"Krypton was a beautiful place. We are a people of hope, not war. Zod may be from Krypton, but he is not my people." "So, you're saying..." "Yes. I will help you fight Zod."
Kara Zor-El, nicknamed Supergirl by Barry Allen, was the cousin of Kal-El who was sent to Earth after the destruction of Krypton, being captured and tortured in an old base in Siberia until being saved by Barry Allen, his alternate self and Batman. After recovering her powers, Kara decided to confront Dru-Zod alone until seeing how innocent soldiers were killed, so she allied with her saviors to fight Zod and the Sword of Rao, but ended up being killed in battle.
Kara Zor-El was born at some point before 1980 on the planet Krypton to Zor-El and an unknown mother. During the time she lived on Krypton, Kara saw it as a beautiful place, seeing Kryptonians as people of hope and not war.[2]
"He was an infant when we left. The last son of Krypton. I... I was sent to protect him." "It looks like he never made it to Earth in this universe." "Our pods, they must have separated."
Shortly before Krypton imploded, Kara was sent after her newborn cousin Kal-El to Earth, in order to take care of him. Unknowingly, the Growth Codex was infused into Kara's genetic material, making her the key to Krypton's rebirth. However, on their way to Earth, their respective starcrafts separated from their course, and Kara headed to Earth alone.[2]
Imprisoned on Earth[]
"We came to this planet looking for a safe place to live, and they put me in a cage."
Upon her arrival on Earth, Siberia at around 2011, Kara was captured by Siberian Mercenaries, stripped of her power, and imprisoned in the bowels of a Siberian Black Site, inside a prison capsule, kept away from the world in a weakened state. While there, Kara was internally designated as Subject Zero[1] and was forced to wear a prison suit with the words "most dangerous" emblazoned on the front and to go barefoot. In her starcraft, Kara possessed a Kryptonian skinsuit, which was also taken by the mercenaries who captured her.[2]
Two years after her imprisonment, a weakened Kara was in her prison when three individuals entered looking for Kal-El. Although one of them deduced that it was not him and suggested leaving without her, the second refused to leave her in that state. At that, the base's alarms were activated and began to ring, so Kara was quickly carried in the second's arms while the team escaped from the Siberian Black Site. When the team began to be pursued by the group of Siberian Mercenaries, they fell down a shaft and, finding themselves trapped beneath Kara's capsule, were forced to flee through an underground hatch.
Upon reaching an old damaged elevator, the group used an sticky bomb to propel it to the surface, where they were thrown into the snow outside. There, Kara was exposed to the sun for the first time in years, regenerating in a few seconds and receiving various powers in the process. Kara levitated above the black site as the group was surrounded by the mercenaries, before descending and furiously attacking them. With her powers, Kara was able to resist the bullets she received and fiercely attacked the mercenaries who shot at her. Upon killing them all, Kara passed out in front of her rescuers just as the Batwing appeared behind her.[2]
Shortly after her rescue, Kara woke up at the Wayne Manor's dining room table, frightening two of her rescuers and demanding to know who they were and what they were looking for. They both introduced themselves as two BarryAllens seeking to rescue Kal-El, although Kara demanded to know why they were looking for him, revealing that she was his cousin. Deducing that her cousin never arrived on Earth, Kara learned of the arrival of General Dru-Zod and the Sword of Rao on Earth, and although she tried to go after him, she was too weak to even get up. Allen ordered his younger self to take Kara to the roof of the mansion to recover with the sun's energy, and while she was being carried, Kara attempted to take her skinsuit, which the young Allen took with him.
Already on the roof of the mansion, Kara put on the suit and exposed herself to sunlight to regain her abilities. As she began to slowly levitate, the enhanced super senses overwhelmed Kara for an instant as she didn't know how to master them. Despite this, Kara quickly recovered and demonstrated her abilities to Allen by spitting at a gargoyle from the balcony, destroying it in the attempt. Allen then mentioned the human lives that would be lost if Zod was not stopped, although Kara claimed that they would be human victims, believing they deserved that fate due to her experience in captivity. Although Allen tried to convince her that good humans still existed, she refused to help them and fled the mansion.
Supergirl watches as the war begins.
While flying over the planet, Supergirl used her amplified hearing sense to locate Edwards Air Force Base, where the Black Zero was suspended above. From afar, Supergirl magnified her vision to observe Zod and Commander Faora-Ul descending from a big Kryptonian Dropship in front of an military squadron. Seeing that they did not deliver the Kryptonian he demanded, Zod and his army brutally murdered the soldiers and started a battle against the army. While Supergirl was horrified by this act of war, Zod was soon alerted to her presence in the sky, just as a pair of fighter jets passed by her.[2]
Joining the Fight[]
"When you found me on that hole they put me in... and I wasn't Kal-El... why did you help me?" "Because you needed help."
Supergirl was able to escape from Edwards Air Force Base, and soon returned to the Batcave beneath Wayne Manor, shortly after the helpless Barry Allen attempted to recreate the accident that once gave him his speed powers. Extremely injured by the lightning bolt that struck him, Allen was carried by Kara into the sky, where he was struck by lightning once again. Kara carried Allen's body back to the Batcave, where the young Barry Allen stood in wait for his older self to wake up. At that, Kara and Allen noticed that he had miraculously survived the process and managed to successfully recover his powers, while Kara showed a smile at the event.
After the older Allen woke up and fully recovered, Kara appeared behind him and his younger self, glad that he was okay. That said, she asked Allen why he had rescued her in Siberia despite seeing that she was not her Kal-El; Allen claimed that she needed help, before Kara pointed out the symbol on her chest, which represented hope as Krypton's primary value. After stating that Zod was not part of her people, Kara finally agreed to join the team in their fight against Dru-Zod and the Sword of Rao. With Bruce Wayne joining them, the team chose to call themselves the Justice League, after the team Barry was a part of in his reality.[2]
"He's not here. You've failed." "We found him. We intercepted his pod. But your cousin was not the one we needed. You are the one. Kara Zor-El. It is your blood, what we must harvest." "What did you do to Kal-El?" "Your sacrifice that will allow Krypton to live again." "WHAT DID YOU DO?!" "...The infant did not survive."
The Justice League quickly boarded the Batwing and traveled to Edwards Air Force Base, with Supergirl flying alongside the ship. When a missile was fired at them, as the humans did not know they were on their side, Supergirl immediately destroyed it. The Flashes and Supergirl descended onto the battlefield while Batman piloted the Batwing from the sky. After seeing Dru-Zod exit his ship in a Kryptonian Floating Platform, Supergirl flew straight towards it and destroyed two turrets with Kryptonians protecting him. At their meeting, Zod explained to Kara his plan to terraformEarth to begin the rebirth of Krypton, revealing to her not only that she had the Growth Codex within her cells, but that he had already found and executed a newborn Kal-El many years ago.
Supergirl dies after the Growth Codex is extracted from her body.
An enraged Supergirl, in the midst of a white-hot frenzy, set out to attack Zod with her heat vision, spending the rest of the battle fighting Zod directly while successfully knocking him to the ground and landing multiple blows on him. After kicking Zod towards one of the destroyed Kryptonian Dropships, Supergirl, filled with rage, used the pole of another ship to deliver multiple continuous blows to Zod. Kara finally got tired and approached Zod when it looked like she had knocked him unconscious. However, when Kara attempted to use the gauntlet device on his armor to stop the terraformation, Zod stabbed her in the back with a retractable blade, and his henchmen helped him drain her blood with an Codex Extraction Device, killing her.
After Zod and his henchmen abandoned Kara's corpse, the young Flash approached her, only to discover that she had died in the extraction process. After Batman's sacrifice, the grieving Flashes returned back in time via the Chronobowl, and the young Flash attempted to save Supergirl. Flash intervened in the initial duel between Supergirl and Zod, creating a sand tornado that she used to attack the him, taking advantage of the fact that Zod could not see where she was coming from. Unfortunately, Zod quickly adapted to this situation and used his superior speed to counterattack Supergirl as she attempted to hit him. The blow knocked Kara to the ground, leaving her vulnerable as Faora-Ul arrived and grabbed her by her cape. History repeated itself, as Kara was left at Zod's mercy and once again, she was stabbed and drained off the Codex.[2]
Legacy[]
Inevitable Intersection[]
"This is what Bruce was talking about. Barry, this is inevitable. We can try a million times and we're not gonna be able to fix this. No matter what we do... this world dies. Today."
Supergirl inevitably dies again being murdered by Zod.
Despite the Flashes attempts to prevent the deaths of Supergirl and Batman, the older Barry concluded that there was no timeline in which Supergirl survived her fight against Dru-Zod, something he considered an Inevitable Intersection that could not be altered. Allen attempted to convince his younger self to stop his attempts, although the latter refused and continued repeating the scene for several years, without success, transforming him into the Dark Flash. Eventually, after this darker self was erased from existance thanks to the young Allen's sacrifice, his older self managed to undo the Flashpoint Timeline, erasing both this version of Kara and her fateful fate from existence.[2]
Personality[]
Kara held her Kryptonian heritage in high regard, though she refused to acknowledge General Zod and his militia as fellow Kryptonians, due to their brutality clashing with the enlightened values she was brought up with. Kara loved and dearly lamented the loss of her family. She accepted the task of watching over her cousin Kal-El so she could have one last remnant of Krypton by her side. When Zod revealed that he intercepted Kal's pod and murdered the baby, Kara went into a blind rage and fought him with unfettered hate.
Due to being imprisoned by humans, Kara initially felt no sense of compassion towards them, even going as far as to potentially kill several armed guards. But she did feel gratitude towards the Flash and his team for rescuing her, so she assisted in helping present-day Barry regain his Speed Force powers.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
Kryptonian Physiology: As a Kryptonian, Supergirl's bone structure is almost identical to that of a human. On a planet near a red class M main-sequence star (like Krypton with its sun Rao), Supergirl would have physical attributes nearly identical to those of humans, but if on a planet near a yellow G-type main-sequence star (like Earth), she has many new abilities and powers, all of them far beyond the capabilities of humans and even metahumans, making her appear godlike (indeed rivaling an Old Godess in power). Despite growing up in the subdued captivity of a red solar prison cell, and being far less experienced than the Earth-1 version of her cousin Superman, her power has been described as "colossal"[3], and she managed to initially dominate the fierce General Zod. This is because unlike Superman, Kara didn't hold back, and the tragic loss of her Kal-El empowered her with rage, so she attacked Zod with full intent to kill.
Superhuman Strength: Supergirl possesses tremendous physical strength, virtually incalculable. She easily carried the Flash into a thunderstorm, flew right through a big missile, and effortlessly overpowered a whole squad of Russians, sending some flying huge distances with punches, kicks, and throws. She can generate shock-waves with her punches. She also managed to keep up with more experienced fellow Kryptonians, breaking open one of their visors. Supergirl even initially dominated General Zod in some iterations of their fight. However, Zod's superior combat skills allowed him to adjust and gain the upper hand against Supergirl, killing her in each timeline.
Nigh-Invulnerability: Supergirl's body is virtually indestructible. Hence, she can withstand the extreme heat of massive explosions, the extreme cold of the Arctic, falls from great heights, lighting bolts, high-caliber bullets, Maverick missiles, plasma bolts from Kryptonian weaponry, and even numerous mighty blows from fellow Kryptonian General Zod. While Zod's attacks did make her stumble a few times, Supergirl was unscathed. The only known things capable of actually breaking through Supergirl's invulnerability and harming her are beings of comparable incalculable strength (such as other Kryptonians), because they are strong enough to physically break through her invulnerability, although it takes them quite a bit of effort to do that, so Zod instead resorted to stabbing her with Kryptonian metal.
Regenerative Healing Factor: Supergirl, in the rare instances when she is hurt, is capable of healing at superhuman speeds, especially in direct sunlight. Decades in the red solar prison cell left her very weak and pale, but exposure to direct yellow sunlight allowed her to partially recover the first time (before passing out), and fully recover after a second exposure. However, if the injuries are serious enough to instantly or near-instantly kill Supergirl, her healing factor will not be able to save her, which is what happened after Zod stabs Supergirl to death in each alternate timeline.
Superhuman Stamina: Supergirl rarely grows tired if she is continuously powered by the yellow sun of Earth. She doesn't need to eat, sleep, or even breathe. Hence, she can survive flying into outer space and diving underwater. She fiercely battled with General Zod without slowing down, although she was left visibly exhausted at the end of some versions of their fight, causing her to collapse onto the ground. Decades in the red solar cell made her unable to fully unlock her stamina after one solar exposure (which made her faint after a few minutes), but a second exposure unlocked it.
Superhuman Speed: Supergirl can fly at immense supersonic speeds, being able to decimate a group of Russian soldiers before they had time to fire their weapons. She also notably saved Batman from a Russian bullet by outpacing the bullet, and then stopping it with her palm. In several versions of her battle with General Zod, Supergirl was able to land several blows on him before he could react. The only known being capable of moving slightly faster than Supergirl is the speedster Flash, however, once her reflexes adjusted, she was able to perceive the Flash as he ran around Zod (through the generated air-vortex), and she managed to synchronize their superspeed movements to fly through that vortex multiple times, hitting Zod from multiple angles, but never hitting the Flash.
Superhuman Reflexes: Supergirl's speed extends to her reflexes as well, as she managed to avoid several strikes from the equally fast General Zod, in many versions of their fight. Her senses and reflexes also quickly adjusted to the Flash's slightly superior speed, allowing Supergirl to synchronize her own superspeed movements with his, as they both attacked Zod simultaneously. Like the Flash, Supergirl sees others as slowed to the point that they're all but frozen in place, though the Flash moves at normal speed while in this state, allowing him to wave to Supergirl. Similarly, when a Russian fired a bullet at Batman, Supergirl saw it as moving slowly, which allowed her to grab the bullet before it hit Batman.
Superhuman Vision: Supergirl has eyesight far beyond that of humans. She possesses a superior sensory arrangement of telescopic, infrared, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray visual capabilities. However, when first exposed to yellow sunlight, Kara was initially overwhelmed by her multiple spectrum vision, though she managed to hone her senses relatively quickly.
Electromagnetic Spectrum Vision: Supergirl can see the entire electromagnetic spectrum when she desires, through mental focus.
Telescopic Vision: Supergirl has the ability to focus her vision to see past great distances, mentally zooming in. Hence, while she hovered miles above a military base, she could clearly see both General Zod and Faora interact with human soldiers.
X-Ray Vision: Supergirl can focus her vision past layers of matter to see through them. Hence, she was able to clearly see through the clouds while hovering over a military base, and she could see the Flash through the air-vortex that he generated around her and Zod. The only known materials known to be impenetrable to her X-ray vision are lead, the force-field of a Kryptonian Breather, as well as the Kryptonian metal used on vehicles such as the Black Zero.
Supergirl shoots heat rays from her eyes.
Heat Vision: Supergirl possesses the ability to emit beams of intense heat from her eyes. They were powerful enough to knock back fellow Kryptonian General Zod, and make him feel burning pain on impact.
Superhuman Breath: Supergirl is capable of surviving prolonged periods without oxygen, allowing her to travel at tremendous hypersonic speeds, and blow hard enough to break stone, since she destroyed a stone gargoyle with a sneeze.
Superhuman Hearing: Supergirl possesses tremendous auditory awareness, allowing her to pick up numerous sound frequency's, including both infrasound and ultrasound, from immense distances. Hence, while she hovered miles above a military base, she could clearly hear General Zod's words to the humans.
Flight: Supergirl can fly at hypersonic speeds, easily outspeeding the Batwing, and almost keeping up with both Flashes.
Abilities[]
Skilled Combatant: Despite her lack of training, Supergirl is a formidable fighter when facing most opponents, due to her tremendous strength and various powers. When facing other Kryptonians with more combat experience, Supergirl takes advantage of her flight and heat vision. In several versions of her fight with General Zod, Supergirl is able to initially overwhelm him, landing multiple blows. However, in each alternate timeline, Zod's superior skills prevail, and so he adjusts after a few minutes, and stabs her to death.
Indomitable Will: Supergirl has tremendous determination and strength of will, since she refuses to ever hunker down and give up, even when placed against seemingly insurmountable odds. Hence, despite being badly outmatched against General Zod, she choose to fight him to the death in each alternate timeline.
Free Will: Supergirl, like the Earth-1 version of her cousin Superman, possesses a more complete and higher Free Will than other Kryptonians. So, despite initially disliking humans after some of them kept her imprisoned and weak for years, Kara was disgusted by how violent General Zod and Faora were, so she choose to return to the Flashes and Batman, and help them defend humanity.
Weaknesses[]
Red Starlight: Supergirl derives her powers from the yellow Sun. If exposed to the radiation from a red star, such as Krypton's sun Rao, she would no longer be able to access her powers and would be only be as powerful as an ordinary human. Hence, the Russians were able to imprison Supergirl in a cell with simulated red sunlight. This decades-long exposure left Supergirl very weak and pale, forcing the Flash to carry her out, into yellow sunlight. However, even one exposure to direct yellow sunlight wasn't enough to counteract the decades of weakening, so Supergirl passed out after only a few minutes of using her powers. Only a second yellow solar exposure fully counteracted her weakening.
Supergirl is stabbed by Zod
Kryptonian Metal: Supergirl, even under a yellow sun, can be wounded by sharp pieces of Kryptonian metal. Hence, General Zod stabbed her to death with his arm-blade in many versions of their final duel in alternate timelines.
Sensory Overload (formerly): Supergirl, after first being exposed to Earth's air and yellow sunlight gets overwhelmed by visual and auditory input, but after a few minutes she adjusts enough to defeat the Russian soldiers, after which she passes out. After a second solar exposure on the roof of Wayne Manor, though, Supergirl adjusts fully.
Equipment[]
Weapons[]
Kryptonian Metal Pole: Supergirl used a pole made of Kryptonian metal that broke off from a crashed Kryptonian Dropship to attack Dru-Zod until seemingly rendering him unconscious.
Other Equipment[]
Supersuit: Supergirl wore a protective suit as her super-heroine alter-ego, to hide her identity from her enemies when out fighting crime.
Growth Codex: Like her cousin from the original timeline, Kara was also imbued with the Growth Codex, which Zod ended up extracting from her corpse.
This version of the character is also a loose adaptation of Kal-El from the Flashpoint Timeline, who was taken by the US government instead of the Kent family.
The cyrillic letters seen on Supergirl's prison outfit are spelled as "SAMYY OPASNYY" in the English alphabet which is known to translate as "Most Dangerous".
Originally, Supergirl was going to become the new universe's version Supergirl, seemingly replacing any version of Superman, after Barry reset the timeline prior to James Gunn's new DCU announcement. An alternate ending of the Flash was filmed in which Supergirl and Keaton's Batman are alive after Barry resets the timeline and she visits Barry and Batman at the courthouse to discuss the idea of forming a new version of the Justice League.[6]
