Lashina

Lashina
Lashina, art by Terry Dodson
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Mister Miracle vol. 1 #6 (January 1972)
Created by	Jack Kirby (writer & artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Lashina
Species	New God
Place of origin	Apokolips
Team affiliations	Female Furies Suicide Squad
Notable aliases	Duchess
Abilities	Immortality Super strength, durability, and speed hand to hand combatant electrically charged whips

Lashina is a fictional character and Goddess warrior woman published by DC Comics.

Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Mister Miracle vol. 1 #6 (January 1972).

Lashina was raised a warrior in Granny Goodness's orphanage, and took over leadership of the Female Furies when Big Barda leaves Apokolips for Earth. Though the Furies initially stayed on Earth to aid Big Barda and her lover, Mister Miracle, they soon returned to Apokolips to take their punishment for their betrayal of Darkseid. Lashina is then given leadership over the Female Furies by Darkseid, much to fellow Fury Bernadeth's annoyance.

During a mission to capture Glorious Godfrey, a New God that had been imprisoned on Earth, Lashina was betrayed by Bernadeth as the Female Furies were escaping through a boom tube. Caught in an explosion, Lashina is sent flying into the swamp surrounding Belle Reve Penitentiary. Surviving the blast, she remained in the swamp until an opportunity to save an injured member of the Suicide Squad, a United States government agency that uses super-powered beings to fulfill black ops missions, presents itself. Using the opportunity to ingratiate herself with the team and claiming to be suffering from amnesia, Amanda Waller allowed her to join. Quickly dubbed Duchess by the support staff due to her haughty demeanor, she became a critical part of the Squad and participated in almost every one of the team's missions during her time as a member. Eventually, she engineered a return to Apokolips and convinced many members of the Squad to come with her, while others she outright kidnapped. The plan ended in a battle against Apokolips forces once the group lands on the planet's surface. Multiple Squad members were killed, including Doctor Light. During the battle, Lashina confronted and killed Bernadeth. Darkseid, furious that Lashina has brought humans to Apokolips, revived Bernadeth and killed Lashina with his omega beams. The survivors of the Suicide Squad were allowed to return home.