Dinah Drake (Prime Earth)

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 * Theme                  = Birds of Prey
 * Image                  = Black Canary 0003.jpg
 * RealName               = Dinah Drake-Lance
 * CurrentAlias           = Black Canary
 * Aliases                = Dinah Lance; Dinah Drake
 * Identity               = Secret
 * Alignment              = Good
 * Affiliation            = Birds of Prey; formerly Team 7
 * Relatives              = Kurt Lance (ex-husband, deceased)
 * Universe               = Prime Earth
 * BaseOfOperations       = Gotham City


 * Gender                 = Female
 * Height                 = 5'7"
 * Weight                 = 130 lbs
 * Eyes                   = Blue
 * Hair                   = Blond
 * UnusualFeatures        =


 * Citizenship            = American
 * MaritalStatus          = Widowed
 * Occupation             = Adventurer, Special Ops
 * Education              =


 * Quotation              = I miss having people watching my back, and not having to figure out everything alone. Call it a family, call it a team, call it whatever you like. I just want to know what it's like to trust somebody again
 * Speaker                = Dinah Drake
 * QuoteSource            = Birds of Prey Vol 3 0


 * Origin                 = Metahumans
 * PlaceOfBirth           = Gotham City
 * Creators               = Denny O'Neil; Dick Dillin
 * First                  = Birds of Prey Vol 3 1


 * HistoryText            =

Team7
Dinah Drake and Kurt Lance were selected by John Lynch to form a government-run team meant to police Metahuman threats. That team would become known as Team 7.

Black Diamond Probability
With Team 7, Dinah and Kurt were sent to first recruit the others. Once assembled, their first mission was to investigate the movement of a floating prison ship called "The Float" which had been over-run by its prisoners following exposure to a virus derived from the Black Diamond. Their mission would take them to Sentinel Island, where the Black Diamond was protected by the ghosts of all of those who died there. Unfortunately, they were not the only ones looking for the diamond. Despite Slade Wilson becoming possessed by the Diamond's dark prisoner for a time, they managed to recover it. After that mission, Dinah realized that John Lynch's plan for the team was to put them through the wringer, and essentially give them powers.

Eventually, Dinah would come to marry Kurt, but soon after, she would come to believe he had been killed by her own hand.

A year after leaving Team 7, Dinah was still searching for remnants of the metahuman organization known as Basilisk. She had a lead that pointed to the Iceberg Lounge, and so got a job as a bouncer in the employ of the Penguin. There, she met and befriended Starling, and was given the codename of Black Canary. When her investigation was compromised by Batgirl, the three women joined forces in catching the Basilisk agent. This experience led Dinah to feel the need to be on a team again.

Trouble in Mind
Dinah contacted Ev Crawford, and the two of them formed the Birds of Prey, an all-girl team of vigilantes. After an encounter with a group of near-invisible martial artists known as the Cleaners, they discovered a mind-controlling villain called Choke had been creating sleeper-agents who could fight, or even explode if the correct mental trigger was heard.

Dinah also recruited Katana and Poison Ivy, but things got worse when it became clear that Choke had managed to infiltrate Dinah's own mind. Dr. Trevor Cahill determined that the mind control was facilitated by an experimental anti-stroke drug, which begged the question as to how Dinah had come to have it in her blood stream. Choke's influence was much more pervasive than that, though, as the entire team began experiencing strange lapses and inconsistency in their memories. Eventually, suspicion was cast on Dr. Cavill, but after Katanna killed him against Dinah's wishes, it became clear that he was not Choke, and the mind-controller had escaped for the time being

After a run-in with the Court of Owls, Poison Ivy was weakened by her exposure to a refrigerated train car in helping to take down the Court's Talon. Prior to that, she had made Dinah promise her something, though. That promise ended up being that she take Ivy's body back to the Amazon Basin; the heart of The Green. Once there, though, the Birds of Prey soon realize that Ivy had duped them. After regaining her strength, she revealed that she had poisoned all of them, and would not give them the antidote unless they helped her in her agenda against polluting corporations. Eventually, the Birds of Prey rebelled, and Katana thrust her sword into Ivy's back, while they searched for an antidote with Batman's help.

Later, Katana became embroiled in a battle with the Dagger Clan of Japan, and when that involvement took her back to her homeland, Dinah and the other Birds followed. While there, Dinah's powers began to become unpredictable, with her Canary Cry coming out with far more volume and force than she had expected - and causing significant damage. Each time, the image of her dead husband Kurt had been persistent in her mind. Starling witnessed one such case, but let it go.

After Katana left the team, Dinah was surprised when Batgirl recruited a former Talon of the Court of Owls - called Strix - to take her place. Though initially upset, she came to be accepting, with Batgirl's vouching for her. However, on their first mission with the new team members, Dinah's Canary Cry destroyed a Gotham power station, and cut power to half the city. Strix realized that it had been Dinah's fault, and forced her to confess her worries that somehow her husband was affecting her powers.


 * Powers                 =
 * : Dinah possesses a metagene that gives her a potent sonic attack, able to damage and stun foes or objects, to the point of shattering metal. She possesses a incredible degree of control over her vocal cords. This enables her to mimic sounds and generate any sound she desires, even developing several abilities. The Canary Cry has been able to reach 300 decibels, which is enough to make a person's ears start bleeding even if they're not the attack target.

Black Canary possesses the strength level of a woman her age, size and weight who engages in intensive regular exercise. Dinah can therefore press (lift) at least her own body weight.
 * Abilities              =
 * : She is one of the most skilled martial artists on the planet. She has also been trained in the art of Boxing, Muay Thai, Capoeira, Krav Maga, and Hapkaido. She has also been trained in Dragon Style Kung Fu and pressure point fighting. Other styles she's shown skill in include Savate, Judo, Aikido, Jujutsu, Wing Chun, and Tae Kwon Do.
 * : Dinah is also considered a strong leader and strategic thinker.
 * Strength               =
 * : She is one of the most skilled martial artists on the planet. She has also been trained in the art of Boxing, Muay Thai, Capoeira, Krav Maga, and Hapkaido. She has also been trained in Dragon Style Kung Fu and pressure point fighting. Other styles she's shown skill in include Savate, Judo, Aikido, Jujutsu, Wing Chun, and Tae Kwon Do.
 * : Dinah is also considered a strong leader and strategic thinker.
 * Strength               =
 * : Dinah is also considered a strong leader and strategic thinker.
 * Strength               =
 * : Dinah is also considered a strong leader and strategic thinker.
 * Strength               =
 * : Dinah is also considered a strong leader and strategic thinker.
 * Strength               =
 * : Dinah is also considered a strong leader and strategic thinker.
 * Strength               =
 * : Dinah is also considered a strong leader and strategic thinker.
 * Strength               =
 * : Dinah is also considered a strong leader and strategic thinker.
 * Strength               =
 * Weaknesses             =

The Dinah Lance version of Black Canary was created by Denny O'Neil and Dick Dillin, first appearing in, though this version shares its name with the original version created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. However, in the rebooted Prime Earth continuity, her first appearance as part of the DC Universe is in Duane Swierczynski and Jesus Saiz' New 52 Birds of Prey series.
 * Equipment              =
 * Body Armor
 * Transportation         =
 * Motorcycle
 * Weapons                =
 * Various Martial Art Weapons
 * Notes                  =
 * Trivia                 =


 * RecommendedReading     =
 * Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters
 * JLA: Year One
 * Justice League International
 * Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters
 * JLA: Year One
 * Justice League International
 * Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters
 * JLA: Year One
 * Justice League International
 * JLA: Year One
 * Justice League International
 * Justice League International

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 * Links                  =
 * Black Canary at Toonopedia
 * Black Canary biography at JSA members list
 * Black Canary at the DCU Guide
 * Canary Noir
 * Canary Noir