Jade (comics)
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Jade is a fictional character, a superhero from DC Comics.
Jade, also known as Jennie-Lynn Hayden (affectionately as "Jennie" or "Jen") is the daughter of Alan Scott, the Golden Age Green Lantern who has also been known as Sentinel. Her brother, Todd James Rice, is also a superhero going by the name Obsidian.
Biography
Along with Obsidian, Jade was a founding member of Infinity Inc.. She has worked with both the Justice League and Justice Society of America, as well as most recently being a member and eventual leader of the Outsiders. She has been romantically linked with Hank King, also known as Brainwave, and with Green Lantern Kyle Rayner.Jade's mother, the Golden Age villain known as Thorn, was briefly married to Alan Scott, but fled upon conceiving their children, fearing she would harm them. She gave them up for adoption and they were separated. Jennie-Lynn was adopted by a couple in the Milwaukee suburbs. She did not learn she had a twin brother until she was in her late teens. Shortly after she and Todd met, surmising they were the children of Alan Scott, they attempted to join the Justice Society. They were rejected, but joined with other children and protégés of JSA members to form Infinity Inc.
Due to her father's exposure to magical energies, she and her brother were born with metahuman powers, although Jade's only manifested themselves when she was defending herself from being sexually assaulted as a child. Jade's powers greatly resemble those of the Green Lantern Corps: she is able to generate green energy and shape it into constructs according to her will. She once lost those powers, but they were restored by Kyle Rayner during his first, short tenure as the god-like Ion. While she was without her powers, Kyle gave her a power ring and she briefly served as Earth's Green Lantern.
Her internalized powers function much like those of her father. She shares his weakness to wood and cellulose, but has no need to periodically recharge her powers.
When Kyle Rayner left Earth after the violent beating of his friend Terry, Jade opted to come along with him; however, after several missions, Jade decided that she wanted to go back to Earth. Once back she became involved with another man and ended her relationship with Kyle (in that order). She recently served as a member and eventual leader of the new Outsiders.
In Infinite Crisis, Donna Troy led a group of Earth's heroes, including Jade, into space, where they dealt with a growing rift in space. The Green Lantern Corps, represented by Kyle Rayner and Kilowog, also responded to this threat.
In the Rann-Thanagar War Infinite Crisis Special, Jen dies trying to stop Alexander Luthor, Jr. from tearing the universe into a multiverse. Her consciousness lingers in her power, at least until her inherited starheart powers merged with Kyle. This transfer instigates Kyle's second metamorphosis into Ion. One Year Later, Jade appears as a ghost (see JSA #85) and finally says her goodbyes to her father.
In 52 Week Three during Donna Troy's "History of the DCU", Jade is seen behind her father Alan Scott in the panel depicting the historic first meeting of the Earth-Two JSA and the Earth-One JLA. This retcon has yet to be explained in the DCU.
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