Rampage (Karen Lou "Kitty" Faulkner) is a fictional character in the DC Comics. The character first appeared in Superman comic books, and was later utilized in Starman. Rampage has a distinct appearance, with orange skin, a towering, muscular build, and a fiery red mohawk. Rampage's personality is (like her namesake) hot-tempered, aggressive and uninhibited, the complete opposite of her alter ego Kitty Faulkner.

Publication history

Rampage first appeared in Superman (vol. 2) #7 and was created by John Byrne.

Fictional character biography

Kitty Faulkner is a S.T.A.R. Labs scientist who creates a pollution-free energy source for a competition sponsored by the Daily Planet. Thomas Moyers, a colleague arguing the potential dangers of the project, disables the machine's safety systems, transforming Faulkner into a metahuman who can absorb solar energy to empower herself. Months later, Faulkner learns that she will die without continuous exposure to energy. Moyers develops a collar to keep her alive, after which she becomes an ally of Superman and enters a relationship with Starman.

Powers and abilities

Rampage can absorb and store solar energy as sustenance to empower herself. She can also leap great distances, simulating the effects of flight.

Other versions

An alternate universe variant of Rampage appears in The New 52: Futures End. This version is a LexCorp geneticist.

In other media

Television

Video games

Rampage appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.

Miscellaneous

Rampage appears in the Supergirl tie-in digital comic Adventures of Supergirl. This version is an alien named Caren Falqnerr who can assume a human form.