Shadow Lass

Fictional character biography

Tasmia Mallor originates from the planet Talok VIII, and possesses darkness-manipulating abilities. She and her cousin Grev (Shadow Kid) received from their ancestors, whose spirits reside in a cave on Talok VIII (Talokians practice ancestor worship). As her ancestors before her from the past thousand years, Tasmia is the hereditary shadow champion of Talok VIII. Her 20th century ancestors, Lydea Mallor and Lyrissa Mallor, were also shadow champions and members of the interstellar police force L.E.G.I.O.N.

Grev Mallor joins the Legion Academy as Shadow Kid, but knows that he cannot join the Legion due to a rule preventing members from having the same powers. However, he believes that he is better prepared to defend Talok in Tasmia's absence.

Shadow Lass joins the Legion after her homeworld is invaded by the Fatal Five. She helps the Legion to defeat them. After joining, she became romantically involved with Lar Gand and eventually marries him. Their marriage is rocky for years despite their strong feelings for each other, and Tasmia goes into mourning when Gand dies. He is possessed by the Time Trapper's essence and temporarily resurrected before a cataclysmic battle erases the Trapper from existence.

1994 reboot

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Umbra is later among the Legionnaires who are lost in a space rift and transported to another galaxy. Saturn Girl attempts to telepathically calm her, but a telepathic matrix interferes with her powers, creating a shadow creature fueled by their pain before Brainiac 5 heals them.

Umbra later returns to Talok VIII and discovers that her cousin Grev has cloaked the planet in darkness and had it withdraw from the United Planets. However, he is killed by the Shadow's power, and Umbra removes the cloak before leaving.

Post-Infinite Crisis: Retroboot Legion

Main article: Legion of Super-Heroes (1958 team)#Post-Infinite Crisis

The events of Infinite Crisis restore an analogue of the pre-Crisis Legion to continuity. Shadow Lass is included in their number, and is among the group of Legionnaires who help Superman defeat the Justice League of Earth.

During the League's xenophobic reign, Shadow Lass works with Night Girl, Timber Wolf, and Lightning Lass to help thousands of aliens escape Earth.

Shadow Lass is shown prominently in the teaser image for the Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds mini-series, using her powers to keep Mordru and Saturn Queen in the dark. In the story, she, Phantom Girl, and Lightning Lass rescue Mon-El from the Phantom Zone, where Earth-Man had imprisoned him. Upon leaving the Zone, Mon-El once again suffers the effects of lead poisoning, but is cured with an antidote created by Brainiac 5.

In Doomsday Clock, Shadow Lass is among the Legion of Super-Heroes members who appear in the present after Doctor Manhattan undoes his alternations to the timeline, restoring the Legion and the Justice Society of America.

Powers and abilities

Shadow Lass in all her incarnations can cast dark fields that block all light. These can either be complete, effectively rendering useless all light sources within the area, or hollow to allow the interior to be lit. She can also solidify these fields, to use as a more direct weapon.

She is also an expert hand-to-hand combatant, and can see in complete darkness (both her own and otherwise). As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Shadow Lass is provided a Legion Flight Ring, which allows her to fly and protects her from the vacuum of space and other dangerous environments.

In other media

Television

Shadow Lass makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Far From Home".

Film

• Shadow Lass makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Justice League vs. the Fatal Five.
• Shadow Lass appears in Legion of Super-Heroes, voiced by Victoria Grace. This version is a council member of the Legion Academy.

Video games

Shadow Lass appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.

Miscellaneous

• Shadow Lass appears in Adventures in the DC Universe #10.
• Shadow Lass appears in Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes.

References

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