Hope Taya (New Earth)

Hope Taya
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Hope Taya
Other Aliases	Maya Andrews
Affiliation	Lex Luthor
Base Of Operations	Mobile · Lexcorp, Metropolis
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Race	Amazon
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Married
Occupation	Former bodyguard for Lex Luthor
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	6' 1"
Weight	156 lbs (71 kg)
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Mark Millar · Stuart Immonen
First Appearance	Adventures of Superman #573 (December, 1999)

History

Hope Taya is Lex Luthor's bodyguard along with her partner, Mercy Graves. Very little is known about her past but she is of Amazon heritage. Hope of the two, is the good cop, acting calm and benevolent to Mercy's hotheadedness.

When Lex Luthor, becomes President of the United States, he fails in preventing an invasion of Topeka, Kansas Hope turns against him. She goes to the Daily Planet, and tells her story to Lois Lane, who intends to leak the revelations about his shady activities as the President.

Before it is released, Clark Kent has his name put on the story, to protect her. They attempt to reveal Hope as their informant, but she retracts her story. President Luthor, worried about impeachment based on Hope's testimony abducts her and imprisons her below Lexcorp. While in his power, she is tortured and lobotomized. Superman rescues her after Talia Head alerts him to her imprisonment.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Divine Empowerment: The Amazons of Themyscira are a race of immortal warrior women that live on the mystically hidden island of Themyscira. They are given their gifts and blessings by five Olympian goddesses -- Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hestia, and Aphrodite.
  • Superhuman Strength
  • Superhuman Durability
  • Superhuman Stamina
  • Superhuman Agility
  • Immortality: The Amazons granted Eternal life by the Olympian gods. but can still be killed if injured

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced): She was skilled in armed and unarmed combat and proficient with traditional Greek hand to hand weaponry such as sharpened edge shield sword and slings.
  • Swordsmanship: Trained Amazonian sword fighting.

Notes

• Currently enrolled in the Witness Relocation Program to evade an abusive husband.

Related

• 38 Appearances of Hope Taya (New Earth)
• 2 Images featuring Hope Taya (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Hope Taya (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Hope Taya (New Earth)

Footnotes

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