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Carter Hall

Prince Khufu Maat Kha-Tar

First Appearance: Flash Comics #1 (January 1940)

Appearances: Flash Comics | All-Star Comics | Justice League of America Vol 1 | Infinity, Inc. Vol 1 | America vs. the Justice Society | Crisis on Infinite Earths | Justice Society of America Vol 1 | Justice Society of America Vol 2 | Return of Hawkman | JSA Vol 1 | Hawkman Vol 4 | Rann-Thanagar War | Justice Society of America Vol 3 | Blackest Night | Brightest Day | Dark Nights: Metal | Hawkman: Found | Hawkman Vol 5 | JSA Vol 2

In Ancient Egypt, Prince Khufu discovered a crashed alien vessel from the planet Thanagar. Using the "Nth metal" that powered the craft, he and his beloved, Princess Chay-Ara, crafted golden wings that allowed them to become Egypt's greatest heroes, but the jealous priest Hath-Set killed them with an Nth metal knife. This began a cycle of reincarnation as Khufu and Chay-Ara were reborn throughout the ages, always to meet and fall in love, and always to die at the hands of the reincarnated Hath-Set.

In the early 20th century, Khufu was reincarnated as American archeologist Carter Hall, who became the costumed hero Hawkman alongside Shiera Saunders as Hawkgirl. Hawkman became one of the founders of the Justice Society of America and later its chairman. He retired with the rest of the Golden Age mystery men, but when the Silver Age began, he joined the Justice League of America as a mentor to the younger heroes. After Crisis on Infinite Earths, he and the rest of the JSA were banished to Limbo to stave off Ragnarok, but were rescued during Armageddon 2001; during Hall's absence, Fel Andar and Katar Hol assumed the mantle of Hawkman in succession.

During Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, Carter Hall merged with Shiera Sanders, and the Hawkgod to become a composite Hawkman inside of Katar Hol's body, who later ascended up to the Hawkgod's realm. Years later, a cult of Thanagarian priests resurrected Carter Hall, who now retains the memories of his past lives and Katar Hol's. Hall went on to join the JSA and made St. Roch his base of operations, working alongside Kendra Saunders.

(Before Armageddon 2001, Carter Hall lived on Earth-Two and had remained a member of the JSA throughout the Silver Age and the Bronze Age.)

• Adaptation Origin Connection: Geoff Johns retconned in a connection between the Hawks, Doctor Fate and Black Adam. In JSA, it's shown that, after Khufu and Chay-Ara discovered the Thanagarian spaceship that granted them the Nth metal they use for flight, Nabu was their magical adviser and Black Adam their close confidante (after the death of his people).
• Adventurer Archaeologist: He was an Eqyptologist, in some continuities. Think of him as a cross between Indiana Jones and Conan the Barbarian — with wings.
• Badass Bookworm: He's an archaeologist and historian and, depending on the version, a museum curator. He also is one of the most violent people in the superhero community and likes to bash his problems with a mace.
• Bare-Fisted Monk: In the Golden Age comic books, especially Justice Society books like All-Star Comics, Hawkman frequently fought barehanded, especially after an editorial mandate that the protagonists no longer kill anyone. No one under the protection of the law anyway. Non humanoid creatures were still fair game for mace killing
• Battle Couple: In the Golden Age he treated Shiera more like an equal than the sidekick she was billed as, and had no issue with her fighting at his side
• Composite Character: Post-Crisis, Carter was retconed to take Katar Hol's role in the Justice League as well as his friendship with The Atom and his rivalry with Green Arrow.
• Dodge the Bullet: Frequently in the Golden Age comic books, sighting the noisyness of guns making it fairly easy for him to do. He does get knocked out by a shot to the head in the first Justice Battalion mission defending the US mainlaind, however.
• Era-Specific Personality: In the Golden Age he was one of DC's more progressive characters, especially in All-Star Comics, especially during the World War II years. Post Crisis he is instead one of their most conservative, due to taking on Kartar Hol's personality traits
• Fake Identity Baggage: Hawkman implies that he knows Diana Prince, the real Diana Prince that Diana of Paradise Island has been impersonating, rattling the Amazon. He ensures her that he and the Justice Society approve of the two Diana's work, however, and eventually the Society offers Wonder Woman a spot as their secretary.
• Feuding Families:
  • He started the feud between the Hawk and Arrow families post-Crisis — his conservative view of the world put him at odds with Oliver Queen, and their families followed as a result. Roy Harper even likens the two families to the Capulets and Montagues when wanting to date Kendra.
  • Dark Nights: Metal sets up a feud between the Hawk Clan from the stone age and the Bat Clan. It's implied that this will lead to a feud between the Hawks and Batman, which Kendra may have already started.
• Happily Married: He and Shiera get married fairly quickly after he rescues her in the Golden Age comic books, and stay that way with few issues
• He Cleans Up Nicely: Yup, Hawkman is not known for his looks, despite walking around with no shirt all the time, but he shows he can look quite attractive after a "friendly" tip from Green Arrow in Geoff Johns' run.
• Headbutting Heroes: With Oliver Queen. The two do not like each other due to their vastly different political views, but they will work together when they have to. Begrudgingly.
• Henpecked Husband: In one version of the Justice Society's origin, Carter was out on patrol because Shiera was bugging him to build her a set of wings, and he would've rather faced crooks than deal with her temper.
• Heterosexual Life-Partners: Modern stories tend to depict him as this with Ray Palmer.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Carter is violent and a jerk to almost everyone around him, but he ultimately means well.
• Love Triangle: Between Carter, Shiera, and Mavis Trent; and Carter, Kendra, and Roy Harper.
• Mentor: To the JLA post-Crisis. He had already served in the JSA and was the Older and Wiser member of their successor.
• Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!: As soon as Batman and Mister Miracle become aware of the disinformation campaign being waged during Absolute Power (2024), Hawkman immediately blames The Flash and the Justice League as a whole for disbanding. Saying that them no longer being around as an organization after Dark Crisis is what allowed it to happen.
• No-Sell: In his first adventure, the anti-gravitic properties of his ninth metal armor allow it to repel the electric bolts of Doctor Hastor's lightning machine. The electrical attacks of Money Master, who is possessed by a black sphere that defies the known laws of the DCU can hurt Hawkman, however, though he is slightly disappointed they don't kill Hawkman.
• Put on a Bus: Several times in Justice Society. Occasionally for his own book, once because he was off on Thanagar and Kendra got his ongoing, once because he was supposed to be dead in Final Crisis, another because of whatever happens to him in Blackest Night.
• Red Baron: "The Winged Wonder". (Green Arrow likes to call him "the Flying Fascist").
• Reincarnation: Carter Hall is but the latest in a number of Prince Khufu's reincarnations throughout space and time, including the Silent Knight and the western hero Nighthawk.
• Reincarnation Romance: Khufu and Chay-Ara will always find each other in the end. And die because of it. It doesn't stop them from trying, however.
• Stalker with a Crush: He came off this way at first toward Kendra Saunders. He believes he and Kendra to be soulmates, he claims to know everything about her (and is proven wrong quite a few times... or so it seems), and immediately starts heavily hitting on her and spying on her the moment he returns. He actually gets called out on this by everyone who knows about it, from JSA members to Oliver Queen to his best friend Ray Palmer. Despite this accusation, Carter is probably the worst "stalker" ever, in that he totally respects Kendra's decisions, moves on and dates other people until she decides that he is the one that she wants, and generally acts as a friend rather than a stalker until she makes the decision to rekindle their relationship.
• Straw Character: He's often used as a conservative strawman for other characters, particularly Oliver Queen, to argue with, Post Crisis, inheriting it from the Silver Age Kartar Hol.
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Carter is this to himself. The Atom once described Carter Hall as "a man of culture, who enjoys fine wine", yet, Hawkman as "a barbarian" who he is happy is on their side.

Katar Hol

"Carter Hall"

First Appearance: The Brave and the Bold #34 (February 1961)

Appearances: The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 | Hawkman Vol 1 | The Atom & Hawkman | Justice League of America Vol 1 | Detective Comics Vol 1 | World's Finest (1941) | The Shadow War Of Hawkman | Hawkman Vol 2 | Hawkworld Vol 1 | Hawkworld Vol 2 | The Savage Hawkman | Justice League of America Vol 3 | Justice League United | Death Of Hawkman

In the 1940s, Thanagarian nobleman Paran Katar visited Earth. Here, he met Carter Hall, who inspired him to create a corps of winged police officers called the Wingmen. He also fell in love with a Native American woman named Naomi, with whom he had a son, whom he named Katar Hol after Carter. Paran took his son back to Thanagar.

Katar became a Wingman, and after stopping the criminal Byth with the aid of his partner, Shayera Thal, they were sent to Earth as ambassadors not long after Fel Andar was sent as a spy. Katar was dubbed the new Hawkman by the press. He met Carter and Shiera Hall and learned of his half-human heritage, but due to their troubled relationship, Shayera broke away from him.

In Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, Katar was merged with Carter, Shiera, and the Hawkgod to become a composite Hawkman, but the conflicting voices in his mind drove him mad. He was banished to Limbo by Martian Manhunter and the sorcerer Arion. Years later, Carter Hall was resurrected on Thanagar with both his and Katar's memories.

In the New 52, Hawkman initially went by Carter Hall and was an archaeologist. It was later revealed that this was an assumed identity (somehow), and that this Hawkman was actually a Thanagarian named Katar Hol. This Hawkman would go on to join the Justice League of America and Justice League United. He would later sacrifice himself alongside his JLU teammate Adam Strange in order to stop Despero from conquering the galaxy.

• Affectionate Nickname: Shayera calls him "peacock".
• Alien Arts Are Appreciated: Katar was very fond of America's ideals, which were very different from Thanagar's post-Hawkworld ways.
• Ambiguously Brown: His skin suddenly became darker upon learning his mother is a Cherokee shaman.
• Barbarian Longhair: Post-Hawkworld, he started growing out his hair.
• Battle Couple: With Shayera, until she broke up with him.
• Break Out the Museum Piece: He and Shayera literally use medieval weapons from the museum they curate.
• Child of Two Worlds: He was known as the "Policeman of Two Worlds", but plays this trope straight when it's revealed that he has a human mother.
• Cultural Rebel: Inverted, he prefers the old ways of Thanagar rather than the newer, assimilated culture Thanagar has become.
• Fan of the Past:
  • On Thanagar, he collected a lot of Thanagarian artifacts before his culture assimilated with those they've conquered. He even learned older Thanagarian military combat style.
  • He also really enjoyed working in an Earth museum, even before he was ret-conned into being half-human.
• Half-Human Hybrid: Half-Thanagarian (father's side), half-human (mother's side).
• Happily Married: He's introduced as being the proud husband of Shayera, and stays that way throughout the Silver and Bronze ages. Hawkworld breaks them up, however
• Headbutting Heroes: With Oliver Queen, pre-Crisis.
• Heterosexual Life-Partners: Pre-Crisis stories tend to depict him as this with Ray Palmer.
• Hollywood Atheist: In Legend of the Hawkman.
• I Choose to Stay: In the Silver Age, following their return to Earth to defeat the Manhawks (and the success of their The Brave and the Bold appearances) he and Shayera decide to stay, knowing nothing of the dreaded Continuity Snarl which awaited them.
• Killed Off for Real: He was killed in the Hawkgod dimension after being separated from Carter Hall.
• Patricide: A drugged Katar Hol killed his father because his soon-to-be archenemy Byth told him he was smuggling weapons. Katar found out his dad was smuggling food and medicine to the oppressed lower-class citizens.
• Reincarnate in Another World: The latest retcon makes Katar Hol another reincarnation of Prince Khufu, incarnated on Thanagar and existing at the same time as Carter Hall, thanks to the vagaries of reincarnation.
• Scars Are Forever: Post-Crisis, he has a scar across the bridge of his nose.
• Space Police: He's referred to as an "alien cop" by Green Arrow.
• Speaks Fluent Animal: In the Silver Age, he could talk with birds as a side-effect from the device that gave him knowledge of Earth.
• Straw Character: In the Bronze Age, the JLA writers used him as a conservative strawman for Green Arrow to knock down. Post-Hawkworld, this trait was passed to Carter Hall.
• Winged Humanoid: Of the "Vanishing Wings" subtrope in Post-Zero Hour before he died.
• You Can't Go Home Again: He doesn't mind of course. He sees Earth as his true home.

Fel(l) Andar

"Carter Hall Jr."

First Appearance: The Shadow War of Hawkman #1 (May 1985)

Appearances: The Shadow War Of Hawkman |

Fel Andar was a Thanagarian agent in deep cover on Earth, gathering information for an invasion. After Crisis on Infinite Earths, when Carter Hall was trapped in Limbo with the rest of the JSA, Andar posed as Carter Hall's long-lost son and, with a duped human woman as "Hawkwoman", joined Justice League International as Hawkman. Hawkwoman learned the truth and exposed Andar, who killed her and fled back to Thanagar, where he was imprisoned for failure.

Years later, during the Rann-Thanagar War, Fel Andar tried to reunite with his son Charley Parker and atone for his crimes, but was killed by the Tamaranian warlord Blackfire (sister of Starfire).

• The Comically Serious: To the point of becoming violently angry when other members of the Justice League Ineternational did anything funny.
• Heel–Face Turn: During Infinite Crisis.
• The Mole: He infiltrated the JLI pretending to be Carter Hall's son.
• Not Quite Dead: It is implied that Fell Andar survived following The Shadow War of Hawkman.

Golden Eagle / Hawkman IV

Shiera Sanders Hall

First Appearance: Flash Comics #1 (January 1940)

Appearances: Flash Comics | All-Star Comics | JSA Strange Adventures | Infinite Inc Vol 1 | Crisis on Infinite Earths | Hawkworld Vol 2 | Hawkman Vol 3 | Brightest Day

The modern-day reincarnation of the Egyptian princess Chay-Ara, Hawkwoman (originally known as Hawkgirl) has been reborn throughout the ages with her lover, Hawkman. She was a member of both the Justice Society and the League, though she was denied League membership until the move to their satellite because she was deemed redundant with Hawkman.

Shiera was exiled to Limbo with Carter after the Crisis on Infinite Earths, and escaped with him as well. She was merged into the composite Hawkman during Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, trapped in Limbo again, and resurrected in the body of her cousin, Kendra Saunders; Kendra died in Blackest Night, and Shiera was resurrected in her original body in Brightest Day.

(Before Hawkworld, Shiera lived on Earth-Two and remained a member of the JSA throughout the Silver and Bronze Ages; the JLA's Hawkwoman was Shayera Hol.)

• Action Girl: Even before she dons the mantle of Hawkgirl.
• Adaptation Origin Connection: Geoff Johns retconned in a connection between the Hawks, Doctor Fate and Black Adam. In JSA, it's shown that, after Khufu and Chay-Ara discovered the Thanagarian spaceship that granted them the Nth metal they use for flight, Nabu was their magical adviser and Black Adam their close confidante (after the death of his people).
• Back from the Dead: At the end of Blackest Night, the White Entity revives Shiera and Carter after Kendra and Carter died at the onset of the event. However, this didn't last, as Brightest Day proceeded to kill her again.
• Battle Couple: With Hawkman, in all of their past lives.
• Distaff Counterpart: She becomes Hawkgirl after Carter becomes Hawkman, and uses the same equpiment, and tactics he does.
• Fusion Dance: In Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, she was merged with her husband (Carter Hall) and the Thanagarian Hawkman (Katar Hol) into the Hawkgod, killing her.
• Hot Consort: In her first life as Chay-Ara, she was one to Prince Khufu.
• Killed Off for Real: Essentially killed off in Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, upon merging with her husband and Katar. Although her spirit was reborn in her grandniece Kendra.
• Mistaken for Cheating: When the Justice Society first approach "Diana Prince", she quickly notes that Shiera is oddly close to both the newly enlisted soldier Carter Hall and the mysterious Hawkman, concluding Shiera isn't being faithful to her spouse. Shiera can't help but laugh once she becomes aware of Diana's suspicions.
• Reincarnation Romance: Chay-Ara's reincarnations seem to invariably end up appearing with Khufu's.
• Sudden Name Change: In addition to the Hawkworld mess, her name was originally "Sanders", but was changed to "Saunders" with the JSA relaunch to tie her to Speed Saunders.
  • Depending on the Writer: Her name often remains "Sanders", at least in other continuities. It's often Truth in Television for some to spell their surnames differently than their relatives.
• The Resenter: In All-Star Squadron, she calls Wonder Woman "that upstart Amazon", which confuses Hawkman, since Shiera likes Diana. What Hawkgirl resents is Carter not fighting for Hawkgirl when The Justice Society declined to give her a seat, and the Society then giving Wonder Woman the position of secretary, despite Hawkgirl having been a mystery woman longer and having more experience in "Man's World".
• Territorial Smurfette: Phantom Lady warns the new Firebrand, who replaced her brother, that Hawkgirl isn't too welcoming of new females in All-Star Squadron, though Hawkgirl eventually mellows out.

Shayera Hol, née Thal

"Shiera Hall"

First Appearance: The Brave and the Bold #34 (February 1961)

Appearances: The Brave and the Bold Vol 1 | Hawkman Vol 1 | Justice League of America Vol 1 | World's Finest (1941) | The Shadow War Of Hawkman | Hawkman Vol 2 | Hawkworld Vol 1 | Hawkworld Vol 2 | Hawkman Vol 3 | Hawkman Vol 4 | Rann-Thanagar War | The Savage Hawkman | Justice League Vol 4 | Hawkman Vol 5 | Green Lantern Corps (2025)

The daughter of disgraced Thanagarian noblewoman Shayera Thal I, Shayera conceived when her mother was only 13 and abandoned in Thanagar's Downside slums as an infant. She worked her way up into the Wingmen police, where she met Katar Hol.

Shayera and Katar traveled to Earth to apprehend the shapeshifting criminal Byth. They succeeded, and after working together on Earth for some time, they fell in love and decided to leave the corrupt Thanagar behind them. Earth's media dubbed them the new Hawkwoman and Hawkman.

When Katar was merged into the composite Hawkman during Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, the new Hawkman broke off his relationship with Shayera, who retired from the superhero life to become a police officer in Detroit. Years later, she took up the mantle of the hawk again to aid the resurrected Carter Hall and the new Hawkgirl, Kendra Saunders, to catch Byth one last time, after which she returned to Thanagar. She later aided the Hawks against Thanagar during the Rann-Thanagar War, but was killed by Blackfire.

A version of Hawkwoman largely based on this incarnation was the first Hawkwoman of the New 52. After being killed and suddenly returning, she would go on to fill the role of Hawkman's partner (except it's the Carter Hall version) as Hawkwoman, while Kendra filled the role as a general superhero Hawkgirl.

• Action Girl: Probably the best example of the trope among the Hawk-ladies.
• Adaptational Jerkass: She becomes a lot more temperamental and contrarian, Post-Crisis. She's also now a spy who is less concerned about the well being of those on Earth than she is about them getting a leg up on those of Thanagar.
• Adaptational Villainy: In the New 52 before her Heel–Face Turn.
• Adaptation Dye-Job: Changed from green-eyed redhead to blue-eyed blonde in the New 52.
• Affectionate Nickname: Katar calls her "magpie", which she hates, in return for "peacock".
• The Bus Came Back: in Robert Venditti's Hawkman run, she returns to prominence as Hawkman's partner and is even the one he gets his happy ending with.
• Dead Gal Junior: Shayera is named after her mother.
• Deep Cover Agent: She was secretly assigned to watch over Katar as he's becoming increasingly independent.
• Fiery Redhead: More so Post-Crisis.
• Reincarnation Romance: Chay-Ara's reincarnation on Thanagar, appearing at the same time as Shiera Hall, because reincarnation's weird like that.
• Replacement Goldfish: For Katar, who was also briefly in a relationship with her mother.
• You Can't Go Home Again: Pre-Crisis. Though she doesn't mind, as long as she's with Katar.

Sharon Parker

"Sharon Hall"

First Appearance: Justice League International #10 (February 1988)

When Fel Andar infiltrated Earth, he fell in love with human woman Sharon Parker, and together they had a son, Charley Parker. He never told her about his Thanagarian origin. After Carter Hall disappeared following Crisis on Infinite Earths, when Charley was four years old, Thanagar activated Andar. They brainwashed Sharon, and with Andar she joined Justice League International as Hawkwoman. Charley was abandoned.

Eventually, Sharon discovered the truth about her husband and exposed him to the Justice League. For this betrayal, Andar murdered her.

• She Knows Too Much: Andar tried to kill her when she learns the truth. She barely made it to reveal it to Martian Manhunter before succumbing to her wounds.
• Unwitting Pawn
• We Hardly Knew Ye: Not much is really known about her.

Kendra Shiera Saunders

First Appearance: JSA Secret Files and Origins #1 (August 1999)

Appearances: JSA Vol 1 | Return of Hawkman | Hawkman Vol 4 | JLA: The Obsidian Age | Rann-Thanagar War | Justice League of America Vol 2 | Birds of Prey Vol 1 | Final Crisis | Blackest Night | Earth 2 | Earth 2: Society | Dark Nights: Metal | Justice League Vol 4 | Batman Superman Vol 2 | Dark Nights: Death Metal | Justice League: Doom Metal | Hawkgirl Vol 2 | JSA (2024)

When the composite Hawkman died after being banished to Limbo, Shiera Hall's soul was not reincarnated as usual. Her young cousin Kendra Saunders attempted suicide, and Shiera's soul took up residence in her body. Her grandfather, adventurer Cyril Saunders, encouraged her to become the new Hawkgirl, but she had no memory of any of her past lives. She joined the JSA following the death of the first Sandman.

Kendra resisted the advances of the resurrected Carter Hall, of whom she had no memory. As time went on, however, she regained bits and pieces of her memories and reluctantly restarted her relationship with Carter, although it wouldn't last. She later joined the Justice League of America, starting a relationship with Roy Harper (then calling himself Red Arrow). At the beginning of the Blackest Night, Carter and Kendra were attacked and killed by Black Lanterns; with her dying breath, Kendra admitted her love for Carter.

Post-Rebirth, Kendra was reintroduced during the Dark Multiverse crisis. This time, Kendra seems to retain all memories of her past lives. Initially working as Hawkgirl alongside Carter Hall, both started an organization called the Blackhawks, dedicated to unravelling the wider mysteries of the Immortal Men. Kendra destroyed her wings after learning the true dangers of Nth Metal. Carter would venture into the Dark Multiverse to unravel its mysteries, while Kendra remained on Earth and took up the identity of Lady Blackhawk. She initially appeared to be hunting Batman before revealing the nature of the Dark Multiverse to the Justice League.

For the Earth 2 version of Kendra, see Earth 2.

• Adaptation Origin Connection: Post-Rebirth Kendra is tied to the wider immortals of the DCU — Chay-Ara and Khufu were actually immortals and given amnesia by Hath-Set, this somehow causing them to reincarnate over time.
• Affectionate Nickname: She's called "pretty bird" by Roy Harper, a name Oliver Queen uses for Black Canary.
• Amazonian Beauty: She's got quite the abs.
• Ambiguously Brown: She was coloured as darker skinned than the White members of the JSA, but her ethnicity wasn't established until Hawkman, which establishes that she's half-White, half-Hispanic.
• Anguished Declaration of Love: Her last words before the Black Lanterns kill her are trying to tell Carter she loves him.
• Attempted Suicide: Part of her origin story is that she attempted suicide and Shiera's soul resided in her body. Speed Saunders implies it wasn't the first time, either.
• Bare Midriffs Are Feminine: To contrast the usually shirtless Hawkman, all of Kendra's outfits show her midsection.
• Benevolent Conspiracy: The Blackhawks are the secret conspiracy good counterpart to the Immortal Men.
• Composite Character: Post-Rebirth. While she takes the Lady Blackhawk codename from the Pre-New 52 Zinda Blake and the Kendra Saunders name, she's largely Shiera Hall, having full access to the memories of her past life and not having any connection to the Justice Society, at least until DC Infinite Frontier's "everything is canon" approach brought that back.
• Cool Big Sis: To Stargirl while they were on the JSA.
• Dark and Troubled Past: Before becoming Hawkgirl, Kendra had this. Before the attempted suicide, she had also given birth to a baby and given the baby up for adoption. Before that, both her parents were murdered. Speed mentions she had some serious issues growing up all around.
• Defrosting Ice Queen: When she first appeared, she was more than a little aggressive and dismissive towards her JSA teammates. After a few adventures, she warms up to them a lot.
• Dude Magnet: She's described as very attractive, and almost always has someone pining for her. She has even been described as an "angel".
• Dying to Be Replaced: Blackest Night begins with her being bludgeoned to death by Black Lantern Ralph and Sue Dibny, and ends with Shiera getting resurrected.
• Hero Antagonist: Post-Rebirth, Kendra has noble motives for trying to keep Batman from investigating the Dark Multiverse, but she's placed as an antagonist for Batman in All-Star Batman.
• I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: A somewhat stranger case. Once she started having feelings for him, Kendra wasn't not with Carter for his happiness' sake, but his safety as Shiera's soul revealed to her that the Hawks can never survive as long as they are together, causing her to break off from him.
• Love Triangle: With Hawkman and Sand in JSA, with Hawkman and Red Arrow post-Infinite Crisis.
• Ms. Fanservice: With exposed midriffs and pants that have a plunging waist depending on the artist. Her butt also gets a decent amount of focus. In a crossover between JSA and Hawkman, she wore a Chainmail Bikini for... some reason.
• Screw Destiny: Part of her character that was unique to her was that she refused to fall in line with the expectations of Hawkman and others, just because she was Hawkgirl. This is part of why she disliked Carter at first.
• Sex God: According to Roy Harper, she's the best lay he's had, beating out Femme Fatale Cheshire.