Two animal-themed costumed crusaders meet up in the DC/Indie Conference's Bronze/Modern-Age Superhero Bracket. Yeah, they got a lot in common..
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| Name: | Black Canary | Name: | Animal Man |
| AKA: | Dianah Laurel Lance (also Dinah Drake, her mother) | AKA: | Bernhard "Buddy" Baker |
| Creator(s): | Robaert Kanigher, Carmine Infantino | Creator(s): | Dave Wood, Carmine Infantino |
| Place of Birth: | Gotham City, NJ (Lance); Unknown (Drake) | Place of Birth: | Dunno |
| How He Came to Be: | Drake was an unpowered superhero, going undercover to root out the criminal underground. Her daughter, however, discovered she had a metagene, which allowed her to produce an incapacitating scream. | How She Came to Be: | Buddy gained his powers when he encountered a spaceship which blew up, infusing him with radiation, which turned out to be beneficial. This happened to me once. |
| Base of Operations: | Gotham City, NJ | Base of Operations: | Last in Montana; Formerly Pownal, Vermont, and San Diego, California |
| Teams: | Justice Society of America, Justice League,Birds of Prey, Justice League Team 7 | Teams: | Justice League, Forgotten Heroes |
| Signature Lines: | "Get this evil bastard off of our planet. " | Signature Lines: | "Did you see that?! I totally saved that cow! " |
| Arch-Enemy: | White Canary | Arch-Enemy: | Antagon |
| Sidekick(s): | None, except "Sin" on the [i}Arrow TV show, but that's non-canonical | Sidekick(s): | Beast Boy and Animal Girl, at times, sorta. But only sorta. |
| Paramour(s): | Oliver Queen/Green Arrow | Paramour | Ellen Frazier Baker |
| Has Been Played By: | Danulta Wesley, Caity Lotz, Katie Cassidy, Rachel Skarsten, Lori Loughlin, Alaina Huffman, Alex Kingston | Once Played By: | No one. Weird Al once voiced him, though |
| Could Have Been Played By: | Angie Dickinson | Could Have Been Played By: | Dennis Leary |
| Song I Think Of: | "Canary in a Coal Mine" | Song I Think Of: | "I'm an Animal" |
| Powers: | Orignal Canary had good hand-to-hand skills, nice detection ability with a flair for undercover work. Her daughter has an untraasonic scream that incapacitates and breaks a lot o' glass, peak-level martial arts and physical prowess, and is good with a bike. Did I say good? She's exceptional. | Powers: | Can gain the powers of any animal that exists or has existed. That's some extensive skill set that I don't want to list here. |
| Weaknesses: | She's moral and bleeds. No super speed or strength. And while she protects her torso in leather, she recklessly likes to show a llittle leg. Her boots also tend to be heeled, which may have the power of helping to incapacitate the young and horny, but also can be a disadvantage in combat. | Weaknesses: | He's happy-go-lucky, but some of the other heroes think of him as a goofball. His concern for animals is comparable to --- some might say more than -- his concern for humanity --- and this rubs some the wrong way. |
