| Lashina | |
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 Lashina as depicted inHarley Quinn #3 (February 2001). Art byTerry Dodson. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Mister Miracle #6 (January 1972) |
| Created by | Jack Kirby (writer & artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Lashina |
| Species | New God |
| Place of origin | Apokolips |
| Team affiliations | Female Furies Suicide Squad |
| Notable aliases | Duchess |
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Lashina is asupervillain appearing in comics published byDC Comics. She is aNew God fromApokolips and a member of theFemale Furies who wields electrified whips.
Lashina has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily in association with the New Gods.Diane Michelle,Nika Futterman, andMeredith Salenger have voiced the character in animation.
Lashina was created byJack Kirby, and first appeared inMister Miracle #6 (January 1972).[1]
Lashina is raised a warrior inGranny Goodness's orphanage, and becomes the leader of theFemale Furies whenBig Barda leavesApokolips. Though the Furies initially stay on Earth to aid Barda and her lover,Mister Miracle,[2] they return to Apokolips to face punishment for betrayingDarkseid. Darkseid gives Lashina leadership of the Female Furies, to the annoyance of fellow FuryBernadeth.[3]
During a mission to captureGlorious Godfrey, a New God who was imprisoned on Earth, Lashina is betrayed by Bernadeth as the Female Furies are escaping through a boom tube. Caught in an explosion, Lashina is sent flying into the swamp surroundingBelle Reve Penitentiary.[4] Lashina joins theSuicide Squad, aUnited States government agency that uses super-powered beings to fulfill black ops missions, to rescueSlipknot, a member of the group. Quickly dubbed Duchess by the support staff due to her haughty demeanor, she becomes a critical part of the Squad and participates in almost every one of the team's missions during her time as a member. Eventually, Lashina engineers a return to Apokolips and convinces many members of the Squad to come with her. The plan ended in a battle against Apokolips forces once the group lands on the planet's surface. Multiple Squad members are killed, includingDoctor Light.[3] During the battle, Lashina confronts and kills Bernadeth. Darkseid, furious that Lashina has brought humans to Apokolips, resurrects Bernadeth and kills Lashina with his omega beams. The surviving members of the Suicide Squad are allowed to return home.[3]
Lashina appears inSeven Soldiers: Mister Miracle, part ofGrant Morrison'sSeven Soldiers maxi-series event. Within the story, Lashina and the rest of the Furies are given human form by Darkseid. She and the rest of the Furies battleShilo Norman in an attempt to stop him in his quest to freeAurakles, the first superhero.
InFinal Crisis, Lashina, once again in her human form, is seen as one of the villains running theDark Side Club, an illegal arena where spectators gamble on battles between brainwashed teenmetahumans. WhenRose Wilson andMiss Martian lead a rebellion against the Dark Side Club staff, Lashina attempts to flee along with the wealthy club patrons. They nearly escape, but are cut off byStatic.[5]
When theAnti-Life Equation takes effect across the globe, several superheroines and villainesses gain Darkseid's power and are transformed into the new Female Furies.Catwoman apparently becomes the new Lashina, wearing an outfit similar to hers.[6]
Lashina makes her first appearance alongside Granny Goodness in issue #8 ofInfinity Man and the Forever People. During the Darkseid War, Lashina andKanto travel to Earth to hunt down the renegadeAmazon Myrina Black.[7] Later, after Darkseid is enslaved by his daughter Grail, Lashina and the other Female Furies accept an offer from Big Barda to help defeat Grail as well as to protect Barda's husband, Mister Miracle. Lashina participates in the final battle against Grail and Darkseid, which results in the pair's defeat. Lashina leaves for Apokolips with the rest of the Furies, including Barda.[8]
After the events of the "Darkseid War" leave Apokolips without a ruler, Lashina joins Granny Goodness and several other Furies who remained loyal to Darkseid on the outskirts of the planet called the Deadlands. She later participated in the battle againstKalibak's forces, though she was defeated by her teammateLois Lane. Lashina was imprisoned on Apokolips withStompa, Mad Harriet, and Granny Goodness when Superman became ruler of the planet.[9]
At some point later, Lashina and her comrades are freed from their imprisonment by Darkseid, who is slowly regaining his power on Earth. Along with the other Female Furies, Lashina is assigned to seek out mystical artifacts that would further empower Darkseid.[10]Steve Trevor and his team of soldiers called the Oddfellows prevent Lashina and the Furies from stealing the relics, and in the ensuing battle Lashina and Mad Harriet are captured.[11] Both Lashina and Mad Harriet refuse to answer Wonder Woman's questions about Darkseid's plans which led to Wonder Woman freeing the two Furies and attempting to battle them for answers. The battle is interrupted by Darkseid, who transports a chunk of theA.R.G.U.S. headquarters to his lair in the Amazon jungle.[12] During the chaos, Lashina battles the soldiers of A.R.G.U.S. before fleeing when Darkseid is apparently killed by Wonder Woman.[13]
During the escalation of the war between Apokolips andNew Genesis, Lashina attends the birth of Jacob, the son of Big Barda and Mister Miracle.[14]
Granny Goodness soon takes an interest inHarley Quinn, sending Lashina and Bernadeth to recruit the former criminal. While Lashina distracts Quinn, Bernadeth pricks her in the back with a knockout poison. The two take Quinn to Apokolips, where she joins the Female Furies.[15]
As a New Goddess, Lashina possesses superhuman continuing pertaining to strength, speed, resistance, durability and agility.
Additionally, she is nigh-immortal. As well as a skilled combatant who wields electrified bandage wraps.[3]
Similar to other New Gods, Lashina is vulnerable to a substance called Radion. However, its effects are only potent in sustained amounts.
Lashina appears inDC Super Hero Girls, voiced by Jessica DiCicco.
