Alex Danvers

"And then I thought that it was just about you. I mean, how could I not like you? But, you know, deep down, I think I still wasn't comfortable that this was my new normal. But it is my new normal. And I’m happy that it is."

- Alex to Maggie

Alexandra "Alex" Danvers (born 1989) is a top agent of the D.E.O., the daughter of Jeremiah Danvers and Eliza Danvers, the adoptive sister of Kara Danvers and current girlfriend of Detective Maggie Sawyer.

Early life
Alex Danvers was born on 1989 in Midvale to her parents; scientist Jeremiah and Eliza Danvers. Since early childhood, she displayed a gifted intellect and attitude towards science, as a teenager she is enrolled in the Midvale Junior High School obtaining remarkable results. The star of her family, when Kara arrived in 2004 Alex was jealous due to her abilities and was happy when Kara decided not to use her powers. At first envious and ashamed of that "weird girl" who constantly embarrass her in front of her friends, over the years Alex began to deeply love Kara, and acted as her big sister, often comforting her when she was afraid or sad; the bond between the two became so strong that none of them can imagine her lives without the other.

One night, Kara took Alex flying, where the D.E.O. found out about her and forced Alex's father to work for them instead of taking Kara away. One year later, her father 'died' protecting a martian, from D.E.O.'s ruthless director Hank Henshaw.

Troubled teen
Alex best friend since High School was Vicki Donahue and she loved sleeping over in her house, sharing the same bed; however when she started to develop feelings toward her she felt confused and scared, so she begins to fight over her about almost everything, even if stupid or insignificant, until they just drifted apart. This memory made her feel so bad that she buried it inside of her for years.

When Alex was in Med School she had a boyfriend who wrote poems about fighting and they allegedly broke up because of it.

Despite her intelligence and academic results, Alex grew up a troubled young adult who used to hard-partying and drink heavily to cope with her latent homosexuality and the loss of her father. In 2012, after a night of drinking and clubbing led to her arrest, "Hank" visited Alex in jail and offered her to join the D.E.O., telling her that she was special just like Kara, and that she owed it to her father to be the person he knew she could be.

Working for the D.E.O.
Alex had to go through a full year of training before being let out into the field, but later, depsite one of the main reason the D.E.O. hired her was her close connection to Kara, she proved herself as one of the best agents of the agency, quickly becoming "Hank"'s second in command. Eventually she moved to National City alongside her adoptive sister.

In 2015, Alex had to attend a conference in Geneva but her flight, Flight 237, was sabotaged by Vartox in an attempt to kill her, and other D.E.O. agents onboard. Though the plane was saved by Kara from crashing, she later berated her sister for doing so, angry that she had revealed herself, and couldn't take it back. When Kara was captured by the D.E.O. and taken back to their base, Alex's identity as a D.E.O. agent was revealed. Alex later rescued Kara, after she was defeated and almost killed by Vartox, later telling Kara that the only way that the Fort Rozz escapees could get back at Kara's mother was through her now. She later went to Kara's apartment, apologetically explaining herself, and encouraging Kara to be a hero, the two then went to the D.E.O. base, where they convinced Director "Hank Henshaw" to let Kara defeat Vartox.

A week later, Alex along with the rest of the D.E.O. tested the limits of Kara's abilities, firing missiles into the sky at her. Afterward, Alex debated with Kara over the necessity of the tests before Kara had to leave to stop a fire raging at National City Port. Days later, the D.E.O. investigated the theft and murder of the guard, with Alex calling Supergirl to assist in the investigation. Later at the D.E.O. base in the training room, Alex defeated Kara in a sparring match with the assistance of Kryptonite emitters in the room, in an attempt to prepare Kara for anything she might face. She later came to Kara's apartment and questioned her sister as to whether telling James and Winn her secret identity was a good idea, soon after apologizing to Kara, regretting how she handled things earlier however, Alex was soon called by the D.E.O. who needed her back at the base, telling Kara that she'd call her. At the D.E.O., Alex along with "Henshaw" and Agent Hartmann came to the conclusion that the Hellgrammite was eating the DDT he had been stealing, as the government had been destroying remaining stockpiles, and his food source was shrinking. Later, the D.E.O. set a trap for the Hellgrammite with a truck carrying tanks of DDT, while Alex and Henshaw along with several other D.E.O. agents followed it in another vehicle. She was soon after abducted by the Hellgrammite and taken by to General Astra, who revealed her true identity to Alex after she mistaking her for Alura. Alex was later found by Kara who had tracked her down with her super hearing. A fight between Kara and Astra ensued, with the Hellgrammite attacking Alex when she tried to contact the D.E.O. using her radio. She later defeated him by forcing the stinger he protruded from his hand into his heart. Later at the D.E.O. base, Alex was asked by Kara to train her, with Alex promising to make Kara better than herself. Alex then showed Kara a room that had been setup containing an Artificial Intelligence program of Alura that had been sent with her pod. Leaving Kara to talk to it, she thanked "Henshaw" for helping her set up the room.

When Reactron comes to National City with the intention to kill Supergirl as he wanted Superman to suffer and lose everything, alex decide to help her sister to fight him despite he is not an alien and so none of D.E.O. business. The stubbornness and determination of the girl makes that even "Hank" decides to help them.

On Thanksgiving, she has a strained relationship with her mother because since Kara arrived, Eliza expected Alex to protect her, often leading to a fight when she didn't. Her mother told her how her father Jeremiah was forced to work for the D.E.O. by Hank Henshaw to protect Kara but was killed in action; never knowing how or why he died. Alex had trouble working with "Hank" after this and enlists the help of Winn to hack into the D.E.O. mainframe to find out what really happened to her father only to discover that Jeremiah Danvers went missing on a mission with Henshaw in South America. Alex and Kara begins to mistrust the director, until an earthquake traps him and Alex at the D.E.O. headquarters with a powerful alien escapee and, while fighting side by side, she found out he is not Hank Henshaw, but a martian named J'onn J'onzz and that her father died protecting him from the real Hank.

Personality
Alex is a courageous and independent character, who faces danger head on. She is caring, confident, and headstrong, with the same passion for bio-engineering like her parents. Alex had dedicated her life to protecting her sister, Kara, and rarely found time for herself since childhood.

In Season Two, after much soul searching and exploration, Alex finds the courage to come out as a lesbian to herself, then to her new girlfriend Maggie Sawyer, then Kara and finally her mother Eliza. Alex's interactions with Maggie show a more flustered, awkward, almost goofy personality, similar to that of Kara.

Abilities

 * Peak of human physical condition: After a full year of training with the D.E.O., Alex is in top physical condition with heightened reflexes, strength and durability. She engages regularly in intense exercises to maintains her conditioning.
 * High-level intellect/Expert tactician/Leader: Alex displayed a sharp intellect and an attitude towards science since early childhood, wich according to J'onn makes her special just like Kara. Alex is also an expert tactician and an extraordinary leader, capable to manage and organize alone a whole handful of D.E.O. agents.
 * Expert hand-to-hand combatant: As an Agent of the D.E.O., Alex is an expert in unarmed combat. As required by the D.E.O., Alex spent an entire year in training before being let out into the field, which included spending twelve hours a day for five months in the D.E.O.'s training room.
 * Expert markswoman/Firearms: Due to her D.E.O. training, Alex is an expert with firearms, as shown when she was able to shoot at the Hellgrammite while in a moving vehicle.
 * Skilled swordswoman: Alex proved able to fend off various Kryptonians with a sword of Kryptonite.

Equipment

 * D.E.O.'s tactical suit: while working on the field Alex wears a special protective suit made in an unknown black material with some stealth capabilities.

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Trivia

 * Alex Danvers' caller name on Maxwell Lord's phone is Mata Hari.

Behind the scenes

 * Alex Danvers is the only main character so far who doesn't originate from the DC comics, being created exclusively for the TV series.
 * In the DC comics, the Danvers did have a biological child, but a boy named Jan.