Bernadeth
Bernadeth is a female comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Bernadeth was a female member of the race of New Gods who was born sister to Desaad with her coming to join the ranks of the Female Furies of Apokolips. (Mister Miracle v1 #6)
To learn more about the Anti-Life Equation, Darkseid sent Bernadeth, the Female Furies and Parademons to raid Mars. They killed a number of Martian manhunters before being driven back to Apokolips, but they succeeded in kidnapping M’Yrinn J’Onzz, who’d formulated the Life Equation. (Martian Manhunter v2 #33)
Darkseid made Apokolips universally automated, run by machines that protected Apokolips and kept the populace in line, but his elite troops craved the old days of war and glory. In frustration Bernadeth and the Female Furies tooks pot shots at Darkseid’s Makkanoids while Orion invaded the planet. Granny scolded them, but they ran her off. Supervisors were ready to execute the Furies for their traitorous behavior, but in deference to their former accomplishments as warriors they were only tortured with energy bursts. (New Gods v2 #6)
Apokolips and New Genesis were fused into one planet, with a barrier separating them. Lashina theorized that the barrier did not extend deep underground, so she gathered the Female Furies, and they recruited Parademons and immense earth-movers and drills to tunnel to New Genesis. The work was slow going, and everyone except Lashina expressed doubts it would work. This led to the usual arguments, and Lashina and Stompa started pounding each other. Bernadeth said it was no wonder Darkseid’s plans failed when he had such rabble working for him. They eventually succeeded, and opened a hole in Supertown, where Parademons snatched a passing youth. (Jack Kirby’s Fourth World v1 #5) The Parademons snatched god of music Harmon, and Mad Harriet butchered him. They continued building new tunnels for more surprise attacks, but Harriet stayed to enjoy her recent kill. She was discovered and apprehended by Lonar, who informed the New Gods. Big Barda felt personally responsible for the reprehensible actions of her former underlings, and joined an assault on them with Mr. Miracle and Orion. Orion slaughtered Parademons until he came upon Bernadeth and staid his hand. Darkseid and Highfather recognized he had a corrupting presence in him, and with the help of Takion they removed it, the influence turning out to be Desaad. (Jack Kirby’s Fourth World #6)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
She was considered to be the worst of character among the Female Furies. (Mister Miracle v1 #6)
Bernadeth was said to be the sister of Desaad. (Mister Miracle v1 #6)
Powers and abilities
She was noted to had wielded the fahren-knife that was capable of penetrating a target dimensionally and barbecuing them from the inside(Mister Miracle v1 #6)
On Apokolips, she was a member of the Female Furies battalion which were part of the Special Powers Force. (Mister Miracle v1 #8)
Notes
- Bernadeth was created by Jack Kirby where she made her first appearance in Mister Miracle v1 #6 (February, 1972).
Alternate Versions
Television
- In Justice League Unlimited, Bernadeth appeared in the setting of the animated television series set in the DC Animated Universe in the episode "Alive" where she was voiced by actress Jennifer Hale.
Films
Video games
Appearances
- Mister Miracle v1: (1972)
- Action Comics Annual v1:
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