Granny Goodness
Granny Goodness is a female comic supervillain deity that features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Granny Goodness was one of the race of deities known as the New Gods and an inhabitant of the planet Apokolips.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
As a New God, she had superhuman reflexes, strength and endurance.
As a member of Darkseid's Elite, Granny Goodness had access to the highly advanced technology of Apokolips.
Her position allowed her to command large number of soldiers that she trained at her orphanages
On Apokolips, her headquarters on the planet was the Sinister Snarl that served as her training ground for her Female Furies. Within there was the Maniac Menagerie whereby her followers could equip themselves with special weapons such as Mother Boxes. (Harley Quinn v3 #45)
Notes
- Granny Goodness was created by Jack Kirby where she made her first appearance in Mister Miracle v1 #2 (May, 1971).
Alternate Versions
- In JLA: Rock Of Ages, an alternate future was shown where Darkseid had conquered Earth. This version of Granny Goodness had merged with the Mother Box systems on New Genesis transforming into the giant Grandmother Box. In her new form, she was able to teleport and shoot out Firepit energy at her enemies. Grandmother Box was destroyed in a battle with the Wonder Woman of that future who sacrificed her life to vanquish her foe.
- In Amalgam Comics, Granny Goodness was merged with Agatha Harkness from Marvel Comics to become Granny Harkness who was a follower of Thanoseid.
In other media
Television
- In the DC Animated Universe, Granny Goodness made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting.
- In Superman: The Animated Series, Granny Goodness was first introduced in the animated series where she was voiced by actor Edward Asner.
- In Justice League Unlimited, Granny Goodness made a number of appearances where she was once again voiced by actor Edward Asner. In "The Ties That Bind", it was shown that she was involved in the brutal training of Scott Free when he was on Apokolips. After Darkseid's apparent death, Granny Goodness led one of the factions to rule Apokolips where she was opposed by Virman Vundabar who had captured Kalibak where he was brainwashing him. To free Kalibak for her, she kidnapped Oberon in order to coerce Mister Miracle and Big Barda into freeing Darkseid's son.
Films
- In Justice League: Gods and Monsters, Granny Goodness made a minor non-voiced appearance in the animated film. She was officiating the wedding of Darkseid's son Orion of Apokolips to Highfather's daughter Bekka of New Genesis. The wedding turned out to be a trap orchestrated by Highfather in order to eliminate his rival Darkseid with Granny Goodness killed by the New Genesis warriors.
Video games
- In DC Universe Online, Granny Goodness made an appearance as an antagonist in DLC content of the MMORPG game. During the New God conflict, she was said to be responsible for brainwashing people to serve Apokolips with Superman being one of her victims.
Appearances
- Mister Miracle v1:
- Harley Quinn v3:
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