Sovereign Seven

Sovereign Seven was an American comic book, published by DC Comics. Launched in April 1995, Sovereign Seven was the first title co-created by writer Chris Claremont since he had left Marvel Comics, where he had been the long-time writer of various X-Men comics. His co-creator was artist Dwayne Turner.

The Sovereign Seven were a group of aliens exiled to Earth, where they battled various villains (notably Darkseid). The original group consisted of Cascade, Finale, Rampart, Reflex, Indigo, Network and Cruiser; later, Rampart was replaced by the DC character Power Girl.

The title met with middling success and was cancelled after 36 issues, in June 1998, after which Claremont returned to Marvel.

The main characters of Sovereign Seven were all gathered by Cascade as a mysterious force known as The Rapture destroyed their home worlds. Each of the Sovereigns, as might be expected, were princes of their people.

Rhian Douglas, also known as Cascade, was the leader of the Sovereign Seven and had the ability to cascade, or teleport, both herself and others. Her ability generally required some knowledge of the destination or that she be provided with a "waypoint" by Network. Cascade fled her mother, Matriesse, who ruled Cascade's homeworld with unflinching omnipotence.

Network was the first of the Sovereigns to meet Cascade, and in some ways she was the motivating force behind gathering them. Network's homeworld is never detailed much. She is a telepath, but unlike most telelpaths in comic books she never hesitates to draw the information she needs from the minds of those around her. Several story lines that showed possible futures indicate that Network will become some sort of terrorist/liberator for captured or controlled telepaths.

Finale is a warrior, from a society remeniscent of pre-American Hawaii. She is said to have come from a water world. She makes several references to Mother Ocean and The Great Orca. Unfortunately, to defend her world from the Rapture, Finale was forced to kill it. The people and the world itself. As a result, Finale fears water since joining the Sovereigns. She fears what will happen if the Mother Ocean of Earth finds out who she is. Finale wears full body armor throughout the series, and we never truly see her face. It has been suggested that Daisy Miller is, in fact, Finale in a human form.

Rampart is a prince of a muslim society. He has ability to manifest force fields. He is generally considered to be attractive as several of the local girls tend to swoon in his presence.

Reflex is a speedster from a nordic/christian heritage. Unlike most characters with super-speed, both in DC and Marvel comics, Reflex is a large person. This causes some problems for him when dealing with normal, every-day things, like typing.

Cruiser is a telekinetic who fuels his powers with his body mass. As a result he's always hungry. Throughout the series Cruiser goes from incredibly skinny, and 'running on empty,' to a more common state of quite fat, but with plenty of power in reserve.

Indigo is one of the most mysterious of the Sovereign Seven. 'He' is an enigma, without a true identity. Even using the pronoun he is arbitrary. When he desires it, Indigo can go completely unnoticed. His presence simply isn't registered, whether it's in a dark hallway or a crowded street. He is also the consummate persuader. He can convince almost anyone (or anything) to do what he wants. He is a master infiltrator, allowing him to get into and out of secure areas. He is also the Sovereigns' tactician, carrying out Cascade's orders no matter how difficult.