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dhampiravidi · 7 months

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my portrayal: DC's Shayera/Hawkwoman

Full Name: Shayera Thal

Alias(es): Shayera Muñoz, Hawkwoman, Kesi & others

Race/Ethnicity: Thanagarian (claims to be Latina on public records)

Citizenship: Thanagarian (& verse-dependent)

Gender: Cis-Female

Sexuality: Pansexual

DOB: (Kesi) Feb. 20, 2402 BC; (Shayera) Oct. 28 (verse dependent)

Appearance (21st Century FC is Juliana Harkavy, FC from Kemet is Freema Agyeman)

Shayera appears to be a somewhat tall (5'8"/1.73 m) woman in great shape for her age and height. She's toned, definition easily seen in her abs and arms when she moves. Her skin is light, but tanned thanks to all the time she spends outside. Her eyes are hazel, and her hair, which is naturally curly and hangs just below her shoulder blades, is auburn. Her wings are mainly white with brown speckles on the front, and brown on the back, resembling that of a red-tailed hawk. As Hawkwoman, she wears her Thanagarian armor. In her civilian identity, she tends to wear casual, form-fitting clothes--always with shoes that are easy to run in.

Background

Kesi was a daughter of the ruler of Kemet during the Old Kingdom. She fell for a man (Tanus) who loved her well, but he was too poor for her father to ever approve of their relationship. When Tanus was found sneaking into the palace for a nighttime rendezvous with Kesi, the pharaoh was furious, disliking the man's defiance. Kesi would find Tanus in his home, bleeding out from a knife in his gut. The young woman tearfully prayed to Aset (aka Isis), asking the goddess to use her mortal life force to save Tanus. Aset did as Kesi asked, neither of them knowing that the knife was made of Nth Metal, an alien element with mysterious properties. The knife, in conjunction with Aset's magic, would throw Kesi and Tanus into an endless cycle of love, drama, and reincarnation. In the 21st century, Shayera Thal was a Thanagarian cop, who had traveled from her planet to Earth in order to apprehend a violent shapeshifter hiding in the rainforests of Bolivia. Once she caught him and sent him back to Thanagar, she decided to stay on Earth to study human law enforcement. She used an Absorbascon to help her learn Spanish, and was surprised to find that humans thought she was Latina, due to her Thanagarian accent and facial features which surprisingly helped her "pass". (Her current location on Earth is entirely verse-dependent.)

Personality

Some people are put off by Shayera's brave, determined nature, but when she wants to achieve something, she won't let anyone or anything get in her way. When she's fighting as part of a team, she has no problem leading the charge. Despite all this, she has a hidden capacity for compassion, which is part of what drives her to help people. Within reason, she believes in second chances. She's also adventurous, always willing to try out new activities or visit new places when a friend offers. Her biggest faults lie in the way she handles guilt (when she feels like she's done something wrong, she's hard on herself for a while) and her tendency to make sarcastic quips when she's irritated (these usually don't do much to raise morale). Shayera's hobbies include hiking, cycling, meditation, and playing chess.

Power(s) all those of an average Thanagarian...

Flight, using their natural wings to steer and glide

Superhuman strength, durability, reflexes, hearing & stamina

Superhuman sight, which is 8x better than a human's

Ability to communicate with birds using empathy

Slowed aging, as a 100-yr old will look 30 by human standards

+ the ability to retain brief memories (& therefore certain skills) from her past lives (like Wild West-style gunslinging in the 21st century)

Abilities

Fighting Skills - she's proficient with handguns, knives, her mace & her fists (using a Thanagarian form resembling kickboxing)

Languages - Thanagarian, any Earth language as needed

Misc. - stealth, investigative skills, intimidation techniques

Equipment

Nth Metal mace - can generate lightning and/or heat, not to mention disturb/counter magic

Image inducer - bends light around her wings to hide them

Extra

On Thanagar, Shayera was part of the Spec Ops department.

She has other kinds of clothes from Thanagar, but she constantly has to buy backless stuff (halter tops, backless dresses, low-waist bras) to accommodate her wings. Her wingspan is 12'6"/3.81 m. 6'/2 m is a standard mattress.

Hawkman's strength has been shown to be somewhere between that of 10 human men (half a ton) & enough to throw a car (a ton), so Shayera's does as well.

Shayera prefers to just sleep in her underwear, arms cushioning her face as she flops onto her stomach.

She's claustrophobic & occasionally she has nightmares about being buried alive.

She commonly has to tuck her wings in, in order to get past people or rush through narrow corridors. It hurts after a while.

Shayera knows a guy who forges legal documents for her as needed. In return, she doesn't turn him in.

Swimming is a shitty situation for her, considering her wings.

In her primary verse, she works as a "freelance" forensic photographer, who takes pictures at crime scenes. But she enjoys taking photos of animals more & some of her photos have been posted in magazines.

Possible AUs

Empress of Thanagar

Green Lantern Shayera

A Past Life (Historical AU)

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dhampiravidi · 7 months

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notes on my portrayal of Hawkwoman, previously known as Hawkgirl

First off, here's summaries for the "canon" versions of her that I'm taking bits of inspiration from:

Shayera Hol (DCAU): she was an advance scout for the Thanagarians who ended up siding w/Earth. Eventually, she has a kid w/John Stewart, after breaking off her engagement to Thanagarian Hro Talak. She barely interacts w/Carter Hall, her reincarnated lover from Ancient Egypt. Thanagarians have natural wings and an enhanced physiology & look 30 when they're a century old. She's got red hair and green eyes.

Shayera Hol; née Thal (Prime Earth): she's the reincarnation of the angel Shrra, who was cursed by The Presence when she spoke to Ktar Deathbringer, a servant of an evil entity. In her modern life, she was a Thanagarian officer who came to Earth w/her partner Katar Hol. They joined the JSA as heroes. Later, she becomes the empress of Thanagar Prime. She & Katar sacrifice themselves. The Presence talks to them in their original identities & they ask to be reincarnated in the 40s w/the JSA. They survive to the 40th Century. She's got red hair as Shrra and Shayera, but Shrra has dark brown eyes while Shayera has green eyes.

Shiera Sanders (New Earth): 1st life was as Chay-Ara. She & Prince Khufu were killed by Hath-Set using a dagger made of Nth Metal. The dagger started their reincarnation cycle. In the 20th century, the couple became heroes using belts of Nth Metal. Radiation slowed their aging. Their son Hector Hall would become Dr. Fate. She's got brown hair and brown eyes.

Kendra Muñoz-Saunders (Earth-2): because of her reputation as a treasure hunter, the World Army hired her and gave her wings. She works with the new heroes the Flash (Jason Garrick) and Green Lantern (Alan Scott). She has enhanced senses and she's highly skilled w/both handguns and the crossbow. She's got brown hair and hazel eyes.

Shayera ? (DC New Talents Showcase): She's a Thanagarian cop who poses as a human, telling her Chicago colleagues that she's on loan from the GCPD.

Here's the parts I'm using:

In her current life, she's Shayera Thal/Muñoz.

Reincarnation's due to the combination of her previous life, Kesi, successfully praying to the goddess Aset--asking Aset to heal her beloved (Tanus) who had been fatally stabbed, by using Kesi's life to save him--and the blade's Nth Metal.

She has auburn hair and hazel eyes in her current form (she changes her appearance when she reincarnates).

Shayera has never gone by Hawkgirl as an adult, just Hawkwoman.

She's a Thanagarian cop who came to Earth to investigate a case, then decided to stay on the planet to study human police.

Her Nth metal mace (which has been used by pretty much every version of the character) has the following properties: generates electricity (for attacks or defibrillation), easily disturbs/blocks magic, generates heat, regulates the wearer's body temperature.

She prefers using her mace, but her subconscious retains weapon proficiency from her past lives, allowing her to use handguns and a crossbow with little fault.

She'll have an AU where she's the empress of Thanagar.

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