Shondra Kinsolving (New Earth)

Shondra Kinsolving
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Sandra Asplin
Main Alias	Shondra Kinsolving
Relatives	Amos Asplin (adoptive father), Minnie Asplin (adoptive mother), Benjamin Asplin (adoptive brother)
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	British
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Physical Therapist
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Doug Moench · Jim Aparo
First Appearance	Batman #481 (July, 1992)

Shondra Kinsolving was a physiotherapist who treated Bruce Wayne after his back was broken. The two briefly dated.

History

Sandra Asplin was adopted by the Asplin family when she was six years old. Her new father Amos Asplin was abusive and racist while her adoptive mother Minnie did nothing to help her or her brother Benjamin (also adopted). Amos beat his children for being meta-human while Minnie stood idly by. One day, Benjamin and Sandra killed Amos by accident using their powers. While Sandra promised never to use her abilities again, Benjamin experimented further to increase his power.

After running away from her home, Sandra changed her name to Shondra Kinsolving and became a physiotherapist living in Gotham City. She helped Jack Drake to recover his physical condition and later, on Drake's son Tim's recommendation, she was contacted by Bruce Wayne, who needed help with the loss of his mental and physical condition. While treating Wayne, Kinsolving developed deeper feelings for him. A few days later, Kinsolving attended a charity function at Gotham's Civic Center, where she represented her clinic, which was being funded by the Wayne Foundation. However, all the people at the event were drugged and hypnotized by Poison Ivy, including Kinsolving, who recovered after a few hours, when the effects from the drugs receded.

Shortly after, Kinsolving was summoned to Wayne Manor, where she was asked to provide her expertise in medicine for Wayne's recovery. Wayne's butler Alfred Pennyworth told her that Bruce had been in a car crash, but Kinsolving knew it was a lie by examining the x-ray results. However, she decided to play along and tried her best to tend Wayne's wounds as she started to develop feelings for him. Unfortunately, she was kidnapped along with Jack Drake, an event which Wayne helplessly witnessed.

The Search

 Main article: Batman: Knightquest

Kinsolving and Drake were taken to the island of Santa Prisca, where they were held hostage until the Justice League Task Force found their location, and their captors moved them elsewhere.

Kinsolving soon learned that her brother Benjamin (now using the alias Benedict Asp) was responsible for their abduction. Asp wanted to use Kinsolving and her healing powers as part of an experiment for a new weapon he was developing. Asp took Kinsolving and Drake to his residence in England, where he started experimenting with them. Unfortunately, Kinsolving was unaware that her powers were being used to create a weapon of mass destruction. After a week of testing, Kinsolving was found by a still-injured Bruce Wayne in disguise and she denied knowing him. Asp however, knew that his mission was in peril and knocked Kinsolving unconscious, taking her away from England.

Once they reached another safe haven, Asp experimented further with Kinsolving and as a test of the psionic weapon he developed, they murdered their adoptive mother from miles away. Asp kept her drugged and the constant exposure to drugs and mental strain caused her to become mentally unbalanced as she would switch from an adult mentality to a child-like mindset. When Bruce Wayne came to rescue her, Asp and Bruce struggled and Asp was injured in the fight. Kinsolving tried to heal her brother, but with her mind confused and in her drugged state, she killed him. Afterwards, she was filled with regret and used her powers to completely heal Bruce from his broken back. Unfortunately, the experience was too much for her mind and her psyche returned to that of a child permanently. Bruce Wayne bought a big residence, where Kinsolving could spend the rest of her days under the best medical care.

Azrael

Kinsolving was looked after by Mrs. McFarland, a nurse. Mrs. McFarland took her to the Gotham Zoo where Kinsolving used her powers to heal a boy in a wheelchair, and a riot ensued. They narrowly escaped, but the riot attracted the attention of Kluber and Nug, who kidnapped Kinsolving. They held her at the zoo until Azrael rescued her.

Bruce subsequently sent Kinsolving and Mrs. McFarland to Europe, and Azrael stayed in her house.

She later returned to Gotham where Bruce paid for her full-time care, and she began to heal people brought to her by her nurses. Leslie Thompkins brought Azrael to see her when his health failed; however, Kinsolving couldn't heal him because there was nothing actually wrong.

Later Life

Kinsolving eventually recovered her facilities and assisted Thomas Elliot when he operated on Bruce Wayne.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Healing: Shondra Kinsolving possesses the ability to heal major wounds through physical contact. Her powers can even heal what would otherwise be permanent like spinal damage.
• Fatal Touch: Shondra Kinsolving possesses the ability to kill people with her touch.
  • When her brother Benedict Asp uses his psychokinesis to boost her powers, she can kill and/or heal at a distance without touch.

Abilities

• Medicine: Shondra Kinsolving has a degree in physical therapy.

Weaknesses

• Power Instability: Over-use of her powers causes Kinsolving's mind to weaken.
  • Diminished Intellect (Formerly): One extreme case caused her to revert to her childhood permanently, or so it seemed at the time. She did eventually recover, although it took years.

Recommended Reading

• Batman: Knightfall

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