Rampage (Karen Lou "Kitty" Faulkner) is a fictional character in the

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. The character first appeared in

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s, and was later utilized in '' Starman''. Rampage has a distinct appearance, with orange skin, a towering, muscular build, and a fiery red mohawk. Rampage's personality is (like her namesake) hot-tempered, aggressive and uninhibited, the complete opposite of her

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Kitty Faulkner.

Publication history

Rampage first appeared in ''

'' (vol. 2) #7 and was created by John Byrne.

Fictional character biography

Kitty Faulkner is a S.T.A.R. Labs scientist who creates a pollution-free energy source for a competition sponsored by the ''

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''. Thomas Moyers, a colleague arguing the potential dangers of the project, disables the machine's safety systems, transforming Faulkner into a

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who can absorb solar energy to empower herself. Months later, Faulkner learns that she will die without continuous exposure to energy. Moyers develops a collar to keep her alive, after which she becomes an ally of Superman and enters a relationship with Starman.

Powers and abilities

Rampage can absorb and store solar energy as sustenance to empower herself. She can also leap great distances, simulating the effects of flight.

Other versions

Future's End

An alternate universe variant of Rampage appears in '' The New 52: Futures End''. This version is a

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geneticist.

Tangent Comics

An alternate universe variant of Rampage appears in ''Tangent Comics: Doom Patrol'' #1 as a member of the eponymous group.

In other media

Television

* Rampage appears in ''

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'', voiced by Susan Eisenberg in "Dead Reckoning" and by

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in "The Great Brain Robbery", both of whom were uncredited. This version is a member of Gorilla Grodd's

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before being killed by

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. * Despite not appearing in ''

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,'' the character design for Fuerza heavily resembles Rampage. * A character loosely based on Karen Faulkner named Kit Faulkner appears in the second season of ''

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'', portrayed by Catherine Lough Haggquist. This version is a geologist working for AmerTek Industries who oversees a mining operation at the Shuster Mine in

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and is connected to Ally Allston's Inverse Method cult. While attempting to keep people away from the Shuster Mine, Faulkner is killed by

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Video games

Rampage appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.

Miscellaneous

Rampage appears in the ''

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'' tie-in digital comic ''Adventures of Supergirl''. This version is an alien named Caren Falqnerr who can assume a human form.

References

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