Post by Zatanna on Aug 24, 2012 17:37:52 GMT -6
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The Mistress of Magic, the Princess of Prestidigitation.
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Zatanna Zatara
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Twenty-nine
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Female
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Professional super hero, Mistress of Magic, stage magician.
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Shadowcrest (magical mansion outside of Gotham), her apartment in San Francisco, and the Watchtower.
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Zatanna's personality is modeled primarily by her lineage, and career choice - as mundane or supernatural as it veers. As a stage magician, Zatanna is clever and charismatic. She can smooth over a charged situation with one well-phrased, humorous quip, and talk her way out of most situations, if need be. Zatanna is intelligent, and exceedingly clever, which might make her appear unorthodox at times, but could other times be translated as a certain kind of genius. The Mistress of Magic has a sense of humor, as well, and often solves problems in a way that's almost comical, especially when magic comes into play. Even so, Zatanna knows when to get serious, and can even seem overly so upon occasion. With the amount of pressure on her shoulders as such a great force of magical good, she can't risk underestimating a situation.
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Meta hero
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Homo-magi
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Justice League, Batman, John Constantine.
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Sorcery: Zatanna is a homo magi, a human born with the affinity to manipulate magic. Her unique genetic structure allows her to use the magic she was born with as well as learned magic. As a tribute to her father, and as a focus for her spells, she casts spells by speaking backwards. For example, saying "pots" would cause the target of the spell to stop in their tracks.
Prestidigitation: Zatanna is skilled in stage magic, performing simple tricks and elaborate illusions.
Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic): She has also been taught conventional fighting skills by the Justice League, but favors using magic in place of them.
Occultism: as Chronicler of Magic she possesses an extensive understanding of Occult lore due to her Mystic Background
Hypnosis: Zatanna is a well-versed hypnotist.
Improvisation: She prepares specific spells (a couple of hundred) but improvises a good bit for the unpredictable situations she encounters.
Multi-lingual: Able to speak English, Spanish, and "Backwards Speech". As noted throughout the comics, she doesn't show any difficulty in speaking backwards when performing spells. It seems she can speak backward speech without hesitation and with clarity. Backwards Speech is most commonly known as Mnemonic Incantations.
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Zatanna sometimes - when her most theatrical - makes use of a magician's wand to direct magic, though this is purely a stage prop, and unneeded. Zatanna also has vast stores of magical artifacts and tomes that she can make use of if the need presses her.
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Mnemonic Incantation: Zatanna casts her spells by saying the words of her incantations backwards. Zatanna must concentrate on her magic to make sure she is using the proper spell. It is at this point where she is most vulnerable. Mnemonic incantation is the most complicated of the mystic arts. It appears that this is well known to her enemies. On one occasion, the assassin Deathstroke delivered a direct blow to her liver, initiating a regurgitation reaction. On a separate occasion, The Joker (disguised as the stage magician Loxias) shot Zatanna in the neck, rendering her magic useless. She must be able to speak or read backwards in order for her to focus her spells.
Higher-Level Magics: If the magic power-level of her opponent is higher than hers, then it would be extremely difficult for her to win a battle. In addition, it is difficult to impossible to affect a spell that was set in motion with higher-level magics.Powerful enchantments against beings of magic, like gods, are able to restrict her as well, preventing her from accessing enchanted places or dispel the adverse charm.
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Zatanna Zatara is the daughter of famed magician Giovanni “John” Zatara and Sindella, a member of the mystical Homo Magi race. Zatanna is a direct descendant of the artist and magician Leonardo da Vinci, and is related to Nostradamus; Alessandro Cagliostro; the noted alchemists Nicholas Flamel and Evan Fulcanelli; and Lord Arion of Atlantis. Her cousin, Zachary Zatara, is also a magician.
Zatanna was a successful stage illusionist before she discovered her true magical powers while investigating the disappearance of her father. With the help of Batman, the Atom, Elongated Man and others, she was successfully reunited with him. Their time together was short, and unfortunately, both of her parents were killed on separate occasions while saving her life.
Zatanna assisted the Justice League of America on a number of cases before being elected to full membership. Over the years Zatanna has been an occasional member of the League, but mostly maintains a reservist position, and the team's counselor or representative for magic-related problems. Primarily Zatanna acts as a world-traveling stage act, and as a force of good in the magical world.
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"I mean, really. What is it with demonic cults and old warehouses?" Zatanna paused in her complaint and arched one dark eyebrow, even more amused with herself. "Actually... what's with any kind of scum and old warehouses?" It was true. From brutal crime lords to super villains to - in this case - covens of demon worshipers. Abandoned warehouses seemed to cater to all of their needs. The only negative note was how obvious they were. Which was sort of against the point, wasn't it?
Zee looked over, saw the unwavering scowl on Batman's exposed flesh and rolled her eyes with even more dry humor. "At least give me a grunt of recognition here and there, would you?" Silence. Zatanna tapped her chin thoughtfully. They were standing on the rooftop of an adjacent building - a rundown factory of some sorts - looking down at the unassuming warehouse diagonally across from them. "You know. If you don't start talking to me, I'll just have to wing it. Do you really want my improvisation?"
Bruce finally flicked his gaze toward her, his lip gave the tiniest quiver. "Can you get us in and make sure none of them get out?" Zatanna frowned. Suddenly she felt a bit irritable. Batman hated magic. Detested it. All scientists did, really. Just like Zatanna hated all sciences. However, Bruce always seemed to dim it down to 'just magic'. Like a one-two-three answer for any situation. Maybe Bruce didn't like magic cause it seemed lazy?
That was far from the truth.
"I may make it look easy, doll, but that's a pretty big order. Even for me." Bruce grunted. Zee thought she saw an edge of humor glint on the rim of his stony gaze. Then again, it could have been just a trick of the light. Zatanna sighed exasperatedly and shook her fingers out. "Fine. But I can't promise I'll be much help fighting if any try to escape. I'll have to counter any attempts to break my quarantine spell." Batman nodded. "Do it."
Zatanna pursed her lips in thought and then cast them away. Stepping forward, the Mistress of Magic brought both hands out powerfully. "Enitnarauq ym seimene!" A ripple cascaded from her fingertips through the air. The disturbance was subtle, and as it surged forward grew more and more transparent until, when it started to swell like rapids around a stone to surround the warehouse's property it was invisible. Zee's look of momentary concentration ended and she turned back to Batman. "Now. Let me wish us in there. I know how much you hate teleportation." He scowled deeper, she smirked.
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I play Poison Ivy, as well.[/blockquote]
[Note: Powers/weaknesses/history done with help from DC.Wikia]