Dr. Helga Jace is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe. She is a supporting character of the Outsiders and a scientist responsible for giving Princess Tara/Terra and her elder brother Geo-Force their earth-controlling powers.
Helga Jace has appeared in the animated TV series Young Justice, voiced by Grey DeLisle, and the live-action TV series Black Lightning, portrayed by Jennifer Riker.
Publication history
Created by Mike W. Barr and
Jim Aparo, Helga Jace first appeared in
Batman and the Outsiders #1 (1983) as an ally of the Outsiders.
In the Millennium storyline, written by Steve Englehart, Jace is revealed to be a villain with her own agenda.
Fictional character biography
Dr. Helga Jace is a scientist and geneticist from
Markovia who works for the royal family. After the death of King Viktor, a revolutionary movement breaks out. Jace activates Prince
Brion Markov and Princess
Tara Markov's
to give them powers.
[ Batman and the Outsiders #1 (August 1983)] After the process is completed, Jace is kidnapped by invading forces led by
Baron Bedlam. She is rescued by
Metamorpho of the Outsiders, who hopes she can return him to his human form. Jace agrees after learning that Brion is alive.
[ Batman and the Outsiders #2 (September 1983)]
After Simon Stagg seemingly kills Metamorpho, Jace and the Outsiders travel to Egypt, where they resurrect Metamorpho using the Orb of Ra that initially transformed him.[ Batman and the Outsiders #16 (December 1984)][ Batman and the Outsiders #17 (January 1985)] The second exposure leaves Rex permanently transformed into Metamorpho, with Jace no longer having the means to cure him.[ Batman and the Outsiders #18 (February 1985)]
During the 1988 event "Millennium", Jace is revealed to be working for the Manhunters and forces Metamorpho to attack the Outsiders using a chip implanted in his brain. After escaping from Jace's laboratory, Looker tricks Metamorpho into attacking Jace. When Jace attempts to attack Metamorpho, her weapon generates a surge that kills them both.[ Outsiders #27 (January 1988)]
In the "DC Rebirth" relaunch, Helga Jace is an astrophysicist from Markovia who is working for Kobra under duress.[ Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana #1 (March 2016)] King Kobra later shows Jace the powers of a comatose girl who she had been watching.[ Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana #4 (June 2016)] King Kobra reveals that he caught an Aurakle and plans to weaponize it, leaving the task to Jace. During the Suicide Squad's fight with King Kobra's forces, Katana and Enchantress learn that King Kobra had Jace fuse Violet Harper with the Aurakle.[ Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana #5 (July 2016)] King Kobra, Katana, and Enchantress fight Violet, who is now a vessel for the Aurakle under the name of Halo.[ Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana #6 (August 2016)]
In other media
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Helga Jace appears in Black Lightning, portrayed by Jennifer Riker.
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Helga Jace appears in Young Justice, voiced by Grey DeLisle.
[ 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.] This version is a protégé of the Ultra-Humanite, a member of the Light, and personal physician to Markovia's royal family. While working with Baron Bedlam's metahuman trafficking ring, she transforms Tara and Geo-Force into metahumans and kills Gabrielle Daou, who is later resurrected and becomes Violet Harper / Halo. Using her bond with Brion, Jace travels to the United States to infiltrate Dick Grayson's team. To further her goals, she enters a relationship with Black Lightning and becomes Brion's advisor after he overthrows his brother Gregor as king of Markovia.
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