Daisy Watkins
| Daisy Watkins | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Static #4 (September 1993) |
| Created by |
Dwayne McDuffie (co-writer) Robert L. Washington III (co-writer) John Paul Leon (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Daisy Watkins |
| Team affiliations | Static |
| Supporting character of | Static |
| Notable aliases | none |
| Abilities | Gifted Intellect |
Daisy Watkins is fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics and a supporting character of Static/Virgil Hawkins. Created by writers Dwayne McDuffie and Robert L. Washington III, and artist John Paul Leon, Daisy first appeared in Static #4 (September 1993), one of the titles published by Milestone Comics, an imprint of DC Comics. After the closing of Milestone Comics, Daisy became part of DC's mainstream universe of characters.
Publication history
Daisy Watkins first appeared in Static #4 (September 1993) created by Dwayne McDuffie, Robert L. Washington III & John Paul Leon (artist).
Fictional character biography
Milestone & DC Universes
Daisy Watkins is a smart but shy girl who attends Ernest Hemingway High School, where she's also friends with Frieda Goren, Rick Stone & Virgil Hawkins despite her shyness. Unbeknownst to Daisy and everyone else, Virgil Hawkins is also the superhero known as Static in secret.[1][2][3][4]
Daisy once had feelings for Virgil and they dated for a brief time, but Virgil's double-life as superhero 'Static' and the constant responsibilities that came with it interfered with their relationship, it wasn't long before Daisy got tired of Virgil always missing their dates and breaking promises, so they both decided to break up.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Powers and abilities
Daisy has no special powers of her own, she's just a high school student with a talent in science and math, and is an average human with average strength.
In other media
Television
Daisy appears on the TV series Static Shock as a part of the DCAU. This version of Daisy is less shy and more popular like her friend Frieda Goren and a friend of Shenice Vale as well. She is also a smart girl who attended the Vanmoor Institute, a school for gifted youth, but after discovery that Daisy's seniors were revealed as criminals (taken down by Static) and therefore arrested, her parents put her in safer public school where Virgil also attends. When she came into contact with Static, she became infatuated with him, always putting her in dangerous situations several times, like in the episode "Bent Out of Shape" where the debris of the building (caused by the fight between Static and the villains Puff and Onyx) fell down on her, causing her to be in coma, but she eventually recovered. Another example of this is in the crossover episode "Toys in the Hood" where she was kidnapped by a teacher, Ms. Moore, who was revealed as an android named Darcy Mason, created by Superman's enemy Toyman. Daisy's body was to be used as a template to create an artificial copy for 'Moore' and put her mind in for a better body. Daisy is saved by Static and Superman in the end. She also developed a relationship with Virgil Hawkins (not knowing he was actually Static), developing an on again/off again relationship because Virgil's responsibilities as Static would get in the way of their relationship. Daisy was voiced by Crystal Scales.