The DC Universe has a protracted historical past of embracing fashionable characters from diversifications of their work, tweaking their comedian’s universe to suit nearer to on-screen counterparts. Whereas Harley Quinn is indisputably the best success of this phenomenon, she’s not the one one.
Superman: Son of Kal-El #13 (by Nicole Maines, Tom Taylor, Clayton Henry, Marcelo Maiolo, Matt Herms, and Dave Sharpe) formally introduced the Arrowverse model of Dreamer to the core-DC Universe. On prime of including one other transgender hero to the ever-evolving universe, Dreamer additionally made a reputation for themselves by rescuing the Justice League from sure demise in her first look.
Based mostly partly on the Legion of Tremendous-Heroes character Dreamer, Nia Nal was launched in Supergirl’s fourth season. She took on the mantle of Dreamer after revealing her skills of precognition, and have become a significant hero within the Arrowverse. Now, Nia has made her debut in Superman: Son of Kal-El #13 and never a second too quickly. Arriving on the Fortress of Solitude alongside his boyfriend Jay, Jon Kent was shocked to seek out Nia ready for him. She was capable of astral venture into the bottom via the goals of the creatures throughout the fortress. Dreamer did this as a result of she wanted to indicate Jon Kent the horrifying imaginative and prescient she’d seen of the near-future.
It turned out that Henry Bendix’s deliberate to take down the superhero neighborhood have solely gotten darker, with a brand new technique set for per week from the current day. Seemingly discovering (and killing) the Joker following the occasions of his solo sequence, Bendix was capable of convert a model of the huge Chemo to comprise Joker Toxin. Framing the occasion as a wide-scale Joker assault on Gotham as an entire, Bendix unleashes a city-wide blast of Joker Toxin.
The following injury killed numerous civilians (in addition to many of the Bat-Household). Because the League arrived on the scene to help, Bendix and Luthor’s forces (referred to as the Rising) have been revealed to be laying in wait. They ambushed the unsuspecting heroes and have been capable of kill each Aquamen, Hal Jordan and Wonder Woman. Solely the Flash appeared to outlive, whereas Bendix, gloating over a Kryptonite poisoned Jon Kent, murdered a captured Batman and watched because the younger Superman died.
The occasion can be framed as an enormous assault by the Joker that tragically killed the League, and Bendix’s forces would take their place because the world’s heroes, if not for Dreamer’s prediction. It is a brutal imaginative and prescient, with Jon pressured to observe Damian Wayne choke to demise on Joker Toxin, Nightwing and Orcale die holding fingers, Wonder Woman silent after felling numerous foes, and even himself lose in opposition to Bendix. It could have doubtless labored too, on condition that the League is splintered. Fortunately, due to Dreamer, Jon ought to be capable of warn his allies within the hero neighborhood and defend the remainder of the world’s major heroes.
It is a reminder of how efficient a correct mad genius like Bendix or Luthor could be once they have the aspect of shock. By sheer numbers and willingness to slaughter innocents within the course of, the duo could have discovered the best solution to convey down a few of the world’s strongest heroes throughthe Rising. It additionally speaks to the sheer influence a superb precog can do for a superhero group.
Just like how characters like Future and Blindfold have develop into sport changers for the X-Males over at Marvel since their resurrections, Dreamer’s first act within the core-DC Universe roughly saved the lives of lots of Earth’s biggest heroes and her powers may proceed to serve the heroes going ahead. Particularly if she continues to work with Superman, and doubtlessly even turns into a member of Jon’s makes an attempt to kind a brand new Justice League. Dreamer may develop into one of many DC Universes’ most necessary heroes going ahead.