Jade (DC Comics)

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Jade
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Jade as depicted in Infinity Inc.#4 (June 1984). Art by Jerry Ordway.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance All-Star Squadron #25
(September 1983)
Created by
In-story information
Alter egoJennifer-Lynn Hayden
Species Metahuman
Place of origin Earth
Team affiliations
Notable aliases
AbilitiesVia Starheart:
  • Energy manipation
  • Telepathy
  • Psychic amplification
  • Magical empowerment
  • Hypnotism
  • Astral projection
  • Intangibility
  • Invisbility
  • Chlorokinesis

Via Green Power Ring:

  • Flight
  • Force field generation
  • Interstellar travel
  • Space survivability
  • Generation and control of green hard-light constructs into any shape or form
  • Real-time translation of all languages

Jade (Jennifer-Lynn Hayden) is a superhero in the DC Comics Universe. She first appeared in All-Star Squadron #25 in September 1983. [1] She is the daughter of Alan Scott and Rose Canton and twin sister of Obsidian.

Contents

Jade appeared in the second and third season of Stargirl on The CW network, portrayed by Ysa Penarejo.

Creation

Thomas spoke on the genesis of the character stating

"Dann and I decided that Alan Scott, a.k.a. Green Lantern, would have two kids in the new group--twins, no less. Coming up with Jade was the easy part: we loved (and figured our pubescent male readers would drool over) the idea of a green-skinned girl, who possessed from birth the powers her father gained only by slipping on a magic ring which had obviously affected his genes." [2]

Background

Jade is the daughter of Alan Scott (the original Green Lantern), and Rose Canton / Thorn. Her twin brother is Todd Rice, a.k.a. Obsidian.

Jade is a founding member of Infinity, Inc. She has worked with the Justice League and the Justice Society of America. She is also a member and leader of the Outsiders. After being given a power ring (a spare one), she joined the Green Lantern Corps. The Green Lantern Corps had been resurrected and Jade was the first female Green Lantern from Earth.

Jade's romantic interests are Henry King and Kyle Rayner. She was ranked 34th in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list. [3]

Fictional character biography

Jade is the daughter of Green Lantern Alan Scott and the villain Thorn and sister of Todd Rice / Obsidian. Thorn fears that she will harm her children, so she gives them up for adoption, with Jade being adopted by a couple in Milwaukee. [4] [5] After reuniting as teenagers, Jade and Obsidian become superheroes and founding members of Infinity, Inc. [6]

As a civilian, Jade becomes a model, photographer, and roommate and girlfriend of Kyle Rayner. [7] After she loses her powers in a battle with Starheart, Kyle gives her a spare Green Lantern power ring, inducting her into the Green Lantern Corps. [8] [9] After becoming Ion, Kyle restores Jade's powers, with John Stewart gaining her ring. [10] After breaking up with Kyle, Jade becomes the leader of the Outsiders. [11]

In Rann–Thanagar War , Jade is killed while trying to prevent Alexander Luthor Jr. from recreating the multiverse. [12]

Blackest Night

Jade as a Black Lantern, menacing her former love, art by Patrick Gleason. GreenLantern39.jpg
Jade as a Black Lantern, menacing her former love, art by Patrick Gleason.

In Blackest Night , Jade is temporarily revived as a Black Lantern before eventually being fully revived. [13] [14]

Jade later helps the Justice League battle Alan Scott, who has fallen under the Starheart's control. [15] During this time, she is fused with Obsidian, forming an entity also controlled by the Starheart, before they are separated. [16]

The New 52

Jade and the Justice Society are not present in The New 52 continuity reboot. In Doomsday Clock , this is revealed to be the result of Doctor Manhattan altering the timeline to prevent Alan Scott from becoming a Green Lantern. [17] The Society are eventually restored after Superman convinces Manhattan to restore the timeline. [18] [19]

Powers and abilities

Jade inherited her parents' abilities, giving her the ability to create fiery green energy constructs and manipulate plants. As a side effect, she has green skin and the ability to perform photosynthesis. After temporarily losing her powers, she wields a Green Lantern ring to compensate.

Other characters named Jade

The new Jade, Nicki Jones, is introduced, art by Chris Batista. Newjade.PNG
The new Jade, Nicki Jones, is introduced, art by Chris Batista.

An unrelated Jade, Nicki Jones, appears in 52 . She is a graphic arts student from the San Francisco Art Institute and a member of Lex Luthor's Infinity, Inc. who possesses similar powers to the original Jade. [20] [21] [22]

Other versions

In other media

Television

Jennie-Lynn Hayden appears in Stargirl , portrayed by Ysa Penarejo. [24] Introduced in the second season, she breaks into Courtney Whitmore's home to retrieve Alan Scott's lantern, only to be attacked by Courtney. After Jennie introduces herself to Courtney and the latter's family, Courtney becomes skeptical of Jennie's intentions, believing she is a mole for the Injustice Society. As Pat Dugan trains Jennie to control her powers, which initially appear to be connected to Scott's lantern, Courtney eventually apologizes. After feeling isolated and emotional over her missing brother Todd Rice, Jennie breaks the lantern and strengthens her powers, after which Dugan theorizes Jennie herself is the source. Following this, Jennie leaves to find Rice, though Courtney and Dugan later recruit her to help them fight Eclipso. In the third season, Jennie receives Sandy Hawkins' help in finding Rice and helps him control his powers after discovering they are connected to hers.

Film

An alternate universe variant of Jade from Earth-2 makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths . [25] This version is a member of the Justice Society of America.

Video games

Jade appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure . [26]

Miscellaneous

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