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| Publisher | Wildstorm |
| First appearance | Stormwatch #28 |
| Created by | Jeff Mariotte & Ron Lim |
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| Alter ego | Shen Li-Min |
| Team affiliations | The Authority Stormwatch Black |
| Abilities | Winged flight, talons |
Swift (Shen Li-Min) is a comic book superheroine in the Wildstorm universe, published by DC Comics. WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, (sometimes rendered Wildstorm) is a publishing Imprint and studio of American Comic book In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. The Authority is a Superhero Comic book published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint Stormwatch is a Fictional A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, (sometimes rendered Wildstorm) is a publishing Imprint and studio of American Comic book DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Swift first appeared in the pages of Stormwatch and later became a member of The Authority. Stormwatch is a Fictional The Authority is a Superhero Comic book published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint She is similar in appearance to Hawkgirl of DC Comics but has a significantly different ethnicity and origin. Hawkgirl is the name of several fictional Superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe.
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Biography
Swift is a bisexual Buddhist Tibetan Chinese woman. Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
When a comet passed by Earth, it activated a genetic quirk in some people that would manifest into superpowers either naturally or through special Seedlings called Activators. Swift was one such Seedling. Swift was brought into Stormwatch as a rookie, with her powers only partially activated. Weatherman Henry Bendix later reconfigured the Stormwatch teams, assigning her to Stormwatch Black, Stormwatch's black-ops team, alongside Jenny Sparks (with whom she had a brief romance) and Jack Hawksmoor. Henry Bendix, also known as Weatherman, is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe. Jenny Sparks, also known as "The Spirit of the 20th century" is a Fictional character in the Wildstorm Comic book universe created by Jack Hawksmoor is a Fictional Comic book character whose adventures are published by Wildstorm Productions. It was then that Christine Trelane offered to fully activate Swift's powers, bringing out their full potential, and she accepted. Christine Trelane, formerly known as Synergy is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe
After Stormwatch disbanded, Swift joined former teammates in The Authority. Formerly a pacifist, she has put aside those beliefs to fight for a better world regardless of the cost. She has fought all over the world, from Moscow to Mexico to Gamora Island. During the Transfer of Power storyline, Swift was replaced by Rush from Canada after being taken out of a fight by radioactive feces. The Authority is a Superhero Comic book published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint Swift was brainwashed into becoming the obedient trophy wife of a television mogul who had been part of the conspiracy to replace her and her team. She was insulted at every opportunity, from having her cooking ignored to the implications she could not remember large words. Eventually she overheard the "off-button" code of the monster Three-Willied Seth and proceeded to free herself. She literally took the heads of the television mogul and his software billionaire co-conspirator. She also saved her friend Angela Spica, the Engineer, and killed the man who had been abusing Angela. The Engineer is the name of two comic book characters in the Wildstorm universe
Possible origin
Jenny Sparks once encountered a large egg, guarded by Tibetan monks for generations, prophesied to hatch a winged woman at the end of the millennium and usher in a golden age of love and peace. The egg's incubation was not uneventful - it had to be rescued from Nazi agents by Jenny Sparks in 1943. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Jenny Sparks, also known as "The Spirit of the 20th century" is a Fictional character in the Wildstorm Comic book universe created by The mini-series this was shown in was said to show Jenny Sparks' first meeting with the members of the Authority, indicating that the egg contains Swift. However the fetus is unnamed or given any real interaction with Sparks, and this origin seems to conflict with what was previously known about Swift's life and powers. The mini-series has several continuity errors, so whether or not Swift hatched from the egg is unclear.
Powers And Abilities
When her powers were only partially activated, Swift had a line of feathers that ran along the underside of her arms. This allowed for only limited flight. After being fully activated by Christine Trelane, she has the ability to grow wings from her back at will as well as claws and talons on her hands and feet. Consequently, she is called the "fastest winged mammal on the planet. " She has flown fast enough to catch superspeedsters. Enhanced strength and durability are shown, including an incident where Swift flew straight through a person, causing them to explode in all directions. She has some birdlike enhanced senses; apart from superior hearing and eyesight, she is able to feel or "read" the air to locate moving things. She can also retract her claws and talons and shed her wings, which eventually decompose into liquid, although she no longer does this since joining the Authority. She has also demonstrated excellent cooking and singing skills. Swift is the navigator for The Carrier, the mobile sentient spaceship that is headquarters for the Authority. The Carrier is the fictional base of operations of The Authority, a Wildstorm Comics superteam
Other Notes
In East Asia the surname precedes the given name. A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. Shen is a common Chinese surname, and Li-Men is a given name. However many comic book writers do not seem to realize this, as Swift's teammates refer to her familiarly as "Shen," and she has been addressed in the second volume of The Authority as "Ms. Li-Men. "
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