Zealot (Wildstorm)

Zealot
Lady Zannah aka Sister Zealot as drawn by Jim Lee
Publication information
Publisher	Wildstorm (August 1992– August 2011) DC Comics (May 2012 – Present)
First appearance	WildC.A.T.s. #1 (August 1992)
Created by	Brandon Choi, Jim Lee
In-story information
Alter ego	Lady Zannah
Team affiliations	WildC.A.T.s Team One Wildcore The Coda Omega Men (The New 52)
Notable aliases	Lucy Blaze
Abilities	Possesses superhuman strength, stamina, durability and virtual immortality Has combat experience in centuries Limited knowledge of dark sorceries

Zealot (Zannah) is a fictional comic book superhero who has appeared in books published by Wildstorm Productions and DC Comics. Created by artist Jim Lee and writer Brandon Choi, she first appeared in WildC.A.T.s #1 (August 1992), as a member of that titular superhero team, during the period when Wildstorm and its properties were owned by Jim Lee. In that incarnation, Zealot was a millennia-old member of the alien race known as the Kherubim, and a Coda warrior, and was later associated with the organizations Wildcore and Team 7.

In 1999, Lee sold Wildstorm to DC Comics, and ownership of all Wildstorm characters, including Zealot, transferred to DC Comics. Her backstory and continuity remained the same, however, until DC's 2011 relaunch of their entire comics line, The New 52, which rebooted the continuity for most of its characters. Since then, Zealot was featured as a supporting character Deathstroke and later made appearances in Stormwatch.

The character was also a cast member in the 1994 - 95 animated TV series Wild C.A.T.s, in which she was voiced by Roscoe Handford.

Zealot's real name is Lady Zannah of Khera. Born on the planet of Khera, Zannah and her daughter Kenesha (who at the time believed Zealot was actually her sister) were stranded on Earth thousands of years ago when their Explorer ship crashlanded after a battle with a Daemonite warship. Zealot just survived thanks to her lover, Stratos, who put her in an escape pod. Zannah and the other survivors were scattered, forced to hide themselves amongst the human population. Their enemies had likewise been forced down, and though less humanoid, the Daemonites used their powers of possession and shapeshifting to blend in, too. For the next few millennia, a secret war raged, with the Kherubim defending the vulnerable and oblivious humans from their would-be conquerors.