Viza'Aziv (Earth-48)

Forerunner has naturally purple hair, black eyes (with no visible irises, and purplish-blue skin. She also has three black vertical tribal markings across her brow.

Status

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

Forerunner

Origin

Place of Birth

Earth-48

Creators

Paul Dini, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray

First appearance

Countdown #46
(August, 2007)

History

Forerunner is a genetically engineered humanoid created by the Monitors centuries ago as their personal warriors. The Monitors created several such beings, all of whom held the title and responsibilities of a Forerunner. They were heavily involved in mysterious events such as the Thousand Wars and the Planetary Treaty of the Nine Houses, during which time Forerunner suffered great pain and hardship. It was the Monitors who protected them from the Nine Houses and from that moment onward, each of them entered into a lifelong pact with the Monitors.

As years passed, the Forerunner society grew strong, until one day, they returned to the surface in open defiance of the Planetary Council. They waged war against their progenitors across the ruins of War World. At the close of the war, only nine members of the Nine Houses survived, and only one-hundred Forerunners were left standing. The Nine submitted to a peace accord with the Forerunners, officiated by the Monitors. Some forerunners believed that the Monitors may have even known that these hybrid warriors would one day defeat the Nine Houses.

Years later, the Thought-Mother informed a young Forerunner named Viza Aziv that a Mercurian invasion fleet was coming to War World. Mercurians in particular despised the Forerunners and often sent their elite warriors on hunting parties to capture them. It was their intent to mate with Forerunner females in order to breed the ultimate warrior. Viza Aziv, one of the more highly decorated Forerunners, viciously fought the Mercurians, easily defeating them. It marked her 400th successful kill against Mercurian aggressors. Moments after the battle, a Monitor descended down from the sky and introduced himself to Viza. He told her of a pact he once made with the Forerunners, which stipulated that in exchange for freeing them from the persecution of the Nine Houses, a chosen one would one day serve as the Monitor's instrument of righteous death.

Shortly after the recreation of the Multiverse, a rebellious Monitor sent his Forerunner to the dimensional reality of New Earth to sanction two alleged "reality-jumpers", Jason Todd and Donna Troy. Forerunner ambushed both of them at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Although she quickly took down Jason Todd, Donna Troy proved to be a match for her. In the midst of battle however, a Monitor appeared and prevented her from finishing the two heroes off. He then teleported Troy and Todd to safety. Having failed to kill her intended targets, Forerunner felt she had brought dishonor to her people, and deserved to be exiled. She tore away the braid of hair that represented her physical link to the Monitors and was completely cut off from them.

Another being known as Monarch witnessed Forerunner's trials and took her under his wing, offering the chance for redemption. He told her that the Monitors saw her as a threat to them, and that is why she was abandoned. Monarch brought Forerunner to the Bleed and asked her to train his followers in the Forerunner style of fighting. He gave her the rank of General in his personal army. Since then, she has followed the Monarch from world to world recruiting combatants for Monarch's Arena.

While Viza Aziz was working off-planet, the villain known as Dark Angel and a legion of Shadow Demons invaded the Earth-48 dimension laying waste to War World. Monarch learned of this and told Viza, who swore to kill Dark Angel and avenge her people.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Super-Speed: Forerunner can move at speeds well in excess to that of a normal human being. Her rate of acceleration and maximum velocity has yet to be determined.

Enhanced Strength: Forerunner's biologically enhanced strength is sufficient enough to cause physical harm to durable characters such as Donna Troy. The upper limits of Forerunner's strength level are unknown.

Telepathy: Like many of her tribe, Viza possesses mild telepathic abilities. These talents are primarily used to communicate with the Forerunner Thought-Mother and are derived from the mixed Martian blood in her genetic line.

Invisibility: Forerunner does not possess invisibility in the truest sense, but she is able to warp light around her body allowing her to blend in with her immeidate surroundings. This too is inherited from the Martian genetic characteristics in her bloodline.

Abilities

Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced): Forerunner is a master hand-to-hand combatant, proficient in a style of fighting unique to the Forerunner race.

Strength level

Forerunner's strength level is above that of a normal human being, although this may be an application of her super-speed ability. She has been shown to shatter the Red Hood's steel mask with one punch.

Weaknesses

The Monitors installed a breeding fail-safe into Forerunner's DNA preventing her from attacking a Monitor from any reality.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: Forerunner employs a supply of small throwing darts which she uses for offensive attack.

Notes

Forerunner's true name was revealed in the back-up feature from Countdown #39.

In Countdown #43, Forerunner's home dimension is referred to as Earth-34. In Countdown to Adventure #1, it is designated as the forty-eighth parallel earth. DC Nation editorial #89 confirms that Forerunner's home dimension is actually Earth-48.

Trivia

No trivia.

Links and References

Forerunner at Wikipedia.org
None.

Footnotes

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