Jayna
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Junior SuperFriends Team Member
| Jayna | |
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| Information | |
| Real name: | Jayna |
| AKA: | Joanna Flemming (secret identity) |
| Species: | Exxorian |
| Home Planet: | Exxor |
| Hair: | Black |
| Relatives: | Zan (twin brother) |
| Base: | Hall of Justice |
| Affiliations: | Superfriends Wonder Twins |
| Abilities: | Transforms into any animal |
| Voiced by: | Louise Williams |
Jayna is the twin sister of Zan. The two of them make up the Wonder Twins, which replaced Marvin, Wendy and Wonder Dog as Junior SuperFriends.
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[edit] History
Continuity from SuperFriends Comic Book
Zan and Jayna were born mutants on the planet Exxor. They are genetic throwbacks to an ancient race of Exxorian shapeshifters. While still infants, a great plague swept across Exxor killing hundreds, including their parents. The twins were raised in an interplanetary circus until such time that they came of age. While their they cared for Gleek. Soon they became frustrated with the enslaved life of a carnival performer, so they fled from Exxor and traveled to Earth where they eventually aided the Super Friends in battling the forces of Grax.[1] Not long after the Wonder Twins first arrive on earth and help the Super Friends defeat Grax, their english is still not the greatest. The Super Friends ask Professor Nichols if he would allow them to stay with him so he could teach them how to adjust to their new life on earth. He accepts, and he becomes their mentor.[2] Meanwhile, the Super Friends also assist in training them at the Hall of Justice.[3]
[edit] Abilities
- Metamorphosis: Jayna possesses the ability to shape-shift her body into any known animal form. This includes mythological animals and animals from her home world of Exxor. If she can envision a specific animal, she can transform into it.
[edit] Episode Appearances
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[edit] Notes
- The character of Jayna was originally developed for the Saturday morning Hanna-Barbera animated series, the SuperFriends.
- Jayna was also featured in the SuperFriends comic book adaptation.
- Jayna's origin was revealed in Comic Book issue #14.
| Members of the SuperFriends |
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| Founding Members: |
| Superman • Batman • Wonder Woman • Aquaman • Hawkman • Samurai • Green Lantern • Flash • Black Vulcan |
| Expanded Team: |
| Hawkgirl • Apache Chief • El Dorado • Atom • Green Arrow • Plastic Man • Rima the Jungle Girl |
| Comic Book Team Members: |
| Black Canary • Elongated Man • Red Tornado |
| Junior SuperFriends: |
| Robin • Cyborg • Firestorm Zan • Jayna Marvin White • Wendy Harris |
| Mascots: |
| Gleek • Wonder Dog |
[edit] Other Versions
Downpour is a fictional character featured in the animated series Justice League Unlimited and is a member of the Ultimen.[4]
[edit] External Links
- See the Jayna disambiguation page at the DC Database
- The Wonder Twins at wikipedia.org
- The Wonder Twins at Seanbaby's SuperFriends Page
[edit] References
- ↑ As shown in Super Friends # 14
- ↑ As shown in the comic book Super Friends #10
- ↑ As shown in various issues of the Super Friends comics as well as the series.
- ↑ For more on Shifter member of the Ultimen go to the DCAU
