Naomi McDuffie
Naomi McDuffie is a female comic superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Naomi McDuffie was a female human from another Earth within the Multiverse. Her Earth was similar to the Prime Universe one except for a few differences. After years of human environmental abuse, the Earth's ozone layer collapsed. Following the ozone layer's destruction, an undiscovered radiation leaked onto the Earth's surface which had previously been kept at bay. The radiation was responsible for imbuing 29 random people with god-like power across the planet. Some of these people intended to use their newfound power to rule the world with others looking to stop them. A civil war erupted between the two factions where after a month of conflict 14 of their number had been killed. In response, 7 more came to leave the planet in disgust leaving only 8 to stay behind on the ruined Earth where they forged a truce to prevent their world's complete destruction. By this point, the powered beings came to fin that none of them could procreate or have children until Naomi's mother miraculously gave birth to her. This saw one of the powered warlords named Zumbado looking to end Naomi's life to prove his own superiority amongst the others. To save their daughter, Naomia's parents gained the aid of a woman named Akira where they made preparation for their daughters escape. (Naomi v1 #5)
Her parents allies brought Naomi to the Prime Universe where she was discovered and adopted by Greg McDuffie along with his wife Jen McDuffie in the small town of Port Oswego. Naomi grew up not knowing anything about her childhood and grew up believing that she was an ordinary girl. (Naomi v1 #5)
Naomi lives an ordinary life in her hometown raised by Greg and his human wife, who knows about her husband's secrets, until Superman crashes through the center of town in a battle with Mongul. This prompts a couple of citizens to talk about the previous time the town had an encounter with otherworldly beings. Having learned that the date of the incident was also the day she was adopted, Naomi questions whether she has a connection to superheroes and begins looking into her origins. Greg then revealed his own origins to Naomi, before telling her about her arrival on Earth-0. He gives Naomi a device he found with her, which contains a message from her birth mother, and awakens her superpowers. Shortly afterward, Zumbado arrives and takes Naomi back to their original world, which has been devastated under his rule. Naomi fights Zumbado to avenge her birth parents, and only narrowly manages to escape back to Earth-0.
As soon as she gained her powers, Naomi flew back into town where she met up with Annabelle. While Naomi was telling Annabelle everything that had happened, a portal opened and a large man stepped through. The man told Naomi that he had used her newly-discovered powers to lock onto her location and that Akira had sent him to bring her back to their world. Eager to see her birth world, Naomi followed the man through the portal. Naomi was shocked to discover that her birth world had been almost completely ravaged. The man revealed to Naomi that he was Zumbado, and that her parents had died a long time ago. After sometime talking with Zumbado, Naomi attacked him, determined to claim vengeance for her parents' deaths. Although she was incredibly powerful, Naomi was no match for Zumbado's greater experience, and she was quickly overwhelmed. It was then that she met Akira who urged her to return to Prime Earth as this was her parents wish and said that she would make sure that Zumbado could not find her. She then pushed Naomi through the portal though Zumbado made an attempted to crossover again but McDuffie punched him back to his Earth. (Naomi v1 #6)
Immediately after facing Zumbado, Naomi headed to Metropolis, the home of Superman, seeking some kind of mentor-ship from the Man of Steel. Eventually she crash-landed in a hot-dog stand outside the Daily Planet building where she was discovered by Superman. Upon seeing Superman, Naomi asked the Man of Steel for help, to which he gladly accepted. (Action Comics v1 #1015) Naomi and Superman flew to the Hall of Justice where she filled him in on what she knew about her powers and the incident with Zumbado. The Wonder Twins, who were interning at the Hall of Justice, gave Naomi a medical check up in the hopes of discovering the origin of her powers. She was also questioned by Dr. Ray Palmer, who wished to know which Earth she originated from in the Multiverse, a question which she could not answer. (Action Comics v1 #1015)
She was with her friends when she was approached by the notorious leader of Kahndaq namely Black Adam. At first, Naomi was prepared to fight him but Superman intervened where it was revealed that Black Adam had not come to attack her but to learn more about her origins. This was because Kahndaq was briefly attacked by a being called Brutus who was a superpowered inhabitant from Naomi's world. She was then brought to the Hall of Justice alongside Black Adam as the superheroes investigated the matter. From Naomi, they came to learn a bit about her home world though she said she had never seen this figure known as Brutus before. Another incident emerged on Earth when Brutus returned to attack Themyscira and Central City leading to a fight with Amazon Queen Hippolyta. The Justice League then decided to take the battle to Brutus and the other villains of his world with Naomi being asked to lead the way. The Flash came to modify his Cosmic Treadmill to transport Naomi, Black Adam and Justice League to McDuffie's homworld. (Justice League v4 #60)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Her father was noted to had been a software engineer where he liked playing strategy games which made him an outstanding wartime tactician. It was said that her biological parents had met one another on the battlefield where they came to find love amongst one another. (Naomi v1 #5)
Powers and abilities
She was the daughter of two super-powered humans who gained their abilities from strange cosmic radiation that empowered them on their Earth. They were said to had been given god-like power as a result of the Crisis that affected their world. Their child was unique as she was the first born of the empowered humans who had previously been incapable of procreating either amongst themselves or among normal humans. (Naomi v1 #5)
It was said that she had possessed Omega Level powers. (Young Justice v3 #20)
Naomi can use the energy to boost her attack power when she punches opponents. (Naomi v1 #6) She can also increase her attack power to be greater, by focusing more energy on her fist. This ability allows her to be able to fight enemies that cannot be touched by physical attacks and strike their 'real body' directly. (Action Comics v1 #1016) These energy punches were shown to be quite strong and capable of hurting even magical beings. (Justice League v4 #74) With an act of conscious will Naomi can channel her opponents energy directed at her and redirect it against them, she has dubbed this ability double punch as she could further charge her blows with this excess energy. Whilst using this ability, her attacks were shown to be strong enough to defeat even strong superpowered foes with a single punch. (Naomi: Season Two v1 #5)
Her parents had designed a special costume for her where she could use her powers. (Naomi v1 #5)
Notes
- Naomi McDuffie was created by Brian Michael Bendis, David F. Walker, and Jamal Campbell where she made her first appearance in Naomi v1 #1 (March, 2019).
In other media
Television
- In Naomi, Naomi McDuffie appeared in the setting of the live-action CW television series where she was portrayed by actress Kaci Walfall.
Video games
- In DC Legends, Naomi McDuffie appeared as a playable character in the setting of the mobile video game.
Appearances
- Naomi v1: (2019)
- Superman: (2019)
- Young Justice: (2019)
- Justice League v4: (2021)
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