Kendra Saunders (New Earth)

{{DC Database:Character Template
 * Theme                  = Black lantern
 * Image                  = Hawkgirl 19.jpg
 * ImageText              = Kendra Saunders as Hawkgirl
 * RealName               = Kendra Saunders
 * CurrentAlias           = Hawkgirl
 * Distinguish1           = Hawkgirl
 * Distinguish2           = Hawkwoman
 * Aliases                = Chay-Ara; Sheila Carr; Lady Celia Penbrook, Kate Manser; Shiera Sanders
 * Identity               = Secret
 * Alignment              = Good
 * Affiliation            = Justice League of America formerly Justice Society of America, Birds of Prey
 * Relatives              = Michael Saunders (father, deceased); Trina Saunders (mother, deceased); Cyril "Speed" Saunders (grandfather); Mia Saunders (daughter); Shiera Sanders-Hall (Hawkgirl, great-aunt, deceased); Carter Hall (Hawkman, great-uncle); Hector Hall (Dr. Fate, 2nd cousin); Northwind (cousin through adoption); Hippolyta Hall (Fury, cousin through marriage); Daniel Hall (Sandman, 3rd cousin), Death, Destiny, Destruction, Delirium, Desire (3rd cousins)
 * Universe               = New Earth
 * BaseOfOperations       = St. Roch, Louisiana; JLA Watchtower & Hall of Justice; formerly Manhattan, New York (as a member of the JSA)


 * Gender                 = Female
 * Height                 = 5'9"
 * Weight                 = 135 lbs.
 * Eyes                   = Hazel
 * Hair                   = Brown
 * UnusualFeatures        =


 * Quotation              = Hey, face...meet my MACE!
 * Speaker                = Hawkgirl


 * Citizenship            = American
 * MaritalStatus          = Single
 * Occupation             = Crime Fighter, Film School Student, Temp Curator of the Stonechat Museum
 * Education              =


 * Origin                 = Committed suicide and was reborn with the soul of her great aunt Shiera Sanders-Hall and became the new Hawkgirl
 * PlaceOfBirth           = Texas
 * Creators               = James Robinson; David Goyer; Steve Sadowski
 * First                  = JSA Secret Files and Origins #1

Kendra Saunders was a young woman who committed suicide. When her soul left her body, her great-aunt, Shiera Hall's soul, entered it. Her grandfather, former OSS agent and globe-trotting adventurer Speed Saunders, recognized this change and encouraged his granddaughter to embrace her destiny as the "new" Hawkgirl.
 * HistoryText            =

Justice Society of America
She believed herself to still be Kendra, even going as far as using the original Hawkgirl equipment, and went out to find the Fate-Child (the reincarnation of Shiera's son, Hector Hall). During her search, she came across the Justice Society of America and became a member.

Hawkman
She had all of Kendra's memories, but almost none of Shiera's. This created tension with Hawkman since he remembered all of their past lives together and believed they were destined for each other. Kendra had been presented as a very troubled young woman, haunted by the murder of her parents by a corrupt cop and confused by her jumble of memories and feelings. She operated as Hawkman's partner, but only recently began to actually admit her attraction to him. The truth about Kendra's identity was eventually revealed to her by the angel Zauriel.

Rann-Thanagar War
During the onset of the Rann-Thanagar War, Troia recruited Kendra and other heroes. A Zeta Beam transporter malfunction injured Kendra and several other heroes, causing her to grow over 20 ft tall.

Justice League of America
Later she was returned to normal and renewed her protection of St. Roch, Louisiana, in Hawkman's absence. She also took over as the curator of the Stonechat Museum. She then was inducted as a member to the newly reformed Justice League of America. Hawkgirl began a turbulent relationship with Red Arrow, but past relationships, parenting, and being unable to express their feelings to each other caused problems. Eventually, the relationship dissolved and Red Arrow left the Justice League.

Hawkgirl then became 100% Kendra Saunders as a result of Shiera Hall's soul leaving Kendra's body and moving on to the afterlife. Shiera hoped her passing on would finally remove the curse of Hath-Set.

Blackest Night
Kendra and Carter were briefly reunited, and she was about to tell him something, when she was stabbed in the back by a spear by the recently resurrected Sue Dibny. Before having her heart removed, Kendra finally told Carter her feelings. She and Carter were then transformed into Black Lanterns. Due to their curse, it is unknown if their souls are attached to their bodies, or if they will be reincarnated.

Reincarnation: Additionally, the Nth metal knife which murdered Hawkgirl in her original incarnation as Chay-Ara had an unusual effect upon her soul and that of her lover Khufu (Hawkman). The pair are locked in a seemingly endless cycle of death and rebirth throughout the centuries. While not a superhuman power per se, this propensity for reincarnation has allowed Hawkgirl to cheat death and return to active duty in her current incarnation. Martial Arts Master: expert at hand-to-hand combat, skilled in a number of martial arts techniques.
 * Powers                 =
 * Abilities              =

Weapons Expert: excels in the use of archaic weaponry and modern weaponry alike.

Hawkgirl possesses the strength level of a woman her height and weight who engages in intensive regular exercise. Her strength is augmented due to the properties of her Nth Metal harness.
 * Strength               =

Spontaneous Deja Vu: Hawkgirl occasionally experiences flashes of déjà vu from her past lives. These can often be disorienting, and can also prove distractive in the midst of battle.
 * Weaknesses             =

Curse: every time she is born again she must wander the earth till she meets again with her eternal soul mate. But as soon as they form a deep bond, they are destined to be murdered again. Nth Metal Enhancements: Through exposure to the Nth Metal. The metal is psycho-reactive, responding to its bearer's thoughts and in it's base form has a number of electromagnetic/gravitational properties.
 * Equipment              =


 * Artificial Feathered Wings: Flight through the use of Thanagarian Nth Metal wings; also direction controlled self-powered flight. Her wings allow her to control navigation and guidance during flight, though they can be "flapped" through use of shoulder motions.


 * Nth Metal Belt & Boots: Hawkgirl flies by way of an anti-gravity Belt & boots constructed from Thanagarian Nth Metal its abilities are controlled mentally.


 * Enhanced Superhuman Strength


 * Enhanced Superhuman Durability


 * Enhanced Reflexes


 * Enhanced Vision: observing objects at great distances and at speeds faster than can be perceived by the normal eye. (she can count the flaps of a hummingbird's wings)


 * Enhanced Regeneration: capable of mending all but the most serious of wounds.


 * Temperature Regulation: exposure to the Nth Metal allows her to regulate her temperature to withstand cold temperatures.


 * Flight: Flight. Hawkman has been able to fly at speeds of 200 MPH. Red Arrow once said that Hawkgirl is a lot faster than Hawkman in the air.


 * Energy Disruption: It has been revealed in Justice League comics that Hawkgirl's Nth Metal can disrupt the very force drawn from the fabric of space/time. Kanjar Ro's sceptor generated this force but it could not affect Hawkgirl in hardly any way.


 * Transportation         = Flight
 * Weapons                =


 * Hawkgirl's dart gun: Kendra employs a custom-made dart gun, developed by a reformed criminal known as the Mole.


 * Archaic Weaponry: She specializes with a mace

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 * Notes                  =
 * Due to her paternal relationship to Carter and Shiera Hall, Kendra can also claim the cosmic entities known as The Endless as part of her extended family.
 * Trivia                 =
 * Kendra is the first female "Hawk" character to to be featured in her own series. Following the events of Infinite Crisis, Hawkman (Volume 4) switched its title to Hawkgirl.
 * DC                     =
 * Cinnamon (Kate Manser)
 * Hawkgirl (Shiera Sanders Hall)
 * Hawkman (Carter Hall)
 * JLA
 * JSA
 * Zauriel
 * Wikipedia              =
 * Recommended            =
 * Hawkgirl #51-present
 * Hawkman (Volume 4) #1-50
 * JSA #1-87
 * JSA Secret Files and Origins #1
 * Links                  =
 * Hawkgirl article at Wikipedia
 * Hawkgirl article at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
 * Hawkgirl.net
 * Hawkman F.A.Q.