Halo (DC Comics)

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Halo
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Halo as depicted in Batman and the Outsiders #4 (September 1983), art by Jim Aparo.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance The Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983)
Created by Mike W. Barr (writer)
Jim Aparo (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoGabrielle Doe
Species Human/Aurakle (Gestalt Entity)
Team affiliations Outsiders
Strike Force Kobra
Batman Incorporated
Dead Heroes Club
Justice League
Partnerships
Notable aliasesGabrielle Doe
Marissa Baron
Spectrum
Violet Harper [1]
Abilities
See list
  • Aura generation
    • Violet: Self-healing abilities and resurrection, and can produce empowering mental effects that can give her previous body's consciousness control of their shared body.
    • Indigo: Tractor beam.
    • Blue: Hologram generation.
    • Green: Produce halting stasis beams to stop and manipulate enemies.
    • Yellow: Light generation
    • Orange: Concussive blasts.
    • Red: Energy shield generation, destructive heat beams
    • White: Light generation

Halo (Gabrielle Doe) is a superheroine appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in a special insert in The Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983) and was created by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo. [2]

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The character's origin involves spirit possession, with an alien being resurrected and possessing the body of a recently murdered woman and resurrected her. Halo initially suffers from amnesia, having no access to the memories of either the alien or the human host.

Halo has made limited appearances in other media, primarily in association with the Outsiders. She is voiced by Zehra Fazal in Young Justice .

Publication history

Halo first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983), and was created by writer Mike W. Barr and artist Jim Aparo. [3] Her powers are partially inspired by the Rainbow Beast, a minor enemy of Batman. [4]

Fictional character biography

Halo is a gestalt of a human woman named Violet Harper and an Aurakle, an ancient energy being who originates from the Source. [5] After Violet is murdered by Syonide, an operative of the 100 and Tobias Whale, the Aurakle resurrects, possesses, and empowers her. [6]

Following this, Violet joins the Outsiders as Halo. She participates in the Infinite Crisis , World War III , and Blackest Night events, with the latter revealing her abilities to be effective against Black Lanterns. [7]

In Batman Inc., Halo joins a new team of Outsiders led by Red Robin. [8] Following an explosion, the Outsiders are declared legally dead and use their status to perform covert missions. [9]

Powers and abilities

Halo can fly and create auras of the seven rainbow colors, called halos, which have different effects. She can heal and resurrect herself and generate light, fire, holograms, and stasis beams.

Other versions

An alternate universe variant of Halo appears in JLA: Another Nail .

In other media

Television

Film

An alternate universe version of Halo named Aurora appears in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths as a minor member of the Crime Syndicate of America with powers similar to those of a Green Lantern. [13]

Video games

Halo appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure . [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Batman Incorporated (vol. 2) #1
  2. ↑ Wallace, Dan (2008). "Halo". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 152. ISBN   978-0-7566-4119-1. OCLC   213309017.
  3. ↑ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 136. ISBN   978-1-4654-5357-0.
  4. ↑ Barr, Mike W. Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 1. DC Comics. ISBN   1401268129.
  5. ↑ Greenberger, Robert (2008). The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 174. ISBN   9780345501066.
  6. ↑ Adventures of the Outsiders #34 (June 1986)
  7. ↑
    • Outsiders (vol. 4) #24 (November 2009)
    • Outsiders (vol. 4) #25 (December 2009)
    • Outsiders (vol. 4) #31 (July 2010)
  8. ↑ Batman Inc. #6 (May 2011)
  9. ↑
    • Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes one-shot (February 2012)
    • Batman Incorporated (vol. 2) #1 (May 2012)
    • Suicide Squad: Black Files #1 (January 2019)
  10. 1 2 "Halo Voices (DC Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 13, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  11. ↑ Diaz, Eric (July 26, 2018). "Young Justice: Outsiders Creators Talk a Darker Season Full of Metahuman Trafficking". Nerdist.
  12. ↑ Fazal, Zehra. "What a ridiculously awesome day at Comic-Con. I can officially announce I've joined the cast of Young Justice Outsiders as the voice of Halo. So psyched for y'all to get to know her and see this AMAZING season coming soon to @thedcuniverse. #youngjustice #youngjusticeoutsiders #comingsoon #sdcc #sdcc2018 #halo #😇". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
  13. ↑ "JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS". December 23, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  14. ↑ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
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