Helga Jace has appeared in the animated TV series Young Justice, voiced by Grey DeLisle, and the live-action TV series Black Lightning, portrayed by Jennifer Riker.
Publication history
Created by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo, Helga Jace first appeared in Batman and the Outsiders #1 (1983) as an ally of the Outsiders.
In the Millennium storyline, written by Steve Englehart, Jace is revealed to be a villain with her own agenda.
Fictional character biography
Helga Jace is a scientist and geneticist from Markovia who works for its royal family. Following a revolution in Markovia and the death of King Viktor, Jace gives Brion and Tara Markov powers to help them fight back.[1] Subsequently, Jace becomes an ally of the Outsiders, during which she reunites Metamorpho with his lost love Sapphire Stagg and helps Halo regain her memories.[2]
In Millennium, Jace is revealed to be an ally of the Manhunters. When she attempts to attack Metamorpho, her weapon generates a surge that kills them both.[3]
Helga Jace appears in Black Lightning, portrayed by Jennifer Riker.[6] This version is a mad scientist who created Tobias Whale's anti-aging serum and was previously incarcerated for her illegal experiments. In the present, during the second season, Jace is forced to help Lynn Stewart and the A.S.A. treat metahuman children before Todd Green frees her on Whale's behalf. Jace is eventually captured by Deputy Chief Henderson and placed in the Freeland Police Department's custody before the bounty hunter Instant rescues her and takes her to Markovia. Throughout the third season, Jace works to stabilize Markovia's metahumans until she is extracted by a team led by Black Lightning and later killed by Commander Carson Williams.
Helga Jace appears in Young Justice, voiced by Grey DeLisle.[7] This version is a protégé of the Ultra-Humanite, a member of the Light, and personal physician to Markovia's royal family. While working with Baron Bedlam's metahuman trafficking ring, she transforms Tara and Brion Markov into metahumans and kills Gabrielle Daou, who later becomes Violet Harper / Halo. Using her bond with Brion, Jace travels to the United States to infiltrate Nightwing's team. To further her goals, she enters a relationship with Black Lightning and becomes Brion's advisor after he overthrows his brother Gregor as king of Markovia.[8][9][10]
References
^Batman and the Outsiders #1 (August 1983). DC Comics.
^"Helga Jace Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 16, 2024. 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.
