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Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (Amy Winston) is a
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and artist
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, she debuted in ''
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'' #298 in April 1983. Born into the Amethyst royal family of Gemworld, a dimension full of magic and magical creatures, her parents were killed shortly after her birth by her future archenemy, Dark Opal. She is hidden on Earth by a witch and is adopted into a family, given the name Amy Winston. Eventually, she travels to Gemworld on her thirteenth birthday, learning of her heritage and became Gemworld's chief protector by opposing the Lords of Chaos and their agents, including Dark Opal. After the events of ''Flashpoint'', the character was retroactively rebooted, having first been raised by her mother Graciel to help eventually liberate Gemworld from a tyrannical ruler. Her given birth name is Amaya while her human identity is Amy Winston. After
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Publication history


Concept and creation

Amethyst's premise was initially pitched to
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under the title "Changeling", wherein its main character had been left on Earth as an infant. However, because another DC superhero formerly named
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was currently using that name at the time, Dan Mishkin decided on the alternative "Amethyst" as a replacement. This in turn inspired the jewel-themed renaming of the other characters in the series and the concept being reworked into Gemworld.


''Amethyst'' volumes

Amethyst first appeared as a special insert preview in ''
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'' #298 (April 1983). Her original story began shortly afterward in the twelve-issue ''Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld''
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in 1983, written and created by
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and
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with
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as the artist. The initial 12-issue
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(identified by DC Comics as a "maxi-series") establishes Gemworld, Amethyst's identity, and several of her recurring villains. The limited series was followed by a 1984
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and a sixteen-issue ongoing series. The ongoing series was followed by the 1986 ''Amethyst Special'' one-shot and a four-issue limited series that ended the character's adventures (penciled by
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'' #63 (Nov. 1983). The character re-emerged in 2005 after 18 years of sporadic appearances, in the ''
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'' mini-series. In 2012, Amethyst appeared as the main character of the new ''
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'' as part of
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'' title, with Amethyst as one of the members. A six-issue miniseries ''Amethyst'' (2020) by
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was published the following year.


Collected edition

In 2012, DC published an ''Amethyst'' volume of the ''
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'' series. It reprinted the character's appearances in ''The Legion of Super-Heroes'' #298, the original ''Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld'' 12-issue limited series, ''Amethyst Annual'' #1, ''DC Comics Presents'' #63, and the first 11 issues of the 16-issue ongoing ''Amethyst'' series.


Crossover appearances

Amethyst appeared in the 1997 "
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that ran through '' Book of Fate'', ''
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''. This story depicts an alternate Gemworld experiencing a civil war. Here, Amethyst is portrayed as a villain who wants to unify the houses in Gemworld by any means.


Fictional character biography

Amethyst is the princess of the House of Amethyst, one of several houses in Gemworld. After Dark Opal kills Amethyst's parents, the witch Citrina sends her to Earth to be raised by the Winston family. At the age of thirteen, Amethyst is attacked by Dark Opal, learns of her heritage, and returns to Gemworld, where she defeats Dark Opal and frees Gemworld from his rule. Amethyst participates in the events of ''
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'', where she is blinded by a Shadow Demon. She later learns that she is a Lord of Order and battles the Lord of Chaos Child before fusing herself and Child with Gemworld. The third volume of ''Amethyst'' takes place two decades after ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''. Topaz and Turquoise, members of their namesake houses, are married and have three children: Wrynn, Donal, and Amber. The entity
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possesses Wrynn and becomes a powerful sorcerer. Some time later, Gemworld is transported to the main universe and renamed Zerox. Zerox is destroyed during the Magic Wars, which kills Amethyst. Amethyst is resurrected during the ''
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'' event, which
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her death from continuity.''
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'' #2 (January 2006)
In ''
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'' continuity reboot, Amethyst is named Amaya and was sent to Earth to protect her from her aunt Mordiel. She later joins
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Powers and abilities

Amethyst possesses a myriad of powers, including flight, spellcasting, energy manipulation, energy constructs, eldritch blasts, matter transmutation, magic resistance, atmokinesis, chronokinesis, chlorokinesis, elemental control, life creation, reality alteration, crystal enchantments, crystal generation, conjuration, summoning, size alteration, divination, hypnotism, emotion manipulation, telepathy, telekinesis, teleportation, dimensional travel, invisibility, illusion casting, invoking spirits, necromancy, healing others, and hyperawareness, as well as the ability to tap into other mystical sources so she can amplify her own capabilities to near-incalculable levels. She is capable enough to engage in battle with the
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and survive.


Other versions

An alternate timeline variant of Amethyst appears '' Flashpoint'' as a member of the Secret Seven.


In other media


Television

* Amethyst appears in a self-titled segment of ''
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'', voiced by Sophie Oda. This version is a human who is magically transported into the ''Gemworld'' video game to battle the forces of Dark Opal and sports a modernized design reminiscent of
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s. * Amethyst makes non-speaking cameo appearances in ''
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''. * Amethyst will appear in ''Starfire!''.


Film

* Amethyst appears in '' DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year'', voiced by
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Video games

Amethyst appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.


References


External links


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