatoly Knyazev • Vigilante • Mia Queen • Connor Hawke • William Clayton • Zoe Ramirez • Monitor

*The Flash* (CW)
**Heroes:** **Barry Allen/The Flash** • David Singh • Iris West-Allen • Cisco Ramon • Caitlin Snow • Joe West • Detective Eddie Thawne • Wally West • Jesse Chambers Wells • Harry Wells • Jay Garrick/The Flash • H.R. Wells • Ralph Dibny • Nora West-Allen • Harrison Sherloque Wells • Leo Snart • Kamilla Hwang • Allegra Garcia • Chester P. Runk • Nash Wells • Bart Allen • Monitor
**Rogues:** Eobard Thawne

*Vixen/The Ray: Freedom Fighters*
**Mari McCabe/Vixen • Ray Terrill** • Kuasa

*Legends of Tomorrow*
**Sara Lance/White Canary** • Ray Palmer • Mick Rory • Leonard Snart • Rip Hunter • Jefferson Jackson • Martin Stein • Wally West • Leo Snart • John Constantine • Ava Sharpe • Gary Green • Nate Heywood • Zari Tarazi • Damien Darhk • Nora Darhk • Amaya Jiwe • Charlie • Monitor • Esperanza Cruz

*Supergirl*
****Kara Danvers/Supergirl**** • Alex Danvers • James Olsen • Winn Schott • Cat Grant • J'onn J'onnz • Lena Luthor • Maggie Sawyer • Mon-El • M'gann M'orzz • Querl Dox • Nia Nal • Kelly Olsen • Monitor • Clark Kent • Lois Lane • Lucy Lane • Sam Lane

*Black Lightning*
**Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning** • Jennifer Pierce • Anissa Pierce • Lynn Stewart • Peter Gambi • Bill Henderson • Khalil Payne • Grace Choi • Jeremiah Holt • Brandon Marshall • TC • Gardner Grayle • Erica Moran • Hassan Shakur

*Batwoman*
**Kate Kane/Batwoman** • **Ryan Wilder/Batwoman** • Luke Fox • Mary Hamilton • Jacob Kane • Sophie Moore • Julia Pennyworth • Monitor

*Superman & Lois*
**Clark Kent/Superman** • **Lois Lane** • Jordan Kent • Jonathan Kent II • Sam Lane • Lana Lang Cushing • Kyle Cushing • Sarah Cushing • Chrissy Beppo • John Henry Irons • Lucy Lane

*The Flash* (CBS)
**Barry Allen (Earth-90)** • Julio Mendez (Earth-90) • Tina McGee (1990s Flash Series)

Crossovers
Clark Kent (Earth-167) • Lois Lane (Earth-167) • Superman (Earth-96) • Barry Allen (unknown Earth) • Helena Kyle • Lucifer Morningstar

Organizations
A.R.G.U.S. • D.E.O. • Justice Society of America • Paragons • Team Supergirl
See Also
Dawn Allen, Don Allen, Jenni Ognats, Irey West, Linda Park-West, Jai West, Cobalt Blue (DC), Reverse-Flash (Daniel West), Kid Flash (Wallace R. West)

Heroes
**Comics**: Oliver Queen/Green Arrow • Connor Hawke/Green Arrow • Dinah Lance/Black Canary • Emiko Queen • Roy Harper • Mia Dearden • John Diggle • Felicity Smoak • Lian Harper • Henry Fyff • Eddie Fyers • Cissie-King Jones/Arrowette • Bruce Wayne/Batman • Hal Jordan/Green Lantern • Green Arrows of the World • Dodger • Brave Bow • Moira Queen • Vic Sage/The Question • Robert Queen • Sin • Walter Steele

**Arrowverse:** **Oliver Queen/Green Arrow** • John Diggle/Spartan • Felicity Smoak/Overwatch • Roy Harper/Arsenal • Thea Queen/Speedy • Laurel Lance/Black Canary (Earth-1) • Dinah Drake/Black Canary II • Laurel Lance/Black Canary III (Earth-2) • Mia Queen • William Clayton • Quentin Lance/Detective • Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog • Rory Regan/Ragman • Nyssa al Ghul • Curtis Holt • Lyla Michaels • Zoe Ramirez • John Diggle Jr. • Iris West-Allen • Sara Lance • Ray Palmer • Barry Allen • **Kara Danvers/Supergirl** • J'onn J'onzz • Iris West • Cisco Ramon • Caitlin Snow • Frost • Harrison Wells • Joe West • Mick Rory • Alex Danvers • Clark Kent • Lois Lane • Kate Kane • Nate Heywood • Zari Tomaz • Amaya Jiwe

Villains
**Comics:** Onomatopoeia

The Flash (CW)
**Heroes:** Barry Allen • Cisco Ramon • Caitlin Snow • **Kara Danvers** • Oliver Queen • Sara Lance
**Villains:** Eobard Thawne

**Main Protagonists:** Sara Lance
**Supporting Cast:**Oliver Queen (Arrowverse) • **Kara Danvers (Arrowverse)** • Barry Allen
**Main Villains:** Vandal Savage

Superman • Lois Lane • Lex Luthor (DC Extended Universe) • Batman (DC Extended Universe) • Martian Manhunter (DC Extended Universe) • Wonder Woman • Cyborg • The Flash • Alfred Pennyworth

Arrowverse
Clark Kent (Earth-38 • Earth-167 • Earth-TUD25) **Kara Danvers** • Lois Lane]] (Earth-Prime • Earth-TUD25) • Martian Manhunter • Alex Danvers