Character Profile: Black Canary

Real name: Dinah Laurel Lance
Current alias: Black Canary
Class: Superhero
Relatives: Larry Lance (father, deceased), Dinah Drake (mother, deceased); Richard Drake (grandfather, deceased)
Gender: Female
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 130 lbs (59 kg)
Age: 20
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blond


Origins
Dinah Lance was born into a family of crime fighters. Her father Larry Lance, was a police officer, while her mother (also named Dinah) was the original Black Canary.
Dinah chose to become a crime-fighter at the age of nineteen, despite her mother’s wishes to the contrary. Following a rigorous training program under the watchful eye of a former colleague and life-long friend of the original Black Canary, Ted Grant, also known as Wildcat, Dinah took up her mother’s identity and adopted her costume as her own.

According to her origins during the Silver Age, Dinah’s ‘Canary Cry’ was the result of her being cursed by the Wizard during her childhood. This explanation has been retconned for the current continuity, however. These sonic powers are now the byproduct of her possession of the metagene, making her a metahuman since birth. Dinah’s metahumanity distinguishes her from her predecessor; in fact, no other member of her family is known to have possessed the metagene at all.

Powers and Abilities
Powers
Canary Cry: Dinah possesses a metagene that gives her a potent sonic attack, able to damage and stun foes or objects, to the point of shattering metal. She possesses a incredible degree of control over her vocal cords. This enables her to mimic sounds and generate any sound she desires, even developing several abilities. The Canary Cry has been able to reach 300 decibels, which is enough to make a person's ears start bleeding even if they're not the attack target.

Abilities
-Acrobatics
-Driving
-Investigation
-Martial Arts: She is one of the most skilled martial artists on the planet. She has also been trained by Wildcat, who is formerly the Heavyweight Champion of the World, in the art of Boxing, Muay Thai, Capoeira, Krav Maga, and Hapkaido. She has also been trained in Dragon Style Kung Fu and pressure point fighting by Richard Dragon. Thanks to Wonder Woman, Dinah has been trained in Amazon martial arts, but is strictly a novice in that kind of fighting style. Other styles she's shown skill in include Savate, Judo, Aikido, Jujutsu, Wing Chun, and Tae Kwon Do.
-Aikido
-Boxing
-Capoeira
-Dragon Style Kung Fu
-Hop Kido
-Judo
-Jujutsu
-Krav Maga
-Muay Thai
-Savate
-Tae Kwon Do
-Wing Chun
-Tactical Analysis: Dinah is also considered a strong leader and strategic thinker, which has led to her being made Chairwoman of the JLA.

Strength level
Black Canary possesses the strength level of a woman her age, size and weight who engages in intensive regular exercise. Dinah can therefore press (lift) at least her own body weight.


Equipment
-Body Armor
-Oracle Tech: Necklace and earrings used as communication devices from Oracle.

Transportation
-Motorcycle

Weapons
-Various Martial Art Weapons
-Canary Cry Bomb (formerly) During the time she was without her actual Canary Cry, Dinah carried round bombs that would emit a similar loud sonic sound.