Harlequin IV (New Earth)

Harlequin
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	Harlequin
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Marital Status	Single
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Hair	White
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Ron Marz · Jim Balent
First Appearance	Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #5 (June, 1993)

This is the mysterious fourth woman to claim the identity of the Harlequin, following Molly Mayne, Duela Dent and Marcie Cooper.

History

Her origins and motivations are unknown, though she claimed to have discovered that she had the ability to induce hallucinations in the minds of others at an early age. She first appeared when she attacked Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, with whom she appeared to be obsessed (she had somehow learned of his relationship with Molly Mayne, the first Harlequin, and had decided that she was destined to be Mayne's successor and be with Scott). She created illusions of two of Scott's former foes, Solomon Grundy and the Icicle, to challenge him before appearing to him herself at a time when Scott had regained his lost youth (he, at first, believed this to be one of the Harlequin's illusions, but it turned out to be unconnected to her). She later attacked Mayne, now Scott's wife, at which point he lost his temper and showed her a vision of himself as a lord of Hell, with her as his slave. The Harlequin then fled, declaring that Scott had "ruined everything", but she later resurfaced as one of the many villains that were summoned to Hell by Neron to wage war on Earth's heroes (she rejected Neron's offer of a deal to gain her heart's desire in exchange for her soul along with several of the villains), and then apparently appeared to Scott in a vision. She has not been seen or heard from ever since then.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Illusion Casting: The Harlequin has illusion-casting powers similar to those of her predecessors. Hers seem to be natural in origin, though, and also far more powerful, allowing her a degree of mental manipulation. The origin of these abilities is unknown.

Related

• 4 Appearances of Harlequin IV (New Earth)
• 1 Images featuring Harlequin IV (New Earth)
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• Character Gallery: Harlequin IV (New Earth)

Footnotes

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