Lori Lemaris (Earth-9)

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Contents 1 History 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Powers 2.2 Abilities 2.3 Strength level 2.4 Weaknesses 3 Paraphernalia 3.1 Equipment 3.2 Weapons 4 Notes 5 See Also 6 Links and References 6.1 Footnotes

History

After the Superman became the greatest power on Earth-9, he outlawed costumed heroes. When the Secret Six tried to stop him in a battle at Washington, he defeated them, imprisoned Mary Marvel, and extracted the identities of the other Jokers from her mind, killing her. Afterwards, Lori Lemaris spent ten years in prison for vigilante activities.

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After being released from prison on parole, she began attending the Citizen Re-Education Centre in New Atlantis. There, she met former Nightwing agent Hex, who tried to convince her to return to costumed heroics. She did not agree to his request, but still followed him out of the building and through the sewers of New Atlantis, to his underground base. There, he informs her that Manhunter has been killed by Powergirl. This is enough to make her agree to come with him.

When they met up with her old team-mates in the Secret Six, they tried to give her her old Joke costume, but she turned it down because she no longer felt happy enough to be the Joker. At the request of Hex, she instead took the identity of the deceased Manhunter. In this costumed, she joined Sir William's new team, the Outsiders, and helped the Batman of New Earth to rescue the heroes trapped in the Superman's fortress in Switzerland. During the raid, she voiced her dislike of Batman's joyless demeanour, and he voiced his ditrust of her former identity. However, he saved her life, and a level of respect has been established.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Unknown; it is suggested that Lemaris may possess superhuman strength and agility as she was able to successfully dodge handheld gunfire.

Abilities

skilled with firearms; experienced journalist

Strength level

Has peak human strength at least. The exact limit of her strength level and endurance is not known.

Weaknesses

Lori has many of the normal weaknesses of a normal human female (will fail from oxygen deprevation, lack of food and sleep, etc.) though has obviously higher than average tolerances.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Lemaris' costume is designed to resist high impact forces.

Weapons

Has a specialized baton which she uses as a club; also has a few cartoon-themed weapons.

Notes

Lori shares at least a superficial similarity to the Lori Lemaris of the former Tangent Comics reality. It is presently unknown how similar or different Lori Lemaris of Earth-9's particular background is in specific comparison to that of Lori Lemaris of the Tangent reality, other than

• Lori Lemaris of Earth-9 has been publically revealed to have been the Joker and arrested and convicted for her vigilante actions; and
• Lemaris was Joker more than ten years in the past.

See Also

• Discuss Lori Lemaris (Earth-9) on the forums
• Appearances of Lori Lemaris (Earth-9)
• Character Gallery: Lori Lemaris (Earth-9)
• Images featuring Lori Lemaris (Earth-9)

Links and References

• Manhunter at Wikipedia

Footnotes

Tangent Comics Character This character was introduced under the Tangent Comics Imprint. With the advent of the post-Infinite Crisis Multiverse, they may also exist within the reality of Earth-9. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Tangent Comics Characters."