Halo

Fictional character biography

Halo is a composite being formed from the human Violet Harper and an Aurakle, an ancient entity of shimmering light that looks like a glowing sphere. The Aurakle race came into existence billions of years ago, emerging from the Source at the very beginning of time. Violet Harper, a sociopath, was killed by Syonide, who worked for the 100 and Tobias Whale. An Aurakle had been watching Violet out of simple curiosity, and when she died, it was pulled into her body, bringing her back to life.

The combined shock of dying and being resurrected caused this new being to lose nearly all memory. Batman found her soon after and brought her into the Outsiders. Early on, Halo accessed the Aurakle’s memories and was deeply upset by how often humans kill one another. Later, she had to face the fallout from things Violet Harper’s body had done before the merger, and the Outsiders helped her handle it.

As a young hero, Halo became the legal ward of her teammate Katana. She also formed a friendship with another new Outsider, Windfall.

When the Outsiders were framed for killing Markovia’s queen, they had to leave the country. Marissa Barron, the ex-wife of Technocrat, hired an old associate named Ryer to attack the team. Ryer, now the cyborg Sanction, killed both Marissa and Halo. Halo’s essence then flowed into Marissa’s body, reanimating it. Through means that were never explained, Halo later returned to Violet Harper’s original body. During the Blackest Night event, Halo, the Creeper, and Katana ran into Katana’s family, who had been brought back as Black Lanterns. Halo’s light powers were able to destroy these undead enemies. In another fight, Halo pulled off and destroyed Terra’s ring while Geo-Force turned Terra’s body to stone so she could not come back.

Later, Halo was chosen for a new Outsiders team led by Red Robin and backed by Batman Incorporated. The team snuck into a satellite supposedly run by the Leviathan organization, but it turned out to be a trap set by Lord Death Man and Talia al Ghul. The satellite blew up in a huge explosion, and it was unclear if Halo or the others survived. In the New 52 reboot of DC’s universe, Halo and the Outsiders did survive the blast, but everyone thinks they are dead. They use their legally dead status to run secret missions for Batman.

In other media

Halo first appeared in a non-speaking role as a member of the Outsiders in a teaser for the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster!" The character is more fully developed in Young Justice, voiced by Zehra Fazal. In that series, Halo is created when a Mother Box's spirit revives the body of Gabrielle Daou, a Quraci refugee who was kidnapped, experimented on by metahuman traffickers, and then euthanized by Helga Jace after testing negative for a metagene.

Starting as a blank slate with faint echoes of Daou's personality and memories, and limited access to the Mother Box's knowledge and powers, Halo is rescued by Tigress and lives with her before joining Nightwing's team. They choose the name Violet Harper, viewing themselves as a new person, and enter a relationship with Brion Markov while also befriending Harper Row. Halo ends the relationship with Markov after he kills his uncle Baron Bedlam. In the fourth season, Young Justice: Phantoms, Halo explores converting to Islam, comes out as non-binary, and reexamines their feelings for both Markov and Row.

By the season finale, Halo and Row are in a relationship. An alternate universe version named Aurora appears in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths as a member of the Crime Syndicate of America, wielding powers similar to a Green Lantern. Halo also appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.