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*'''Violet''': Self-healing abilities and resurrection, and can produce empowering mental effects that can give her previous body's consciousness control of their shared body.
*Generates various colored auras which have different functions such as flight, energy blasts, force-fields, etc.
*'''Indigo''': Tractor beam.
*Healing factor
*'''Blue''': Hologram generation.
*'''Violet:''' Self-healing abilities and resurrection, and can produce empowering mental effects that can give her previous body's consciousness control of their shared body.
*'''Green''': Produce halting stasis beams to stop and manipulate enemies.
*'''Indigo:''' Boom-tube generation
*'''Yellow''': Light generation
*'''Blue:''' Duplicate herself and objects into several holographic copies.
*'''Green:''' Holograms
*'''Orange''': Concussive blasts.
*'''Red''': Energy shield generation, destructive heat beams
*'''Yellow:''' Concussive energy blasts that can also slice through objects if fired in a cutting motion.
*'''Orange:''' Flight
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'''Halo''' is a [[fiction]]al [[superheroine]] that appears in [[comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. She first appeared in a [[DC Comics insert previews|special insert]] in ''[[The Brave and the Bold]]'' #200 (July 1983) and was created by [[Mike W. Barr]] and [[Jim Aparo]].<ref name="dc-ency">{{Cite book | last=Wallace | first=Dan | contribution=Halo | editor-last=Dougall | editor-first=Alastair | title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia | page=152 | publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] | location=New York | year=2008 | isbn=0-7566-4119-5 | oclc=213309017}}</ref>


'''Halo''' ('''Gabrielle Doe''') is a [[superheroine]] appearing in [[comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. She first appeared in a [[DC Comics insert previews|special insert]] in ''[[The Brave and the Bold]]'' #200 (July 1983) and was created by [[Mike W. Barr]] and [[Jim Aparo]].<ref name="dc-ency">{{Cite book | last=Wallace | first=Dan | contribution=Halo | editor-last=Dougall | editor-first=Alastair | title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia | page=152 | publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] | location=New York | year=2008 | isbn=978-0-7566-4119-1 | oclc=213309017}}</ref>
==Publication history==
Halo first appeared in ''[[The Brave and the Bold]]'' #200 and was created by [[Mike W. Barr]] and [[Jim Aparo]].<ref name=Guide>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=136}}</ref>


The character's origin involves [[spirit possession]], with an alien being resurrected and possessing the body of a recently murdered woman and resurrected her. Halo initially suffers from amnesia, having no access to the memories of either the alien or the human host.
==Fictional character biography==
Halo is a gestalt of a human woman named Violet Harper and an Aurakle, an ancient energy-being resembling a sphere of iridescent light.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |title=The Essential Batman Encyclopedia |date=2008 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=9780345501066 |page=174}}</ref> The Aurakle species emerged from the [[Source (comics)|Source]] billions of years ago at the dawn of time. When sociopath Violet Harper was murdered by Syonide, an operative of the [[100 (DC Comics)|100]] and [[Tobias Whale]], the Aurakle, who had been observing her out of curiosity, was sucked into the newly vacant body, reanimating the deceased body. The shock of the death and resurrection induced a profound loss of memory in the new combined entity. She was subsequently found and recruited by Batman to serve as a member of the Outsiders. In one early incident, Halo gains access to the memories of the long-lived Aurakle and becomes emotional over the tendency of human beings to kill each other. Halo later has to deal with the consequences of her body's previous actions, which required the assistance of the Outsiders team to resolve.


Halo has made limited appearances in other media, primarily in association with the Outsiders. She is voiced by [[Zehra Fazal]] in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]''.
The young Halo is initially the legal ward of her friend and Outsiders teammate [[Katana (comics)|Katana]]. During her stint in the Outsiders, she gains a friend in new member Windfall.<ref>''Adventures of the Outsiders'' #34 (June 1986)</ref>


==Publication history==
===Death===
Halo first appeared in ''[[The Brave and the Bold]]'' #200 (July 1983), and was created by writer [[Mike W. Barr]] and artist [[Jim Aparo]].<ref name=Guide>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=136}}</ref> Her powers are partially inspired by the Rainbow Beast, a minor enemy of [[Batman]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Barr |first1=Mike W. |title=Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 1 |publisher=DC Comics |isbn=1401268129}}</ref>
Halo did die, in a manner of speaking, in a much later incident. After the team was framed for the murder of Markovia's queen, which was caused by Roderick and his vampire forces, they were forced to flee. [[Technocrat (comics)|Technocrat's]] evil ex-wife, Marissa Barron, hires an old associate named Ryer who believes Technocrat had abandoned him in Markovia. As the cyborg Sanction, he nearly kills the Outsiders in Switzerland. Later, in Gotham City, he attacks again, slaying both Marissa and Halo. As with Violet Harper, Halo's essence is sucked into Marissa's body, reanimating it.


==Fictional character biography==
During an attempt by the Outsiders to create a new headquarters, other Aurakles would return to reclaim Halo. Halo would later strike up a relationship with Sebastian Faust, a fellow Outsider that not many on the team trusted. The entire team is eventually cleared of wrongdoing. Halo later returns to Markovia. There she assists in combating a portal to Hell that had opened as part of the ''[[Day of Judgment (comics)|Day of Judgment]]'' incident.
Halo is a gestalt of a human woman named Violet Harper and an Aurakle, an ancient energy being who originates from the [[Source (comics)|Source]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |title=The Essential Batman Encyclopedia |date=2008 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=9780345501066 |page=174}}</ref> After Violet is murdered by Syonide, an operative of the [[100 (DC Comics)|100]] and [[Tobias Whale]], the Aurakle resurrects, possesses, and empowers her.<ref>''Adventures of the Outsiders'' #34 (June 1986)</ref>


Following this, Violet joins the Outsiders as Halo. She participates in the ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'', ''[[World War III (DC Comics)|World War III]]'', and ''[[Blackest Night]]'' events, with the latter revealing her abilities to be effective against [[Black Lanterns]].<ref>{{multiref2|''Outsiders'' (vol. 4) #24 (November 2009)|''Outsiders'' (vol. 4) #25 (December 2009)|''Outsiders'' (vol. 4) #31 (July 2010)
===Further adventures===
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Halo later appears back in the body of its original host, Violet Harper, through unexplained means.


In ''Batman Inc.,'' Halo joins a new team of Outsiders led by [[Tim Drake|Red Robin]].<ref>''Batman Inc.'' #6 (May 2011)</ref> Following an explosion, the Outsiders are declared legally dead and use their status to perform covert missions.<ref>{{multiref2|''Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes'' one-shot (February 2012)|''Batman Incorporated'' (vol. 2) #1 (May 2012)|''Suicide Squad: Black Files'' #1 (January 2019)
During the ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'', supervillain prisons around the world are opened as their respective wardens are targeted and blackmailed. Halo is part of a makeshift team of heroes battling a breakout at the Alcatraz prison in San Francisco. She later joins the Battle of Metropolis, which takes place in issue #7, helping other heroes protect the city from an army of super-villains bent on its destruction.
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Soon after the events of the crisis, she assists a team of astronauts in a space station searching for heroes missing in action. She detects traces of Zeta radiation, a sign of [[Adam Strange]], one of the many missing.

She is part of another multi-hero battle, this time against the murderous Black Adam. This takes place on Chinese soil, during the limited series ''World War III''.

She makes another brief appearance in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #843. She is part of dozens of super-powered beings fighting to free themselves from the prison ships of the "Auctioneer".

In ''Batman and the Outsiders Special'' (Feb. 2009), Halo is one of the heroes approached by Alfred to form a new team of Outsiders. She accepts in ''Outsiders'' vol. 4, #15 and reforms the team with original members Katana, Geo-Force, Black Lightning, and Metamorpho, along with new members Owlman and the Creeper.

===Blackest Night===
During a recovery mission with the Outsiders, Halo, along with the [[Creeper (comics)|Creeper]] and Katana, are confronted by Katana's recently resurrected family. Under the control of their [[Black Lantern Corps|Black Lantern rings]], they attack Katana and Halo, with Creeper easily dispatched; he retreats into the woods to get help from their prisoner, [[Killer Croc]]. While Katana battles her husband, Halo is forced to fight Katana's children. Although her light-based powers prove ineffective at first, Violet unleashes more power than ever before in order to save her teammates, whose abilities have no long-term effect on the Lanterns. Finally, she manages to destroy the Black Lantern rings and goes to aid the rest of her team who are also under attack.<ref>''Outsiders'' vol. 4, #24 (November 2009)</ref>

Back in their headquarters, the rest of the Outsiders are faced with a recently risen [[Terra (comics)|Terra]] and are hopelessly outmatched until Halo intervenes. With great effort, she manages to separate Terra from her ring and to destroy it while Geo-Force turns Terra's body to stone in order to keep her from coming back again. Violet, however, seems to disperse into light, her last words being that the (light) is calling her.<ref>''Outsiders'' vol. 4, #25 (December 2009)</ref> Afterward, Halo is returned to Earth.<ref>''Outsiders'' vol. 4, #31 (July 2010)</ref>

===Batman Incorporated===
Halo is later selected as a member of a new team of Outsiders, led by [[Tim Drake|Red Robin]] and funded by [[Batman Incorporated]].<ref>''Batman Inc.'' #6 (May 2011)</ref> Halo and her teammates infiltrate a satellite said to be run by the villainous Leviathan organization, but this is revealed to be a trap set by Lord Death Man and [[Talia al Ghul]]. The satellite is destroyed in a massive explosion, making it unclear whether Halo and the others survived.<ref>''Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes'' #1 (December 2011)</ref>

In [[The New 52]] reboot of DC's continuity, Halo and the Outsiders survived the explosion but were assumed dead. They now work as part of the Dead Heroes Club, a group of heroes who take advantage of their legally-deceased status to perform covert missions for Batman.<ref>''Batman Incorporated'' (vol. 2) #1 (May 2012)</ref>

In a later series, Halo is once again shown as very naive, freshly rescued from an incident in Markovia. She is under the care of Katana. The government believes Halo simply to be a young girl, unaware of her alien origin and powers.<ref>''Suicide Squad: Black Files'' #1 (2018)</ref>


==Powers and abilities==
==Powers and abilities==
Halo has the ability to fly and to create auras of the seven known [[Rainbow colour|rainbow]] colors around herself, called halos, which have different effects:
Halo can fly and create auras of the seven rainbow colors, called halos, which have different effects. She can heal and resurrect herself and generate light, fire, holograms, and stasis beams.

* '''[[Violet (color)|Violet]]''': Self-healing abilities and resurrection, and can produce empowering mental effects that can give her previous body's consciousness control of their shared body.
* '''[[Indigo]]''': Tractor beam
* '''[[Blue]]''': Duplicate herself and objects into several holographic copies.
* '''[[Green]]''': Produce halting stasis beams to stop and manipulate enemies.
* '''[[Yellow]]''': Rays of yellow light from hands that can stun or blind enemies.
* '''[[Orange (colour)|Orange]]''': Concussive blasts
* '''[[Red]]''': Create a strong energy shield, Levitation and produce destructive heat beams to melt or burn enemies.
* '''[[White (color)|White]]:''' Emit a blinding white light that is strong enough to overcome shadows and dark energies.

The halos provide a measure of defense against similar effects directed against her. For instance, her green stasis halo protected her from being immobilized by the Cryonic Man's freezing gas, and her orange concussive halo can repel physical attacks.

Halo can alternate between her costume and civilian clothes instantly. This transition is accompanied by an aura of primarily black color with white blotches of light.

The negation of the color spectrum will negate Halo's powers; the DC universe has many villains with just such abilities.

In the 1990s, it was shown that should her human body be destroyed, the Aurakle can merge with another recently deceased human.

During the Blackest Night, Violet's powers proved highly effective, allowing her to destroy Black Lanterns and their rings, a feat usually reserved only for the wielders of the various Lantern Corps and the users of the Dove power.


==Other versions==
==Other versions==
An alternate universe variant of Halo appears in ''[[JLA: Another Nail]]''.
The [[Elseworlds]] series ''[[JLA: Another Nail]]'' contains an alternate Halo, as a black woman; her real name and background are unrevealed.


==In other media==
==In other media==
===Television===
===Television===
* Halo appears in the ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' episode "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!" as part of the [[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]].
* Halo appears in the teaser for the ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' episode "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!" as a member of the [[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]].<ref name="btva" />
* Halo appears in ''[[Young Justice]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nerdist.com/young-justice-outsiders-creators-talk-a-darker-season-full-of-metahuman-trafficking/|title=YOUNG JUSTICE: OUTSIDERS Creators Talk a Darker Season Full of Metahuman Trafficking|date=26 July 2018|website=Nerdist}}</ref> voiced by [[Zehra Fazal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Blecm5PgUVu/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Blecm5PgUVu |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=Zehra Fazal on Instagram: "What a ridiculously awesome day at Comic-Con. I can officially announce I’ve joined the cast of Young Justice Outsiders as the voice of…"|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref> This version is the product of the spirit of a dissected [[Mother Box]] reviving the body of '''Gabrielle Daou''', a Quraci refugee who had been kidnapped by [[metahuman]] traffickers, used as a test subject to stimulate her "meta-gene", and euthanized by Dr. [[Helga Jace]] when she tested negative for the gene. Upon awaking, they woke up a "[[Fugue state|blank slate]]", with minor traces of Daou's personality and memories as well as fleeting access to the Mother Box's knowledge and some of its powers. They are soon after rescued by [[Artemis Crock|Tigress]], who nicknames them "Halo" and whom they would go on to live with before joining [[Nightwing]]'s team, who helps them figure out who and what they are and the vast range of abilities they have. They also name themselves "'''Violet Harper'''", seeing themselves as a new individual, enters a relationship with [[Geo-Force|Brion Markov]], and befriends [[Harper Row]]. However, Jace takes advantage of Halo's amnesia by claiming the latter is dying and their cells are not regenerating like they did due to their overusing their violet aura before Halo is kidnapped by [[Granny Goodness]], who discovers they can access the [[Source (comics)|Source]] with none of the safeguards [[Metron (character)|Metron]] incorporates within Mother and Father Boxes. Halo is placed under mind control and forced to create the [[Anti-Life Equation]] to place the universe under [[Darkseid]]'s control, but [[Victor Stone]] rescues Halo, allowing them to save the universe. In the aftermath, Halo breaks up with Markov after [[Bad Samaritan (comics)|Zviad Baazovi]] secretly manipulates him into killing his uncle [[Baron Bedlam]]. In the fourth season, Halo considers converting to [[Islam]] as Daou's faith was important to her, starts identifying as [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]], and begins to reconsider their feelings towards Markov and Row. Violet and Harper have become a couple as of the fourth season finale. This version of Halo's abilities are as follows:
* Halo appears in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Diaz |first=Eric |date=July 26, 2018 |title=''Young Justice: Outsiders'' Creators Talk a Darker Season Full of Metahuman Trafficking |url=https://nerdist.com/young-justice-outsiders-creators-talk-a-darker-season-full-of-metahuman-trafficking/ |website=Nerdist}}</ref> voiced by [[Zehra Fazal]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Fazal |first=Zehra |title=What a ridiculously awesome day at Comic-Con. I can officially announce I've joined the cast of Young Justice Outsiders as the voice of Halo. So psyched for y'all to get to know her and see this AMAZING season coming soon to @thedcuniverse. #youngjustice #youngjusticeoutsiders #comingsoon #sdcc #sdcc2018 #halo #😇 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Blecm5PgUVu/ |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Blecm5PgUVu |archive-date=2021-12-24 |website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Halo Voices (DC Universe) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/DC-Universe/Halo/ |access-date=May 13, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} 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.</ref> This version is the product of a [[Mother Box]]'s spirit reviving the body of '''Gabrielle Daou''', a [[List of DC Universe locations#Qurac|Quraci]] refugee who was kidnapped and experimented on by [[metahuman]] traffickers and euthanized by [[Helga Jace]] after testing negative for a meta-gene. Initially a [[Dissociative fugue|blank slate]] with traces of Daou's personality and memories and fleeting access to the Mother Box's knowledge and powers, Halo is soon after rescued by [[Artemis Crock|Tigress]], whom they live with before joining [[Dick Grayson|Nightwing]]'s team. They also name themselves '''Violet Harper''', seeing themselves as a new individual; enter a relationship with [[Geo-Force|Brion Markov]]; and befriend [[Harper Row]]. However, they are kidnapped by [[Granny Goodness]], who harnesses their access to the [[Source (comics)|Source]] to access the [[Anti-Life Equation]] before [[Cyborg (DC Comics)|Victor Stone]] rescues them. In the aftermath, Halo breaks up with Markov after [[Bad Samaritan (comics)|Zviad Baazovi]] secretly manipulates him into killing his uncle [[Baron Bedlam]]. In the fourth season, ''Young Justice: Phantoms'', Halo considers converting to [[Islam]], starts identifying as [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]], and reconsiders their feelings towards Markov and Row. As of the fourth season finale, Halo and Row have entered a relationship.
**'''[[Violet (color)|Violet]]''': Healing, which can be used on both themselves and others, and passive self-resurrection;
**'''[[bluegreen]]''': Boom-tube generation;
**'''[[Blue]]''': A blindingly bright light;
**'''[[Green]]''': Holograms;
**'''[[Yellow]]''': Concussive energy blasts that can also slice through objects if fired in a cutting motion;
**'''[[Orange (colour)|Orange]]''': Flight;
**'''[[Red]]''': Force field generation;
**'''[[Rainbow]]''': All available powers plus Anti-Life Equation death


===Film===
===Film===
An [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|alternate universe]] version of Halo called '''Aurora''' appears in the animated film ''[[Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.newsarama.com/16300-justice-league-crisis-on-two-earths.html | title=1st Look: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Clip | work=[[Newsarama]] | date=February 23, 2010 | access-date=2010-06-17}}</ref> She is a member of the [[Crime Syndicate of America]] whose powers function similarly to a [[Green Lantern]]'s.
An [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|alternate universe]] version of Halo named '''Aurora''' appears in ''[[Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths]]'' as a minor member of the [[Crime Syndicate of America]] with powers similar to those of a [[Green Lantern]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2015 |title=JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS |url=http://www.newsarama.com/16300-justice-league-crisis-on-two-earths.html |access-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223054822/http://www.newsarama.com/16300-justice-league-crisis-on-two-earths.html |archive-date=2015-12-23 }}</ref>

=== Video games ===
Halo appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 4, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref>


==References==
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"Aurakle" redirects here. For the Seven Soldiers of Victory character, see Aurakles.
For the Halo series comics by Marvel Comics, see The Halo Graphic Novel and Halo: Uprising.
Halo
Halo as depicted in Batman and the Outsiders #4 (September 1983), art by Jim Aparo.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceThe Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983)
Created byMike W. Barr (writer)
Jim Aparo (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoGabrielle Doe
SpeciesHuman/Aurakle (Gestalt Entity)
Team affiliationsOutsiders
Strike Force Kobra
Batman Incorporated
Dead Heroes Club
Justice League
Partnerships
Notable aliasesGabrielle Doe
Marissa Baron
Spectrum
Violet Harper[1]
Abilities
See list
  • Aura generation
    • Violet: Self-healing abilities and resurrection, and can produce empowering mental effects that can give her previous body's consciousness control of their shared body.
    • Indigo: Tractor beam.
    • Blue: Hologram generation.
    • Green: Produce halting stasis beams to stop and manipulate enemies.
    • Yellow: Light generation
    • Orange: Concussive blasts.
    • Red: Energy shield generation, destructive heat beams
    • White: Light generation

Halo (Gabrielle Doe) is a superheroine appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in a special insert in The Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983) and was created by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo.[2]

The character's origin involves spirit possession, with an alien being resurrected and possessing the body of a recently murdered woman and resurrected her. Halo initially suffers from amnesia, having no access to the memories of either the alien or the human host.

Halo has made limited appearances in other media, primarily in association with the Outsiders. She is voiced by Zehra Fazal in Young Justice.

Publication history

[edit]

Halo first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983), and was created by writer Mike W. Barr and artist Jim Aparo.[3] Her powers are partially inspired by the Rainbow Beast, a minor enemy of Batman.[4]

Fictional character biography

[edit]

Halo is a gestalt of a human woman named Violet Harper and an Aurakle, an ancient energy being who originates from the Source.[5] After Violet is murdered by Syonide, an operative of the 100 and Tobias Whale, the Aurakle resurrects, possesses, and empowers her.[6]

Following this, Violet joins the Outsiders as Halo. She participates in the Infinite Crisis, World War III, and Blackest Night events, with the latter revealing her abilities to be effective against Black Lanterns.[7]

In Batman Inc., Halo joins a new team of Outsiders led by Red Robin.[8] Following an explosion, the Outsiders are declared legally dead and use their status to perform covert missions.[9]

Powers and abilities

[edit]

Halo can fly and create auras of the seven rainbow colors, called halos, which have different effects. She can heal and resurrect herself and generate light, fire, holograms, and stasis beams.

Other versions

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An alternate universe variant of Halo appears in JLA: Another Nail.

In other media

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Television

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  • Halo appears in the teaser for the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!" as a member of the Outsiders.[10]
  • Halo appears in Young Justice,[11] voiced by Zehra Fazal.[12][10] This version is the product of a Mother Box's spirit reviving the body of Gabrielle Daou, a Quraci refugee who was kidnapped and experimented on by metahuman traffickers and euthanized by Helga Jace after testing negative for a meta-gene. Initially a blank slate with traces of Daou's personality and memories and fleeting access to the Mother Box's knowledge and powers, Halo is soon after rescued by Tigress, whom they live with before joining Nightwing's team. They also name themselves Violet Harper, seeing themselves as a new individual; enter a relationship with Brion Markov; and befriend Harper Row. However, they are kidnapped by Granny Goodness, who harnesses their access to the Source to access the Anti-Life Equation before Victor Stone rescues them. In the aftermath, Halo breaks up with Markov after Zviad Baazovi secretly manipulates him into killing his uncle Baron Bedlam. In the fourth season, Young Justice: Phantoms, Halo considers converting to Islam, starts identifying as non-binary, and reconsiders their feelings towards Markov and Row. As of the fourth season finale, Halo and Row have entered a relationship.

Film

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An alternate universe version of Halo named Aurora appears in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths as a minor member of the Crime Syndicate of America with powers similar to those of a Green Lantern.[13]

Video games

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Halo appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Batman Incorporated (vol. 2) #1
  2. ^ Wallace, Dan (2008). "Halo". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1. OCLC 213309017.
  3. ^ 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. 136. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  4. ^ Barr, Mike W. Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 1. DC Comics. ISBN 1401268129.
  5. ^ Greenberger, Robert (2008). The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 174. ISBN 9780345501066.
  6. ^ Adventures of the Outsiders #34 (June 1986)
  7. ^
    • Outsiders (vol. 4) #24 (November 2009)
    • Outsiders (vol. 4) #25 (December 2009)
    • Outsiders (vol. 4) #31 (July 2010)
  8. ^ Batman Inc. #6 (May 2011)
  9. ^
    • Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes one-shot (February 2012)
    • Batman Incorporated (vol. 2) #1 (May 2012)
    • Suicide Squad: Black Files #1 (January 2019)
  10. ^ a b "Halo Voices (DC Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 13, 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.
  11. ^ Diaz, Eric (July 26, 2018). "Young Justice: Outsiders Creators Talk a Darker Season Full of Metahuman Trafficking". Nerdist.
  12. ^ Fazal, Zehra. "What a ridiculously awesome day at Comic-Con. I can officially announce I've joined the cast of Young Justice Outsiders as the voice of Halo. So psyched for y'all to get to know her and see this AMAZING season coming soon to @thedcuniverse. #youngjustice #youngjusticeoutsiders #comingsoon #sdcc #sdcc2018 #halo #😇". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
  13. ^ "JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS". December 23, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  14. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
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