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in the 30th and 31st centuries of the , appearing primarily as a supporting character in the various ''
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'' series. A native of the planet
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, she is a member of the
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, the law enforcement arm of the
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.


Fictional biography


Original continuity

In the 30th century, the Resources Raiders attack Earth just as a diplomatic crisis develops between the
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and the
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. These dual crises prevent neophyte
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officer Shvaughn Erin from informing the
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that one of its enemies has escaped from imprisonment. Both events are precursors to the so-called "
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", wherein the U.P. is attacked by the Khund Empire and the
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. The architect behind the conflict is eventually revealed to be the sorcerer
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—the escaped foe about whom Shvaughn tried to warn the Legion. She and
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fend off Khundian troops at Science Police Headquarters, which allows the combined forces of the Legion of Super-Heroes and the
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to later defeat Mordru, effectively ending the Earthwar. The following year, Shvaughn is appointed Science Police Liaison Officer to the Legion. On the first day of her new assignment, she is present when the rogue artificial intelligence
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possesses a pre-teenaged Danielle Foccart and seizes control of Legion HQ. The crisis is averted when Danielle's older brother
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drinks the invisibility serum developed by Lyle Norg, allowing him to attack and immobilize Computo without being detected. Over time, Shvaughn works closely with Legion leader
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. When Shrinking Violet is kidnapped by Imskian terrorists, Shvaughn and Element Lad expose the Durlan actress Yera, who has been duped into impersonating the size-changing Legionnaire. During that time period, Shvaughn and Element Lad begin a romantic relationship, soon falling deeply in love.


"Five Years Later"

Years later, Shvaughn has ended her relationship with Jan Arrah (Element Lad), and Earth's government has fallen under the covert control of the Dominion. When a Dominion soldier assassinates Earth President Tayla Wellington on live galaxy-wide video broadcast, full-scale war breaks out. During this period, it is revealed that Shvaughn's biological sex is male, and that for years he—Sean Erin—has been taking a medication known as "Profem" to biologically transform into a female. With open warfare across the planet, he is unable to maintain constant access to Profem. Jan is completely supportive when Sean physically reverts to his original male sex Sean Erin. Ultimately the Dominators are defeated, and Sean is appointed chief of the Science Police contingent on New Earth. In the wake of the '' Zero Hour'' and ''
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'' limited series, the events of the "Five Years Later" era of Legion continuity are no longer canonical.


Post-Zero Hour

In Post-Zero Hour continuity, Shvaughn Erin is once again a Science Police officer. In the aftermath of a battle with an Emerald Eye-enthralled Shrinking Violet, Shvaughn is propelled back in time to 20th century Earth, along with
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member
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and a faction of eight Legionnaires. After many months and several encounters with 20th-century Earth’s superhero community, Shvaughn and the Legionnaires eventually find their way back to their own era.Inferno chooses to remain in the past, but orphaned 20th century teenager Andrew Nolan accompanies the Legion to the 30th century and joins the team as Ferro. In this continuity, Shvaughn is a grown adult, while Element Lad is still a teenager. Thus, the pair are not romantically linked. Further, the question of Shvaughn's birth gender is not addressed.


"Threeboot"

Shvaughn does not appear in the continuity featuring the so-called "Threeboot" Legion from
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.


Post-Infinite Crisis

The events of the ''
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'' miniseries have apparently restored a close analogue of the Pre-''
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'' Legion to continuity, as seen in "
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" story arc in ''
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'' and ''
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'', and in the " Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes" story arc in ''
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''. Shvaughn Erin has yet to reappear.


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