Rhea Jones

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caption=Portion of the cover to "Doom Patrol" vol. 2, #4 (January 1988). Art by Steve Lightle.
character_name=Rhea Jones
comic_color=background:#8080ff
publisher=DC Comics
debut=Doom Patrol v2, #3 (December 1987)
creators=Paul Kupperberg (writer)
Steve Lightle (artist)
alliance_color=background:#ffc0c0
alliances=Doom Patrol
aliases= Lodestone, The Pupa
powers=Electromagnetic abilities, flight, force fields|

Rhea Jones is the name of a female comic book superhero created by Paul Kupperberg and owned by DC Comics. She at times went by the alias "Lodestone". Her first appearance was in "Doom Patrol" v2, #3.

Fictional character biography and background

Rhea Jones was the daughter of an Air Force official. After tagging along with her father to a government base in the Arctic, an explosion involving a powerful radioactive electromagnet killed her father and granted her electromagnetic abilities. Rather than stick around and be dissected and experimented on by the army, she ran away and joined the circus. After a few years, Rhea was recruited by Arani Caulder to join her new Doom Patrol.Citation | last = Irvine | first = Alex | author-link = Alexander C. Irvine | contribution = Doom Patrol | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The Vertigo Encyclopedia | pages = 61-63 | publisher = Dorling Kindersley | place = New York | year = 2008 | ISBN = 0-7566-4122-5 | oclc = 213309015]

History/Kupperburg Run

After being recruited by Arani Caulder, aka Celsius, Rhea was now one of three new recruits into the Doom Patrol, along with Scott Fischer and Wayne Hawking, aka Karma. Her given codename was Lodestone. Her demonstrated abilities allowed her to fly, give herself superstrength, create force fields, and attract or repel metallic objects.

Invasion!

Following the "Invasion!" storyline, Rhea and Scott were struck by a disease created by the Dominators. Her powers went wild, and then she lapsed into a coma. However, she lived while Scott, Wayne, and Arani died.

History/Morrison Run

At the start of Grant Morrison's surrealistic run of the Doom Patrol, Rhea was put into a coma that would last until halfway into the series. While in the hospital, she was kidnapped by the butterfly collector known as Red Jack, who claimed to be God, Jack the Ripper, and many others. He sought to make Rhea his bride. The new Doom Patrol followed after Jack into his house, which our world is a room in. As he battled the Doom Patrol, Rhea awoke from her a coma and stabbed Jack in the back, then immediately became comatose again.

Brought back to the Doom Patrol's new mountainside headquarters, Niles Caulder, the Chief, did experiments on Rhea showing that her coma wasn't normal. She was instead going through a form of metamorphosis, and her human form is the chrysalis.

The Orthodoxy/Geomancer War

Rhea awoke from her coma in issue #36. It was revealed that she was The Pupa, a weapon sought by the aliens Orthodoxy and Geomancers. Rhea metamorphosized into a magnetic butterfly, explaining why she was sought out by Red Jack. After awaking, her facial features disappeared and her eyes were now on her chest and back. Her ears had also become two twinkling lights.

Rhea was actually what some call a Lodestone, a being in tune with the Earth's elctromagnetic waves, its nerve system. They are the Earth's expression in flesh. The Ultraquist Geomancers kidnapped Rhea, and Rebis in the process, before she was able to fully bond with the Earth.

After ending the conflict between the Orthodoxy and the Geomancers (with help from Rebis and Robotman), Rhea pointed out a bright star in the sky, and left to go visit it. Promising to visit, she has not been seen since.

External links

* http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=lodestone

References