Crucible:Shooting Star

Real Name: Kelly Kyle

Background: Kelly Kyle was a plucky photojournalist who got a little too close to a radiation experiment at the Nova Institute and gained superpowers as a result. She later rescued the entire Watchstar team from a trap set by alien Karnak scientists, and was asked to join the team by Protector.

She was later killed in action by Clone Master, and the fallout from her death was largely responsible for the breaking up of the first Watchstar team.

Group Affiliation: Watchstar

Status: Deceased

Powers: Shooting Star could fly at supersonic speeds, as well as project a powerful force field around her body.

Skills: Kelly was an expert photographer who had travelled widely across the world with her journalist father and then later on her own. She spoke many languages and had a knack for dangerous places.

Creator: Ed Messina

First Appearance: WATCHSTAR #26