For other uses of "Stargirl", see Stargirl (disambiguation).

"When I arrived in Camelot, it was a middling kingdom. To help me protect my piece of the Spear, I fashioned it into the legendary court of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table."

—Courtney^[src]

Courtney is a former member of the Justice Society of America who operated under the codename Stargirl. After being sent back in time to protect a fragment of the Spear of Destiny, she adopted the identity of Merlin in Camelot.

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How did Stargirl become Merlin in Camelot?

Courtney, once Stargirl, assumed the role of Merlin in Camelot after traveling back in time to guard a Spear of Destiny fragment. She served King Arthur and Guinevere, shaping her vision of Camelot from books she had read. Despite her extended stay, she experienced no time drift.

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Why did Stargirl protect a fragment of the Spear of Destiny?

Stargirl protected a fragment of the Spear of Destiny to prevent its reality-warping powers from misuse. Tasked by Rip Hunter, she was time-scattered to 507 A.D., where she settled in Camelot. She used the Spear's power to recreate Arthurian legends, adopting the role of Merlin to guide King Arthur with advanced science and magic.

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What role did Stargirl play in the Justice Society of America?

Stargirl, or Courtney Whitmore, was a key member of the Justice Society of America (JSA) alongside Dr. Mid-Nite, Hourman, Wildcat, and Pat Dugan/S.T.R.I.P.E. She wielded the Cosmic Staff, honoring Starman. In their last mission, Rip Hunter scattered Stargirl and others through time to protect the Spear's pieces. She landed in 507, becoming Merlin in Camelot, using advanced magic and tech. In 'Legends of Tomorrow,' Stargirl helped save the Legends from Nazis at the Folies-Bergére.

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What is Stargirl's connection to King Arthur's court?

In Legends of Tomorrow, Stargirl connects to King Arthur's court by posing as Merlin, the chief advisor. She helped advance Camelot's culture and technology and fell in love with Arthur. Stargirl hid a piece of the Spear of Destiny in the court.

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How does Stargirl relate to 'Legends of Tomorrow'?

Stargirl appears in 'Legends of Tomorrow' Season 5 during the 'Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Five' crossover. She is a member of the Justice Society of America, alongside Dr. Mid-Nite and Hourman.

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Biography

Original multiverse

Member of Justice Society

At some point, Courtney joined the Justice Society of America. After the Legends forced Albert Einstein to reveal Mileva Maric as a ghost collaborator, Stargirl and the Justice Society of America intercepted them, wanting to bring them in for questioning.^[1] The Legends insisted that they knew Rex Tyler though Stargirl said that he never mentioned them. When the JSA insisted that the Legends come with them, things escalated until a fight broke out. Obsidian darkened the skies, as she and Commander Steel was thrown in seeing Martin Stein and Jefferson Jackson merge and take off into the sky. Stargirl finally brought down Firestorm with a burst of energy from her staff,

leading to the JSA winning the fight. Holding them in a cell, once they realized that the Legends meant no harm, they allowed them to leave, so long as they never returned. Soon after, when a fight in a Parisian nightclub broke out, the JSA arrived, settling it. The Legends revealed that they had access to a timeship, suggesting that they work together. They headed to the Fontainebleau Forest in France, intercepting

some Nazis and taking on their target, Krieger, just closely escaping, albeit Ray and Amaya getting kidnapped in the process. Eventually taking down Krieger, the Legends handed over the Askaran Amulet to the JSA, who went on their way.^[2]

Years later, in 1956, the Justice Society traveled to Leipzig, aided by Rip Hunter, on a mission to recover the Spear of Destiny. However, it was thought to be too powerful for any one person to have so it was decided to break it into four pieces to be split amongst them to protect and scattered throughout time.

Camelot

Courtney took her piece of the Spear to the year 507, where she created the kingdom of Camelot, assisting its occupants to live a life according to the later Arthurian Ages (rather than the Dark Ages time period they were supposed to have been living in). She hid her shard of her spear in a sword set in stone, becoming the closest advisor of King Arthur, known as "Merlin". Sometime following, the Legends came to Camelot, much to Courtney's surprise.

They took her aboard the Waverider, where Courtney explained how she had arrived in 507 AD. They returned to the court of Camelot, taking part in a feast. Amaya asked for the location of the spear's fragment, but Courtney refused to tell her, promising it was safe. They were promptly ambushed by Damien Darhk, Rip Hunter and a mind-controlled Arthur. Arthur held a dagger to Courtney's neck before Sara began a fight, causing Arthur to let her go, stopping them all after killing Sir Galahad. After they left, Amaya explained to Courtney that Damien had been working with a speedster, Rex Tyler's killer. That night, Courtney interrupted Amaya and Sara Lance, who had found the fragment of the Spear. Although initially reluctant, Courtney ultimately let them keep the fragment, requesting that they keep it safe. The following day, Courtney took part in the battle, taking on mind-controlled Knights of the Round Table. They eventually gained the upper hand, winning the battle as Damien retreated. Later, the Legends bid Courtney farewell, the latter wishing to stay in Camelot due to having fallen in love with Arthur.^[3]

According to John Constantine, a mage known as Merlin has created a protection spell in Brythonic language for the use of King Arthur and his knights, allowing him to heal even the worst wounds, a spell he'd later use on Chas Chandler.^[4]

New multiverse

After the crisis, events from both Earths 1, 38 and TUD5 were merged into Earth-Prime.^[5] In the new universe, Courtney continues to live as Merlin in Camelot.^[6] In 2020, the Legends briefly considered searching for Merlin and the Philosopher's Stone to become powerful enough to use the Loom of Fate, but they decided to seek Dionysus's chalice instead.^[7]

Powers and abilities

Powers

• Powers via staff: Some of Courtney's powers come from her staff.^[2]
  • Energy manipulation: Courtney is able to shoot fiery gold colored solar energy out of her staff, though it is unknown whether the energy is magical or technological in nature.^[2][3]
  • Flight: Courtney is able to levitate and fly at unknown speeds and altitudes with the use of her staff.^[2]
• Magic: While at the court of Camelot, Courtney became a powerful mage known as "Merlin", creating unique spells used by sorcerers centuries down the line.^[3][4]
  • Protection spell/Resurrection: Merlin created a protection spell that, when cast on the Knights of the Round Table, would make it so that if any Knight of the Round Table under that spell was killed in the company of lesser knights, he would absorb all the lives of those around him, giving him additional chances to survive. The spell was used by John Constantine on Chas Chandler in the 21st century.^[4]

Abilities

"You think you're just like us? What are your qualifications?"

—Courtney to the Legends^[src]

• Peak of human physical condition: As a former member of the JSA, Courtney is in top physical condition.^[2]
• Expert hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist: Courtney has shown to be highly trained in close quarters combat.^[2]
  • Expert bō staff fighter: Courtney is an accomplished bō staff fighter, even skilled enough to effectively hit Sara Lance, though she did ambush her.^[2]

Equipment

Original multiverse

• Staff: As Stargirl, Courtney carries a golden hook-like staff, she uses it to fly and shoot fire beams of energy. She also uses the staff as a close-combat weapon.^[2][3]

Former equipment

"I'm pretty sure that you got knocked out by a teenager in a star-spangled leotard."

—Sara Lance^[src]

• Stargirl suit: As Stargirl, Courtney wears a suit consisting of a blue and white suit with white stars on the chest and arms, red gloves, a red belt, and black and red boots.^[1]

New multiverse

• Philosopher's Stone: As stated by the Legends, at some point Merlin acquired the Philosopher's Stone.^[7]

Appearances

Arrow

Season 1

• "Trust but Verify" (indirectly mentioned; presumed)

Constantine

• "Quid Pro Quo" (mentioned; presumed)

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Season 2

• "Out of Time"
• "The Justice Society of America"
• "Compromised" (pictured)
• "Camelot/3000"
• "Land of the Lost" (flashbacks)
• "Moonshot" (mentioned)

Season 5

• "Freaks and Greeks" (pictured; presumed)

Trivia

• While Courtney did share her team's initial view of the Legends being inferior to them since they lacked the same qualifications for crime-fighting, she admitted that she was amazed by their ship.^[3]
• Courtney is the sole survivor of her team that protected The Spear of Destiny.
  • Courtney, Amaya Jiwe, and Todd Rice are the last living members of the Justice Society of America.
• Merlin was first mentioned in the Arrowverse by John Constantine, who described an ancient protective spell.^[4] It is unclear whether that Merlin was Stargirl, or some pre-existing mage that Stargirl has assumed identity of, as her own vision of Camelot was built from fictional books she had read on the subject.^[3]
• Courtney doesn't seem to have suffered from time drift in Camelot, despite staying for a prolonged period of time in a very different era from her original one.
  • However, it's unknown how long she'd been in Camelot by the time the Legends met up with her there, explaining why the effects hadn't impacted her by that point.

Behind the scenes

• In the comics, Courtney Whitmore was Stargirl, a member of the Justice Society of America and wielder of the Cosmic Staff, her name a tribute to its original owner, Starman.
  • Courtney also has a doppelgänger on Earth-2 (new multiverse) after the crisis occured). They are also both members of the Justice Society of America (JSA).
  • However, unlike her doppelgänger; this version of the person was deliberately altered from the original material from the comics as she hails from Earth-1 unlike the original character did from the comic books and it's own infinite multiverse.
• Also in the comics, Merlin is a wizard and ally of King Arthur of Camelot. He is one of the main characters of the titular comic arc, Camelot 3000.

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