Editing Shadow Lass

{{short description|DC Comics character}}
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|caption = Shadow Lass as depicted in ''Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #19 (August 2006). Art by Barry Kitson.
|character_name = Shadow Lass
|real_name = Tasmia Mallor
|publisher=[[DC Comics]]
|debut = ''[[Adventure Comics]]'' #365 (February 1968)
|creators = [[Jim Shooter]] (writer)<br>[[Curt Swan]] (artist)
|species = [[List of alien races in DC Comics#Talokians|Talokian]]
|homeworld = [[List of DC Universe locations#Planets and moons which exist during the era of the Legion of Super-Heroes|Talok VIII]]
|alliances = [[Legion of Super-Heroes]]
|aliases   =  Umbra
|powers = '''Powers:'''
*Darkness generation and manipulation
'''Abilities:'''
*Expert hand-to-hand combatant
*Diplomacy
'''Equipment:'''
*Legion Flight Ring
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'''Shadow Lass''' ('''Tasmia Mallor''') is a [[superhero]]ine appearing in books published by [[DC Comics]]. She first appeared as a statue in ''[[Adventure Comics]]'' #354 (March 1967), and was created by [[Jim Shooter]] and [[Curt Swan]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wells |first1=John |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969 |date=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490557 |page=206}}</ref> She was called '''Shadow Woman''', was depicted as [[Caucasian race|Caucasian]], and as having been killed in action defending the science asteroid, in an [[The Adult Legion|Adult Legion]] story. Her official first appearance is ''Adventure Comics'' #365 (February 1968).

==Fictional character biography==
Tasmia Mallor originates from the planet Talok VIII, and possesses darkness-manipulating abilities, which she and her cousin Grev (Shadow Kid) receive from their ancestors' spirits. As her ancestors before her from the past thousand years, Tasmia is the hereditary shadow champion of Talok VIII. Her 20th-century ancestors, Lydea and Lyrissa Mallor, are also shadow champions and members of the interstellar police force [[L.E.G.I.O.N.]]

Her cousin Grev, who also wields the shadow power thanks to his bloodline, joins [[the Legion Academy]] as Shadow Kid, but knows that he cannot join the Legion due to a rule preventing members from having the same powers.

Shadow Lass joins the Legion after her homeworld is invaded by the [[Fatal Five]]. She helps the Legion to defeat them.<ref>''Adventure Comics'' #365-366</ref> After joining, she became romantically involved with [[Lar Gand]] and eventually marries him. Their marriage is rocky for years despite their strong feelings for each other, and Tasmia goes into mourning when Gand dies. He is possessed by the [[Time Trapper]]'s essence and temporarily resurrected before a cataclysmic battle erases the Trapper from existence.<ref>http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/legion/legion1/whoswho4.htm{{dead link|date=December 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

===1994 reboot===
{{Main|Legion of Super-Heroes (1994 team)}}In post-''[[Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!|Zero Hour]]'' continuity, Shadow Lass is raised by priests and separated from her mother to ensure their safety. After her mother is killed in battle, Tasmia gains her ancestors' shadow powers and joins the Legion as '''Umbra''' following a battle with [[United Planets]] diplomats.

Umbra is later among the Legionnaires who are lost in a space rift and transported to another galaxy. [[Saturn Girl]] attempts to telepathically calm her, but a telepathic matrix interferes with her powers, creating a shadow creature fueled by their pain before [[Brainiac 5]] heals them.

Umbra later returns to Talok VIII and discovers that her cousin Grev has cloaked the planet in darkness and had it withdraw from the United Planets. However, he is killed by the Shadow's power, and Umbra removes the cloak before leaving.

===Post-Infinite Crisis: Retroboot Legion===
{{Main|Legion of Super-Heroes (1958 team)#Post-Infinite Crisis}}
The events of ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' restore an analogue of the pre-''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths|Crisis]]'' Legion to continuity. Shadow Lass is included in their number, and is among the group of Legionnaires who help [[Superman]] defeat the [[Justice League of Earth]].

During the League's xenophobic reign, Shadow Lass works with [[Night Girl]], [[Timber Wolf (character)|Timber Wolf]], and [[Ayla Ranzz|Lightning Lass]] to help thousands of aliens escape Earth.

Shadow Lass is shown prominently in the teaser image for the ''[[Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds]]'' mini-series, using her powers to keep [[Mordru]] and Saturn Queen in the dark.<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=152225 GEOFF JOHNS: LEGION OF 3 WORLDS, I - NEWSARAMA<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216122348/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=152225 |date=2008-12-16 }}</ref> In the story, she, [[Phantom Girl]], and Lightning Lass rescue [[Mon-El]] from the [[Phantom Zone]], where [[Kirt Niedrigh|Earth-Man]] had imprisoned him. Upon leaving the Zone, Mon-El once again suffers the effects of [[lead poisoning]], but is cured with an antidote created by Brainiac 5.

In ''[[Doomsday Clock (comics)|Doomsday Clock]]'', Shadow Lass is among the Legion of Super-Heroes members who appear in the present after [[Doctor Manhattan]] undoes his alternations to the timeline, restoring the Legion and the Justice Society of America.<ref>''Doomsday Clock'' #12 (December 2019)</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
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Shadow Lass in all her incarnations can cast dark fields that block all light. These can either be complete, effectively rendering useless all light sources within the area, or hollow to allow the interior to be lit. She can also solidify these fields, to use as a more direct weapon.

She is also an expert hand-to-hand combatant, and can see in complete darkness (both her own and otherwise). As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Shadow Lass 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===
Shadow Lass makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' episode "Far From Home".

===Film===
* Shadow Lass makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in ''[[Justice League vs. the Fatal Five]]''.<ref name="btva" />
* Shadow Lass appears in ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (film)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'', voiced by Victoria Grace.<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=April 23, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Shadow Lass Voices (Legion of Super Heroes) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Legion-of-Super-Heroes/Shadow-Lass/ |access-date=April 23, 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 is a council member of [[the Legion Academy]].

===Video games===
Shadow Lass appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 4, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=April 23, 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref>

===Miscellaneous===
* Shadow Lass 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/ |access-date=June 22, 2023 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}</ref>
* Shadow Lass appears in ''[[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/ |access-date=August 18, 2023 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://jameskeeley777.wixsite.com/legion/shadow-lass SHADOW LASS at the LEGION Collection]
*[http://www.cosmicteams.com/legion/profiles/ShadowLass.html Cosmic Teams: Shadow Lass] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112035311/http://www.cosmicteams.com/legion/profiles/ShadowLass.html |date=2022-11-12 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080907093258/http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/4038.htm/ A Hero History of Shadow Lass]

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