Luornu Durgo

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.

Fictional character biography

Original continuity

Luornu Durgo, codenamed Triplicate Girl, first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #276, written by Jerry Siegel. 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. She is the fourth hero to join the Legion of Super-Heroes, and its first non-founding member.

After Computo kills one of her selves, Luornu becomes known as Duo Damsel.''Superboy'' #193 (February 1973) She later marries Bouncing Boy and leaves the Legion, with the two becoming instructors at the Legion Academy.

A temporal clone of Luornu known as Triad is introduced during the "Five Year Gap" following the Magic Wars.

''Zero Hour'' reboot

A new version of Luornu is introduced following '' Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!'', 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.

"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.

In ''Countdown to Final Crisis'', Luornu takes on the alias Una and is killed battling mutant rats.

Legion of ''3 Worlds''

In the final issue of the '' Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' 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". 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. In Brian Michael Bendis' ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' reboot, the character is reimagined as possessing a pink, yellow, and blue color scheme.

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.

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 '' Superman: The Animated Series'' episode "New Kids In Town".
* Luornu Durgo as Triplicate Girl and Duo Damsel appears in '' Legion of Super Heroes'' (2006), voiced by Kari Wahlgren. 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 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. 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!''.

Miscellaneous

* Luornu Durgo as Triad appears in '' Adventures in the DC Universe'' #10.
* Luornu Durgo as Duplicate Girl appears in the one-shot comic '' Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes''.

Reception

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

References

External links

A Hero History Of Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel

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Characters created by Jerry Siegel
Characters created by Jim Mooney
Comics characters introduced in 1961
DC Comics aliens
DC Comics extraterrestrial superheroes
DC Comics female superheroes
Fictional characters who can duplicate themselves
Fictional characters with dissociative identity disorder
Legion of Super-Heroes members