Saturn Girl

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox comics character Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen) is a superheroine appearing in comics published by DC Comics. A talented telepath from the 30th century, Saturn Girl is a founding member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Imra's "Saturn Girl" title refers to her homeworld of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> There have been three versions of Imra since her original debut, separated by the events of the limited series Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! and Infinite Crisis.

Saturn Girl has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily those featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes. Kari Wahlgren voiced her in the animated series Legion of Super Heroes (2006), and reprised the role in Young Justice. In live-action, Saturn Girl has been portrayed by Alexz Johnson and Amy Jackson in Smallville and Supergirl respectively.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Publication history

Saturn Girl first appeared in Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958), and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Fictional character biography

Silver Age

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Saturn Girl in her Bronze Age variant uniform

During the Silver Age of comics, 30th-century Earth is a member of the United Planets and home to its military branch, the Science Police. As a teenager, Imra Ardeen leaves Titan to join the Police, during which she, Rokk Krinn, and Garth Ranzz foil an assassination attempt on fellow passenger and billionaire R. J. Brande.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> At Brande's urging, the three form the Legion of Super-Heroes, inspired by the legacy of Superboy, who they later recruit from the 20th century.<ref name="sb147">Template:Cite comic</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=":0" />

Just before the leadership elections of 2975, Saturn Girl learns that a Legionnaire would die during an attack on Earth and decides to take on that responsibility herself. Using her telepathy, Imra forces the other Legionnaires to vote her leader and then orders them not to use their powers during the attack, preventing them from rescuing her. However, Lightning Lad defies her orders and dies in her place.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite comic</ref> Saturn Girl attempts to sacrifice herself to resurrect Lightning Lad, but her plan is foiled by Proty, the pet of Chameleon Boy, who dies instead.<ref>Template:Cite comic</ref>

Romantically, Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz) had pursued Imra for some time, but she had repeatedly rebuffed his advances. After he sacrificed his life for her own, she understood the depth of his feelings and came to realize that she returned them. After dating for almost ten years, Garth proposes marriage, but Imra initially rejects his offer due to a Legion rule which prevents members from being married and remaining in active duty at the same time. Sometime after consulting with her mentors on Titan, Imra relents and marries Garth. Several months later, all active Legionnaires are captured and the reserves are forced into action. Imra's telepathic skills are instrumental in the Legion's eventual victory, and as a result the rule barring married members is repealed. Imra and Garth return to active duty until Imra gave birth to their son, Graym, after which they both retire to raise him. Unbeknown to the couple, Graym had a twin, Garridan, who was stolen at birth by Darkseid and transported into the past, where he was transformed into the monster Validus.<ref>Template:Cite comic</ref> After learning that Validus is her son, Saturn Girl convinces Darkseid to return him to his original form.<ref>Template:Cite comic</ref>

Saturn Girl rejoins the Legion after helping stop Universo from conquering Earth. During the "Five Year Gap", Earth's government becomes hostile to the Legion, and Garth is incapacitated by a Winathian plague. Disillusioned by the government and feeling needed more at home, Imra resigns from the Legion and returns to Winath to become a farmer. She and Garth have two additional children, daughters Dacey and Dorritt.Template:Volume needed

Post-Zero Hour

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Saturn Girl in her post Zero-Hour uniform. Art by Jeff Moy.

After the reboot of the Legion in Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, Imra remains known as Saturn Girl, and a founder of the Legion along with Cosmic Boy and Live Wire. Her design was changed from previous versions, combining some elements from past uniforms. The top and pants of her uniform are similar in design to her red and white uniform, but now colored pink instead of red, and has the familiar Saturn logo.

Following Invisible Kid's resignation, Saturn Girl becomes the leader of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Later, following Lightning Lad's death, she resigns and returns to Titan to undergo therapy before Lightning Lad is resurrected in a crystal clone of Element Lad's body.Template:Volume needed

"Threeboot"

Template:Main In the "Threeboot" continuity, Saturn Girl and other Titanians only communicate telepathically, having lost use of their vocal cords due to centuries of evolution. She is still able to read minds, but cannot express herself in spoken language, which puts her at a disadvantage in those situations where her telepathy is useless.

The Threeboot incarnation of Saturn Girl is depicted as weaker than previous incarnations; she is unable to probe shielded minds and must concentrate to exert direct influence on an opponent's brain. As described by Princess Projectra, Titanian telepathy involves manipulating higher brain functions, and Imra is powerless against mental attacks dealt directly to her subconscious.<ref name="losh472">Template:Cite comic</ref>

Post-Infinite Crisis

The events of Infinite Crisis restore an analogue of the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths Legion to continuity.<ref>Template:Cite comic</ref> Writer Geoff Johns commented on the character:<ref>Rogers, Vaneta & Briggers, Cliff. Their Name is Legion. CSN 1093: Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds</ref>Template:Cquote

DC Rebirth

In DC Universe: Rebirth, a mysterious blonde woman (presumably Saturn Girl) is seen during a police interrogation. She has been arrested for stealing a sandwich. Even though she is told that Superman is missing and possibly dead, she smiles and replies that everything will be all right as she has seen it in the future. After the interrogation, the police officers call mental services for her. In the last panel of this scene, it is revealed that the only item in her possession is a Legion flight ring.<ref>Template:Cite comic</ref> In the "I Am Suicide" story arc of Batman, she is incarcerated in Arkham Asylum. Here, Batman and two others walk by a cell housing the blonde woman who breaths on the glass of her cell and draws the Legion of Super-Heroes symbol in the condensation.<ref>Template:Cite comic</ref> DC Comics editor Dan DiDio confirmed that the mysterious woman is indeed Saturn Girl.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In Doomsday Clock, Saturn Girl escapes from Arkham alongside Rorschach (Reggie Long).<ref>Template:Cite comic</ref> After the escape, she reveals that she is Saturn Girl. They eventually find and save Johnny Thunder, who just found Alan Scott's green lantern and had thugs assault him, at an old steel mill.<ref>Template:Cite comic</ref> Shortly afterward, Saturn Girl is erased from existence due to Doctor Manhattan altering the timeline.<ref>Template:Cite comic</ref> Saturn Girl is resurrected after Manhattan undoes his alterations to the timeline, restoring the Legion of Super-Heroes and the Justice Society of America.<ref>Template:Cite comic</ref>

Powers and abilities

Saturn Girl is a Titanian who possesses innate telepathic abilities, enabling her to sense and manipulate minds and generate illusions and blasts of psychic energy.<ref name="losh472" /> As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, she is provided a Legion Flight Ring, which allows her to fly and protects her from the vacuum of space and other dangerous environments.<ref name=":0" />

Other versions

Reception

Accolades

In other media

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Video games

Miscellaneous

References

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