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Dora Leigh, alias Godiva was a stunning British socialite and now the United Kingdom's premier superhero, who was recruited into the international crime fighting team the Global Guardians. Dora was a metahuman with the power to control her hair's movement as if they were here limbs, providing a high level of superhuman strength and dexterity.[1]

Global Guardians

The Global Guardians was appointed to protect Paris during the Appellaxian invasion of Earth, this was the largest theater's of battle during the entire war with the alien invaders.

After many years service with the team Dora and her fellow Global Guardians were brainwashed by Queen Bee to become the nation of Bialya's own superhero team. To keep the team in the public eye Queen Bee has the the team sent to work with the Justice League Europe fight an invading alien robot. Dora trys to use her hair to take down the machine but becomes tangled up in his extending arm forcing Metamorpho to shape shift into a giant pair of scissors and cut's the robots arm off, this moment it is revealed her aversion to scissors. Along with Olympian she catches the falling robot as it nearly falls on a group of nearby spectators.[2]

Sumaan Harjavti the brother of the previous leader Colonl Rumaan Harjavti, decides to take back the leadership of Bialya. The Justice League infiltrated the country and confronted the Global Guardians.[3] An accident kills Little Mermaid, and the Justice League are blamed. while other members of the League arrive to help the international incident.Sumaan destroys the brainwashing facility, killing many innocent civilians. Ice manages to save most of the Global Guardians and the Justice League and the civilians. The team eventually regain control of their own minds and help in the battle against Queen Bee. Godiva herself suffers lacerations, but is alive and well after the battle. The Queen herself is shot and killed by Sumaan, who then usurps the leadership of the country.[4]

The Global Guardians eventually break up, but it's during this departure Dora and her then boyfriend Olympian are attacked by Fain Y'onia at their home in London. This particular battle ends in his retreat, not before killing Thunderlord and Bushmaster and leaving her hair is burnt off in the attack. The other member of the team such as Wild Huntsman went missing in action and Tuatara was put into a coma. [5]

Post-Infinite Crisis

After the last battle Dora's hair has grown back but this has lead to other problems as she had become a victim of metahuman organ blackmarket. Her hair had been surgically removed from her scalp leaving her bald, powerless. She then received medical treatment at a S.T.A.R. Labs facility. Delores Winters had ordered the hair to be stolen and transplanted onto her own scalp. It was revealed that she wanted the hair as she wished to feel special. [6]

Flashpoint

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Flashpoint
This section of the history takes place during Flashpoint, a massive crossover event set in an alternate timeline to the mainstream DCU. History was completely changed when Professor Zoom finally found a way to erase his nemesis the Flash without harming his own legacy.

In an effort to save his mother's life from the Reverse-Flash, Barry Allen unknowingly changes reality, creating a new world in which his friends' live are drastically different.

During the war between the Amazons and the Atlanteans most of Europe is flooded. The Amazons invade the United Kingdom and make it their new home dubbing it New Themyscira. [7] Dora still going by "Godiva" is now part of the British resistance against the Amazons. Dora was on a mission but was ambushed by a group of soldiers, but luckily she is rescued by Canterbury Cricket. The resistance then hide in a nearby hedge row. They speak with Canterbury Cricket to learn who he is, however this is cut short as they are found by the Amazon soldiers. [8]

Dora rescues Grifter's from Vixen one the of the Furies members, after they had attacked their base. [9] While the Resistance head to Westminster, Miss Hyde betrays the team and contacts the Furies. However, Miss Hyde regains control and battles the Amazons, allowing the resistance to gain the upper hand. [10]

The New 52

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The New 52
The DC Universe heavily changed its continuity into the DCnU following the events of Flashpoint in 2011. This was part of an effort to make storylines more accessible to newer readers, beginning with the New 52. This new timeline combines elements from the DCU, Vertigo Universe and Wildstorm Universe while drastically changing the origins and histories of characters.

The Signal Masters

 Main article: Justice League International: The Signal Masters

Andre Briggs selects Godiva to join the U.N.-sponsored Justice League International. She accepts and begins a flirtatious relationship with Booster Gold the appointed leader of the team. Their first mission is a race of giant robots called the Signal Men wreaking havoc across the planet.[11] The team are forced to retreat when Ice is injured by the machine.[12] They investigate the threat underground in teams.[13] The entire team is captured by the alien responsible, a world-destroyer named Peraxxus.[14] They finally learn to work together as a team they distract Peraxxus in a brawl while Rocket Red reprograms his equipment. Peraxxus flees and they crash his spacecraft into Earth, declaring themselves victorious from the rubble.[15] This success gets them public approval, Briggs finally announces the JLI at a public debut ceremony.[16]

Breakdown

 Main article: Justice League International: Breakdown

Their public debut is attacked by a group of terrorists called the Burners led by anarchist super-villain Breakdown. Andre Briggs, Emerson Esposito and Rocket Red are killed in the explosion.[17] OMAC attacks the team, and they subdue then recruit him.[18] In Paris they help Jason Rusch take down a group of rogue Firestorms.[19] They track down the Burners, but the League is defeated by Intersek .[20] Breakdown stages a public execution, but OMAC breaks them out. Godiva finally kisses Booster Gold culminate their flirtation.[21] At Rocket Red's funeral, they decide to continue the team without government funding in honor of his sacrifice.[22] The team try to regain U.N. approval, but they are disbanded when Brother Eye takes control of OMAC and destroys them. The team using Skeets to infect his programming, purges OMAC after the entire team is devastated..[23]

Powers

  • Prehensile Hair: Godiva can control the movement of her hair as if it were countless thin appendages growing from her head. A psionic field permeates her mutagenically altered hair-cells, causing mutual attraction across the gaps between strands. These relatively small forces operate in conjunction to develop larger forces. Through concentration, she can psionically move her hair in any manner imaginable. She can snap the length of it through the air like a whip, or rotate it in a fan-like manner. She can bind persons or objects with it as if it were rope or use it to lift objects which weigh more than she could lift with her arms. Her scalp, skull, and neck do not support the weight of an object that she lifts: it is held aloft by the psionic force coursing through the hair. Godiva can also perform delicate manipulations with her hair such as lock picking or threading a needle, and such complex acts of coordination as typing or shuffling a deck of cards. Although she has no nerve endings in her hair, she can "feel" sensations on all parts of her hair by a form of mental feedback from her psionic field.

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