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Emerald Empress

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Real Name

Sarya

Current Alias

Emerald Empress

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Bad

Affiliation

Fatal Five

Universe

Pre-Zero Hour

Base Of Operations

30th Century

Characteristics

Gender

Female

Eyes

Green

Hair

Green

Status

Citizenship

Venegarian

Marital Status

Single

Creators

Jim Shooter, Curt Swan, George Klein

First appearance

Last appearance

Adventure Comics #352
(January, 1967)

Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 3 #58
(March, 1989)

History

Sarya of the planet Venegar (referred to simply as 'the Empress') was recruited by Superboy and the Legion to combat the menace of the Sun-Eater. Once the Sun-Eater was defeated, she joined the Fatal Five with Tharok, Validus, Mano and the Persuader.

The Empress had no innate super-powers; rather, she employed a powerful mystical item called the Emerald Eye of Ekron, an approximately 2' diameter sphere that obeyed her mental commands. The Eye could fly and emit blasts of energy, and allowed the Empress to fly as well as survive in space. The Eye's residual energy also gave her, on at least one occasion, super-strength. It caused her to grow to gigantic stature during one battle. The Eye could also reform itself if shattered.

The Eye is an item of immense power; it defeated Superboy directly more than once, though it seemed to have more trouble with Mon-El. A connection with Kryptonite was hinted at, both with it's ability to effect Superboy and in it's own response. Being exposed to a chunk of it has made the Eye flee on more than one occasion (leaving the Empress behind temporarily).

The Emerald Empress died when Legionnaire Sensor Girl used her powers of illusion to mask Sarya's presence from the Eye. As the Empress' body quickly withered and decomposed, she expressed relief to be free from the Eye's control, indicating both that their symbiotic relationship was unwilling and that the Empress was far older than she appeared^[1].

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Powers and Abilities

Powers

Controls the Emerald Eye of Ekron which can fly and emit blasts of energy, as well as allowing flight, super strength, and survival in space.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Emerald Eye of Ekron

Notes

• This version of Sarya (Pre-Zero Hour) is no longer considered part of canon continuity. All history and corresponding appearances of Sarya (Pre-Zero Hour) were erased from continuity following the events of the 1994 limited series Zero Hour: Crisis in Time.

See Also

• Discuss Sarya (Pre-Zero Hour) on the forums
• Appearances of Sarya (Pre-Zero Hour)
• Character Gallery: Sarya (Pre-Zero Hour)
• Images featuring Sarya (Pre-Zero Hour)

Links and References

• Emerald Empress at Wikipedia

Footnotes

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