Naomi McDuffie

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Naomi
Naomi McDuffie.jpg
Cover of Naomi vol. 1, 6 (September, 2019). Art by Jamal Campbell.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceNaomi #1 (March 2019)
Created byBrian Michael Bendis
David F. Walker
Jamal Campbell
In-story information
Alter egoNaomi McDuffie
SpeciesMetahuman
Team affiliationsYoung Justice
Justice League
Notable aliasesPowerhouse
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength
  • Superhuman durability
  • Flight
  • Energy manipulation and projection

Naomi McDuffie, also known as Powerhouse, is a fictional superhero appearing in media published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis for his Wonder Comics imprint, along with writer David F. Walker and artist Jamal Campbell. The character's name is in part a tribute to comic book writer and creator Dwayne McDuffie, an artist renowned for his dedication to inclusion and diversity.

The character makes her live action debut in The CW's eponymous series, portrayed by Kaci Walfall.

Publication history[]

Naomi McDuffie was created by writers Brian Michael Bendis and David F. Walker, with artwork by Jamal Campbell. The character's surname of McDuffie was given as a tribute to the late comic book artist Dwayne McDuffie, whose own writing career focused on underrepresented minorities in American comics.[1][2]

Fictional character biography[]

Origin[]

In an alternate universe in the DC Multiverse, the degradation of Earth's ozone layer exposed the surface of the Earth to a previously-unknown type of radioactive energy, which caused 29 random people all over the planet to develop godlike powers. Some of these people sought to rule the world with their new powers, while others opposed this, which led to a cataclysmic war between these metahumans. One month later, fourteen of the metahumans were dead, and seven others left the planet, leaving only eight remaining. Naomi is the first child born to two of these metahumans. The most evil of the original 29 metahumans, a criminal named Zumbado who was about to be executed when he got his powers, sought to kill the infant Naomi, so her parents sent her to Earth-0 for her safety, but were killed in battle doing so. The infant ended up in a small Oregon town, where a resident of the town who witnessed her arrival, a man who was actually a Rannian ex-soldier and had taken on the name Greg McDuffie, adopted her.

Naomi lived a fairly ordinary life in her hometown raised by Greg and his human wife who knew all about her husband's unordinary secrets, until one day when Superman crashed through the center of town in a battle with Mongul: this got a couple of citizens talking about rumors of a prior time the town had an encounter with otherworldly beings. Learning that the date of the incident was also the day she was adopted, Naomi began to question whether she had a connection to superheroes, and began looking into her origins.

Greg then revealed his own origins to Naomi before telling her about her arrival on Earth-0, and gave Naomi a device he found with her, which contained a message from her birth mother and awakened her superpowers. Shortly afterward, Zumbado arrived and took Naomi back to their original world, which was now devastated under his rule. Naomi fought Zumbado to avenge her birth parents, and only narrowly managed to escape back to Earth-0.

Following these events, Naomi flew to Metropolis and met Superman and Batman. She later joined the recently reformed Young Justice.

Infinite Frontier[]

Following the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal, Naomi joined the Justice League, before being given the codename Powerhouse by Aquaman.

Powers, abilities, and equipment[]

Naomi has a tremendous amount of an unknown type of energy inside her body. She can fire powerful energy blasts from her hands. This energy makes her super strong and super durable, and allows her to fly. She can also manifest a black and gold costume around her body.

In other media[]

In December 2020, a live-action television series based on the character was announced to be in development by The CW.[3] Kaci Walfall was cast as Naomi McDuffie in March 2021.[4] In May, The CW put the series to order. Unlike the comic book series, Naomi is depicted as a Superman fangirl living in the real world who is slowly drawn into the DC Universe/Arrowverse as she develops superpowers.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Cohen, Jason. "Naomi: DC's Teen Superhero's Last Name Honors A Late Creator". CBR.com. CBR.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Who is DC Comics' Naomi McDuffie?". Sideshow.com. Sideshow, Inc. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. ^ White, Peter (December 4, 2020). "DC Comics' 'Naomi' TV Series From Ava DuVernay & Jill Blankenship In Works At The CW". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (March 18, 2021). "Ava DuVernay's 'Naomi' CW DC Drama Pilot Taps Kaci Walfall For Title Role, Adds Three Series Regulars". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Otterson, Joe (May 24, 2021). "'Naomi,' 'All American' Spinoff Ordered at CW, 'Powerpuff Girls' Pilot to Get Re-Worked Off-Cycle". Variety. Retrieved May 24, 2021.

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