Bernadeth

Bernadeth is an extraterrestrial supervillainess appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.

Bernadeth
Bernadeth, art by John Byrne.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Mister Miracle #6 (February 1972)
Created by	Jack Kirby (writer & artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Bernadeth
Species	New God
Place of origin	Apokolips
Team affiliations	Female Furies
Abilities	Immortality Superhuman physical attributes Skilled combatant Wields the Fahren-Knife

Publication history

She first appeared in Mister Miracle #6 (February 1972) and was created by Jack Kirby.^[1]

Fictional character biography

Bernadeth is the co-leader of the Female Furies and the sister of Darkseid's servant DeSaad.^{[2] [3][4]} She is killed by Lashina, who is in turn killed by Darkseid before he resurrects them both.^[5] Lashina later appears as a member of the Dark Side Club.^[6]

In The New 52, Darkseid's daughter Grail enslaves him, leading Big Barda and the Furies to work together to rescue him.^[7] In DC Rebirth, the Furies witness the birth of Barda and Mister Miracle's son Jacob and meet with the two and Lightray to discuss a potential peace treaty between Apokolips and New Genesis.^[8]

Powers and abilities

As a New God, Bernadeth is nigh-immortal and possesses superhuman physical abilities.^[9] She is a skilled combatant and wields the Fahren-Knife, a fiery dagger made from Darkseid's skin.

Other versions

• Bernadeth appears in the Amalgam Comics series Unlimited Access.^[10]
• Bernadeath appears in Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman.^[11]

In other media

Television

• Bernadeth appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Alive!".^[12]
• Bernadeth makes a non-speaking appearance in the Justice League Action episode "It'll Take a Miracle!".^[12]

Film

An alternate universe variant of Bernadeth makes a cameo appearance in a flashback in Justice League: Gods and Monsters.

Video games

Bernadeth appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[13]

References

1. Jimenez, Phil (2008), "Bernadeth", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, London: Dorling Kindersley, p. 46, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1
2. Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
3. Wallace, Dan (2008), "Female Furies", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 120, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
4. Mister Miracle #8-12 (1972-1973)
5. • New Gods (vol. 2) #6 (November 1984)
   • Suicide Squad #3 (July 1987)
   • Suicide Squad #34 - #36 (October - December 1989)
   • Mister Miracle #17 - #18 (July - August 1990)
   • Countdown to Final Crisis #19 (2007)
6. Birds of Prey #118
7. Justice League (vol. 2) #50 (2016)
8. • Superman (vol. 4) #34 - #36 (January - February 2018)
   • Wonder Woman (vol. 5) #39, #41, and #45 (March - June 2018)
   • Mister Miracle (vol. 4) #7 and #9 (May - August 2018)
   • Harley Quinn (vol. 3) #45 - #47 (September - October 2018)
9. The DC Comics Encyclopedia
10. Unlimited Access #4 (1998)
11. Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #16-18 (digital)
12. "Bernadeth Voices (Superman)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 9, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
13. Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved November 9, 2024.