Yara Flor is a

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appearing in American comic books published by

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. She is one of four heroines to use the identity of

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. Created by

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, she first appeared in '' Dark Nights: Death Metal'' #7 (January 2021). Yara is depicted as the next

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in the future viewed by

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in the event ''

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''.

Publication history

According to the character's creator,

, Yara's appearance was inspired by Brazilian model .

Fictional character biography

Yara Flor is the daughter of an

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and a Brazilian river god, who becomes the defender of the Esquecida Amazon tribe. The character debuted in January 2021 as part of DC Comic's "

" storyline, in which she is shown to be the

of the future. In the present day

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, Yara is introduced as part of the ''

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'' publishing event. She is unaware of her Amazon heritage, but, responding to a prophecy that will determine if Yara destroys the Amazons or saves them, the

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and the

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of Themiscyra,

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, and a third tribe in the

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separately begin to converge on her location as she makes a trip from the US to Brazil, the country of her birth. Queen Hippolyta sends Wonder Girl

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to protect Yara, where Cassie encounters

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. While on a plane, Yara is attacked by a couple of her people in the Amazon, and accidentally causes a hole in the plane causing it to crash. She is hit by an arrow from

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(who was sent by

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) who falls in love with her after accidentally cutting himself with his own arrow. Yara mets Hera, and tells

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to train her. Yara learns how to fight using a bola and befriends a

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and calls him Jerry. Eros tells her that Hera is training Yara to be her champion, and Eros wants Yara to drink the elixir of immortality so she can be with him forever. Yara convinces Eros to let her come back to the mortal realm to meet a man whom she had feelings for name Joao, and Yara meets a Brazilian Amazon name Potira who explains that Yara's mother was a Greek Amazon who fell in love with a man and gave birth to her. An Amazon tribe in Brazil took Yara's family in, until

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killed her mother.

and

eventually find Yara, and tells Yara that if she sides with Hera, it will cause the destruction of the Amazons. Hera asks Yara to drink the

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which will render her immortal. She declines and fights her way out of Olympus. During the chaos, Jerry is hurt by Pegasus, and Yara comes back to Mount Olympus to take revenge, but Hera defeats her and sends her to

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. In ''

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'' #1,

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tries to convince Yara to join his new Justice League team after Pariah killed all the current Justice League members. Yara rebukes Jonathan's offer and leaves him. However she returns after

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attacks the

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in issue #3, and learns from

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and

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that Pariah is corrupting The Great Darkness. She participates in the final battle with

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's group where she distracts Pariah long enough for Jace Fox and Mister Terrific to defeat Pariah. At the end of the event, Yara helps clean up the Hall of Justice with the rest of the heroes.

Powers and abilities

As an Amazon- Tupi demigoddess, Yara inherits abilities the average Amazon does not. Yara has superhuman strength, speed, reflexes, durability, agility and senses. Yara also has the ability of

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, which she discovers after she gets her golden

bolas Bolas or bolases (: bola; from Spanish and Portuguese ''bola'', "ball", also known as a ''boleadora'' or ''boleadeira'') is a type of throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, used to capture animals by entangling ...

. Yara also rides a white winged horse from Olympus named Jerry.

Critical reception

The character was received positively by both fans and critics, with critics naming Yara Flor the standout from

. Samantha Nelson from Polygon wrote "DC’s clearly betting big on Yara, but her debut shows tremendous promise. It’s a glimpse at a new version of Wonder Woman that’s grounded in modern fantasy as much as superhero comics, providing ammo for a huge number of thrilling new stories."

Other versions

* A possible future variant of Yara Flor appears in "

". By this time, this version has taken up the mantle of

and joined the

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In other media

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, and Dailyn Rodriguez intended to develop a Wonder Girl TV series focusing on Yara Flor. However, The CW decided not to move forward with the series as of February 2021. * Yara Flor as Wonder Woman appears in ''

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''.

References

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