Beautiful Dreamer

Origin

Beautiful Dreamer was raised on New Genesis alongside her close friends, with whom she would later form the Forever People. When Darkseid began his war against the New Gods, she was kidnapped, and trapped on Earth. She was rescued by Superman and the other Forever People, along with the help of a cosmic being they summoned with their Mother Box, called Infinity Man. The group remained on Earth, intending to explore the planet and learn about their own histories.

Creation

Beautiful Dreamer was created by Jack Kirby.

Character Evolution

A member of the New Gods in the Bronze Age, the early Modern Age saw Beautiful Dreamer and the rest of the Forever People retconned into members of the human race who would have died as infants save for the intervention of the New Gods, who raised them to act as saviours of the Earth. This was later retconned again, and Beautiful Dreamer was re-established as a New God, and implied to be among the first in a next stage of evolution for the New Gods.

Major Story Arcs

The Forever People

In their self-titled series, Beautiful Dreamer remains a member of the Forever People, and is involved in all their adventures, and in fighting Darkseid, who constantly tries to eliminate the Forever People. During an encounter with Devilance the Pursuer, she teleports to the distant planet of Adon along with her friends, trading places with Infinity Man, and is trapped there when Infinity Man is apparently destroyed in battle with Devilance, who is similarly destroyed. On Adon, Beautiful Dreamer marries fellow Forever Person Big Bear, and together they have a child, named Maya. Her marriage and child were later wiped out of existence following an encounter with an entity known as the Dark, which destroys everything that happened to the group while on Adon.

Death of the New Gods

During the Death of the New Gods, Beautiful Dreamer is killed by Infinity Man, as are the other Forever People. She is revealed to have been dead for quite some time prior to the discovery of her body, as were her teammates.

Alternate Versions

Amalgam Universe

A version of Beautiful Dreamer appears in the Amalgam Universe, as a member of the Un-People, a team created by the fusion of the Forever People and the Inhumans. This version of the character was called Dream Crystal- an amalgamation of Beautiful Dreamer and Crystal.

Superman & Batman Generations

Beautiful Dreamer marries Superman, with whom she has two children, named Lar-El and Vara. She and her children are killed by Darkseid.

Powers and Abilities

Beautiful Dreamer is a skilled hand-to-hand fighter. As a New God, she has all the powers inherent to her race. She can sense fluctuations in the Source, like all New Gods. As well, she has the ability to isolate images in the minds of others and create lifelike three-dimensional projections of these images. There are no apparent limits to her ability to project these illusions. She also has access to a Mother Box and a Super-Cycle, both of which she shares with the other Forever People.

In Other Media

The DCAU

Beautiful Dreamer made a cameo appearance at the end of the Justice League episode "Twilight, Part 2"

Young Justice

Beautiful Dreamer appears alongside the other Forever People in the Young Justice episode "Disordered". Her costume, like those of her companions, was significantly altered from the original appearance. During the episode she goes by the name "Dreamer." She is played by Grey DeLisle.