The Female Furies are a group of women warriors and supervillains appearing in comics published by DC Comics. All of them are New Gods who serve Darkseid. They operate directly under Granny Goodness, who trains all of Darkseid's soldiers.
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Publication history
The Female Furies first appeared in Mister Miracle #6 (February 1972) and were created by Jack Kirby.
In November 2018, the Female Furies headlined their own six-issue miniseries by writer Cecil Castellucci and artist Adriana Melo.
Fictional team history
The Female Furies are New Gods fanatically loyal to Darkseid. They have been trained by Granny Goodness to serve as Apokolips's elite strike force. Infighting among the Furies is commonplace, most typically to appoint a leader to the group.
After former Female Furies leader Big Barda defects to Earth to be with her lover Mister Miracle, Darkseid gives a kill order on the pair, prompting the rest of the Female Furies to strike. First, Mad Harriet and Stompa ambush Barda. Shortly after, Barda attacks Lashina before she can attack, though Lashina escapes from Barda. Having failed to kill either Barda or Mister Miracle, the Furies return to Apokolips.
Barda returns to Apokolips and recruits the Female Furies to help her rescue the captured Mister Miracle. The Furies ambush Granny Goodness, who had been holding a viewing party for Mister Miracle's trial by combat with a creature called the Lump. Barda nearly kills Granny until she learns that Mister Miracle had survived. Barda and Mister Miracle, along with Bernadeth, Lashina, Stompa, and Mad Harriet, return to Earth.
After some time of working with Big Barda, the Female Furies return to Apokolips, where they are assigned to command a unit of automated battle machines as punishment for their defection. The Female Furies eventually regain the trust of Darkseid, who assigns them to retrieve Glorious Godfrey from prison on Earth. As the Furies open a Boom Tube to return to Apokolips, Bernadeth betrays Lashina, leaving her for dead on Earth.
Lashina enlists several members of the Suicide Squad to help her return to Apokolips. Bernadeth waits until Lashina had exhausted herself battling others, then attacks. Lashina kills Bernadeth and is welcomed back into the Furies. The Forever People arrive, allowing Big Barda and the other captives to fight back, though the battle ends when Darkseid appears. Enraged that Lashina had brought humans to Apokolips, Darkseid resurrects Bernadeth and kills Lashina.
In the series Death of the New Gods, the Female Furies and most of the New Gods are killed by Infinity-Man. In Final Crisis, the corrupted Mary Marvel releases the Anti-Life Equation and creates new Female Furies from Earth's heroines and villainesses, including Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Giganta, and Batwoman.
The New 52
In 2011, The New 52 rebooted the continuity of the DC universe and introduced a new Fury named Sweet Leilani. Granny Goodness sent Leilani to Earth to retrieve a Mother Box. She discovered that it was in the new O.M.A.C.'s possession. After a battle, Leilani was defeated and quickly retreated, vowing to return with the other Female Furies. Under unknown circumstances, Sweet Leilani left Darkseid's employ along with teammates Enchanthrax, Killsandra, and Thumpa, and formed the Femmes Fatales. Together, they joined the Cult of Yuga Khan. The cult's leader, Aagog, sends the Femmes Fatales to Earth to capture Beautiful Dreamer of the Forever People in hopes of resurrecting Yuga Khan. However, they are fended off by the Forever People.
Barda returns to Apokolips and made a pact with the Furies: Barda would return to the group if they helped her defeat Grail and protect Mr. Miracle. While Grail and Darkseid were about to defeat Wonder Woman, Mr. Miracle, and the other heroes, Barda and her allies arrive through a Boom Tube. Working together with the heroes, the Furies defeat Grail and separate Darkseid from the Anti-Life Equation.
DC Rebirth
After the events of the "Darkseid War" storyline that led to "DC Rebirth", Lex Luthor became ruler of Apokolips. Granny Goodness, along with the Furies, remain loyal to Darkseid and await his return. A Mother Box later mysteriously teleports Lois Lane to Apokolips. Granny, along with Lashina, Stompa, and Mad Harriet, as well as several other unnamed Furies, take Lois captive. However, after being ambushed by a Dredge Worm, Lois manages to win over the Furies by aiding them in battle. When Lois Lane jumps to Superman's defense, the Furies turn on her, claiming that by caring for a man she was belittling the progress that the Furies had made.
The Furies attend the birth of Mister Miracle's and Big Barda's child Jacob. Bernadeth allows Mister Miracle to borrow her Fahren-Knife to cut the newborn free from Barda's indestructible umbilical cord. Months later, Bernadeth attends a conference to discuss peace between Apokolips and New Genesis.
Membership
Femmes Fatales
An offshoot of the Female Furies, these four women defected and joined the Cult of Yuga Khan. They were later retrieved by Granny Goodness and presumably returned to the Furies' ranks.
Other versions
An alternate universe iteration of the Female Furies appears in the Amalgam Comics series Unlimited Access, consisting of Bernadeth, Mad Harriet, Red Lash (a composite character based on Lashina and Marvel Comics character Scarlet Witch), and Blobba (a composite character based on Stompa and Marvel Comics character Blob).
An alternate universe iteration of the Female Furies appears in Flashpoint, led by Wonder Woman and consisting of Arrowette, Cheetah, Cheshire, Giganta, Hawkgirl, Huntress, Katana, Lady Vic, Silver Swan, Starfire, Terra, and Vixen.
An alternate universe iteration of the Female Furies appears in Ame-Comi Girls, led by Big Barda and consisting of Stompa, Mad Harriet, Lashina, Bloody Mary, and Speed Queen.
An alternate universe iteration of the Female Furies appears in Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman, consisting of Lashina, Stompa, Mad Harriet, and Bernadeth.
The Female Furies appear in Scooby-Doo! Team-Up, consisting of Bernadeth, Lashina, Stompa, and Mad Harriet.
The Female Furies appear in DC X Sonic the Hedgehog, consisting of Stompa, Mad Harriet, and Lashina.
In other media
Television
The Female Furies appear in Superman: The Animated Series, consisting of Lashina, Stompa, and Mad Harriet (voiced by Andrea Martin).
The Female Furies appear in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Alive!", consisting of Bernadeth, Lashina, Stompa, and Mad Harriet.
The Female Furies appear in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Duel of the Double Crossers!", consisting of Lashina and Stompa.
The Female Furies appear in the Smallville episode "Abandoned", with Mad Harriet (portrayed by Lindsay Hartley) as a prominent member while Lashina makes a cameo appearance. Granny Goodness formed this version of the group by running an orphanage to brainwash young girls into becoming her Furies.
The Female Furies appear in Justice League Action, consisting of Bernadeth and Lashina.
The Female Furies appear in Young Justice, initially consisting of Big Barda, Lashina, and Gilotina, with Black Mary and Supergirl joining in the series finale.
Malice Vundabar and Chessure appear in Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, voiced by Natasia Demetriou and Dee Bradley Baker respectively. This version of the former is Darkseid's goddaughter who later comes to work at Noonan's bar as their social media manager while Chessure resembles a cat.
Film
The Female Furies appear in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, consisting of Gilotina, Mad Harriet, Lashina, and Stompa. Additionally, Big Barda appears as a former member of the Furies.
The Furies appear in films set in the DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU):
Former member Knockout appears in Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay.
Brainwashed, cybernetically-enhanced members Wonder Woman, Mera, Hawkman, Starfire, and Martian Manhunter appear in Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
Video games
The Female Furies appear in DC Universe Online, consisting of Big Barda, Lashina, Stompa, and Mad Harriet.
The Female Furies appear as character summons in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure, consisting of Big Barda, Bernadeth, Lashina, Stompa, Mad Harriet, Artemiz, Gilotina, Speed Queen, Bloody Mary, Knockout, and Wunda.
The Female Furies appear in Lego DC Super-Villains, led by Stompa and consisting of Lashina and Mad Harriet (voiced by Cree Summer).
Miscellaneous
The Female Furies appear in the novel The Dark Side of Apokolips, consisting of Lashina, Stompa, Mad Harriet, Bernadeth, Artemiz, and Gilotina.
The Female Furies appear in DC Super Hero Girls and its tie-in films, consisting of Stompa, Mad Harriet (voiced by Misty Lee), Artemiz (voiced by Teala Dunn), Lashina, and Speed Queen (voiced by Mae Whitman in her first appearance and Ashlyn Selich in her second). Additionally, Big Barda appears as a member before eventually leaving the group.