Luornu Durgo Explained

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 , 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 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. Furthermore, she is a master of the martial art of "Tri-Jistu", using her three bodies to maximize her fighting prowess.

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 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

• Luornu Durgo as Triplicate Girl appears in Legion of Super-Heroes (2023), voiced by Daisy Lightfoot.^[22] This version is a trainee of the Legion Academy who loses a third of herself while fighting Mon-El and the Dark Circle.
• The Legion of Super Heroes (2006) incarnation of Luornu Durgo / Triplicate Girl makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the crossover film Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!.^[23]

Miscellaneous

• Luornu Durgo as Triad appears in Adventures in the DC Universe #10.^[24]
• Luornu Durgo as Duplicate Girl appears in the one-shot comic Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes.^[25]

Reception

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

External links

A Hero History Of Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel

Notes and References

1. 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 . 312.
2. Book: Tye, Larry. Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero. registration. 1994. Random House. 978-1-4000-6866-1. 186.
3. Book: Fleisher . Michael L. . The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume Three: Superman . 2007 . DC Comics . 978-1-4012-1389-3 . 474–475.
4. Superboy #147 (May–June 1968).
5. As seen in Adventure Comics #369 (June 1968).
6. Adventure Comics #341 (February 1966)
7. Book: Wells . John . American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969 . 2014 . TwoMorrows Publishing . 978-1605490557 . 109.
8. Superboy #193 (February 1973)
9. Book: McAvennie, Michael . Dolan . Hannah . 1970s . DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle . . 2010 . 978-0-7566-6742-9 . 159 . 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. Book: Jimenez, Phil . Phil Jimenez . Element Lad . Dougall . Alastair . The DC Comics Encyclopedia . 114 . . New York . 2008 . 978-0-7566-4119-1 . 213309017.
21. Web site: Triplicate Girl Voices (Legion of Super Heroes) . March 10, 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.
22. Web site: Couch . Aaron . October 13, 2022 . DC's Legion of Super-Heroes Sets Voice Cast With Meg Donnelly and Harry Shum Jr. to Star (Exclusive) . March 10, 2024 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
23. Web site: September 6, 2022 . soranatus - Looks like in 2021 Digital eMation was working on a Scooby-Doo Meets Krypto DTV... . March 10, 2024 . Tumblr . en-US.
24. Web site: Adventures in the DC Universe #10 - The Blobs (Issue) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230620091547/https://comicvine.gamespot.com/adventures-in-the-dc-universe-10-the-blobs/4000-153328/ . June 20, 2023 . June 22, 2023 . Comic Vine . en.
25. Web site: Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes #1 - Atomic Batteries To Power, Flight Rings To Speed (Issue) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818222413/https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-66-meets-the-legion-of-super-heroes-1-atomi/4000-609276/ . August 18, 2023 . August 18, 2023 . Comic Vine . en.
26. Book: Frankenhoff, Brent. Brent Frankenhoff. Comics Buyer's Guide Presents: 100 Sexiest Women in Comics. . 2011. 28. 978-1-4402-2988-6.