Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance)

Dinah Laurel Lance, also known as Black Canary, is one of the major characters from the DC Comics.

Dinah Lance was born into a family of crime fighters; her mother was a vigilante and her father is a cop. She grew up with the company of heroes, and after years of training, followed in her parent's footsteps by assuming the costume, identity, and legacy of her mother Dinah Drake, the Black Canary.

Personality
Black Canary is confident and clearheaded, and she takes her role as a trainer for the younger heroes very seriously. She is not one to mince words, but instead likes to get right to the point. She believes that injuries and setbacks come with the job of being a hero. While teaching the young heroes, she is stern, but also gives praise where it is due. She also shows a great deal of patience, particularly when working with Superboy, who initially dismisses her training techniques.

Abilities
Black Canary possesses a unique metahuman ability dubbed the "Canary Cry," an ultrasonic scream powerful enough to shatter objects, disorient opponents and as more recently revealed, even shatter skulls and liquefy bones. She is also an expert martial artist, especially in Judo and boxing, and is considered one of the seven best fighters in the DC Universe. In post-Flashpoint continuity, it is revealed she is able to use her Canary Cry to fly.

Accessories
When Dinah lost her Canary Cry, she used a number of weapons and gadgets which include; Post-Flashpoint, Black Canary wears fishnet stockings of technology which she describes to Condor as a kevlar-carbon-fiber-polymer mesh with self-repairing nanobots.
 * High Frequency Sonic Disruptors
 * Gas Pellets
 * Sonic Screamers
 * Swing Lines

Trivia

 * Dinah Lance self-identifies as a Christian, stipulating "it's complicated."
 * Prior to and during her heroic career Dinah wore a blond wig to hide her identity and mislead her enemies. Later, she bleached her hair blond instead of concerning herself with a wig.
 * Dinah plays a harmonica which she uses to strengthen her breathing and vocal cords. This is a form of training for her Canary Cry.
 * Dinah has a rare Rh-negative blood type, the same as her lover, Green Arrow.
 * Dinah secured a job as a physical education teacher at Meadowhill School before its destruction.