Valentina Vostok (New Earth)

From DC Database

This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Valentina Vostok. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with DC Database, the text of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.

White Queen

Gallery

Real Name

Valentina Vostok

Current Alias

White Queen

Aliases

Negative Woman

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Good

Affiliation

Checkmate, formerly The Agency, Doom Patrol, U.S. Secret Service, Soviet Air Force

Universe

Earth-One, New Earth

Characteristics

Gender

Female

Height

5' 5"

Weight

130 lbs (59 kg)

Eyes

Blue

Hair

Blond

Status

Citizenship

Russian

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

White Queen of Checkmate, Government Operative, former Soviet Air Force Lieutenant Colonel

Origin

Origin

former Soviet who defected to the U.S.

Creators

Paul Kupperberg, Jim Aparo

First appearance

Showcase #94

History

Lt. Col. Valentina Vostok of the Soviet Air Force stole an experimental Russian Fighter Plane in order to defect to the USA. The plane malfunctioned en route and she crash-landed at the spot where the original Doom Patrol had apparently perished and was fused with the negative energy being which formerly inhabited the body of the Patrol's Negative Man. However, instead of being inhabited by the entity, rendered radioactive by its presence, and able to send it out from her body under her control, Vostok merely gained the ability to transform herself into such a being. Years later, it was revealed by Doom Patrol villain the Brain that Niles Caulder, founder of the Doom Patrol, manipulated Valentina's transformation into a superhero in order to create a replacement for presumed dead Negative Man.

Assuming the name Negative Woman, Valentina defected to the United States and becomes a member of the second incarnation of Doom Patrol for several years. Valentina became romantically involved with teammate Joshua Clay, aka Tempest, but broke off the relationship due to the nature of her powers changing to match that of her predecessor: her body became permanently radioactive, requiring her to constantly wear radiation-blocking bandages over all of her body, and the radio-energy being would emerge from her under her mental command.

Ultimately, when Negative Man was found alive and rescued by the new Doom Patrol, the negative energy being abandoned Valentina and returned to Larry Trainor. Though she was initially furious at having lost her power and being replaced by Negative Man, his ultimate rejection of the power allowed for Valentina to leave the Doom Patrol on good terms, unaware of the fact that the negative energy being would ultimately return and claim Trainor again, turning him into Rebis.

Valentina would go on to work for the American secret services, being involved in a number of US government departments including serving for a time as head of the Agency and working for the original incarnation of Checkmate.

White Queen

Vostok was later named White Queen of the current incarnation of Checkmate, replacing Amanda Waller.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Radioactive Soul-Self (formerly): possessed a radioactive 'soul-self'

• Flight

• Intangibility

• Negative Energy Explosions: could generate minor explosions upon contact with positive energy.
  

Abilities

Espionage: Experienced espionage operative.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

• Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985-86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss Valentina Vostok (New Earth) on the forums
• Appearances of Valentina Vostok (New Earth) (Chronological)
• Appearances of Valentina Vostok (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Valentina Vostok (New Earth)
• Quotations by Valentina Vostok (New Earth)
  
• Images featuring Valentina Vostok (New Earth)

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• Valentina Vostok at Wikipedia.org
  

Footnotes