Peek-a-Boo (DC)
Peek-a-Boo is a female comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Lashawn Baez was an African-American woman who was the daughter of Tomas Baez where they lived in the modern age at Central City. She was a medical student when her father went ill and needed a kidney transplant but found that she was not a compatible donor. In desperation, she decided to steal one but she was stopped by the Flash who returned the stolen donor organ. (The Flash v2 #180) After gaining her powers, she intended to become a hero but was labelled a criminal for her actions. (The Flash v2 #196)
When Gorilla Grodd attacked Iron Heights, Peek-a-Boo was able to escape along with many other Rogues. She then went to the Central City General Hospital in order to visit her father secretly but was discovered by Hunter Zolomon. Lashawn attempted to escape when a guard attempted to apprehend her and upon contact a small explosion was created in the area before she teleported away. (The Flash v2 #192) Peek-A-Boo then returned to the hospital when her fathers condition was deteriorating and she attempted to teleport him away from the police. Despite her efforts, her father died on the street outside with Lashawn grieving for him. She then attempted to escape with the Flash touching her as she teleported with the resultant explosion incapacitating the Flash and hurting the pregnant Linda West. The Flash begged Peek-A-Boo to save his wife with Baez deciding to help Linda rather than Wally West with her taking the injured woman to a doctor to recover. Baez then decided to turn herself into the authorities as she had nothing left in her life anymore now that her father had passed away. (The Flash v2 #196)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Peek-a-Boo was among the supervillains invited to join the Legion of Zoom that were a group organized by the Reverse-Flash to bring all the Flash's greatest enemies together to finally defeat him. (The Flash v1 #760) However, the Legion was overpowered by the Flash Family and disbanded. (The Flash v1 #761)
Overview
Personality and attributes
She went to medical school and became a doctor in order to save her father. (The Flash v2 #196)
Her father taught her to never trust anyone. (The Flash v2 #196)
When she gained her powers, she intended to become a hero but instead was labelled a rogue by the city and the Flash. Thus, she claimed that she would not help the Flash as he did not help her. (The Flash v2 #196)
Powers and abilities
Peek-A-Boo was a Metahuman with the power of teleportation allowing her to transport between locations instantly. A side effect of her teleportation was a small explosion if someone touched her at the time she used her ability. (The Flash v2 #192)
Notes
- Peek-a-Boo was created by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins where she made her first appearance in The Flash v2 #180 (January, 2002).
Alternate Versions
- In Tiny Titans v1 #30 (2010), an adolescent version of Peek-a-Boo appeared in the Tiny Titans setting. She flirted with Kid Flash and used her abilities to playfully pick on him
In other media
Television
- In the Arrowverse, Peek-a-Boo made multiple appearances in the shared continuity setting:
- In The Flash, Shawna Baez appeared in the live-action television series where she was portrayed by actor Britne Oldford. She debuts in the season 1 episode "Crazy for You", where she breaks into Iron Heights Prison to free her boyfriend Clay Parker. Her nickname is coined by Caitlin Snow from STAR Labs. After freeing her boyfriend, they get in a crime job with mob boss to rob a bank, but police arrest them, while Shawna and Clay escape. Barry is able to capture her after removing all the lights in a tunnel where she is unable to see in the dark and is put in S.T.A.R. Labs prison. She returns in "Rogue Air" as one of the prisoners being transferred to Lian Yu prison, but Leonard Snart frees the prisoners, hoping to call in a favor from them in the future. Shawna returns in the season 4 premiere "The Flash Reborn", where Wally West and Cisco Ramon coordinate their efforts to catch her during her latest crime spree. She later appears in the season 5 episode "Seeing Red" as one of the potential victims of metahuman serial killer the Cicada, with the Flash making arrangements to send her and other metahumans into witness protection to keep them safe.
- In the Chronicles of Cisco, Shawna Baez appeared in the web-series where she was portrayed once again by actor Britne Oldford. She breaks into S.T.A.R. Labs to make Cisco Ramon build her a specialized gun.
Appearances
- The Flash v2: (2002)
- The Flash v1:
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