Sapphire Stagg is a fictional character appearing in

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s published by

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. She is the wealthy socialite daughter of industrialist

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and is the long-term love interest of the superhero

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Fictional character biography

Sapphire Stagg meets and falls in love with one of Stagg's former employees, Rex Mason, and remains with him when he is transformed into the superhero

. Simon Stagg disapproves of Sapphire's devotion to Mason and schemes to break them apart (usually by putting Metamorpho into harm's way). Sapphire and Rex eventually marry and have a son named Joey. Joey inherits the transmutation abilities of his father, but can affect the chemical properties of other objects as well. For a time, Sapphire believes that Metamorpho has died, and Simon arranges for her to marry his

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assistant

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. Although she remains loyal to Java, her heart always belongs to Rex. Eventually, Sapphire discovers that Metamorpho is alive and working in Paris as a member of

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. The two have since reunited.

Birds of Prey

Java comes upon

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while searching for help for Sapphire. He states Sapphire and Joey, Metamorpho's son, has been caught in a lab explosion and merged into a single energy being who was taking revenge upon Simon Stagg's former colleagues. It is revealed that not only were Sapphire and Joey merged, but so was Simon. It is he who is directing the revenge. Black Canary realizes that Java is actually Metamorpho, somehow affected to believe he is Java. The three are separated once more; Simon claims to have been overcome by the energy itself and unable to control his actions.

DC Rebirth

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", which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to

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. Sapphire is present when Simon Stagg opens a portal to the Dark Multiverse which The Terrifics travel through and when they return home.

Other versions

Sapphire Stagg appears in the

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story '' The Nail''.'' JLA: The Nail'' #2 (September 1998)

In other media

* Sapphire Stagg appears in the ''

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'' episode "Metamorphosis", voiced by

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. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. * Sapphire Stagg appears in ''

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'', voiced by

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References

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