Satan Girl | |
Continuity: | Earth-One DC Universe |
Notability: | Antagonist |
Type: | Supervillain |
Gender: | Female |
Race: | Kryptonian |
Location: | 30th century |
Relatives: | Kara Zor-El [1] |
Status: | Re-absorbed into host form |
First: | Adventure Comics #313 |
Satan Girl is a fictional super-villain and a minor antagonist featured in comic books published by DC Comics. She is associated with the Legion of Super-Heroes and Supergirl line of titles. She first appeared in Adventure Comics #313 in October, 1963 in the two-part story, "The Condemned Legionnaires!" and "The Secret of Satan Girl!"
Biography[]
When Supergirl traveled forward through time in an effort to visit the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th century, she originally overshot the mark and appeared in a region of space filled with red kryptonite meteors. Red kryptonite always has unpredictable effects on Kryptonians, and in this instance, it split her into two different people. This duplicate version of Supergirl began calling herself Satan Girl. Satan Girl knew that she only had forty-eight hours before the effects of the red kryptonite would wear off and she would be re-absorbed back into Supergirl's body. Satan Girl determined that if she could siphon off the red kryptonite traces from her own body and transfer it into other humans, then the 48-hour window would no longer matter, for she would be able to continue living as a separate entity. Using her super-brain, she traveled to a nearby world where she created a bracelet device designed to transfer energy.
With the bracelet on-hand, Satan Girl donned a new lead-lined costume and flew to 30th century Metropolis. She began transferring red kryptonite energy into members of the Legion of Super-Heroes, which manifested itself in the form of a crimson viral infection. She deliberately affected only the female members of the team, in the hopes of scaring Supergirl into believing that she too might be a victim. All of the infected female members of the team were then rushed to Quarantine World.
She then introduced herself as Satan Girl to the remaining male members of the team, taking credit for creating the virus. She demanded membership in the Legion or else she would let all of the infected Legionnaires die.The real Supergirl, unaffected by the Crimson Plague, showed up and began fighting Satan Girl. As they were duplicates of one another, they were evenly matched, though Satan Girl had the advantage of knowing her opponent, whereas Supergirl had no idea who her enemy truly was.
When Supergirl could not gain any distinctive advantage against Satan Girl, she summoned her allies in the Legion of Super-Pets. The loyal animals Beppo, Comet, Krypto and Streaky fought against Satan Girl. The fight was prolonged long enough for the effects of the red kryptonite to finally wear off. Once the window of opportunity had passed, Satan Girl was absorbed back into Supergirl's body. [2]
Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Kryptonian physiology: Kryptonians are an alien race that hail from the planet Krypton. In their natural environment, they are physiologically no different than a normal human. This is because Krypton revolves around a red sun. If a Kryptonian is on a world that revolves around a yellow sun, such as Earth, they will develop fantastic superhuman abilities.
- Solar energy absorption: Under optimal conditions, this is the main source of Satan Girl's super powers. They are contingent upon exposure to solar radiation from a yellow sun star system. Satan Girl's biological make up includes a number of organs which lack analogues in humans and whose functions are unknown. Yellow solar energy is stored for later use, which also allows for the use of these powers to fade when yellow solar radiation is not available rather than immediate failure.
- Energy projection: Satan Girl can project beams of intense thermal energy from the eyes. This is also known as "heat vision", and operates in similar function to that of an amplified laser beam. It is destructive enough to kill lesser beings, and cause significant damage to large structures and landmarks, including mountains.
- Enhanced vision: Satan Girl's visual acuity is significantly greater than that of a normal human being and encompasses several sub-abilities or applications. This includes perception of different levels of the electromagnetic spectrum with varying degrees of range and focus.
- Telescopic vision: This is the ability to perceive something visually at a great distance, without external resources or violating the laws of physics. Though limited, the exact extent of the ability is undetermined. In function, it is similar to that of the zoom lens on a camera.
- X-ray vision: This is the ability to see through any volume of matter except lead. Satan Girl can see things behind a solid, opaque object as if it were not there. Satan Girl can focus this ability to "peel back" layers of an object, allowing hidden images or inner workings to be observed. The exact type of energy perceived including x-rays, cosmic rays, or some other energy invisible to normal humans may vary.
- Flight: Satan Girl can defy the gravity of any environment for the purposes of levitation, and directional flying. This also includes flight capability in a zero-gravity environment such as outer space. Satan Girl can fly at great speeds, crossing oceans in the matter of minutes.
- Invulnerability: Under a yellow sun, Satan Girl is impervious to nearly all forms of conventional injury. Satan Girl's skin cannot be scratched, scarred, penetrated for burned. Muscle tissue and ligaments will not tear or strain. Bones will not break. However, Satan Girl's invulnerability, as well as the rest of the Kryptonian powers, diminish while in the presence of green Kryptonite. Kryptonite produces radiation which effectively burns out the absorbed solar power from a Kryptonian's cells. A Kryptonian will find him or herself drastically weakened while in its presence. Prolonged exposure to Kryptonite is fatal. Once the presence of Kryptonite is removed, their natural abilities will return to them.
- Self-sustenance: Satan Girl's physiology does not process oxygen the same way that a human does. An application of invulnerability, Satan Girl cannot starve or drown, and can also survive in the vacuum of space. Satan Girl is also immune to most forms of poison and toxins.
- Super-hearing: Satan Girl's hearing is sensitive enough to perceive nearly any sound at any volume or pitch. With skill and concentration, one can block out ambient sounds to focus on a specific localized source or frequency.
- Super-breath: Satan Girl can expel volumes of breath with great force over a sustained period of time. This is an effective long-range attack strategy as the breath can exert enough force comparable to that of a gale-force wind. Super-breath enables Satan Girl to blow people back several yards, overturn vehicles, and generate excessive damage to property and other sedentary objects.
- Super-speed: Satan Girl is able to move at incredible speed by sheer force of will. This trait extends to Satan Girl's perceptions and allows for other feats such as catching bullets in mid flight, as well as covering vast distances in little or no time. Super-speed is also an application of the ability to fly.
- Superhuman stamina: Satan Girl does not suffer from fatigue and can function physically for extended periods of time without tiring. As an application of this, it is likely that Satan Girl does not require the same amount of REM sleep that a normal human would in order to function at full capacity.
- Superhuman strength: Satan Girl's strength is augmented by yellow solar radiation being absorbed into the body. Satan Girl can conduct fantastic feats of strength such as lifting large objects such as satellites or ocean liners, and combating opponents of equal strength value. Satan Girl's strength level will diminish to that of a standard human level while in the presence of green Kryptonite.
Skills[]
- Genius-level intellect: In Earth-One continuity, Kryptonians under a yellow sun developed super-intelligence. Satan Girl's intellect was a mirror of Supergirl's intellect.
Notes & Trivia[]
The character of Satan Girl was created by writer Edmond Hamilton and artist Curt Swan.
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References[]
- ↑ Also known as Supergirl; Physical progenitor.
- ↑ Adventure Comics 313