Yera Allon

DC Comics character

Comics character

Yera Allon
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Posing as Shrinking Violet: Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #287 (March 1982) True form and identity revealed: Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #305 (November 1983)
Created by	Paul Levitz Keith Giffen Pat Broderick
In-story information
Alter ego	Yera Allon
Species	Durlan
Place of origin	Durla
Team affiliations	Legion of Super-Heroes
Notable aliases	Shrinking Violet, Chameleon Girl
Abilities	Shapeshifting

Yera Allon, also known as Chameleon Girl, is a fictional character, a superheroine and Legion of Super-Heroes member in the DC Universe's 30th and 31st centuries.

Fictional character biography

Pre-Zero Hour

In the original continuity prior to Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, veteran Legionnaire Colossal Boy (Gim Allon) was finally able to act upon his unrequited feelings for his teammate Shrinking Violet when the two became a romantic couple and married, to the surprise of the other Legionnaires.^[1]

Allon later discovers that Violet is Yera Allon, a Durlan who impersonated her after she was kidnapped by other Imskians.^[2] She is eventually exposed as an imposter, but chooses to remain with Allon.^[3]^[4]

Post-Infinite Crisis

The events of Infinite Crisis restored a close analogue of the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths Legion to continuity, with Yera joining the Legion as Chameleon Girl.^[5] However, because the events following the "Five Year Gap" have not been reincorporated into current continuity, Chameleon Girl and Shrinking Violet remain at odds with one another.

Legion Lost, volume 2

In Legion Lost, Yera is stranded on 21st century Earth (along with teammates Wildfire, Dawnstar, Timber Wolf, Tyroc, Tellus, and Gates) on a mission to save the future.^[6] Additionally, they discover that they must remain in that time period, after learning that they may have contracted a pathogen that could destroy the 31st century if they return.

The New Golden Age

In "The New Golden Age", Chameleon Girl is among the Legion of Super-Heroes members who arrive in the present and confront the Justice Society of America over their decision to recruit Legionnaire, a younger version of Mordru who wants to avoid becoming evil.^[7]

Powers and abilities

As a Durlan, Yera Allon can shapeshift.

References

^ Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2, #298 (April 1983)
^ The real Shrinking Violet was taken captive and Yera was duped into taking her place sometime after Violet's participation in the Legion's successful efforts to protect Nullport from Khundian sabotage efforts in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2, #285 (March 1982), yet immediately prior to "Violet" joining the Legion Espionage Squad assembled by Chameleon Boy to spy on Khundia in the following issue.
^ Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2, #304-305 (October–November 1983)
^ Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, Annual #3 (1992)
^ As revealed in Action Comics #861 (March 2008).
^ Legion Lost vol. 2, #1 (November 2011)
^ Justice Society of America Vol. 4 #10. DC Comics.