Jayna (New Earth)

Jayna
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Jayna
Main Alias	Jayna
Relatives	Zan (brother)
Affiliation	Wonder Twins, Extreme Justice, Justice League
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Public Identity
Race	Exxorian
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Superhero
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Black
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Jeffrey Scott · E. Nelson Bridwell · Ramona Fradon
First Appearance	Extreme Justice #9 (October, 1995)

Jayna is the twin sister of Zan.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Metamorphosis: Jayna possesses the ability to shape-shift her body into any known animal form. The choice of form is not exclusive to Earth animals, but may also include animals from her home world of Exxor, even mythological animals, such as a winged horse. So long as Jayna can envision a specific animal in her mind's-eye, and is able to correctly name it, she can transform into it. While in a selected form, Jayna maintains full control of her mental faculties and is even capable of vocalizing her thoughts (regardless of whether the target animal is biologically equipped for speaking or not). The duration of Jayna's ability to remain in a chosen form is unknown.

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)

Weaknesses

• Jayna's super-powers are contingent upon physical contact with her brother, Zan. Direct flesh-to-flesh contact is required to prompt the transformation. Traditionally, this is achieved by one twin knocking their clenched fist against the opposing fist of the other. Jayna is also fond of using spoken mantras while using her powers. To activate their abilities, both siblings usually shout (in Exxorian) "Wonder Twin powers...activate!", followed by a secondary spoken command signifying a chosen form such as, "Shape of...an iguana!" Her ability to assume an animal's form depended on her ability to name the animal. To switch back into her Exxorian form, Jayna made physical contact with Zan a second time, with either one or both of them exclaiming, "Wonder Twin powers...deactivate!" Whether this spoken mantra is necessary to activate the Wonder Twin powers or whether they do so out of choice remains unclear.

Notes

• Jayna is a modernized version of the character created originally in the Super Friends (TV Series).
  

Trivia

• Jayna only speaks Exxorian.

Related

• 17 Appearances of Jayna (New Earth)
• 10 Images featuring Jayna (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Jayna (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Jayna (New Earth)

Footnotes

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