Editing Luornu Durgo

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{{Infobox comics character<!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
| image = [[Image:Triplicate Girl LSH3.jpg|200px]]
| caption = Luornu Durgo as Triplicate Girl, as depicted in ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 5) #3 (April 2005). Art by [[Barry Kitson]].
| character_name = Luornu Durgo
| publisher = [[DC Comics]]
| debut = ''[[Action Comics]]'' #276 (May 1961)
| creators = [[Jerry Siegel]]<br/> [[Jim Mooney]]
| alter_ego = Triplicate Girl
| full_name =
| species = [[List of alien races in DC Comics#Carggites|Carggite]]
| homeworld = [[List of DC Universe locations#Planets and moons which exist during the era of the Legion of Super-Heroes|Cargg]]
| alliances = [[Legion of Super-Heroes]]
| aliases = Duo Damsel, Triad, Una, Duplicate Damsel, Duplicate Girl
| supports=
| powers = Able to divide into three bodies<br>Mastery of Trijitsu<br>Basic hand-to-hand combatant
}}

'''Triplicate Girl''' ('''Luornu Durgo''') is a superhero appearing in [[DC Comics]], primarily as a member of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] in the 30th and 31st centuries. She has also had the aliases '''Duo Damsel''', '''Triad''', '''Una''', '''Duplicate Damsel''', and '''Duplicate Girl'''.

Luornu has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily those featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes. She is voiced by [[Kari Wahlgren]] in ''[[Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'' (2006) and Daisy Lightfoot in ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (film)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' (2023).

==Publication history==
Luornu Durgo first appeared in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #276 and was created by producer [[Jerry Siegel]] and [[Jim Mooney]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=312}}</ref>

==Fictional character biography==
===Original continuity===
Luornu Durgo, codenamed Triplicate Girl, first appeared in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #276, written by Jerry Siegel.<ref>{{cite book |title= Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero|url= https://archive.org/details/supermanhighflyi00tyel_0|url-access= registration|last= Tye|first= Larry|year= 1994|publisher= Random House|isbn= 978-1-4000-6866-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/supermanhighflyi00tyel_0/page/186 186]}}</ref> A native of the planet Cargg, she could split into three identical bodies, as could all Carggites, due to the planet Cargg having three suns.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fleisher |first1=Michael L. |title=The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume Three: Superman |date=2007 |publisher=DC Comics |isbn=978-1-4012-1389-3 |pages=474–475}}</ref> She is the fourth hero to join the Legion of Super-Heroes, and its first non-founding member.<ref>''Superboy'' #147 (May–June 1968).</ref><ref>As seen in ''Adventure Comics'' #369 (June 1968).</ref>

After [[Computo (character)|Computo]] kills one of her selves, Luornu becomes known as Duo Damsel.<ref>''Adventure Comics'' #341 (February 1966)</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Wells |first1=John |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969 |date=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490557 |page=109}}</ref><ref name="SV1193">''Superboy'' #193 (February 1973)</ref> She later marries Bouncing Boy and leaves the Legion, with the two becoming instructors at [[the Legion Academy]].<ref>{{cite book |last=McAvennie |first=Michael |editor-last=Dolan |editor-first=Hannah |chapter=1970s |title=DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7566-6742-9 |page=159 |quote=Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel became the first Legionnaires to tie the knot. The wedding planners were writer Cary Bates and artist Dave Cockrum.}}</ref><ref>''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 4) #42 (April 1993)</ref>

A temporal clone of Luornu known as '''Triad''' is introduced during the "Five Year Gap" following the Magic Wars.<ref>''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 4) #38 (Late December 1992)</ref>

===''Zero Hour'' reboot===
A new version of Luornu is introduced following ''[[Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!]]'', which reboots the Legion's contiunity. This version is an employee of [[R. J. Brande]] who was ostracized due to her bodies possessing distinct personalities. Furthermore, she possesses the SW6 version's codename of Triad.<ref>''Legionnaires'' #24 (April 1995)</ref><ref>''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 4) #0 (October 1994)</ref><ref>''Legionnaires'' #0 (October 1994)</ref>

==="Threeboot"===
In the "[[Threeboot]]" continuity, Luornu is the only inhabitant of Cargg, who does not remember her past and populates the planet with duplicates of herself. When a [[United Planets]] craft arrives on Cargg, three of Luornu's clones are sent as emissaries. When they return, the other replicates considered them "tainted" for experiencing things outside Cargg and exile them. Subsequently, the three join the Legion as Triplicate Girl.<ref>''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 5) #3 (April 2005)</ref>

In ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis]]'', Luornu takes on the alias '''Una''' and is killed battling mutant rats.<ref>''Action Comics'' #864 (June 2008)</ref>

===Legion of ''3 Worlds''===
In the final issue of the ''[[Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds]]'' series, Luornu returns to assist the Legion in battle with the Legion of Super-Villains, revealing that she has gained the ability to create vast numbers of duplicate bodies, and now goes by the name "Duplicate Damsel".<ref>''Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' #5 (September 2009)</ref> In subsequent appearances, she uses the name "Duplicate Girl".

=== DC Rebirth ===
In ''[[Doomsday Clock (comics)|Doomsday Clock]]'', [[Doctor Manhattan]] erases Triplicate Girl and the Legion from existence before eventually restoring them.<ref>''Doomsday Clock'' #12 (December 2019)</ref> In [[Brian Michael Bendis]]' ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' reboot, the character is reimagined as possessing a pink, yellow, and blue color scheme.<ref>''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 8) #11 (January 2021)</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
Triplicate Girl has the ability to split into three identical bodies. When Triplicate Girl merges into one body, she gains the memories and knowledge that her divided selves obtained.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} Furthermore, she is a master of the martial art of "Tri-Jistu", using her three bodies to maximize her fighting prowess. {{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

In the "Threeboot" and New Earth continuities, Triplicate Girl can create an unlimited amount of clones.<ref name="dc-elem">{{Cite book | last = Jimenez | first = Phil | author-link = Phil Jimenez | contribution = Element Lad | editor-last = Dougall  | editor-first = Alastair  | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia  | pages = 114  | publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]] | place = New York  | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-7566-4119-1 | oclc = 213309017}}</ref>

As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Luornu is provided a Legion Flight Ring, which allows her to fly and protects her from the vacuum of space and other dangerous environments.

==In other media==
===Television===
* Luornu Durgo as Triplicate Girl makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "New Kids In Town".
* Luornu Durgo as Triplicate Girl and Duo Damsel appears in ''[[Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'' (2006), voiced by [[Kari Wahlgren]].<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Triplicate Girl Voices (Legion of Super Heroes) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Legion-of-Super-Heroes/Triplicate-Girl/ |access-date=March 10, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} 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.</ref> This version sports Triad's white/orange/purple coloration. In the second season, Durgo's white self is killed in a time anomaly before being resurrected when the timeline is restored.

===Film===
* Luornu Durgo as Triplicate Girl appears in ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (film)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' (2023), voiced by Daisy Lightfoot.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=October 13, 2022 |title=DC's ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' Sets Voice Cast With Meg Donnelly and Harry Shum Jr. to Star (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dcs-legion-of-super-heroes-animated-movie-1235240040/ |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="btva" /> This version is a trainee of [[the Legion Academy]] who loses a third of herself while fighting [[Lar Gand|Mon-El]] and the [[Dark Circle]].
* The ''Legion of Super Heroes'' (2006) incarnation of Luornu Durgo / Triplicate Girl makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] film ''[[Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=September 6, 2022 |title=soranatus - Looks like in 2021 Digital eMation was working on a Scooby-Doo Meets Krypto DTV... |url=https://soranatus.tumblr.com/post/694669819391393792/looks-like-in-2021-digital-emation-was-working-on |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=Tumblr |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Miscellaneous===
* Luornu Durgo as Triad appears in ''[[Adventures in the DC Universe]]'' #10.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |title=''Adventures in the DC Universe'' #10 - The Blobs (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/adventures-in-the-dc-universe-10-the-blobs/4000-153328/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620091547/https://comicvine.gamespot.com/adventures-in-the-dc-universe-10-the-blobs/4000-153328/ |archive-date=June 20, 2023 |access-date=June 22, 2023 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}</ref>
* Luornu Durgo as Duplicate Girl appears in the one-shot comic ''[[Batman '66]] Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #1 - Atomic Batteries To Power, Flight Rings To Speed (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-66-meets-the-legion-of-super-heroes-1-atomi/4000-609276/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818222413/https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-66-meets-the-legion-of-super-heroes-1-atomi/4000-609276/ |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |access-date=August 18, 2023 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}</ref>

==Reception==
Luornu Durgo was ranked 33rd in ''[[Comics Buyer's Guide]]'s'' 100 Sexiest Women in Comics list.<ref>{{cite book| last = Frankenhoff| first = Brent| author-link = Brent Frankenhoff| title = Comics Buyer's Guide Presents: 100 Sexiest Women in Comics| publisher = [[Krause Publications]] | year = 2011| page = 28| isbn = 978-1-4402-2988-6}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080417005353/http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/3215.htm/ A Hero History Of Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel]

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