Real Name: Shayera Thal
Occupation: Former Thanagarian police Officer, current
Detective
Marital Status: Engaged to be married
Known Relatives: Shayera Thal (mother- deceased), Thal
Porvis (grandfather)
Kartar Hol(fiancee)
Group Affiliation: Inactive member of JLA, former incarnation
was in JSA.
Base of Operations: Chicago, Illinois. previosuly Detroit
and Thanagar.
First FDC Appearance: Hawkman #34
Hair color: Stawberry Blonde
Eye color: Green
History: At a young age, Shayera Thal was abandoned by
her mother, the original Shayera Thal. She was raised on the Downside
of Thanagar, but her caretaker was killed by a renegade Wingman
and his rookie partner, Katar Hol, who refused to fire on the
helpless man. Shayera was soon adopted by Thal Porvis, her grandfather,
although he did not discover this for many years. He named her
after his late daughter, her mother Shayera. She ultimately became
a Wingman herself, and was drawn into the operations of the Shadow
Lord, a Downside gang leader and freedom fighter. She discovered
that it was Katar Hol, and, based on his prompting, discovered
that he had been framed for treason. The two worked together to
expose Byth Rok, the head of the Wingmen. Katar was reinstated
as a Wingman, and the two were sent to Earth to capture Byth.
They became known as Hawkman and Hawkwoman. Shortly after this,
shayera discovered her father was the head of the Thanagarian
Council, Andar Pul. When exposed to the Earth ideals that America
was founded on, Katar Hol went renegade, and began to fight for
the freedom of the Downsiders. Shayera Thal ultimately decided
her loyalty was with him. The two defected to Earth, and acted
as heroes until Shayera was apparently killed by Count Viper.
After Katar discovered she was still alive, he freed her from
Viper's clutches. Shortly thereafter, the Hawkgod destroyed Shayera's
wings. She went into a depression, and ultimately left Katar hol
to bcome a detective in Detroit. The two were reunited when Hol
went mad as a result of his merger with other Hawkmen and the
manipulations of Neron. In the end, Katar was sent to another
dimension. Shayera and the sorceror Arion began a plan to free
him from the madness. In the process, Shayera became a hawk avatar
herself. At the conclusion of this adventure, Katar proposed to
Shayera, who accepted.
Powers: At this time, Shayera has shown no superhuman powers
other than those typical to Thanagarians, such as being able to
survive briefly in space. She has recently been made a hawk avatar,
which gives her the memories of previous Hawkwomen and other powers,
which may develop in the future. She currently uses wings made
from the Nth metal to fly. She is also an expert with weaponry,
and a good detective.
