XS (DC)
XS is a female comic superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Jenni Ognats was a super-speedster and descendant of the Flash and the Tornado Twins who was a native of the 30th century.
Shortly after Jenni's birth, their family was attacked by the villainous Professor Zoom. They, along with the family of her uncle Don Allen, attempted to flee to a parallel Earth using the Cosmic Treadmill. However, Zoom sabotaged the device, causing an explosion which created a rift in the Multiverse. Zoom was ultimately defeated by an army of three different Legions of Super-Heroes, but Jenni and her family were subsequently stranded on Earth-247. (Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds v1 #3)
Her speed powers manifested when a force of Dominators captured Jenni and her father, and tortured the latter after trying to examine her genetic makeup.
At the sight of her father Jeven Ognats of Aarok being tortured, her latent super-speed powers activated. She managed to escape with her father before stray fire from the Dominators caused their base to explode. (Legion of Super Heroes Annual v4 #6)
Despite her ancestry, Jenni did not at first display any signs of super-speed. However, the Dominators, knowing her family heritage, captured her. At the sight of seeing her father tortured, her latent super-speed powers activated. She managed to escape with her father before stray fire from the Dominators caused their base to explode.
After this, she checked herself into a laboratory to help her learn to coordinate herself at super-speed. Once she learned control, she was drafted into the Legion of Super-Heroes. She eventually learned to overcome her initial fear and nervousness, while she developed crushes on Cosmic Boy and, later, M'Onel, and eventually dated Dyrk Magz.
During the Legion's first trip to the 20th Century, XS was separated from them. She met her cousin Impulse, becoming a good friend. She revealed how she was participating in an archeological dig in the future. XS fought side by side with Impulse and other speedsters during the events of "Dead Heat". Afterwards, the 27th Century Flash (John Fox) fixed her grandfather's Cosmic Treadmill, enabling her to go home. Unfortunately, she overshot, encountering two further future incarnations of the Legion before returning. Impulse left her a goodbye note in the building she was participating in excavating.
After escaping with her father and taking refuge with the United Planets, she was eventually drafted into the Legion of Super-Heroes.
XS, Jay Garrick, Johnny Quick, Iris Allen and Linda park visited Max Mercury in the hospital. Savitar's avatars attacked them, but the speedsters powers returned thanks to the actions of Flash and Jesse Quick. They defeated the avatars, and all the speedster except XS went to confront Savitar. XS was wounded during the fight with the avatars and was left behind to protect Iris and Linda. (Impulse v1 #11) XS and Impulse spent time together, playing video games and visiting the Rock and Roll Music Museum. Impulse told her she could stay with him as long as she wanted. They went to a school dance, but when Lonnie Beale of the band Generation Why was a no-show they went to go find him. His old manager the Colonel and some thugs were threatening him, and after Impulse and XS defeated the criminals they rushed Lonnie to the dance. Lonnie was knocked out by an overzealous female fan, so Bart and XS borrowed instruments from the Rock and Roll Museum and got up on stage and played. They were a hit, but after their performance XS told him she really had to get back home to the 30th Century. Before she ran through time she told Bart to stay in touch if he could. (Impulse v1 #12)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Jenni Ognats
Overview
Personality and attributes
She was said to had been the only family that her father had left. (Legionnaires v1 #19)
When Cosmic Boy held her, she found it to be wonderful but she was not sure how his genuine feelings were for her. (Legionnaires v1 #41)
Powers and abilities
She was capable of running way faster than the speed of sound which meant that she sometimes could not hear people speaking to her. Even when hampered by extra mass, she was fast enough to cover half a continent before being tired out. (Legionnaires v1 #41)
By having a connection to the speed force, every speed force conduit has an incredibly fast healing ability and can heal from most injuries in seconds and devastating injuries in minutes. (The Flash v5 #73)
Despite her speed, she was shown as not being capable of breaking back into the timestream despite her grandfather having achieved this feat. (Legionnaires v1 #41)
As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, XS is provided a Legion Flight Ring, which allows her to fly and protects her from the vacuum of space and other dangerous environments.
Notes
- XS was created by Tom McCraw and Jeff Moy where she made her first appearance in Legionnaires v1 #0 (October, 1994).
In other media
Television
- In the Arrowverse, the character made multiple appearances in the shared continuity setting:
- In Supergirl, the unnamed character briefly appeared in the live-action television series episode "Crisis on Earth-X" where she was portrayed by actress Jessica Parker Kennedy.
- In The Flash, Nora West Allen appeared in the live-action television series where she was portrayed by actor Jessica Parker Kennedy.
Appearances
- Legionnaires v1: (1994)
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