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And then ''[[Crisis On Infinite Earths]]'' hit and not only wasn't there an Earth-2 anymore, but Superman was now again the last Kryptonian. Power Girl was given a new origin as an Atlantean. After some silly [[Retcon|retcons]], including [[Dork Age|one period where she was vulnerable to "natural, unprocessed materials,"]] ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' and a [[Power Girl]] mini-series finally cleared up her origin by having her be... [[Status Quo Is God|the cousin of the Earth-2 Superman]] (after reality got [[Cosmic Retcon|Cosmic Retconned]] again).

 

 

After issue #12 the original creative team left the series, replaced by [[Judd Winick]] and Sami Basri, and the series shifted both its [[Art Shift|visual]] and writing style. The new arc focused less on Power Girl's personal life, instead revolving around her heroic activities and how they ''affected'' her personal life, and also dealt with the reappearance of Maxwell Lord. The story is heavily tied into the ''[[Brightest Day]]'' event, though not published under the ''Brightest Day'' banner, and has interweaving plotlines with ''Justice League: Generation Lost''. [[Ruined FOREVER|There was initial fan opposition to the change in creative control when it was announced]], but reactions to the series itself can not yet be judged.

* [[Gag Boobs]]

* [[Hot Amazon]]

* [[Most Common Superpower]]

* [[Ms. Fanservice]]

* [[Breath Weapon]]: Comes with the [[Flying Brick]] package.

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Vartox was originally based on Sean Connery, with his appearance taken from the movie ''[[Zardoz]]'' and his over-the-top machismo from Connery himself.

* [[Character Development]]: From her "victim to raw materials" days in the 90s, she was brought into the [[Justice Society of America]] and eventually became its Superman equivalent (until Earth-22 Superman arrived) and, later, the team's first chairwoman.

* [[Chest Insignia]]: A notable ''lack'' of one, she has what is termed a "boob window." Because of her [[Continuity Snarl|long and complicated history]] there have been numerous explanations as to why, exactly, she has this window. The current story behind it is kind of sad - she could not think of a symbol, so she left it blank and never filled it and is actually undergoing a minor identity crisis as she tries to figure out where she fits in the world. Though not all reasons have been as poignant, they are all intentional and rational. Previously, one of her explanations was that the window gave a clear indication of who and what she was: Strong, feminine and yes, big-breasted. If people were overly preoccupied or distracted by the last part that was their problem, not hers, [[Big Breasts Big Deal|she would not be bound by what they thought of her.]]

* [[Dressed in Layers]]: Though Power Girl herself is always prepared for trouble, Terra has not quite grasped the concept that she always needs to wear her costume underneath her clothing just in case. As such, she is completely unprepared when a monster rises up when she and PG are out watching a movie and she ends up going into battle [[Underwear of Power|dressed only in adorable lady-bug underwear]].

* [[Cute Kitten]]: [http://jacquelineofalltrades.tumblr.com/photo/1280/4294961977/1/tumblr_lj1rx3Wvti1qbmslx Stinky].

* [[Evil Laugh]]: Apparently, characters differentiate between your [[Mad Scientist|Mad Scientists]] and scientists who happen to be mad by the presence or absence of a good "Moo-Ha-Ha!"

* [[Evil Twin]]: "Divine," the [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|dark haired]] clone of Power Girl.

* [[Expy]]: In the [[DCAU]], Supergirl's evil clone, Galatea, is an expy of Power Girl.

* [[Eye Beams]]: Power Girl has them, unfortunately for Satanna.

* [[Fetus Terrible]]: Prior to the ''[[Zero Hour]]'' [[Crisis Crossover]], Power Girl became mysteriously pregnant, and during the crossover, she gave birth to a son named Equinox, who managed to defeat the [[Big Bad]], Scarabus, in an issue of ''Justice League America'' and [[Canon Dis Continuity|was never seen nor mentioned again]]. And the father is... {{spoiler|Arion, who was [[Parental Incest|her grandfather]] at the time this was published.}} Like many things from the Gerard Jones JLA run, this has been one of those things [[Discontinuity|quietly allowed to fade from DCU history and fan memories]]. Letter column remarks back in the day seemed to unofficially indicate that such stories were definitely not going to be touched again.

* [[Foot Focus]]: Issue #5 has Power Girl going barefoot for nearly the entire issue because she forgot her gloves and boots at the office.

* [[Flying Brick]]: After finally being established ([[Continuity Snarl|again]]) as Superman's cousin she gets most of his powers as well, including heat vision and ice breath.

* [[Genius Bruiser]]

* [[Gendered Outfit]]: Power Boy, who wears a tank top unitard rather than Power Girl's leotard.

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: In a flashback Satanna can be seen wearing a shirt that reads "[[Country Matters|CU Next Tues]]".

* [[Grand Theft Me]]: {{spoiler|Terra}}

* [[Hair of Gold]]

* [[Hello Nurse]]: Heck, even the [[Even the Girls Want Her|superheroines]] probably want her.

* [[Homage Shot]]: At one point when Atlee and Power Girl are at the movies, the main cast of [[The Big Bang Theory]] are seen, most notably Howard, who then proceeds to hit on her. And strike out. HARD.

* [[How Do I Shot Web]]: Power Girl actually discusses this trope when fighting her evil clone. She reasons that, even if "Divine" has all the same powers as her that does not mean she knows how to ''use'' those powers, since she has only been "alive" for ten minutes and has never worked with thse abilities before.

** When Terra was {{spoiler|[[Grand Theft Me|taken over by the Ultra-Humanite]]}} and fighting Power Girl she kept taunting PG with regards to this trope.

{{quote| '''Terra{{spoiler|[[Grand Theft Me|Ultra-Humanite]]}}:''' "Let's have one of those totally cliched [[Let's You and Him Fight|hero-slash-friend fights]]. You get to say things like 'I know you're stronger than this', or 'You can fight it'...oh, and 'This isn't you!'"}}

* [[Leotard of Power]]

* [[Let's You and Him Fight|Let's You And Him Fight]]:

* [[Lingerie Scene]]: Vartox decides to dress appropriately for his dinner with Power Girl. The results are...[[Nightmare Fuel|not quite right for a formal dinner]], but Power Girl can not help but peek through her fingers just a little.

* [[Mad Scientist]]: For your convenience, models come both with and without "[[Evil Laugh|Moo-Ha-Ha!]]"

* [[Reed Richards Is Useless]]: Averted with Karen Starr and Starrware, who have managed to create some really cool technology, sometimes by reverse engineering alien tech. This includes [[Nanotechnology|nanotech]] that can create a [[Cool Car|1966 Pontiac GTO]] from what appears to be a pile of rubber, scrap metal and rope. With a vanity plate already installed ("Starr"). Say what you will, Power Girl has ''style''.

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The [[The Seventies|planet Valeron]] is ruled by the sexy superstud [[Large Ham|Vartox]], assisted by [[Black Best Friend|Chancellor Groovicus Mellow]], and Vartox wields his [[Porn Stache|mighty moustache]] from his happening pad while fending off [[Bigfoot Sasquatch and Yeti|Yeti]] [[Pirate|pirates]]. ''All in one issue!''

* [[Secret Identity]]: Karen Starr. At the beginning of her solo series PG even says that she ''misses'' having one.

* [[The Seventies]]: The planet Valeron might actually be an alien world perpetually stuck in the era of disco.

* [[Vertical Kidnapping]]: Turned [[Up to Eleven]] when Ultra-Humanite does this to ''Manhattan''.

* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: The aforementioned "diet soda" allergy to explain her attitude in the Giffen/DeMatteis ''Justice League Europe'' issues after they left the series, and her vulnerability to "raw, natural, unprocessed materials".

* [[The Worf Effect]]: lampshaded in her own series "why, oh why do I keep getting my ass kicked?!"