Supergirl
WhileSupergirlis easily one of the most powerful characters in the DC Universe – with her Kryptonian abilities outshining those of even Superman – the hero just received a grim raw rising slope that turned her from one of DC ’s most knock-down heroes , into one of its deadliest .
Kara Danvers aka Kara Zor - El became the desperate Supergirl after come at Earth following the total annihilation of her home planet , Krypton . Unlike Superman , who was send to Earth as an infant , Kara made the journey as a teenager with the purpose of watching over her babe cousin-german and helping him assimilate to human culture while also being a hold up interpreter of the Kryptonian race . However , on that journeying , Kara was thrown off course and arrive at Earth some years after Kal - El , and due to the time supplanting , she appeared young than her cousin rather than older . So , sinceSuperman was an found hero on Earthand did n’t ask Kara ’s protection , Danvers decide to become a hero in her own right hand : Supergirl – though her expansive journey speedily went moody upon her late coming into court .
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InDCeased : War of the Undead Gods#2 by Tom Taylor and Trevor Hairsine , Supergirl has taken on a villainous use as an apparent friend of Darkseid . In this plot line – which acts as the climactic last to the wider DCeased saga – Darkseid has weaponize the anti - life equationand is using Supgirl to spread its destructive topsy-turvydom across the macrocosm . In this issue , Supergirl is successful in corrupting what was described as the large and the most destructive computer in the beetleweed : Warworld . While Hero and villains alike have come together to stop her , their combined efforts did n’t seem to do much safe as this issue bespeak that Supergirl apparently breaks Green Lantern ’s cervix , out - muscles Sinestro and Soranik while protecting Darkseid , and is successful in the infection of Warworld .
This exit take Supergirl ’s show strength to whole - raw storey . In the past times , Supergirl has proven her superiority over Superman in a numeral of way , with one of the most obvious being their respective levels of accidental injury when attacked with a nuclear weapon system . WhenSuperman was hit with a nukeinDark Knight Returns , his body shriveled into a completely weaken version of itself as the explosion nearly kill him . Supergirl , however , experienced practically the same flak inSupergirl#25 , and she just shrug it off like it was nothing . Supergirl ’s keen levels of strength are ascribe to her foresightful exposure to the yellow Dominicus while traveling through space , indicating that her slow arrival time to Earth in reality worked in her favor . Unfortunately , what worked in Supergirl ’s favour has become detrimental to the wider universe .
With Supergirl by his side , Darkseid will seemingly be able to overcome the hero of the DC Universe once and for all as this issue uncover a major victory for the villainous duo . While that victory was impressive , the most dramatic aspect of Supergirl ’s assault on Warworld is theexhibition of Supergirl ’s unparalleled strength , a power that was adequate parts brought out in her by Darkseid while also having always existed within herself – a dark new ascent that turnedSupergirlinto DC ’s deadliest hero .