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{{Infobox comics character
{{Infobox comics character
| character_name = Jade
| character_name = Jade
| image = Jade (Jennifer-Lynn Hayden).png
| image = Jade (Jennifer-Lynn Hayden).png
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| caption = Artwork for the variant cover of ''Justice League of America'' (vol. 2) #44 (June 2010), art by [[David W. Mack]].
| caption = Jade as depicted in ''Infinity Inc.''#4 (June 1984). Art by Jerry Ordway.
| publisher = [[DC Comics]]
| publisher = [[DC Comics]]
| debut = ''[[All-Star Squadron]]'' #25<br>(September 1983)
| debut = ''[[All-Star Squadron]]'' #25<br />(September 1983)
| creators = [[Roy Thomas]] (writer)<br>[[Jerry Ordway]] (artist)
| creators = {{ubl|[[Roy Thomas]] (writer)|[[Jerry Ordway]] (artist)}}
| alter_ego = Jennifer-Lynn Hayden
| alter_ego = Jennifer-Lynn Hayden
|species = [[Metahuman]]
| species = [[Metahuman]]
|homeworld = [[Earth]]
| homeworld = [[Earth]]
| alliances = [[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]]<br>[[Infinity, Inc.]]<br>[[Justice League]]<br>[[Justice Society of America]]<br>[[Blood Pack (comics)|Blood Pack]]<br>[[Green Lantern Corps]]<br>[[Black Lantern Corps]]<br>[[White Lantern Corps]]
| alliances = {{ubl|[[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]]|[[Infinity, Inc.]]|[[Justice League]]|[[Justice Society of America]]|[[Blood Pack (comics)|Blood Pack]]|[[Green Lantern Corps]]|[[Black Lantern Corps]]|[[White Lantern Corps]]}}
| aliases = [[Green Lantern]], Jennie-Lynn, Jen, Jade Scott<br>Nicki Jones
| aliases = {{ubl|[[Green Lantern]]|Jennie-Lynn|Jen|Jade Scott|Nicki Jones}}
| powers = '''Via [[Starheart]]:'''
| powers = '''Via [[Starheart]]:'''
*Energy constructs
*Energy manipation
*Telepathy
*Flight
*Psychic amplification
*Control over plants and vegetation/Chlorokinesis
*Magical empowerment
*Energy manipulation
*Hypnotism
*Astral projection
*Intangibility
*Invisbility
*Chlorokinesis
'''Via Green [[Power ring (weapon)|Power Ring]]:'''
'''Via Green [[Power ring (weapon)|Power Ring]]:'''
*Wingless Flight
*Flight
*Force field generation
*Projection of a strong green force-field
*Space travel
*Interstellar travel
*Space survivability
*Generation and control of green hard-light constructs into any shape or form
*Generation and control of green hard-light constructs into any shape or form
*Real-time translation of all languages of human and extraterrestrial origin
*Real-time translation of all languages
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'''Jade''' ('''Jennifer-Lynn Hayden''') is a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; superheroes (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[superhero]] in the {{DC Universe}}. She first appeared in ''[[All-Star Squadron]]'' #25 in September 1983.<ref>{{cite book|last=Manning|first= Matthew K.|editor-last = Dolan|editor-first = Hannah|chapter= 1980s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[DK (publisher)|Dorling Kindersley]]|date=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9|page= 203|quote = The children of the original Justice Society of America made their smash debut in this issue by writer Roy Thomas and penciler Jerry Ordway...''All-Star Squadron'' issue #25 marked the first appearances of future cult-favorite heroes Jade...}}</ref> She is the daughter of [[Alan Scott]] and [[Rose and Thorn|Rose Canton]] and the twin sister of [[Obsidian (comics)|Obsidian]].
'''Jade''' ('''Jennifer-Lynn Hayden''') is a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; superheroes (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[superhero]] in the {{DC Universe}}. She first appeared in ''[[All-Star Squadron]]'' #25 in September 1983.<ref>{{cite book|last=Manning|first= Matthew K.|editor-last = Dolan|editor-first = Hannah|chapter= 1980s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[DK (publisher)|Dorling Kindersley]]|date=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9|page= 203|quote = The children of the original Justice Society of America made their smash debut in this issue by writer Roy Thomas and penciler Jerry Ordway...''All-Star Squadron'' issue #25 marked the first appearances of future cult-favorite heroes Jade...}}</ref> She is the daughter of [[Alan Scott]] and [[Rose and Thorn|Rose Canton]] and twin sister of [[Obsidian (character)|Obsidian]].

Jade appeared in the second and third season of ''[[Stargirl (TV series)|Stargirl]]'' on [[The CW]] network, portrayed by Ysa Penarejo.

==Creation==
Thomas spoke on the genesis of the character stating


"Dann and I decided that Alan Scott, a.k.a. Green Lantern, would have two kids in the new group--twins, no less. Coming up with Jade was the easy part: we loved (and figured our pubescent male readers would drool over) the idea of a green-skinned girl, who possessed from birth the powers her father gained only by slipping on a magic ring which had obviously affected his genes."<ref> https://www.twomorrows.com/alterego/articles/01infinity.html </ref>
Jade appears in the second season of ''[[Stargirl (TV series)|Stargirl]]'' on [[The CW]] network played by Ysa Penarejo.


==Background==
==Background==
Jade is the daughter of the first (Earth) [[Green Lantern]], [[Alan Scott]], and [[Rose and Thorn|Rose Canton]], a.k.a. the Thorn. Jade's twin brother is [[Obsidian (comics)|Todd James Rice]], a.k.a. Obsidian.<ref>{{Cite comic | Writer = [[Roy Thomas|Thomas, Roy]] | Cowriters = [[Dann Thomas]] | Penciller = Argondezzi, Vince | Copencillers = | Inker = [[Tony DeZuniga|DeZuniga, Tony]] | Coinkers = | Story = Swamped! | Title = Infinity, Inc. | Volume = | Issue = #46 | Date = January 1988 | Publisher = DC Comics | Page = 17 | Panel = 3 | ID =}}</ref>
Jade is the daughter of [[Alan Scott]] (the original [[Green Lantern]]), and [[Rose and Thorn|Rose Canton / Thorn]]. Her twin brother is Todd Rice, a.k.a. Obsidian.


Jade is a founding member of [[Infinity, Inc.]] She has worked with the [[Justice League]] and the [[Justice Society of America]]. She is also a member and leader of the [[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]]. After being given a [[Power ring (DC Comics)|power ring]] (a spare one), she joined the [[Green Lantern Corps]]. The Green Lantern Corps had been resurrected and Jade was the first female Green Lantern from Earth.
Jade is a founding member of [[Infinity, Inc.]] She has worked with the [[Justice League]] and the [[Justice Society of America]]. She is also a member and leader of the [[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]]. After being given a [[Power ring (DC Comics)|power ring]] (a spare one), she joined the [[Green Lantern Corps]]. The Green Lantern Corps had been resurrected and Jade was the first female Green Lantern from Earth.


Jade's romantic interests are [[Brainwave (comics)#Henry King.2C Jr.|Henry "Hank" King, Jr.]] and [[Kyle Rayner]]. She was ranked 34th in ''[[Comics Buyer's Guide]]'s'' "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.<ref>Frankenhoff B. "Comics Buyer's Guide Presents: 100 Sexiest Women in Comics", [[Krause Publications]], 2011, p28 ({{ISBN|1-4402-2988-0}})</ref>
Jade's romantic interests are [[Brainwave (character)|Henry King]] and [[Kyle Rayner]]. She was ranked 34th in ''[[Comics Buyer's Guide]]'s'' "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.<ref>Frankenhoff B. "Comics Buyer's Guide Presents: 100 Sexiest Women in Comics", [[Krause Publications]], 2011, p28 ({{ISBN|1-4402-2988-0}})</ref>


==Fictional character biography==
==Fictional character biography==
Jade is the daughter of Green Lantern Alan Scott and the villain Thorn and sister of Todd Rice / Obsidian. Thorn fears that she will harm her children, so she gives them up for adoption, with Jade being adopted by a couple in [[Milwaukee]].<ref>''Infinity, Inc'' #33. DC Comics.</ref><ref name=Guide>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=156}}</ref> After reuniting as teenagers, Jade and Obsidian become superheroes and founding members of Infinity, Inc.<ref>{{multiref2|''Infinity, Inc'' #1 (March 1984)|''Green Lantern'' (vol. 3) #109 (February 1999)|''Green Lantern'' (vol. 3) #138 (July 2001)
[[Image:Jadedeath.jpg|150px|thumb|right|The death of Jade, art by [[Ivan Reis]].]]
}}</ref>
Rose, Jade's mother, was married, briefly, to Alan Scott. When she had children by Scott, she gave them up for adoption because she feared she would harm them. Jade and her twin brother were separated.<ref name=Guide>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=156}}</ref>


As a civilian, Jade becomes a model, photographer, and roommate and girlfriend of [[Kyle Rayner]].<ref>{{multiref2|''Starman'' (vol. 2) #10 (August 1995)|Green Lantern (vol. 3) #86 (May 1997)|Green Lantern (vol. 3) #86 (May 1997)
Jade was adopted by a couple living in the suburbs of [[Milwaukee]]. Jade learned of her twin brother Todd when she was in her late teens. Shortly after she met Todd, the two siblings tried to join the Justice Society. They were rejected but joined with other children and protégés of JSA members to form Infinity Inc.
}}</ref> After she loses her powers in a battle with Starheart, Kyle gives her a spare Green Lantern power ring, inducting her into the [[Green Lantern Corps]].<ref>''Green Lantern/Sentinel: Heart of Darkness'' #3. DC Comics.</ref><ref>''Green Lantern'' (vol. 3) #107. DC Comics.</ref> After becoming Ion, Kyle restores Jade's powers, with [[John Stewart (character)|John Stewart]] gaining her ring.<ref>{{multiref2|''Green Lantern'' (vol. 3) #148 (May 2002)|''Green Lantern'' (vol. 3) #155 (October 2002)|''Green Lantern'' (vol. 3) #176 (June 2004)
}}</ref> After breaking up with Kyle, Jade becomes the leader of the [[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]].<ref>{{multiref2|''Outsiders'' (vol. 3) #16 (November 2004)|''DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy'' #2-4 (September - October 2005)|''Green Lantern: Rebirth'' #4-6 (March - May 2005)
}}</ref>


In ''[[Rann–Thanagar War]]'', Jade is killed while trying to prevent [[Alexander Luthor Jr.]] from recreating the multiverse.<ref>''JSA'' #83-85 (May – July 2006). DC Comics.</ref>
Due to their father's exposure to magical energies, Jade and her brother were born with [[metahuman]] powers. Jade's powers first manifested when she was a child when she defended herself against sexual harassment. Jade's powers resembled her father's in that she was able to generate green energy and shape it into constructs. Jade also inherited her mother's power of plant manipulation.

Jade made a career in modeling in California then left to pursue photography in New York City. There, her roommate was [[Kyle Rayner]]. Jade and Kyle became romantically involved. When Jade lost her powers in a battle with Starheart, Kyle gave her a spare power ring and battery, thus making her a member of the [[Green Lantern Corps]]. Kyle later restored her powers during his first, short tenure as the god-like [[Ion (DC Comics)|Ion]].<ref>''[[Green Lantern]]'' (vol. 3) #148 (May 2002). DC Comics.</ref> Jade's power ring eventually passed to [[John Stewart (comics)|John Stewart]].

After Kyle's friend [[Terry Berg]] was attacked, Jade and Kyle left Earth. After completing a number of missions, Jade returned to Earth. She ended her relationship with Kyle after falling in love with another man. Jade then served as a member and leader of the [[Outsiders (comics)|Outsiders]]. Around this time, Jade assisted [[Donna Troy]] and some of the alumni of the [[Teen Titans]] in their battle against the [[Titans of Myth (comics)|Titans of Myth]]. Jade also assisted the Green Lantern Corps in ''[[Green Lantern: Rebirth]]'' to defeat and imprison the parasitic fear entity, [[Parallax (comics)|Parallax]].

In the ''[[Rann-Thanagar War|Rann-Thanagar War Infinite Crisis Special]]'', Jade died while trying to prevent [[Alexander Luthor, Jr.]] from tearing the universe into a multiverse. Her consciousness and powers lingered until her Starheart powers merged with Kyle, awakening the Ion entity sleeping within him.

In the story arc "[[One Year Later]]", Alan Scott lay in a coma after an attack by the [[Gentleman Ghost]]. The original Jade appeared to him to say goodbye, granting him another portion of her green energy which replaced his eye that he had lost during the 2005–2006 ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' storyline.<ref>''JSA'' #83-85 (May – July 2006). DC Comics.</ref>


===''Blackest Night''===
===''Blackest Night''===
[[Image:GreenLantern39.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Jade as a Black Lantern, menacing her former love, art by [[Patrick Gleason (artist)|Patrick Gleason]].]]
[[Image:GreenLantern39.jpg|150px|thumb|Jade as a Black Lantern, menacing her former love, art by [[Patrick Gleason (artist)|Patrick Gleason]].|left]]
In ''[[Blackest Night]]'', Jade is temporarily revived as a [[Black Lantern Corps|Black Lantern]] before eventually being fully revived.<ref>{{multiref2|''Green Lantern Corps'' (vol. 2) #39 - 41 (August - October 2009)|''Blackest Night'' #8 (May 2010)|''[[Brightest Day]]'' #0 (April 2010)
During the 2009–2010 ''[[Blackest Night]]'' storyline, Jade's remains were reanimated as a member of the [[Black Lantern Corps]].<ref>''[[Green Lantern Corps]]'' (vol. 2) #39 (August 2009). DC Comics.</ref> Jade, a soulless undead being, used Kyle's affection for her against him. She said his love for her had brought her back. However, Kyle recognized her lies after witnessing the attack of the Black Lantern Corps on the planet [[Oa]]. Kyle became enraged and tried to destroy the Black Lantern Corps. Jade captured Kyle and tormented him with black energy constructs of [[Alexandra DeWitt]], Donna Troy, his mother (Moira Rayner), and herself. This was to remind Kyle of his failures to save the women who were important to him.<ref name="glc40">''Green Lantern Corps'' (vol. 2) #40 (September 2009). DC Comics.</ref>
}}</ref><ref>Evans C (April 5, 2010). [https://web.archive.org/web/20100407072741/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25567 "WC10: Spotlight on James Robinson"]. Comic Book Resources</ref>


Jade later helps the Justice League battle Alan Scott, who has fallen under the Starheart's control.<ref>''Justice League of America'' (vol. 2) #44 - 47 (April - July 2010)</ref> During this time, she is fused with Obsidian, forming an entity also controlled by the Starheart, before they are separated.<ref>{{multiref2|''Brightest Day'' #7 (August 2010)|''Justice Society of America'' (vol. 3) #42 (August 2010)|''Justice League of America'' (vol. 2) #48 (August 2010)|''Justice Society of America'' (vol. 3) #54 (August 2011)|''Justice League of America'' (vol. 2) #60 (August 2011)
The battle between Jade and Kyle was ended by [[Soranik Natu]], who activated Jade's ring.<ref>''Green Lantern Corps'' (vol. 2) #41 (October 2009). DC Comics.</ref> The Black Lanterns were then given a new directive: to devour Oa's Central Power Battery. [[Mogo]] caused all of the Black Lanterns, including Jade, to be pulled down to the planet Oa and absorbed into its core. There, super-hot magma continually burned up the Black Lanterns, preventing them from regenerating their forms.
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===Return===
=== The New 52 ===
Jade and the Justice Society are not present in ''[[The New 52]]'' continuity reboot. In ''[[Doomsday Clock (comics)|Doomsday Clock]]'', this is revealed to be the result of [[Doctor Manhattan]] altering the timeline to prevent Alan Scott from becoming a Green Lantern.<ref>''[[Doomsday Clock (comics)|Doomsday Clock]]'' #7 (November 2018). DC Comics.</ref> The Society are eventually restored after [[Superman]] convinces Manhattan to restore the timeline.<ref>''Doomsday Clock'' #12. DC Comics.</ref><ref>''[[Infinite Frontier]]'' #0. DC Comics.</ref>
During the finale of ''Blackest Night'', Jade and a few of the Black Lanterns are resurrected in their true forms. Jade and Kyle resumed their relationship.<ref>[[Johns, Geoff]] (w), [[Reis, Ivan]] (p). ''[[Blackest Night]]'' #8. DC Comics.</ref><ref>Evans C (April 5, 2010). [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25567 "WC10: Spotlight on James Robinson"]. Comic Book Resources</ref> In adjusting to her new life, Jade acknowledges Cade, Kyle, Soranik and [[Deadman (DC Comics)|Deadman]], now a White Lantern.<ref>''[[Brightest Day]]'' #0 (April 2010). DC Comics.</ref>

Later on, the Justice League found Jade unconscious, held within a green crystal meteor that had crashed in Germany.<ref>''[[Justice League of America]]'' (vol. 2) #44 (April 2010). DC Comics.</ref> The green crystal meteor was the ''Starheart'', the legendary crystal that gave Alan Scott his powers and therefore, Jade, her powers. After waking, Jade revealed that while on Oa, the Starheart had kidnapped her and brought her to Earth in order to locate her father. However, on learning that the Starheart had taken control of her father's body, she opted to help the Justice League to stop him.<ref>''Justice League of America'' (vol. 2) #45 (May 2010). DC Comics.</ref>

Jade joined with the JLA and JSA in order to stop metahumans who were under the control of the Starheart. At the same time, [[Mister Terrific (Michael Holt)|Mr. Terrific]] searched for a way to weaken the Starheart's power. Jade used her father's old lantern to make a brief connection with her father. The insignia of the Black Lantern Corps was briefly shown, floating behind her.<ref>''Justice League of America'' (vol. 2) #46 (June 2010). DC Comics.</ref> When Jade went to stop her father, she found Kyle, who had been sent by the [[Guardians of the Universe]] to kill her father.<ref>''Justice League of America'' (vol. 2) #47 (July 2010). DC Comics.</ref>

An Entity of the [[White Lantern Corps]] instructed Jade to help her brother Obsidian "balance the darkness" and save their friends.<ref>''Brightest Day'' #7 (August 2010). DC Comics.</ref> When Jade tried to rescue Obsidian from the control of the Starheart, Jade and Obsidian were fused together. This fusion made an entity which was also controlled by the Starheart. Jade and Obsidian attacked the Justice League and the Justice Society, until Jade was again contacted by the White Light Entity.<ref>''Justice Society of America'' (vol. 3) #42 (August 2010). DC Comics.</ref> The White Light Entity separated Jade and Obsidian. Obsidian tried to make the fusion occur again, but Kyle restrained and removed him. Jade restored her father's Starheart and was reunited with him. As a result of her fusion with Obsidian, Jade was no longer able to be in close proximity to her brother without risking further threat from the Starheart.<ref>''Justice League of America'' (vol. 2) #48 (August 2010). DC Comics.</ref> After this, Jade remained with the Justice League.<ref>''Justice League of America'' (vol. 2) #60 (August 2011). DC Comics.</ref>

Following this, Eclipso reawakened and traveled to the Emerald City that Alan Scott established on the moon, stating that he now wished to capture Jade. After taking over Jade, Eclipso has the power of the Starheart and defeats and possesses the Justice League's reserve roster and then badly injures the angel Zauriel. With the Justice League outnumbered, Eclipso then reveals his ultimate goal is to somehow kill God. Eclipso then tortures Zauriel, causing his screams to attract the attention of the new Spectre, Crispus Allen, whom he kills, absorbing the Spectre's powers upon his demise. With his newfound abilities, Eclipso reveals that God relies on the collective love of humanity in order to stay alive and that by destroying Earth, Eclipso will ultimately kill God once and for all. Just as the members of the JLA prepare to wage a counterattack, Eclipso destroys the Moon, apparently dooming all life on Earth. With the Moon destroyed, Eclipso then seemingly kills Donna Troy, the physically strongest remaining member of the Justice League. It is ultimately revealed that Donna's death was an illusion conjured by Saint Walker, who used his blue power ring to temporarily trap Eclipso in a state of euphoria. After the Atom and Starman break Eclipso's link to his brainwashed slaves, the combined heroes attack Eclipso together, defeating him. In the aftermath, it is discovered that Jade and Obsidian can now be within proximity of each other again and their father has control of the Starheart.

After a battle with the villain D'arken and releasing the Starheart energies, Jade's father Alan Scott's body is incinerated. Afterward, there is a funeral for Alan, whom the JSA and Jade believe to be dead.<ref>''Justice Society of America'' (vol. 3) #54 (August 2011). DC Comics.</ref>

As part of the JLA, Jade played a major role in ending the Saturn-Thanagar War by channeling the Starheart's power to magnify the telepathic abilities of the new colonists of Titan to compel the Thanagaran fleet to leave.

Jade was removed from continuity with "[[The New 52]]" and "[[DC Rebirth]]". It was revealed later that this was because of [[Doctor Manhattan]] altering the timeline that prevented her father from becoming Green Lantern.{{efn|As revealed in ''[[Doomsday Clock (comics)|Doomsday Clock]]'' #7. DC Comics.}}

In the "[[Watchmen]]" sequel "[[Doomsday Clock (comics)|Doomsday Clock]]", Jade is among the Justice Society of America members that returns after Doctor Manhattan undoes the experiment that erased the Justice Society of America and the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]].<ref>''Doomsday Clock'' #12. DC Comics.</ref>

Following the reboot of the multiverse at the end of "[[Dark Nights: Death Metal]]", Alan Scott reunites with Jade and Obsidian at the Justice Society brownstone and comes out as gay.<ref>''Infinite Frontier'' #0. DC Comics.</ref>


==Powers and abilities==
==Powers and abilities==
Jade inherited her parents' abilities, giving her the ability to create fiery green energy constructs and manipulate plants. As a side effect, she has green skin and the ability to perform photosynthesis. After temporarily losing her powers, she wields a Green Lantern ring to compensate.
Jade has Starheart energy manipulation powers similar to those of her father. However, unlike her father, her powers do not come from a ring or a lantern but are channeled through the star-shaped birthmark on her palm. As it is with all Green Lanterns, Jade can bring unlimited green energy constructs to life. She can use the constructs in any way, limited only by her will, imagination, and endurance. She uses the constructs most often to create shields, to fly, to travel through outer space and to run very quickly. Jade's power often manifests as green fire. Jade is unable to affect any object made of wood.

Jade inherited from her mother the ability to affect plants. Jade can cause accelerated growth of plants and manipulate the movement of most plant life. This ability manifests later in her life and thus she is less familiar with it.

Technically speaking, Jade is a meta-human. She was born with green-hued skin, dark green hair, green eyes and a star-shaped birthmark on her palm. Her skin contains chlorophyll (the source of its green hue), and she can photosynthesize sunlight as a plant does. Due to their shared mystical connection with the Starheart, Jade can sense where her twin brother and her father are. She once shared a telepathic connection with her brother.


== Other characters named Jade ==
As a member of the Green Lantern Corps, Jade wielded a power ring. Its power is not from the Starheart but from an aspect of the Emotional Spectrum. The power ring gave Jade abilities which were similar to her natural powers. It required recharging every 24 hours by her power battery. Jade's ring has a [[Parallax (comics)|yellow impurity]] which required her to face her fears and overcome them with green willpower in order to master it. As a Black Lantern, Jade wielded a black power ring, but as a reanimated corpse she is not in control of her body or powers.
[[Image:Newjade.PNG|thumb|The new Jade, Nicki Jones, is introduced, art by [[Chris Batista]].]]An unrelated Jade, '''Nicki Jones''', appears in ''[[52 (comics)|52]]''. She is a graphic arts student from the [[San Francisco Art Institute]] and a member of [[Lex Luthor]]'s Infinity, Inc. who possesses similar powers to the original Jade.<ref>''[[52 (comics)|52]]'' #29. DC Comics.</ref><ref>''52'' #40. DC Comics.</ref><ref>''52'' #50. DC Comics.</ref>


==Other versions==
==Other versions==
===''Kingdom Come''===
In Alex Ross' miniseries ''[[Kingdom Come (comics)|Kingdom Come]]'', an older Jade has taken the mantle of Green Lantern. In the end notes of the collectors' editions, she is identified as Green Lantern VI. Jade's efforts save her father, herself, and others when the [[United Nations]] drops a nuclear bomb during the climactic battle.


* An alternate universe variant of Jade from Earth-22 appears in ''[[Kingdom Come (comics)|Kingdom Come]]''.
===Tangent Comics===
In [[Tangent Comics]], the Earth-9 version of Jade is an Asian woman with the power to turn her tattoos into living dragons.
* An alternate universe variant of Jade from Earth-9 appears in the [[Tangent Comics]] universe. This version is an Asian operative of Meridian with dragon tattoos that she can bring to life.
* An alternate universe variant of Jade appears in ''[[Ame-Comi Girls]]''. This version is '''Jade Yifei''', a Chinese teenager and the daughter of a [[National People's Congress]] official who was blinded at a young age. During an attack on her family, she is chosen by a [[Green Lantern]] power ring, which partially restores her vision.<ref>''[[Ame-Comi Girls]]'' #7. DC Comics.</ref>


===''52''===
==In other media==
===Television===
In the final issue of ''[[52 (comics)|52]]'', a new Multiverse is revealed containing 52 parallel identical realities. One is designated "Earth-2". After [[Mister Mind]] eats elements of this reality, it resembles the Pre-''Crisis'' [[Earth-Two]]. Although a character who is visually similar to the Jennie-Lynn Hayden incarnation of Jade and JSA members are present, they are not named in the panel in which they appear.
Jennie-Lynn Hayden appears in ''[[Stargirl (TV series)|Stargirl]]'', portrayed by Ysa Penarejo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bucksbaum |first=Sydney |date=June 14, 2021 |title=Green Lantern's daughter arrives in first season 2 trailer for DC's ''Stargirl'' |url=https://ew.com/tv/dcs-stargirl-season-2-trailer/ |newspaper=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> Introduced in the second season, she breaks into [[Courtney Whitmore]]'s home to retrieve Alan Scott's lantern, only to be attacked by Courtney. After Jennie introduces herself to Courtney and the latter's family, Courtney becomes skeptical of Jennie's intentions, believing she is a mole for the [[Injustice Society]]. As [[Pat Dugan]] trains Jennie to control her powers, which initially appear to be connected to Scott's lantern, Courtney eventually apologizes. After feeling isolated and emotional over her missing brother [[Obsidian (character)|Todd Rice]], Jennie breaks the lantern and strengthens her powers, after which Dugan theorizes Jennie herself is the source. Following this, Jennie leaves to find Rice, though Courtney and Dugan later recruit her to help them fight [[Eclipso]]. In the third season, Jennie receives [[Sandy Hawkins]]' help in finding Rice and helps him control his powers after discovering they are connected to hers.


=== Film ===
In November 2008, the authors discloses that Earth-2's Jade is alive but her father is dead. Jade is a member of Justice Society Infinity, formed through a merger of the Justice Society of America and [[Infinity, Inc.]]<ref>''[[52 (comics)|52]]'' #52, p13, panel 3. DC Comics.</ref>
An alternate universe variant of Jade from [[Earth-Two|Earth-2]] makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in ''[[Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2024 |title=''Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths'' – Part One: 'The Wave' Exclusive Clip |url=https://www.ign.com/videos/justice-league-crisis-on-infinite-earths-part-one-the-wave-exclusive-clip |access-date=March 24, 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref> This version is a member of the [[Justice Society of America]].


=== Video games ===
[[Grant Morrison]] said this alternate universe is not the Pre-''Crisis'' Earth-Two.<ref>Brady M (May 8, 2007). [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=111900 "The ''52'' Exit Interviews: Grant Morrison".] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510031223/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=111900 |date=2007-05-10}} [[Newsarama]]. Accessed 12 May 2007.</ref>
Jade appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |title=DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=March 24, 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref>

===''Manhunter''===
In the final arc of ''Manhunter'', which takes place in the future, a new Jade appears who is the daughter of Obsidian. This version of Jade is an Asian teenager named after her aunt. She has light-based powers and is an active superhero.<ref>''[[Manhunter (comics)|Manhunter]]'' #37-38. DC Comics.</ref>

===''Ame-Comi Girls''===
In the Ame-Comi universe, Jennifer is re-imagined as '''Jade Yifei''', a teenager from [[Beijing|Beijing, China]]. She is the daughter of a [[National People's Congress]] official. Despite being blinded in an accident as a child, she goes on become a well-known mountain climber. During an attack upon her family, she is chosen by a [[Green Lantern]] power ring, which greatly enhances her hearing. This allows her to "see" via a set of special headphones, as well as granting her the ability to create energy constructs and changing her skin color to green. Though she possesses the green skin of her original counterpart, the Ame-Comi version of Jade uses a power ring rather than an internal source of energy.<ref>''[[Ame-Comi Girls]]'' #7. DC Comics.</ref>

===''Convergence''===
During the DC crossover event ''Convergence'', Jade, reminiscent of her Earth-2 counterpart, and her teammates at Infinity Inc. were trapped on Telos with a variety of other heroes from Earth-2. Depowered, she and her team went on with their lives with Jade returning to her life as an actress. When Telos put the various Earths against each other, Jade once again regained her powers. At the end of the story, she and her teammates returned to a new version of Earth-2.

==Nicki Jones==
[[Image:Newjade.PNG|thumb|right|150px|The new Jade, Nicki Jones, is introduced, art by [[Chris Batista]].]]
In ''52'' Week 29, a young woman named '''Nicki Jones''' was introduced as a member of the new [[Lex Luthor]]-owned [[Infinity, Inc.]] under the superhero name ''Jade''. Jones is a [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]] graphic arts student from the [[San Francisco Art Institute]]. She possesses the ability to project glowing vines from her fingertips. She is also able to fly and use green energy powers. Jones debuted at a [[Thanksgiving]] parade, only to be attacked by [[Obsidian (comics)|Obsidian]], who accused her of trying to steal his sister's legacy.<ref>''[[52 (comics)|52]]'' #29. DC Comics.</ref>

In ''52'' Week 40, the members of Infinity, Inc., with the exception of Jones, [[Natasha Irons]], and [[Skyman|Jacob Colby]], battled [[Steel (John Henry Irons)|Steel]] and the [[Teen Titans]] and were arrested.<ref>''52'' #40. DC Comics.</ref> Jones appeared again during Week 50 in ''[[World War III (DC Comics)|World War III]]'' with the remaining members of Infinity, Inc.<ref>''52'' #50. DC Comics.</ref>

==In other media==
* Jade appeared in issue #20 of the [[DC Animated Universe]] tie-in comic ''[[Justice League Adventures]]''.
* Jade appeared in ''[[Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century]]'' #6 as a member of the [[Green Lantern Corps]].
* Jade appeared in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.
* Jennie-Lynn Hayden makes her live-action debut in the second season of the [[DC Universe (streaming service)|DC Universe]] / [[The CW]] series ''[[Stargirl (TV series)|Stargirl]]'', portrayed by Ysa Penarejo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/dcs-stargirl-season-2-trailer/|title=Green Lantern's daughter arrives in first season 2 trailer for DC's Stargirl|first=Sydney |last=Bucksbaum|date=June 14, 2021|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> She breaks into [[Courtney Whitmore]]'s home to retrieve her father [[Alan Scott]]'s lantern, only to be attacked by Courtney. After Jennie introduces herself to Courtney and the latter's family, Courtney becomes skeptical of Jennie's intentions, believing she is a mole for the [[Injustice Society]]. As [[Pat Dugan]] trains Jennie to control her powers, which initially appear connected to Alan's lantern, Courtney eventually apologizes. After feeling isolated and emotional over her missing brother [[Obsidian (comics)|Todd Rice]], Jennie breaks the lantern and strengthens her powers, after which Dugan theorizes Jennie herself is the source. Following this, Jennie leaves to find Rice, though Courtney and Dugan later recruit her to help them fight [[Eclipso]].


==Notes==
===Miscellaneous===
* Jade appears in ''[[Justice League Adventures]]'' #20.
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* Jade appears in ''[[Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century]]'' #6 as a member of the [[Green Lantern Corps]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century'' #6 - Attack of the Green Lantern Corps (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/legion-of-super-heroes-in-the-31st-century-6-attac/4000-114792/ |access-date=March 24, 2024 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=jade Chronological List of Appearances]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050114131200/https://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=jade Chronological list of appearances]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060514112633/http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/profiles/jade.html Unofficial Jade (Jennie-Lynn Hayden) profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060514112633/http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/profiles/jade.html Unofficial Jade (Jennie-Lynn Hayden) profile]


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Latest revision as of 21:34, 7 December 2024

Jade
Jade as depicted in Infinity Inc.#4 (June 1984). Art by Jerry Ordway.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceAll-Star Squadron #25
(September 1983)
Created by
In-story information
Alter egoJennifer-Lynn Hayden
SpeciesMetahuman
Place of originEarth
Team affiliations
Notable aliases
AbilitiesVia Starheart:
  • Energy manipation
  • Telepathy
  • Psychic amplification
  • Magical empowerment
  • Hypnotism
  • Astral projection
  • Intangibility
  • Invisbility
  • Chlorokinesis

Via Green Power Ring:

  • Flight
  • Force field generation
  • Interstellar travel
  • Space survivability
  • Generation and control of green hard-light constructs into any shape or form
  • Real-time translation of all languages

Jade (Jennifer-Lynn Hayden) is a superhero in the DC Comics Universe. She first appeared in All-Star Squadron #25 in September 1983.[1] She is the daughter of Alan Scott and Rose Canton and twin sister of Obsidian.

Jade appeared in the second and third season of Stargirl on The CW network, portrayed by Ysa Penarejo.

Creation

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Thomas spoke on the genesis of the character stating

"Dann and I decided that Alan Scott, a.k.a. Green Lantern, would have two kids in the new group--twins, no less. Coming up with Jade was the easy part: we loved (and figured our pubescent male readers would drool over) the idea of a green-skinned girl, who possessed from birth the powers her father gained only by slipping on a magic ring which had obviously affected his genes."[2]

Background

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Jade is the daughter of Alan Scott (the original Green Lantern), and Rose Canton / Thorn. Her twin brother is Todd Rice, a.k.a. Obsidian.

Jade is a founding member of Infinity, Inc. She has worked with the Justice League and the Justice Society of America. She is also a member and leader of the Outsiders. After being given a power ring (a spare one), she joined the Green Lantern Corps. The Green Lantern Corps had been resurrected and Jade was the first female Green Lantern from Earth.

Jade's romantic interests are Henry King and Kyle Rayner. She was ranked 34th in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.[3]

Fictional character biography

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Jade is the daughter of Green Lantern Alan Scott and the villain Thorn and sister of Todd Rice / Obsidian. Thorn fears that she will harm her children, so she gives them up for adoption, with Jade being adopted by a couple in Milwaukee.[4][5] After reuniting as teenagers, Jade and Obsidian become superheroes and founding members of Infinity, Inc.[6]

As a civilian, Jade becomes a model, photographer, and roommate and girlfriend of Kyle Rayner.[7] After she loses her powers in a battle with Starheart, Kyle gives her a spare Green Lantern power ring, inducting her into the Green Lantern Corps.[8][9] After becoming Ion, Kyle restores Jade's powers, with John Stewart gaining her ring.[10] After breaking up with Kyle, Jade becomes the leader of the Outsiders.[11]

In Rann–Thanagar War, Jade is killed while trying to prevent Alexander Luthor Jr. from recreating the multiverse.[12]

Blackest Night

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Jade as a Black Lantern, menacing her former love, art by Patrick Gleason.

In Blackest Night, Jade is temporarily revived as a Black Lantern before eventually being fully revived.[13][14]

Jade later helps the Justice League battle Alan Scott, who has fallen under the Starheart's control.[15] During this time, she is fused with Obsidian, forming an entity also controlled by the Starheart, before they are separated.[16]

The New 52

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Jade and the Justice Society are not present in The New 52 continuity reboot. In Doomsday Clock, this is revealed to be the result of Doctor Manhattan altering the timeline to prevent Alan Scott from becoming a Green Lantern.[17] The Society are eventually restored after Superman convinces Manhattan to restore the timeline.[18][19]

Powers and abilities

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Jade inherited her parents' abilities, giving her the ability to create fiery green energy constructs and manipulate plants. As a side effect, she has green skin and the ability to perform photosynthesis. After temporarily losing her powers, she wields a Green Lantern ring to compensate.

Other characters named Jade

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The new Jade, Nicki Jones, is introduced, art by Chris Batista.

An unrelated Jade, Nicki Jones, appears in 52. She is a graphic arts student from the San Francisco Art Institute and a member of Lex Luthor's Infinity, Inc. who possesses similar powers to the original Jade.[20][21][22]

Other versions

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  • An alternate universe variant of Jade from Earth-22 appears in Kingdom Come.
  • An alternate universe variant of Jade from Earth-9 appears in the Tangent Comics universe. This version is an Asian operative of Meridian with dragon tattoos that she can bring to life.
  • An alternate universe variant of Jade appears in Ame-Comi Girls. This version is Jade Yifei, a Chinese teenager and the daughter of a National People's Congress official who was blinded at a young age. During an attack on her family, she is chosen by a Green Lantern power ring, which partially restores her vision.[23]

In other media

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Television

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Jennie-Lynn Hayden appears in Stargirl, portrayed by Ysa Penarejo.[24] Introduced in the second season, she breaks into Courtney Whitmore's home to retrieve Alan Scott's lantern, only to be attacked by Courtney. After Jennie introduces herself to Courtney and the latter's family, Courtney becomes skeptical of Jennie's intentions, believing she is a mole for the Injustice Society. As Pat Dugan trains Jennie to control her powers, which initially appear to be connected to Scott's lantern, Courtney eventually apologizes. After feeling isolated and emotional over her missing brother Todd Rice, Jennie breaks the lantern and strengthens her powers, after which Dugan theorizes Jennie herself is the source. Following this, Jennie leaves to find Rice, though Courtney and Dugan later recruit her to help them fight Eclipso. In the third season, Jennie receives Sandy Hawkins' help in finding Rice and helps him control his powers after discovering they are connected to hers.

Film

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An alternate universe variant of Jade from Earth-2 makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths.[25] This version is a member of the Justice Society of America.

Video games

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Jade appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[26]

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ Manning, Matthew K. (2010). "1980s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. The children of the original Justice Society of America made their smash debut in this issue by writer Roy Thomas and penciler Jerry Ordway...All-Star Squadron issue #25 marked the first appearances of future cult-favorite heroes Jade...
  2. ^ https://www.twomorrows.com/alterego/articles/01infinity.html
  3. ^ Frankenhoff B. "Comics Buyer's Guide Presents: 100 Sexiest Women in Comics", Krause Publications, 2011, p28 (ISBN 1-4402-2988-0)
  4. ^ Infinity, Inc #33. DC Comics.
  5. ^ 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. 156. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  6. ^
    • Infinity, Inc #1 (March 1984)
    • Green Lantern (vol. 3) #109 (February 1999)
    • Green Lantern (vol. 3) #138 (July 2001)
  7. ^
    • Starman (vol. 2) #10 (August 1995)
    • Green Lantern (vol. 3) #86 (May 1997)
    • Green Lantern (vol. 3) #86 (May 1997)
  8. ^ Green Lantern/Sentinel: Heart of Darkness #3. DC Comics.
  9. ^ Green Lantern (vol. 3) #107. DC Comics.
  10. ^
    • Green Lantern (vol. 3) #148 (May 2002)
    • Green Lantern (vol. 3) #155 (October 2002)
    • Green Lantern (vol. 3) #176 (June 2004)
  11. ^
    • Outsiders (vol. 3) #16 (November 2004)
    • DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy #2-4 (September - October 2005)
    • Green Lantern: Rebirth #4-6 (March - May 2005)
  12. ^ JSA #83-85 (May – July 2006). DC Comics.
  13. ^
    • Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #39 - 41 (August - October 2009)
    • Blackest Night #8 (May 2010)
    • Brightest Day #0 (April 2010)
  14. ^ Evans C (April 5, 2010). "WC10: Spotlight on James Robinson". Comic Book Resources
  15. ^ Justice League of America (vol. 2) #44 - 47 (April - July 2010)
  16. ^
    • Brightest Day #7 (August 2010)
    • Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #42 (August 2010)
    • Justice League of America (vol. 2) #48 (August 2010)
    • Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #54 (August 2011)
    • Justice League of America (vol. 2) #60 (August 2011)
  17. ^ Doomsday Clock #7 (November 2018). DC Comics.
  18. ^ Doomsday Clock #12. DC Comics.
  19. ^ Infinite Frontier #0. DC Comics.
  20. ^ 52 #29. DC Comics.
  21. ^ 52 #40. DC Comics.
  22. ^ 52 #50. DC Comics.
  23. ^ Ame-Comi Girls #7. DC Comics.
  24. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (June 14, 2021). "Green Lantern's daughter arrives in first season 2 trailer for DC's Stargirl". Entertainment Weekly.
  25. ^ "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One: 'The Wave' Exclusive Clip". IGN. January 8, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  26. ^ Eisen, Andrew. "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  27. ^ "Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century #6 - Attack of the Green Lantern Corps (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
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