Princess Projectra
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- This page discusses the humanoid version of the character. For the post-Zero Hour/pre-Threeboot version, see Sensor
| Princess Projectra | |
 Projectra on the cover art for Legion of Super-Heroes #6. Art by Barry Kitson. |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Adventure Comics #346 (July 1966) |
| Created by | Jim Shooter |
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| Alter ego | Wilimena Morgana Daergina Annaxandra Projectra Velorya Vauxhall |
| Species | Human |
| Place of origin | Orando |
| Team affiliations | Legion of Super-Heroes |
| Notable aliases | Queen Projectra Sensor Girl |
| Abilities | The ability to create realistic illusions. |
Princess Projectra is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics universe. She lives in the 30th and 31st centuries, and is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Created by Jim Shooter, she first appeared in Adventure Comics #346 (July 1966).
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[edit] Fictional Character Biography
She is a member of the royal family of the low-tech planet Orando, and possesses the superhuman ability to generate illusions affecting all five senses. During her membership in the LSH, she met, fell in love with, and married the martial artist Karate Kid. After her father King Voxv died, she fought her cousin Pharoxx and her mentor Hagga who sought to usurp the throne. Afterwards she became Queen Projectra of Orando and she and Karate Kid became reserve members of the Legion of Super-Heroes. When the Legion of Super-Villains invaded Orando, Nemesis Kid defeated Karate Kid in personal combat and killed him. Projectra subsequently killed Nemesis Kid in revenge, claiming royal privilege to do so even though it violated the Legion's code against killing. She resigned from the Legion of Super-Heroes during Karate Kid's funeral and used the Legion of Super-Villains' warp devices to take Orando to another dimensional to preserve them from 30th century technology and dangers.
Projectra was later ordered by her elders to pay penance for indirectly bringing the Legion of Super-Villains to Orando and returned to the Legion's dimension, using the pseudonym Sensor Girl. Her powers were enhanced giving her the ability to see beyond the illusions of life (such as the "illusions" of distance and physical obstacles). Rather than create obvious illusions, she used her illusion-projection effects to partially or completely block her opponents' senses, project an illusion of darkness (similar to that of Shadow Lass), or disorient victims by making it appear that their skin had vanished. Projectra kept the basis of her sensory alterations secret, since enemies familiar with her illusions might be able to ignore them. Initially she kept her identity hidden even from her fellow Legionnaires except for Saturn Girl, who vouched for her. She also cloaked herself with an illusionary disguise which fully masked her face. Some Legionnaires (particularly Brainiac 5) believed that she was a clone of Supergirl, who had been murdered by the Anti-Monitor during the Crisis. Projectra was later unmasked by the Emerald Empress during a battle with the Fatal Five. Afterwards, however, most individuals outside of the Legion continued to remain unaware of her true identity. Sensor Girl was the Legion leader before the Giffen "reboot".
Within the five-year timespan following the Magic Wars, Earth fell under the covert control of the Dominators, and withdrew from the United Planets. During this period, Projectra lost her heightened Sensor Girl abilities (although her original illusion-casting powers remained). Some time later, the members of the Dominators' highly classified "Batch SW6" escaped captivity. Originally, Batch SW6 appeared to be a group of teeange Legionnaire clones, created from samples apparently taken just prior to Ferro Lad's death at the hands of the Sun-Eater. Later, they were revealed to be time-paradox duplicates, every bit as legitimate as their older counterparts. However, the SW6 version of Projectra was killed in battle (along with SW6's Chameleon Boy and Karate Kid) fighting Dominion troops.
[edit] Post-Zero Hour reboot
The 1994 event known as Zero Hour removed Projectra/Sensor Girl from continuity. A new, less humanoid Sensor character with similar powers was introduced in her place.
[edit] Threeboot
In the new continuity launched in 2005, Projectra is once again humanoid, and is initially depicted as a spoiled child of the Orando royals, though her demeanor changes when her homeworld is destroyed. Although she is at first a non-powered but financially well-endowed supporter of the new Legion, the tragic demise of her parents has awakened her hereditary powers, the ability to generate illusions, based on a particular form of witchcraft. She apparently is in a relationship with Timber Wolf. Furthermore, as Orando's destruction left her without a family and any economical and social privileges, Projectra's attitude is becoming increasily cold, detached, and almost selfish in nature.
[edit] Lightning Saga
In the pages of Justice Society of America #6, the pre-Crisis Sensor Girl seemingly returns, and now the seventh pre-Crisis Legionnaire to arrive along with Dream Girl, Star Boy, Dawnstar, Wildfire, Timber Wolf, and Karate Kid. However this may constitute a continuity error because Projectra became Sensor Girl after Karate Kid was killed. Although it has come under discussion that they might not be the actual pre-Crisis versions of the characters. For example, in Justice League of America #10, it has been hinted that Wildfire is the reincarnation of the Red Tornado, and Starman has stated that Val "died but came back".
Sensor Girl, after being sent into the past along with the six other Legionnaires, suffered a type of mental breakdown and hid in Slaughter Swamp until her presence was almost discovered by Damage, Liberty Belle, Wonder Woman, Hourman, and Black Lightning. She then created the illusion of an abandoned hideout of the Secret Society of Super-Villains (visually resembling a run-down version of the Hall of Doom), along with illusions of Triplicate Girl and Computo to try to keep them distracted.
The Computo illusion attacked the heroes until the Legionnaires and the rest of the Justice League and Justice Society arrived. Dawnstar re-awoke Sensor Girl using the "wake-up word" that was used on the others (Lightning Lad in Interlac). However, Superman remembered the original battle between Computo and the Legionnaires, when Computo killed one of Triplicate Girl's copies, thus turning her into Duo Damsel. He and Power Girl saw through the façade using their X-ray vision. However, all seven of the Legionnaires had already left by the time they noticed, with Sensor Girl still playing out the mock battle.
