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Character: Kara Zor-El / Supergirl
Series: DC Comics
Character Age: Appears 18.
Canon: The story of Superman is pretty famous. Kal-El, a baby from the planet Krypton, is sent to Earth right before his planet is destroyed. He is adopted by the Kent family, creates the persona of Superman, and is the ~*~Last of His Kind~*~. Except not because he also had a cousin named Kara who was sent to Earth after him, but she didn't arrive until years later due to plot and bad luck. Under the teachings of the world's finest, Kara takes up the shield and cape to become Supergirl. She spends her days saving the city of Metropolis, the world, and everything else, just like any good hero would.

Kara is what you would call a plucky, young blonde. She's normally good at keeping an upbeat personality when her life isn't doing 180s (this happens a lot for comic book characters) and she's quick to seek a good time. She's witty, friendly, and adventurous—for someone who carries so much on her shoulders, she really embodies the teenage spirit. The downside to that is that she's rather defiant, is quick to anger, and is horrible at keeping still. Her emotions are worn for all to see; when she's excited, she'll never stop smiling and when she's bored she'll speak dryly. While Kara is very intelligent and powerful, she has a lack of control which leads her to making more mistakes than she'd like, and she still doesn't understand all of Earth's customs. But in the end, she's just a girl who sometimes feels alienated (ha ha!) and wants to help others.

Sample Post: I never really understood why a farm was such a big deal. Sure, it felt nice whenever I visited, but that was more because of the Kents than wheat. Kal really loves that place: The little farm in the little town of Smallville. He always said that I'll understand someday, but he grew up there; I just stop by every now and then. It's called that for a reason, you know—there's absolutely nothing to do! I tried spending a week there once, but I kept sneaking out to Metropolis whenever I got the chance. I never thought I really would get a chance to really see the magic of it all.

This, though, isn't going to make me see it. This isn't Smallville! Is it even Kansas? I mean, it looks like Kansas, with the whole lot of... nothing. Nothing and cows. I really hate to admit it, but come on. When has anyone ever went, "Look down at the ground! It's a train! It's a car! No, it's... a tractor." Space is busier than this, and there isn't even any air in space. Not like that has ever stopped me, but I digress. I've always been told that I need to appreciate the smaller things in life more. Yeah, no kidding. I just didn't think that they meant I had to experience the smaller things like this. I mean, I'm all for taking breaks from the hero biz, but I think I've used up almost all my vacation hours by now. The S on my chest is going to start to stand for Summerbreakgirl or something, if this goes on. And now I'm making bad jokes about my life, how awesome.

But this isn't any ordinary farm—it's a camp farm. Replace roasting marshmallows with roasting corn. How someone came up with the idea to add those two things together, I will never know. But I can't say I'm not prepared for this. Of course I put a vigorous amount of effort into researching human customs in order to better understand their ways of living. What kind of scientist wouldn't study something so important? So yeah, after marathoning a lot of summer camp movies, I think I understand how this whole concept works. You play a few practical jokes on others, sing some Kumbayas, then run away screaming from an ooze monster that came from the lake. That's easy enough; it sounds like just any other normal day for a cape. After all...

I'm Supergirl. This is my life.

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