ZATANNA
played by:
Elesariin
Daughter of John Zatara, Zatanna is a powerful magician who uses her backwards speaking spells as both a performer and a member of the Justice League.
Origin and History
Zatanna is the daughter of adventurer John Zatara and his wife Sindella, and a member of the mystic tribe of sorcerers called the Hidden Ones, or Homo Magi. Zatanna inherited her mother's ability to manipulate magic and her father's penchant for heroism. Sindella later faked her own death to return the Hidden One's sanctum in Turkey, leaving her daughter in John Zatara's care.
John traveled the world with his daughter and taught her to harness her magical abilities. Zatanna was later raised by strangers, however, when the evil witch Allura cursed Zatanna and prevented her from seeing her father. Zatanna was left to search fruitlessly for her natural parents.
Zatanna discovered her father's diary and created a stage persona for herself. Her quest to find her father led her into a brief affair with John Constantine. Later, with the help of the Justice League of America, Zatanna was able to lift Allura's curse and reunite with her father and later her mother. Tragically, Sindella died rescuing her daughter from the city of the Hidden Ones, while her father died saving her and the spiritual dimensions from the Great Evil Beast.
As a long standing member of the JLA, Zatanna fought countless super-villains and mystic threats. After the death of her father, however, she retired from active adventuring and continues to maintain her family home of Shadowcrest. She now lives in San Francisco, seeking a normal life while trying to preserve the balance of Earth's light and dark mystical community. In this role she serves as one of the Sentinels of Magic.
Powers and Abilities
Zatanna is a member of the Homo Magi race and is genetically gifted with great magical talent. She can cast an incredible number of spells, which she usually does by speaking backwards as a tribute to her father. However, the backwards-speaking is not always necessary for her to cast spells. Speaking backwards is as easy for her as it is to speak forwards. Zatanna has shown great control of her magic ability, which extends to an ability to control the four elements. These powers include generation and control of fire, air and ice, and control of earth and water. Zatanna is also able to use her magic for telepathic purposes such as reading minds, removing specific memories, or wiping minds completely, such as when she erased Dr. Light's memory. Zatanna's mastery of magic also grants her a wide range of other powers, such as; flight, plant control, weather control, healing, illusion casting, telekinesis, teleportation, force field generation, dimensional travel, size alteration, spectral sight, mystical invulnerability and probability manipulation, just to name a few. The upper limit of her spell-casting ability is unknown, but she is already considered among the most powerful magic users in the DC Universe. Despite this, Zatanna seemingly still has not lived up to her full potential yet. It is possible that her guilt over performing mind wipes may be subconsciously holding her back from attaining even greater levels of power. The only known limitation to her magic is that she cannot raise the dead, which she has even stated herself.
Although she prefers to use her magic in battle, Zatanna's combat skills are also good. She has learned her fighting skills from The Justice League. Zatanna is also an excellent stage magician.
Equipment
Wand - Zatanna usually carries her magic wand with her. It is unclear weather this is just a simple stage prop, or a helpful tool to focus her powers. It is not necessary for her to use magic with it though. She has been seen preforming spells well without it.
Personal Data
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Height: 5' 7"
* Weight: 127 lbs (58 kg)
* Eyes: Blue
* Hair: Black
Status
* Citizenship: American
* Place of Birth: unrevealed
* Marital Status: Single
* Occupations: Stage magician, adventurer, member of the Justice League of America
* Known Relatives: Giovanni "John" Zatara (father, deceased), Sindella Zatara (mother, deceased), Zachary Zatara (cousin), Leonard da Vinci (paternal ancestor, deceased), Alessandro Cagliostro (paternal ancestor, deceased), Nicholas Flamel (paternal ancestor, deceased), Nostradamus (paternal ancestor, deceased), King Arion of Atlantis (ancestor)
played by:
Elesariin
Daughter of John Zatara, Zatanna is a powerful magician who uses her backwards speaking spells as both a performer and a member of the Justice League.
Origin and History
Zatanna is the daughter of adventurer John Zatara and his wife Sindella, and a member of the mystic tribe of sorcerers called the Hidden Ones, or Homo Magi. Zatanna inherited her mother's ability to manipulate magic and her father's penchant for heroism. Sindella later faked her own death to return the Hidden One's sanctum in Turkey, leaving her daughter in John Zatara's care.
John traveled the world with his daughter and taught her to harness her magical abilities. Zatanna was later raised by strangers, however, when the evil witch Allura cursed Zatanna and prevented her from seeing her father. Zatanna was left to search fruitlessly for her natural parents.
Zatanna discovered her father's diary and created a stage persona for herself. Her quest to find her father led her into a brief affair with John Constantine. Later, with the help of the Justice League of America, Zatanna was able to lift Allura's curse and reunite with her father and later her mother. Tragically, Sindella died rescuing her daughter from the city of the Hidden Ones, while her father died saving her and the spiritual dimensions from the Great Evil Beast.
As a long standing member of the JLA, Zatanna fought countless super-villains and mystic threats. After the death of her father, however, she retired from active adventuring and continues to maintain her family home of Shadowcrest. She now lives in San Francisco, seeking a normal life while trying to preserve the balance of Earth's light and dark mystical community. In this role she serves as one of the Sentinels of Magic.
Powers and Abilities
Zatanna is a member of the Homo Magi race and is genetically gifted with great magical talent. She can cast an incredible number of spells, which she usually does by speaking backwards as a tribute to her father. However, the backwards-speaking is not always necessary for her to cast spells. Speaking backwards is as easy for her as it is to speak forwards. Zatanna has shown great control of her magic ability, which extends to an ability to control the four elements. These powers include generation and control of fire, air and ice, and control of earth and water. Zatanna is also able to use her magic for telepathic purposes such as reading minds, removing specific memories, or wiping minds completely, such as when she erased Dr. Light's memory. Zatanna's mastery of magic also grants her a wide range of other powers, such as; flight, plant control, weather control, healing, illusion casting, telekinesis, teleportation, force field generation, dimensional travel, size alteration, spectral sight, mystical invulnerability and probability manipulation, just to name a few. The upper limit of her spell-casting ability is unknown, but she is already considered among the most powerful magic users in the DC Universe. Despite this, Zatanna seemingly still has not lived up to her full potential yet. It is possible that her guilt over performing mind wipes may be subconsciously holding her back from attaining even greater levels of power. The only known limitation to her magic is that she cannot raise the dead, which she has even stated herself.
Although she prefers to use her magic in battle, Zatanna's combat skills are also good. She has learned her fighting skills from The Justice League. Zatanna is also an excellent stage magician.
Equipment
Wand - Zatanna usually carries her magic wand with her. It is unclear weather this is just a simple stage prop, or a helpful tool to focus her powers. It is not necessary for her to use magic with it though. She has been seen preforming spells well without it.
Personal Data
*
Height: 5' 7"
* Weight: 127 lbs (58 kg)
* Eyes: Blue
* Hair: Black
Status
* Citizenship: American
* Place of Birth: unrevealed
* Marital Status: Single
* Occupations: Stage magician, adventurer, member of the Justice League of America
* Known Relatives: Giovanni "John" Zatara (father, deceased), Sindella Zatara (mother, deceased), Zachary Zatara (cousin), Leonard da Vinci (paternal ancestor, deceased), Alessandro Cagliostro (paternal ancestor, deceased), Nicholas Flamel (paternal ancestor, deceased), Nostradamus (paternal ancestor, deceased), King Arion of Atlantis (ancestor)
