Kara Zor-El

Kara Zor-El is the given name of the Kryptonian woman who calls herself "Superwoman."

Born on Krypton, Kara witnessed the end of Krypton. At thirteen, she was the first naturally conceived Kryptonian child in a thousand generations. Her parents put her in an escape pod and shot her to Earth, even as Krypton disintegrated around them.

Her pod was flung into deep space towards the primitive world called Earth, where the Kryptonian cousins of Wakanda dwelt. A miscalculation dropped Kara in Kansas, where she was adopted by the Kent family.

Kara hid her powers from the world for years, until a hurricane struck and she felt compelled to assist. Styling herself Supergirl, Kara became the first publicly known alien to dwell on Earth. (Her uncle, Jor-El, had adopted the moniker of Superman while a member of the Defenders, but did not claim to be an alien).

Kara established a secret identity of Linda Danvers, a nod to her adopted cousin Carol Danvers. She eventually met her genetic cousin, Kal-El, whose pod was delayed in flight. Several years older than Kal, she mentored him into his own powers and abilities.

She was instrumental in establishing The Watch as a formal organization and recruited some of the best and most powerful superheroes of the modern era to join her.