Night Girl
Night Girl is a comic book character that first appeared in Adventure Comics #306
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Lydda had her father develop a serum to give her super powers so that she could join the Legion of Super-Heroes. However, her powers only worked in the dark, resulting in her being rejected. She then joined the Legion of Substitute Heroes.
ORIGIN
Enter the strong girl !
When Lydda grew into her teens the newly debuted Legion of Super-Heroes came into the galactic scene, and they were welcoming new recruits from all U.P. planets. Lydda's father devised a brilliant idea to grant his daughter meta-human powers and have her join the Legion as Kathoon's representative. He took almost a year to perfect a serum that once ingested would change the living beings D.N.A. to its core, effectively giving its user superpowers. Lydda was more than eager to please her dedicated father and although at first scared she took the vile of serum from her father and ingested its liquid.
His shining knight
After meeting fellow Legion reject Polar Boy, she became one of the founding members of the Legion of Substitute Heroes. While having powers with such a drastic limitation reduced her effectiveness as a superhero, she became quite skilled at martial arts as a result. She had a crush on Cosmic Boy, which was her motivation for leaving Kathoon and trying out for the Legion in the first place, and she later married him and had a child with him.
POST-ZERO HOUR
In post- Zero Hour continuity Night Girl made two very brief appearances, as she was rejected at a try-out once again and joined the Legion of Substitute Heroes once more. In a nod to the previous continuity she noted that, had she been aware Cosmic Boy was on a secret mission, she might not have even made the attempt. She was seen in one panel in a later issue as she and Polar Boy talked about how the Substitute Legion had a long way to go until they were ready to take on a mission.
INFINITE CRISIS
The events of the Infinite Crisis miniseries have apparently restored a close analogue of the Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths Legion of Super-Heroes to continuity, as seen in "The Lightning Saga" story arc in Justice League of America and Justice Society of America, and in the "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes" story arc in Action Comics. Night Girl is included in their number (although she was never a member of the Pre-Crisis Legion).
POWERS
Night Girl is a genetically altered meta-human who has the power of extremely powerful super-strength, equivalent to that of Mon-El or Superboy, but only in darkness or deep shadow. Her powers fade immediately in the presence of direct sunlight or even ultraviolet light. She has originally carried darkness bombs from time to time which allow her some close proximity attacks during a melee. Night Girl has learned other tricks to curb the weakness of her meta-human powers and usually uses darkness as a key element of surprise in several mission tactics. She has also gone through intense training in several martial arts styles, also taking another more direct route to level the table. Mixing her super-human strength along with several martial arts moves she has become a formidable combatant in most arenas. Night Girl also wears a Legion Flight Ring, a gift from the Legion of Super-Heroes to all the Sub's members. This ring acts on the users will power to activate its flight capabilities and allows its user a reasonable speeds while in flight. It also acts as a mini computer and gives maps, communications, and navigation capacity.
