Supergirl
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Real Identity: Lara Lane
Appearances: The Ex Games, It's Reigning (Super)Men, Vae Victis, and The Return
Powers/Skills: Enhanced Strength, Enhanced Speed, Impenetrable Skin, Enhanced Vision, Flight, and Solar Absorption
Voiced By: Jolie Hoang-Rappaport
Superboy and Supergirl used time travel devices attached to their wrists to go about 20 years into the past. They arrived at a park to Clark Kent and Lois Lane. Naturally, they were more shocked to learn they now had a daughter than they were Superboy returned. Lara greeted them first. Oddly, he clarified his name was "Jonathan" rather than "Jon" then he asked what they meant by him being back since this was the first time he came to the past. Lois Lane reminded him he was in the present a month ago and they saved his father. He had no idea what she was talking about. Lane and Kent realized when the latter's life was saved, the future was changed and Superboy's entire life was re-written. Kent and Lane decided to try and figure things out at the Kent farm. Jonathan tried to grasp that they previously came to the present and tried to change the future. Lane corrected him and informed him Lara wasn't there. She was startled. Lane added they are so happy to meet her. Lara was concerned at the implication she didn't exist. Lane told her not technically. Lara worried she was an accident. Kent was at a loss for words.
Jonathan theorized things didn't work out but Kent repeated his life was saved. Jonathan was tired of hearing that and repeated that was a different version of him. Lane stated he made the present better. Jonathan countered his future was made worse. Kent opened the front door and quickly ushered Kara Zor-El and Jimmy Olsen inside to meet the twins. Kara was elated to see Superboy but Lane told him it wasn't that Jon. Kent warned not to provoke him. Kara welcomed "New Jon." He repeated his name was Jonathan. Lara suggested they should get back on mission. Jonathan pointed out how well that worked out for the last guy. Lane asked what the mission was. Lara clarified it was a mission given to them by General Lane. Lane wasn't surprised her father was still giving orders. Olsen tried to look at the silver lining and was glad to have Superboy back. He stated he was Superman. Olsen pointed out they already had one. He asked if they really did. Olsen tried to cut the tension by offering Pa Kent's world famous pound cake but Jonathan stormed out. Olsen also offered snicker doodles.
Lane tried to coax Lara into trying a cookie and a glass of milk and get her to open up about the mission. Lara stated the mission was confidential but blurted out their mission was to kill Lex Luthor. Lane was shocked they were sent in time to commit murder. Lara stated it was to protect the future. Lane wondered what kind of future she came from. Lara explained in her time Luthor commanded a personal army of mind controlled Kryptonian clones called Eradicators. Lane thought there had to be another way to stop him and she didn't have to kill Luthor just because her dad told them to. Lara was puzzled and told her she was General Lane. Lara sneaked out undetected and flew to Metropolis. She burst through Lexcorp's exterior and demanded Luthor. He hid behind Slade Wilson and stated he was just a scientist. She exclaimed he was the end of the world. Luthor released the Eradicator prototype. It quickly slammed Lara into the floor. She countered with heat vision but he quickly healed and evolved then resumed attacking her.
The battle spilled into the sewers below. Lara reunited with her parents but confirmed there really was a monster in the sewers. She heard Jonathan's scream and rushed off to find him. The Eradicator charged Kent and Lane but Lara jumped on his back. She used heat vision again but he healed and evolved then used heat vision and sent her skidding across the ground. Lara knew this Eradicator was different than the ones in the future. She was unsure of who to listen to Jonathan or Lois. Supergirl took over and flew Eradicator through every floor of Lexcorp then slammed him into the campus at high speed. They ignored their parents and flew up to the surface. Lara and Jonathan's were viciously defeated but Supergirl resumed her attack. Eradicator blasted her in the face with heat vision. Eradicator charged the twins and fired heat vision at full power but Supergirl took the full brunt of it for them. Jonathan attacked but Eradicator stole his time travel device and vanished into the time stream.
Director Amanda Waller asked who she was arresting. Lane explained the kids were sent from the future to stop Lex Luthor from unleashing the monster. Luthor claimed he was defending himself from an assassination then explained the prototype was never meant to be active at its current stage and blamed it on Lara. No one was buying it. Luthor implored Wilson to explain what they were trying to accomplish. Waller ordered Wilson to book Luthor while they sorted out their new guests later. Lane went to check on Supergirl. Olsen confirmed she was alive needed real help. Lara asked where her father was. Before Lane could answer, Waller declared she was taking command of the new Kryptonian assets. Lane pointed out they were barely more than children. Waller reiterated there was a monster on the loose who defeated Supergirl, impervious to Kryptonite, and no one knew when it was coming back so the assets needed to be taking orders from Uncle Sam when it did. Lane insisted they weren't soldiers. Waller implored her to catch up, they were in a post-Superman world and no one was coming to save them.
Lane psyched herself up to talk to the twins. She informed them there was a new plan. Jonathan wasn't buying it and surmised it was just them risking their lives against the monster again while she watched. Lane clarified the plan hinged on everyone doing their part. Jonathan was still skeptical and asked how their father felt about it then asked where he was. Lane told them he found a way to recover his powers and he would be back. Jonathan was fed up with them not being enough and the plan was always bringing back Superman. He wanted to leave. Lara suggested hearing their mother out. Jonathan was irritated she kept taking her side. Lane heard enough and told him off, reminding him their plan to murder Lex Luthor created an uncontrollable monster that beat Kara unconscious before disappearing into the time stream. Jonathan was crestfallen and flew away. Lara assured Lane he was always like that. Lane believed it was because she made him that way. They went into a tent.
While Lara ate a hot dog, Lane went over the problems: Kent was still gone, Jonathan disappeared, and a time traveling monster was coming to kill them. She asked Lara which one she would tackle first. Lara became uneasy and thought she was supposed to know that. Lane admitted she thought she did before she ruined everything and chased Jonathan away. Lara balled up and didn't think she could make that kind of decision because she already screwed up. Lane reminded her it was her life, too, and she deserved a say in it so they could figure it out together. She implored Lara to trust herself. Lane held out her compass and offered it to Lara. Lara was surprised and held up her compass. Lara revealed General Lane gave her the same pep talk before they left for the past and almost the same compass was given. Lane keyed on General Lane saying the same things. Lara laughed and admitted there was more stuff about how she and their grandpa never got along. Lane laughed and believed it was because they were too much alike. She got an idea and took hot dogs to Kara.
Kara later returned with Jonathan. After Lex Luthor found a temporal anomaly in his scans, Director Amanda Waller gathered her forces and took Lois Lane, Supergirl, and Jonathan and Lara Lane to the site of Zero Day, the first Kryptonian incursion of Earth and first alien attack on American soil. It was now a Checkmate command post named Area Zero. They had less than 48 hours to prepare. Waller held a briefing on Operation Doomsday: there would be two lines of defense, the first being the superhumans led by Agent Slade Wilson. Lane informed her Jonathan and Lara would be taking orders from Supergirl. Waller had no issue with it. Kara held a training session with Jonathan and Lara. John Henry Irons forged a sword and a spear. Lara chose the spear. The Eradicator teleported to Area Zero in a new form. He was surprised to see a contingent waiting for him. In mid-speech, Jonathan Kent sliced him in half with his sword. One half regenerated into a form similar to that of when he teleported away from Lexcorp while the other half regenerated into his current form. The brutish form pounded Jonathan. Eradicator called them all fools and stated they had no Superman to defend them and he came to make sure they never did.
Lara charged the clone but she was grabbed by the head and struggled to fight back until Supergirl shot him in the back with heat vision. The clone fired a palm blast of black energy at her, Lara was punched down into the crater then Supergirl was slammed ever harder. Lara briefed Jonathan on the Eradicator healing and replicating itself. Jonathan was bereft they kept on losing. Lara pointed out their father would be back. He exclaimed he wasn't coming back and they weren't enough. Supergirl surfaced from the ground and told him they would never know unless they tried. She powered up and carried the clone further up. Lara and Jonathan held his arms back and Supergirl plowed through its chest. The clone disintegrated. Eradicator wondered if they could sacrifice their allies for the sake of victory. Kryptonian robots emerged from the ground and attacked. The twins flew down to protect Lane. Eradicator felt he understood them and what made them weak.
The Supers were overwhelmed by the number of robots. Waller ordered an immediate and total retreat, effectively abandoning Area Zero. Lane was aghast they were just leaving the Kryptonians to die. Waller mused they could order their own retreat. The Supers were no match in hand-to-hand combat against Eradicator. He believed he was like them and driven by fear. He revealed he traveled to countless timelines and killed them and evolved. He clarified their fear was a weakness but his was a weapon. Five brutish clones were created. Eradicator ordered them to kill the Supers. Luthor put on his cybernetic helmet and took up a sitting meditation pose. The Eradicators recoiled in pain. He took over the clones and sent them to attack Eradicator but he overwhelmed Luthor's mind and retook control of the clones. Superman arrived in Kryptonian armor and made short work of the clones. Lara ran up and hugged him. Jonathan pointed out he showed up just in time to take all the credit.
Superman apologized for leaving him alone to take up such a terrible burden and commended him for being so brave but he didn't have to be Superman anymore nor fight alone. They hugged. Superman tried to be diplomatic with Eradicator but he believed he would have no peace as long as Superman lived. He transformed again then conjured six brutish clones. Supergirl powered up, followed by the twins and Bizarro, and they destroyed the clones. Superman defeated Eradicator and held out his hand and implored him to be brave and stop fighting. Eradicator refused and preferred to die. He disintegrated. Superman felt bad no one taught him how to live. Jonathan and Lara prepared to return to the future. Jonathan asked Lane how they could know the future would be better. Lane promised they were going to fight for the future they deserved. The four of them hugged then the twins vanished.