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As a result of the New 52 in 2011, the entire line of DC characters was relaunched, incorporating properties belonging to the company's imprints: Wildstorm, Milestone, and Vertigo. As such, elements of this character's history have been altered in some way from the previous incarnation. For a complete list of all versions of this character, see our disambiguation page. |
Jeannette is a member of the Secret Six with supernatural powers.
History
Origin
Jeannette was once a human woman who was beheaded and became a Banshee after her death.[1]
Secret Six
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Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Unique Physiology: Jeannette is a banshee.[3]
- Death Wail[1]
- Decelerated Aging[1]: Jeannette has been alive for at least two houndred years as she once told the Secret Six that she visited Metropolis in 1794.[4]
- Resurrection: Jeannette was killed by beheading, but being a banshee she was able to return to life.[1]
- Superhuman Durability[1]: Jeannette can take blows from super strong opponents with limited damage.[5]
- Superhuman Strength[1]: As a Banshee Jeannette has greater strength than a human. She has displayed enough raw strength to hurt Big Shot and hurl him against a wall with enough force to crack it with the power of her blows.[5] During her fight against Plastic Man she puched him so hard that he was thrown through a solid brick wall.[1]
- Precognition: As a Banshee Jeannette can smell death and can get vague impressions of when people are going to die.[5]
Abilities
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced): Jeannette is a skilled fighter, able to gain the upper hand in a fight against Big Shot despite his advantage in size.[5]
- Occultism: Jeannette has profound knowledge of the supernatural.[6]
Notes
- Jeannette was created by Gail Simone and Nicola Scott, first appearing in Secret Six (Volume 3) #3. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Jeannette first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Secret Six (Volume 4) #4 by Gail Simone and Ken Lashley.
Trivia
- Jeannette finds the current Doctor Fate attractive.[6]
Related
- 9 Appearances of Jeannette (Prime Earth)
- 6 Images featuring Jeannette (Prime Earth)
- Quotations by or about Jeannette (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Jeannette (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
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