The Last 'Who Is Superwoman?' Poll

It is hard to believe but we are a mere 14 days away from learning 'Who Is Superwoman?'

I have run a couple of polls on the blog before and even done some breakdown on all the Superwoman sightings. Each time, Alura garnered the most votes.

But now we have had more time to ruminate over the clues, I thought we would run one more poll. This poll has a few more choices as recommended by some posters - breaking down the Alura and Kara guesses into more specific motivations.

I will put some of my own thoughts of how probable a guess is in the descriptions. But my ideas shouldn't sway you. Remember I am the 'evil clone' guy.

The poll will close on Wednesday April 22nd in the morning, the day Supergirl #40 is released and we see who is under the cowl.


As always, the poll starts with Alura who's emotional cruelty and maniacal xenophobia has made her a top candidate. It would explain how Superwoman calls the Els her family, how she knows conversations Alura has had with Kara, how she is on New Krypton and knows Kryptonese. I have reviewed Alura's potential motivations to be Superwoman in prior posts. All along, we have known about the potential for K-poisoning induced madness and heard Zor-El's potential warning. But this poll, I thought we would break down Alura into some specific guesses.
1) Alura - sane: Alura is simply using the cowl as a way to forward some of her ideas anonymously.

I think impossible. We know that Superwoman is working in conjunction with General Lane and even provided Reactron's escape from the battle at Kandor where Zor-El was killed. I doubt Alura would knowingly work with her husband's murderers.

2) Alura - insane, split personality, or K-poisoned: Alura has been crazed by K poisoning or the shock of her husband's death has given her a split personality. The Alura persona is unaware that she is also Superwoman.

This idea has a little more legs to it. Alura has been acting ... well ... crazy since early on in New Krypton. And that was even before she got hit with the bolt of Kryptonite poisoning drained from Kara.

I think highly improbable. I just don't think Alura can be everywhere.

3) Alura - clone, black Kryptonite made or other: We know black Kryptonite can split Kryptonians in two. Maybe the K-bolt included enough black K to split off an evil Alura. It would explain a lot about Superwoman's capabilities and knowledge. It might even explain why she would do what she is doing and obey General Lane.

If Superwoman is Alura, I think it will be a duplicate of some sort. I would label this as possible.



Another popular candidate for Superwoman is some version of Kara herself. Maybe one of the pre-existing duplicates or a new clone of Kara exists and is doing her best to both survive and be part of the real Kara's life. If Superwoman is Kryptonian and claims to be more than super-fast, it might be Kara. Although it is hard to justify why she would obey General Lane unless she is simply evil.

4) Kara - split in time: The split Kara from '52' who landed with the Legion has never been fully explained away. Was there a merging of the two Karas? Or does this one still exist, albeit older from other trips through time.

I think improbable. The existence of the split Kara is too difficult to explain and DC might just want to forget about it completely.

5) Dark Kara - Black K clone: The Kara explanation that fits the best. At the end of Supergirl #5, we think Dark Kara has merged with Supergirl due to Diana's lasso. But who knows? And that Kara was evil and crazy. It could explain everything. It also would jibe with my original 'evil clone' idea. Of course, how Dark Kara grew into a woman would need to be explained.

So I rank Dark Kara as possible.

6) Kara clone - Zor-El created, or other (Bizarro, Brainiac): My other thought early on was that Superwoman was a clone of Kara that had been made by Zor-El and Alura when they were in the bottle to 'replace' Kara in their life. As a clone she would have all the powers of a Kryptonian. As a clone, she also might say something like 'who said I am a Kryptonian' since she was artificially created. She might want to both help and hurt Kara - feeling she is Kara but jealous of the 'real' Supergirl suddenly being in Alura's life.

That was my first guess and it still sounds plausible. However, it is (in the end) saying Superwoman is an 'evil clone' and that might be too cliche to pass muster. I think a Kara clone is possible but unlikely.



And now some singular picks.

7) Android: a Kryptonian made android might have powers and be invulnerable to Gold K. Superwoman has certainly acted robotic at times. I don't know what the motivations would be or why an android would follow Lane's orders.

An android is possible.


8) Linda Danvers: She is older and would feel connected to the house of El and might want to mentor Kara in some ways. She has weird flame vision powers similar to Superwoman. But the Linda I know is no murderer. And she doesn't know Kryptonese. And she was just dragged through the mud in Reign in Hell.

I am going to say Linda Danvers cannot be Superwoman.



9) Lyra Kam-Par: This is a guess that has become more plausible as time has elapsed. She would have the right power spectrum. She might think she is part of the House of El because of how long she has worked for Alura. She might be chastised for wearing the mask and so could be blackmailed. Anything that would make her be needed more by Alura (like Zor-El's death and Alura's ascension to leader) would be desirable and would make obeying Lane easier.

Lyra is highly possible. If I wasn't clinging to 'evil clone' I would vote Lyra.


10) Lucy Lane: She has landed on everyone's guess list. But she doesn't have the powers, knowledge, or connection to the El's to be an easy fit. Also, I don't know why she would need to be blackmailed by General Lane when she seems eager to obey him.

I think Lucy is improbable.


11) Lana Lang: another common guess is Lana. Like Lucy, she hasn't the powers or ability to speak Kryptonese and be in Kandor to be an easy fit. She does have a connection to the house of El, but I doubt Lana would do the reprehensible things Superwoman has. I also think Gates and Igle have a different role in mind for Lana.

It is highly improbable for Lana to be Superwoman.

12) Other: A bunch of other people have been mentioned (Karsta, Lesla, Kristin Wells, Thara) but I don't think any warrant their own slot (although Karsta might fit, including the need to wear a mask as she is wanted throughout the galaxy).

Maybe there is someone I haven't mentioned or thought about.

In the end, I think it is either a Kara clone or Lyra.

But I would love to hear what everyone thinks and more importantly ... why they think so.

14 days and counting.