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Bernadeth

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Bernadeth
Bernadeth, art by John Byrne.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceMister Miracle #6 (February 1972)
Created byJack Kirby (writer & artist)
In-story information
Alter egoBernadeth
SpeciesNew God
Place of originApokolips
Team affiliationsFemale Furies
Abilities
  • Immortality
  • Superhuman physical attributes
  • Skilled combatant
  • Wields the Fahren-Knife

Bernadeth is an extraterrestrial supervillainess appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.

Publication history

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She first appeared in Mister Miracle #6 (February 1972) and was created by Jack Kirby.[1]

Fictional character biography

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Bernadeth is the co-leader of the Female Furies and the sister of Darkseid's servant DeSaad.[2] [3][4] She is killed by Lashina, who is in turn killed by Darkseid before he resurrects them both.[5] Lashina later appears as a member of the Dark Side Club.[6]

In The New 52, Darkseid's daughter Grail enslaves him, leading Big Barda and the Furies to work together to rescue him.[7] In DC Rebirth, the Furies witness the birth of Barda and Mister Miracle's son Jacob and meet with the two and Lightray to discuss a potential peace treaty between Apokolips and New Genesis.[8]

Powers and abilities

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As a New God, Bernadeth is nigh-immortal and possesses superhuman physical abilities.[9] She is a skilled combatant and wields the Fahren-Knife, a fiery dagger made from Darkseid's skin.

Other versions

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  • Bernadeth appears in the Amalgam Comics series Unlimited Access.[10]
  • Bernadeath appears in Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman.[11]

In other media

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Television

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Film

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An alternate universe variant of Bernadeth makes a cameo appearance in a flashback in Justice League: Gods and Monsters.

Video games

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Bernadeth appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Jimenez, Phil (2008), "Bernadeth", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, London: Dorling Kindersley, p. 46, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1
  2. ^ 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. 36. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  3. ^ Wallace, Dan (2008), "Female Furies", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 120, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
  4. ^ Mister Miracle #8-12 (1972-1973)
  5. ^
    • New Gods (vol. 2) #6 (November 1984)
    • Suicide Squad #3 (July 1987)
    • Suicide Squad #34 - #36 (October - December 1989)
    • Mister Miracle #17 - #18 (July - August 1990)
    • Countdown to Final Crisis #19 (2007)
  6. ^ Birds of Prey #118
  7. ^ Justice League (vol. 2) #50 (2016)
  8. ^
    • Superman (vol. 4) #34 - #36 (January - February 2018)
    • Wonder Woman (vol. 5) #39, #41, and #45 (March - June 2018)
    • Mister Miracle (vol. 4) #7 and #9 (May - August 2018)
    • Harley Quinn (vol. 3) #45 - #47 (September - October 2018)
  9. ^ The DC Comics Encyclopedia
  10. ^ Unlimited Access #4 (1998)
  11. ^ Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #16-18 (digital)
  12. ^ a b "Bernadeth Voices (Superman)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 9, 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.
  13. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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