Terrance Kelly was a covert Nightwing operative and one of the first astronauts that participated in the Jupiter Mission.
History
Terrance Kelly was a promising young Nightwing operative who was placed as commander of the Jupiter mission in which he secretly planted explosives in space to prevent Soviet expansion in the Space Race. During the mission Kelly developed a brief infatuation with the chief engineer, Celeste Nelson, and ended up impregnating her.[2]
While engaging in tests designed to detect the presence of extraterrestrial life, Kelly extracted radioactive fragments from the moon Europa. These fragments seemingly affected his new born daughter, Lia, to develop light-based powers. After returning to Earth, Kelly attempted to use his daughter as a potential asset for Nightwing's cause but it proved difficult to control her, especially when she quickly gained public celebrity status, partly influenced by Kelly's ex-wife Celeste, as The Flash. Kelly was reprimanded by his agency and given the impossible task of capturing his daughter. His attempts were largely unsuccessful mostly due to his own incompetence.[2]
Notes
- Terrance Kelly was modeled after "some of fiction's most infamously weaselly and incompetent characters" such as Dick Dastardly and Inspector Clouseau.[2]
- Terrance is named after the word "Terra" as a companion naming device to the meaning of his ex-wife Celeste's name: "celestial."[2]
Related
- 4 Appearances of Terrance Kelly (Earth-9)
- 1 Images featuring Terrance Kelly (Earth-9)
- Quotations by or about Terrance Kelly (Earth-9)
- Character Gallery: Terrance Kelly (Earth-9)
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