Ellie Mae Skaggs (New Earth)

Skeeter
Real Name	Ellie Mae Skaggs
Main Alias	Skeeter
Base Of Operations	Fayerville, South Carolina
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Blond
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	John Byrne · Art Adams
First Appearance	Action Comics Annual #1 (October, 1987)
Appearance of Death	Action Comics Annual #1 (October, 1987)

Skeeter was a vampire encountered by Batman and Superman.

History

Ellie Mae Skaggs, also known as Skeeter, was turned into a vampire three days after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Skeeter then killed her parents, terrorizing her hometown of Fayerville, South Carolina and creating a progeny of vampires for more than a century. By the late 20th century, Skeeter's killings expanded into Gotham City and eventually gaining the attentions of Batman and Superman. Skeeter fought the two heroes until she is ultimately impaled with a stake by Batman and is destroyed. Following Skeeter's demise, Batman took care in eliminating Skeeter's remaining vampires.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Vampirism: In addition to the various mental and physical benefits that vampires are heir to, they also possess the ability to turn others into vampires as well. Each new vampire is traditionally subservient to the one who "turned" them, but some strong-willed vampires have been known to rebel against their masters.
  • Enhanced Senses: A vampire's senses are enhanced far beyond those of a normal human being.
    • Enhanced Vision
    • Enhanced Hearing
    • Enhanced Sense of Smell
  • Immortality: So long as vampires continue to consume blood, they will not age beyond the physical state they were in when they first became a vampire.
  • Invulnerability: Vampires are invulnerable to most forms of injury (certain exceptions apply). Bullets, blades and blunt objects do little to no damage to a vampire's body.
  • Regeneration: In addition to being virtually indestructible, whatever damage a vampire does in fact suffer can be healed through the consumption of human blood.
  • Superhuman Strength: A vampire's strength level is several times that of a normal human being and they are considered superhuman.
  • Superhuman Stamina: So long as they continue to consume human blood, a vampire can function tirelessly without rest or relaxation. However, a vampire's stamina wanes the closer it is to sunrise.
  • Psychokinesis: Most vampires possess some form of psychokinesis. Some are clairvoyant, others can communicate telepathically, some possess mind control. Particularly powerful vampires can control the minds of several people at once.
  • Hypnosis
  • Transformation: Vampires often possess the ability to transform into a variety of creatures or effects such as bats, wolves, rats or even mist. While their physical attributes may fluctuate during such states, a vampire's mental acuity is the same as that when they are in their human shape. A vampire who transforms into an animal may also benefit from that particular animal's attributes including razor-sharp claws, fangs or the ability to fly.
  • Metamorphosis: Vampires often demonstrate the ability to alter their appearance at will.
    • Claws
    • Fangs
    • Phasing

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Footnotes

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