Vicki Starr (Earth-616)

For centuries, sailors told tales of ships being lured to destruction by the voice of a Siren, or naiad, a souless ocean being that fed on men as they drowned. One ship, however, had a magician on board (Ancient One), and he stopped the Siren by transforming her into a complete being, "making her soul as beautiful as her physical form." Horrified by the destruction wrought by her actions, she forbade herself from speaking. She eventually found solace at a monastery, where she served the nunnery for over two years. Everyone believed that she was a mute servant girl, until she joined a chorus, and her voice filled the clergy with lust. She was then expelled from the nunnery for the scandal. Again wandering the world, the woman came to believe she was the immortal, beautiful, goddess Venus, imbued with the power of love. Her true nature and its terrible memories were repressed.

In 1948, Venus took on the human identity of Vicki Starr and found employment at Beauty Magazine. Venus had forgotten her real origin and instead believed that she was a goddess who had dwelt on the planet Venus, and traveled to Earth in search of adventure and romance. Her boss, Whitney Hammond, doubted her claims of godhood but felt her beauty would provide good publicity. Romance blossomed between Venus and Hammond, although his secretary Della Mason often plotted to keep them apart. At first limited to magazine work and matchmaking endeavors, Venus soon clashed with various threats. Eventually, Venus realized her immortality would place a wedge between her and Hammond and she abandoned her mortal identity, disappearing for many years.

During her time as an adventurer, Venus was approached by FBI agent Jimmy Woo, and she agreed to join him and his allies in freeing President Eisenhower from the clutches of the Yellow Claw. These "G-Men" operated for six months, until the government decreed that the country wasn't ready to learn of such a super-team and its exploits.

At some point in the 1980's, her former teammate Gorilla Man returned to his place of origin in Africa. He recounted to Venus horrible stories of the atrocities brought upon by centuries of tribal warfare. Venus took it upon herself to aid the region, using her powers to help unite the warring factions until, years later, they had intermarried and became a blending of the two factions. Venus stayed with these people for many years until Jimmy Woo rediscovered her.

In the 2000's, Jimmy recruited Venus and other allies to search for the Atlas Foundation. During the search, Namora revealed the secret about Venus' true nature, having known of the legend of the Siren. Venus fell into depression and filled all of her companions with despair. Woo calmed her and was able to help her rediscover her confidence. Venus has finally reconnected with her past life and regained all of the abilities she possessed as a naiad. When Jimmy took control of the Atlas Foundation, he professed his determination to use such resources for the betterment of the world. He, Venus, and the other Agents of Atlas would become a clandestine force for good. Venus now resides in the Atlas Foundation headquarters in San Francisco.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Immortality: She doesn't age.

Energy Manipulation: Venus has the mystical ability to arouse love and passion in others. She also possesses the power to project images or illusions of herself and to transform weapons into objects that can be used for peaceful purposes.

Siren Song: After her memories were restored, she gained a powerful "siren song", able to heal and restore, curing people's souls by giving them a moment of true bliss in which they can live their most prized fantasy. Her voice is mystically empowered with advanced mind-control abilities, related to her mood: when she speaks in joy, she fills her listeners with bliss and fanatical love for her; when she cries in sorrow, her listeners drown in despair as well.

Abilities

Venus is a master of all the arts and sciences of physical love, and she has extensively studied the subject of emotional/sentimental love.
She can breathe underwater and swim at great speed.
Venus possesses the abilities of a siren, including to affect men with her song, which reflects her mood - her song usually causes abrupt lust in a subject, but a song sung while she cries will cause acute despair.
Strength level

Normal Human Female.

Trivia

Venus was a professor of humanities at Pepperdine University (where she taught Namorita amongst other pupils) in the 1970's.

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