Powers and Abilities
Barda has superhuman strength and endurance; being an Apokoliptian, she is also immortal. She is a master combatant, having been trained in all forms of Apokiliptian warfare. She is one of the deadliest hand-to-hand combatants alive. Barda's level of power puts her on a par with the most powerful heroines of the DC Universe, such as Wonder Woman, Donna Troy, Power Girl, Mary Marvel, and Supergirl. Her skill and strength is such that she has fought Wonder Woman to a draw.
She wields a high tech weapon called a "Mega-rod", which produces extremely powerful concussive energy bolts capable of felling even Superman, teleport herself and others extremely long distance, increase gravitational forces, and works as a powerful melee weapon. She can also summon and use "Aero-disks", which allow her to fly, and Apokoliptian armor, which augments her already superhuman strength.
Additionally, Barda also possesses a Mother Box, a sentient, handheld supercomputer that has a vast multitude of functions, such as opening Boom Tubes, energy manipulation, healing its owner, take control over non-sentient machines and evolve them, sustain its user in hostile environments, as well as other uses.
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