Hope Taya (New Earth)

Hope
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Hope Taya
Main Alias	Hope
Other Aliases	Maya Andrews
Relatives	Unnamed grandmother, deceased
Affiliation	Lex Luthor
Base Of Operations	Mobile · Lexcorp, Metropolis
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Race	Amazon
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Married
Occupation	Former bodyguard for Lex Luthor
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	6' 1"
Weight	156 lbs (71 kg)
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Mark Millar · Stuart Immonen
First Appearance	Adventures of Superman #573 (December, 1999)

Hope Taya is Lex Luthor's bodyguard along with her partner, Mercy Graves.

History

Very little is known about her past, but she is of Amazon heritage. Hope is the "good cop" of her partnership with Graves, appearing calm and personable in comparison with Mercy's hotheadedness.

When Lex Luthor becomes President of the United States and fails to prevent an invasion of Topeka, Kansas, Hope turns against him. She goes to the Daily Planet and tells her story to Lois Lane, who intends to report what Hope reveals about Luthor's shady activities as the President.

Before the story is published, Clark Kent has his name put on the story to protect Lane. Lane and Kent attempt to reveal Hope as their informant, but she retracts her story. President Luthor, worried about impeachment on the strength of Hope's testimony, abducts her. He has her mind wiped and imprisons her below Lexcorp. Superman rescues her after Talia Head alerts him to her imprisonment.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)

Notes

• Currently enrolled in the Witness Relocation Program to evade an abusive husband.

Related

• 38 Appearances of Hope Taya (New Earth)
• 2 Images featuring Hope Taya (New Earth)
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• Character Gallery: Hope Taya (New Earth)

Footnotes

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