Luornu Durgo

Luornu Durgo
Luornu Durgo as Triplicate Girl, as depicted in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 5) #3 (April 2005). Art by Barry Kitson.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceAction Comics #276 (May 1961)
Created byJerry Siegel
Jim Mooney
In-story information
Alter egoTriplicate Girl
SpeciesCarggite
Place of originCargg
Team affiliationsLegion of Super-Heroes
Notable aliasesDuo Damsel, Triad, Una, Duplicate Damsel, Duplicate Girl
AbilitiesAble to divide into three bodies
Mastery of Trijitsu
Basic hand-to-hand combatant

Triplicate Girl (Luornu Durgo) is a superhero appearing in DC Comics, primarily as a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries. She has also had the aliases Duo Damsel, Triad, Una, Duplicate Damsel, and Duplicate Girl.

Luornu has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily those featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes. She is voiced by Kari Wahlgren in Legion of Super Heroes (2006) and Daisy Lightfoot in Legion of Super-Heroes (2023).

Publication history

Luornu Durgo first appeared in Action Comics #276 and was created by producer Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney.[1]

Fictional character biography

Original continuity

Luornu Durgo, codenamed Triplicate Girl, first appeared in Action Comics #276, written by Jerry Siegel.[2] A native of the planet Cargg, she could split into three identical bodies, as could all Carggites, due to the planet Cargg having three suns.[3] She is the fourth hero to join the Legion of Super-Heroes, and its first non-founding member.[4][5]

After Computo kills one of her selves, Luornu becomes known as Duo Damsel.[6][7][8] She later marries Bouncing Boy and leaves the Legion, with the two becoming instructors at the Legion Academy.[9][10]

A temporal clone of Luornu known as Triad is introduced during the "Five Year Gap" following the Magic Wars.[11]

Zero Hour reboot

A new version of Luornu is introduced following Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, which reboots the Legion's contiunity. This version is an employee of R. J. Brande who was ostracized due to her bodies possessing distinct personalities. Furthermore, she possesses the SW6 version's codename of Triad.[12][13][14]

"Threeboot"

In the "Threeboot" continuity, Luornu is the only inhabitant of Cargg, who does not remember her past and populates the planet with duplicates of herself. When a United Planets craft arrives on Cargg, three of Luornu's clones are sent as emissaries. When they return, the other replicates considered them "tainted" for experiencing things outside Cargg and exile them. Subsequently, the three join the Legion as Triplicate Girl.[15]

In Countdown to Final Crisis, Luornu takes on the alias Una and is killed battling mutant rats.[16]

Legion of 3 Worlds

In the final issue of the Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds series, Luornu returns to assist the Legion in battle with the Legion of Super-Villains, revealing that she has gained the ability to create vast numbers of duplicate bodies, and now goes by the name "Duplicate Damsel".[17] In subsequent appearances, she uses the name "Duplicate Girl".

DC Rebirth

In Doomsday Clock, Doctor Manhattan erases Triplicate Girl and the Legion from existence before eventually restoring them.[18] In Brian Michael Bendis' Legion of Super-Heroes reboot, the character is reimagined as possessing a pink, yellow, and blue color scheme.[19]

Powers and abilities

Triplicate Girl has the ability to split into three identical bodies. When Triplicate Girl merges into one body, she gains the memories and knowledge that her divided selves obtained.[citation needed] Furthermore, she is a master of the martial art of "Tri-Jistu", using her three bodies to maximize her fighting prowess. [citation needed]

In the "Threeboot" and New Earth continuities, Triplicate Girl can create an unlimited amount of clones.[20]

As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Luornu is provided a Legion Flight Ring, which allows her to fly and protects her from the vacuum of space and other dangerous environments.

In other media

Television

  • Luornu Durgo as Triplicate Girl makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Superman: The Animated Series episode "New Kids In Town".
  • Luornu Durgo appears in Legion of Super Heroes (2006), voiced by Kari Wahlgren.[21] Primarily appearing as Triplicate Girl, this version sports Triad's white/orange/purple coloration. In the second season, Durgo's white self is killed in a time anomaly before being resurrected when the timeline is restored.

Film

Miscellaneous

Reception

Luornu Durgo was ranked 33rd in Comics Buyer's Guide's 100 Sexiest Women in Comics list.[26]

References

  1. ^ 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. 312. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ^ Tye, Larry (1994). Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero. Random House. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-4000-6866-1.
  3. ^ Fleisher, Michael L. (2007). The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume Three: Superman. DC Comics. pp. 474–475. ISBN 978-1-4012-1389-3.
  4. ^ Superboy #147 (May–June 1968).
  5. ^ As seen in Adventure Comics #369 (June 1968).
  6. ^ Adventure Comics #341 (February 1966)
  7. ^ Wells, John (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 109. ISBN 978-1605490557.
  8. ^ Superboy #193 (February 1973)
  9. ^ McAvennie, Michael (2010). "1970s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel became the first Legionnaires to tie the knot. The wedding planners were writer Cary Bates and artist Dave Cockrum.
  10. ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #42 (April 1993)
  11. ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #38 (Late December 1992)
  12. ^ Legionnaires #24 (April 1995)
  13. ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #0 (October 1994)
  14. ^ Legionnaires #0 (October 1994)
  15. ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 5) #3 (April 2005)
  16. ^ Action Comics #864 (June 2008)
  17. ^ Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #5 (September 2009)
  18. ^ Doomsday Clock #12 (December 2019)
  19. ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 8) #11 (January 2021)
  20. ^ Jimenez, Phil (2008). "Element Lad". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1. OCLC 213309017.
  21. ^ a b "Triplicate Girl Voices (Legion of Super Heroes)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 10, 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.
  22. ^ Couch, Aaron (October 13, 2022). "DC's Legion of Super-Heroes Sets Voice Cast With Meg Donnelly and Harry Shum Jr. to Star (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  23. ^ "soranatus - Looks like in 2021 Digital eMation was working on a Scooby-Doo Meets Krypto DTV..." Tumblr. September 6, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  24. ^ "Adventures in the DC Universe #10 - The Blobs (Issue)". Comic Vine. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  25. ^ "Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes #1 - Atomic Batteries To Power, Flight Rings To Speed (Issue)". Comic Vine. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  26. ^ Frankenhoff, Brent (2011). Comics Buyer's Guide Presents: 100 Sexiest Women in Comics. Krause Publications. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4402-2988-6.

A Hero History Of Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel