NIGHTSHADE

Real Name: Unrevealed

Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Superhero

Group Affiliation: Meritocracy

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Alternative-838

First Appearance: The Authority I #19 (November, 2000)

Powers: Presumably Nightshade had the same powers as her Earth-50 counterpart Midnighter, who had enhanced senses and superhuman strength, durability and agility, and was an unparalleled hand-to-hand combatant and tactician.

History: (The Authority I #19) - The Meritocracy lived on the parallel world of Alternative-838, where a matriarchy dominated a world where all superheroes were gender-swapped versions of their Earth-50 counterparts. The Meritocracy were a version of Earth-50's Authority, with Nightshade being their version of Midnighter. Jack Sparks had formed his team to make the world a better place, and recruited the lovers Nightshade and Aphrodite. Earth-50 was turning against the human race, causing natural disasters, and the Authority evacuated the world's population to parallel worlds. They came to the Meritocracy asking for help, and after putting it to a vote from their citizens they agreed to house eight million refugees.

Comments: Created by Mark Millar & Frank Quitely.