Bernadeth Explained

Character Name:	Bernadeth
Real Name:	Bernadeth
Debut:	Mister Miracle #6 (February 1972)
Creators:	Jack Kirby (writer & artist)
Species:	New God
Alliances:	Female Furies
Powers:	Immortality Superhuman physical attributes Skilled combatant Wields the Fahren-Knife

Bernadeth is an extraterrestrial supervillainess appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.

Publication history

She first appeared in Mister Miracle #6 (February 1972) and was created by Jack Kirby.

Fictional character biography

Bernadeth is the co-leader of the Female Furies and the sister of Darkseid's servant DeSaad.^[1] ^[2] She is killed by Lashina, who is in turn killed by Darkseid before he resurrects them both. Lashina later appears as a member of the Dark Side Club.^[3]

In The New 52, Darkseid's daughter Grail enslaves him, leading Big Barda and the Furies to work together to rescue him.^[4] In DC Rebirth, the Furies witness the birth of Barda and Mister Miracle's son Jacob and meet with the two and Lightray to discuss a potential peace treaty between Apokolips and New Genesis.

Powers and abilities

As a New God, Bernadeth is nigh-immortal and possesses superhuman physical abilities.^[5] She is a skilled combatant and wields the Fahren-Knife, a fiery dagger made from Darkseid's skin.

Other versions

Bernadeth appears in the Amalgam Comics series Unlimited Access.^[6]
Bernadeath appears in Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman.^[7]

In other media

Television

Bernadeth appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Alive!".^[8]
Bernadeth makes a non-speaking appearance in the Justice League Action episode "It'll Take a Miracle!".

Film

An alternate universe variant of Bernadeth makes a cameo appearance in a flashback in .

Video games

Bernadeth appears as a character summon in .^[9]

Notes and References

Book: Cowsill . Alan . Irvine . Alex . Korte . Steve . Manning . Matt . Wiacek . Win . Wilson . Sven . The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe . 2016 . DK Publishing . 978-1-4654-5357-0 . 36.
Mister Miracle #8-12 (1972-1973)
Birds of Prey #118
Justice League (vol. 2) #50 (2016)
The DC Comics Encyclopedia
Unlimited Access #4 (1998)
Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #16-18 (digital)
Web site: Bernadeth Voices (Superman) . November 9, 2024 . Behind The Voice Actors. 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.
Web site: Eisen . Andrew . October 2, 2013 . DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide . November 9, 2024 . IGN . en.