Katherine Manser (New Earth)



Real Name: Katherine Manser Nicknames: Kate Former Aliases: Chay-Ara Other Current Aliases: Sheila Carr; Shiera Sanders; Kendra Saunders

Status
Occupation: Bounty hunter Legal Status: Kate Manser is a citizen of the United States; criminal record unknown. Identity: Secret Marital Status: Single; although she was romantically involved with Nighthawk, there is no historical indication that the two were ever married. Group Affiliation: No known group affiliation Base of Operations: Wyoming; later St. Roch, Louisiana

Origin
Place of Birth: Wyoming Place of Death: St. Roch, Louisiana Known Relatives: Sheriff Manser (father, deceased) First Appearance: Weird Western Tales (Volume 1) #48 Final Appearance: Hawkman

History
Kate Manser was born some time during the late 19th century. She lived with her father, a sheriff in a territory in Wyoming. One evening, a group of bank robbers stumbled upon Sheriff Manser, shortly after evading capture during a heist. They ruthlessly gunned the sheriff down, and Kate was placed into an orphanage.

Growing up, Kate knew little pleasure but for the driving need to avenge her father’s death. Determined to track down the killers, she spent every waking moment honing her shooting skills. She also developed a talent for handling knives and Japanese shuriken.

When Kate turned eighteen, she left the orphanage and began a long quest to track down each man responsible for her father's death. It was at this point that she began calling herself Cinnamon. The reason why she chose such as name is unknown, but she preferred it to her Christian name. Over the course of several years, Cinnamon hunted down each of her father's killers, exacting cold vengeance upon them by way of her six-gun. Her journey eventually brought her to the Louisiana town of St. Roch around the year 1898. Cinnamon discovered the last surviving killer, a man named Graydon at a local saloon. Aware of Graydon's weakness for gambling, she baited him into a poker game – a game where she deliberately allowed him to catch her cheating. This prompted Graydon to open fire upon her. Cinnamon reacted quickly and gunned him down, but she found that she also had added assistance from a masked hero known as Nighthawk.

Nighthawk convinced Cinnamon to help him rescue a man named Cyrus Evans from a lynch mob. Cyrus was wrongfully accused of killing a businessman named Bois Garvey. Cinnamon and Nighthawk routed the mob and made sure that Evans received a fair trial.

During this time, Cinnamon and Nighthawk embarked upon a whirlwind romance. They decided to stay in St. Roch whereupon they each shared in many adventures. Some time later, Matilda Dunney Roderic – the woman who led the lynch mob against Cyrus Evans, murdered Nighthawk, and Cinnamon found herself once again vowing to avenge the death of a man she loved. Cinnamon and Matilda Dunney had a final showdown with one another – a fight that cost both women their lives.

Characteristics
Height: 5'4" Weight: 110 lbs (49.89 kg) Eyes: Green Hair: Red Unusual Features: No unusual features

Powers
Known Powers: As a mortal, Cinnamon possessed no superhuman abilities. Upon her death however, her soul involuntarily migrates into a reincarnated form. Kate's soul has been perpetually recycled since the days of ancient Egypt.

Known Abilities: Cinnamon was an expert with a firearm, but her speciality was with throwing weapons, notably Japanese throwing stars. She was also a competent hand-to-hand combatant.

Strength Level: In her prime, Cinnamon possessed the strength level of a woman her age, size and weight who engaged in moderate regular exercise.

Miscellaneous
Equipment: No known equipment. Transportation: Cinnamon usually rode from town to town on a horse, but occasionally traveled by carriage as well. Weapons: Revolver; Japanese shuriken

Trivia

 * Following her death, Kate Manser's soul was recycled and she eventually became the 1940s adventurer, Hawkgirl. Upon the passing of the original Hawkgirl, Kate's spirit was reincarnated again, where it now resides inside the body of the modern Hawkgirl, Kendra Saunders.

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