Saturn Girl
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===Silver Age=== | ===Silver Age=== | ||
'''Imra Ardeen''' | '''Imra Ardeen''' | ||
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| + | The Legion were set to have their annual vote to elect a new leader, and Saturn Girl was the first to arrive at the Clubhouse. A crystal capsule sent from the Trylop Council of Mernl dropped from the sky warning that their computers predicted a Legionnaire would die using their powers during an upcoming invasion of Earth by Zaryan the Conqueror, and Saturn Girl resolved to sacrifice herself to protect her fellow Legionnaires. She used her thought control to nudge the Legion into electing her leader, then used a rainbow bar from their treasury to make medallions with her face printed on them, and demanded every Legionnaire wear one. She demanded the Legionnaires demonstrate effective use of their powers, and was able to temporarily duplicate each member of the Legion’s powers using the medallions they wore, and proceeded to forbid them for using their powers or going on missions during a probation period because she declared they were not using their powers properly. When Zaryan began his invasion of Earth she responded, and warned the other Legionnaires not to follow her because they were on probation. The Legion thought she’d gone mad with power, but Mon-El had observed her actions from the Phantom Zone, and knew her motivations. Sunspots interfered with him communicating with the Legion, but when they lifted he filled in Lightning Lad on the situation, and he flew into space, determined to keep Saturn Girl from sacrificing herself. He blew up Zaryan’s ship with his powers, but was fatally shot with a freeze-ray. The Legion honored him by placing him in a glass coffin with lightning generated over it by a perpetual motion device, and his funeral was attended by Superboy, Supergirl and Lori Lemaris. The Legion placed a statue of Lightning Lad in their Clubhouse as a tribute to the first Legionnaire killed in action. (Adventure Comics v1 #304) The Legion still mourned Lightning Lad, but had to fill the spot his passing left on the roster, so they held an open audition. Antennae Boy of Grxyor could use his ears as an antennae to tune into any radio station from Earth’s past present or future, but the screeching sound of radio programs blaring over each other drove the Legion nuts, and he admitted he couldn’t control his powers. Dynamo Kid was a reporter hoping to do a story on the Legion, and rigged a device to make it appear as if he had the same powers as Lightning Lad, but the Legion easily saw through his ruse. Marvel Lad demonstrated several of the same powers as Superboy, making the team suspicious. A metal-detector revealed he wasn’t a robot, and he proved he wasn’t Superboy in disguise by handling a piece of Kryptonite kept in the Legion Clubhouse. Cosmic Boy decided to give Marvel Lad a number of initiation tests before letting him on the team. He had Marvel Lad retrieve fluvium, which Brainiac 5 needed for his lead-poisoning antidotes he was developing to cure Mon-El, and Marvel quickly brought some back from a distant galaxy. For his next test fought a feeding Sun-Eater, a being that roamed the galaxy absorbing the heat and energy of suns, and made it flee by blasting it with his heat-vision, which was hotter than a sun. Marvel was told to clear the planet Brogg of space monsters so it would be safe to use as an emergency landing spot for space pilots. The monsters turned out to be illusions created by a 3-D generator. Marvel smashed it and found stolen treasure underneath it, realizing the charade was created by space pirates looking to protect their booty. For his final test Marvel Lad had to create a new element, and by crushing gold, silver and iron into powder and rubbing his hands at superspeed to vibrate the molecules of the three elements he formed a bar of element 152, an anti-gravity metal. Marvel Lad was accepted into the Legion, and pulled off the mask he wore, revealing himself as Mon-El. The day before Brainiac 5 had him test his latest antidote, but told him to wait a day to make sure its’ effects were permanent before revealing himself to the Legion, not wanting to get their hopes up as they had before when Brainiac came up with a cure that turned out to be temporary. Mon-El took one last trip to the Phantom Zone to tell off the Kryptonian criminals who’d tormented him for centuries, and reminded them that good always triumphed over evil. Mon-El was overjoyed that Brainiac had finally cured him, but his spirits were dampened by the passing of Lightning Lad, and vowed to find a way to revive him using Daxamite super-science. (Adventure Comics v1 #305) | ||
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Her powers were those of thought-casting that allowed her to read the minds of other people. The scientists of Saturn who were experts in telepathy taught her to read minds and cast mental commands anywhere. This allowed her to radiate powerful thought-beams that caused any living creature such as animals to follow her mental hypnotic command. (Adventure Comics v1 #247) She could also beam telepathic commands to another person creating an illusion in their mind such as making them see their gun as a snake. (Adventure Comics v1 #267) | Her powers were those of thought-casting that allowed her to read the minds of other people. The scientists of Saturn who were experts in telepathy taught her to read minds and cast mental commands anywhere. This allowed her to radiate powerful thought-beams that caused any living creature such as animals to follow her mental hypnotic command. (Adventure Comics v1 #247) She could also beam telepathic commands to another person creating an illusion in their mind such as making them see their gun as a snake. (Adventure Comics v1 #267) | ||
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*In Smallville, Saturn Girl appeared in the live-action television series in the episode "Legion" where she was portrayed by actress/singer Alexz Johnson. | *In Smallville, Saturn Girl appeared in the live-action television series in the episode "Legion" where she was portrayed by actress/singer Alexz Johnson. | ||
*In Supergirl, Imra Ardeen appeared in the live-action television series third season which was part of the Arrowverse where she was portrayed by actor Amy Jackson. | *In Supergirl, Imra Ardeen appeared in the live-action television series third season which was part of the Arrowverse where she was portrayed by actor Amy Jackson. | ||
| + | *In Young Justice, Saturn Girl appeared in the setting of the animated television series fourth season Phantoms where she was voiced again by actress Kari Wahlgren. | ||
===Films=== | ===Films=== | ||
Revision as of 10:51, 31 December 2022
Saturn Girl is a female comic superhero that features in DC Comics.
Contents |
Biography
Silver Age
Imra Ardeen
The Legion were set to have their annual vote to elect a new leader, and Saturn Girl was the first to arrive at the Clubhouse. A crystal capsule sent from the Trylop Council of Mernl dropped from the sky warning that their computers predicted a Legionnaire would die using their powers during an upcoming invasion of Earth by Zaryan the Conqueror, and Saturn Girl resolved to sacrifice herself to protect her fellow Legionnaires. She used her thought control to nudge the Legion into electing her leader, then used a rainbow bar from their treasury to make medallions with her face printed on them, and demanded every Legionnaire wear one. She demanded the Legionnaires demonstrate effective use of their powers, and was able to temporarily duplicate each member of the Legion’s powers using the medallions they wore, and proceeded to forbid them for using their powers or going on missions during a probation period because she declared they were not using their powers properly. When Zaryan began his invasion of Earth she responded, and warned the other Legionnaires not to follow her because they were on probation. The Legion thought she’d gone mad with power, but Mon-El had observed her actions from the Phantom Zone, and knew her motivations. Sunspots interfered with him communicating with the Legion, but when they lifted he filled in Lightning Lad on the situation, and he flew into space, determined to keep Saturn Girl from sacrificing herself. He blew up Zaryan’s ship with his powers, but was fatally shot with a freeze-ray. The Legion honored him by placing him in a glass coffin with lightning generated over it by a perpetual motion device, and his funeral was attended by Superboy, Supergirl and Lori Lemaris. The Legion placed a statue of Lightning Lad in their Clubhouse as a tribute to the first Legionnaire killed in action. (Adventure Comics v1 #304) The Legion still mourned Lightning Lad, but had to fill the spot his passing left on the roster, so they held an open audition. Antennae Boy of Grxyor could use his ears as an antennae to tune into any radio station from Earth’s past present or future, but the screeching sound of radio programs blaring over each other drove the Legion nuts, and he admitted he couldn’t control his powers. Dynamo Kid was a reporter hoping to do a story on the Legion, and rigged a device to make it appear as if he had the same powers as Lightning Lad, but the Legion easily saw through his ruse. Marvel Lad demonstrated several of the same powers as Superboy, making the team suspicious. A metal-detector revealed he wasn’t a robot, and he proved he wasn’t Superboy in disguise by handling a piece of Kryptonite kept in the Legion Clubhouse. Cosmic Boy decided to give Marvel Lad a number of initiation tests before letting him on the team. He had Marvel Lad retrieve fluvium, which Brainiac 5 needed for his lead-poisoning antidotes he was developing to cure Mon-El, and Marvel quickly brought some back from a distant galaxy. For his next test fought a feeding Sun-Eater, a being that roamed the galaxy absorbing the heat and energy of suns, and made it flee by blasting it with his heat-vision, which was hotter than a sun. Marvel was told to clear the planet Brogg of space monsters so it would be safe to use as an emergency landing spot for space pilots. The monsters turned out to be illusions created by a 3-D generator. Marvel smashed it and found stolen treasure underneath it, realizing the charade was created by space pirates looking to protect their booty. For his final test Marvel Lad had to create a new element, and by crushing gold, silver and iron into powder and rubbing his hands at superspeed to vibrate the molecules of the three elements he formed a bar of element 152, an anti-gravity metal. Marvel Lad was accepted into the Legion, and pulled off the mask he wore, revealing himself as Mon-El. The day before Brainiac 5 had him test his latest antidote, but told him to wait a day to make sure its’ effects were permanent before revealing himself to the Legion, not wanting to get their hopes up as they had before when Brainiac came up with a cure that turned out to be temporary. Mon-El took one last trip to the Phantom Zone to tell off the Kryptonian criminals who’d tormented him for centuries, and reminded them that good always triumphed over evil. Mon-El was overjoyed that Brainiac had finally cured him, but his spirits were dampened by the passing of Lightning Lad, and vowed to find a way to revive him using Daxamite super-science. (Adventure Comics v1 #305)
Post-Zero Hour
Following the Zero Hour, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Threeboot
Post-Infinite Crisis
Following the Infinite Crisis, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Rebirth
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Her powers were those of thought-casting that allowed her to read the minds of other people. The scientists of Saturn who were experts in telepathy taught her to read minds and cast mental commands anywhere. This allowed her to radiate powerful thought-beams that caused any living creature such as animals to follow her mental hypnotic command. (Adventure Comics v1 #247) She could also beam telepathic commands to another person creating an illusion in their mind such as making them see their gun as a snake. (Adventure Comics v1 #267)
On some occasions, she was known to carry a laser handgun with her. (Adventure Comics v1 #304)
Notes
- Saturn Girl was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino where she made her first appearance in Adventure Comics v1 #247 (April, 1958).
- In an interview, creative officer Geoff Johns wrote on the character, "Saturn Girl is the heart and soul of the Legion of Super-Heroes. When everybody's saying, 'Legion doesn't work anymore. There's too much xenophobia. You can't change people'. Saturn Girl says, 'Yes, you can'. Then suddenly, you realize she can read people's minds. She knows everyone's deepest darkest secrets. If she has faith, then at the base level, human beings and aliens and everybody can reach that goal, can reach achievement and have that goodness inside them. I believe her. I'm with her. And that's why Saturn Girl is so important to the Legion. She's at the epicention of truth for the entire universe for me."
- In Comics Buyer's Guide's 100 Sexiest Women, he was ranked 50th in the Comics list.
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In the DC Animated Universe, Saturn Girl made several appearances in the shared continuity setting.
- In Superman: The Animated Series, Saturn Girl appeared in the animated television series episode "New Kids In Town" where she was voiced by actor Melissa Joan Hart.
- In Justice League Unlimited, Saturn Girl appeared in a non-voiced role in the animated television series in the episode "Far From Home."
- In the Legion of Super-Heroes, Saturn Girl appeared as a regular character in the animated television series where she was voiced by actor Kari Wahlgren.
- In Smallville, Saturn Girl appeared in the live-action television series in the episode "Legion" where she was portrayed by actress/singer Alexz Johnson.
- In Supergirl, Imra Ardeen appeared in the live-action television series third season which was part of the Arrowverse where she was portrayed by actor Amy Jackson.
- In Young Justice, Saturn Girl appeared in the setting of the animated television series fourth season Phantoms where she was voiced again by actress Kari Wahlgren.
Films
- In Justice League vs. the Fatal Five, Saturn Girl appeared in the setting of the 2019 animated film where she was voiced by actress Tara Strong.
Video games
- In Injustice 2, Saturn Girl had a cameo appearance in the Brainiac ending of the fighting video game.
Appearances
- Adventure Comics v1: (1958)
- Legion of Super-Heroes:
- Doomsday Clock v1:
- Superman v5:
- Legion of Super-Heroes v8:
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