Alura Zor-El

"Kara, my brave daughter. By now you have become the woman I knew you would grow up to be. And though you were sent to Earth to protect young Kal-El, your destiny is not tied to his. There is no correct path in life. You will lose your way many times. What's important is that you find your way back to the brave girl you always were. Be wise, be strong and always be true to yourself."

- Alura's message to Kara Zor-El

Alura Zor-El (died 1979) was the mother of Kara Zor-El and wife of Zor-El, as well as one of the most influential judicators (judges) of Krypton.

Early life
Alura was born on the planet Krypton, one of the rare case of twin birth recorded on the planet, when she was a child Alura and her twin sister Astra took pleasure in confusing their parents, due to their almost identical appearance.

As an adult, Alura become a judicator and was put in charge of administering justice in the maximum-security prison Fort Rozz. She fell in love with a scientist named Zor-El, whom later she married giving birth to a daughter, Kara. Coming home late after sentencing a Hellgrammite who had been brought to the citadel, Alura went into Kara's room, asking her why she was still up. After being told by her daughter that she simply wanted to see her, Alura went on to explain why she had been working so late when asked by Kara. When Kara mentioned that she wanted to help people like Alura did one day, Alura told her that she would, as she had the heart of a hero.

Sentencing Astra to Fort Rozz
After Astra learned that Krypton was dying because of it's resources being too heavily exploited and tried to prevent it rebelling against the government and committing several extreme crimes to the point that her husband and second-in-command Non killed a guard while under her command, Alura used Kara's spy beacon to lure Astra out of hiding to arrest her for her crimes and sentencing both her sister and brother-in-law to imprisonment in Fort Rozz.

Sending Kara to Earth
Alura and her husband Zor-El sent their daughter Kara to Earth as their home planet was dying. Before sending her off, Alura told Kara that the trip would be long, but they'd be with her in her dreams, mentioning to Kara that'd she have extraordinary abilities on Earth, due to its yellow sun. She gave Kara her necklace before the latter boarded her ship, leaving right before the planet self destructed.

Guide On Earth
After battling her Aunt Astra and saving Alex and "Director Henshaw", Alex revealed to Kara that a program downloaded from Kara's pod contained an A.I. in the holographic form of her mother who Kara would be able to seek advice and speak with, despite most of the times the program it's unresponsive and refuse to divulge classified information.

Personality
At first, Alura appeared to be a kind, caring, selfless and moral individual, however, according to Astra, in truth, she was actually cold, cruel, immoral, manipulative and a hypocritical-liar, she manipulated her own daughter Kara Zor-El, in order to lure Astra out of hiding to arrest her for her crimes, despite the fact that the latter had good reason for commit these crimes.

Alura told Astra that she believed her (that Krypton was dying) and she would do everything she could to save the planet, however, Astra did not believe her as she (correctly) knew that Alura only said these things to ease her sentence in Fort Rozz. Unfortunately, Alura found out the hard way that her sister had been right all along about the planet dying, at the moment of its destruction, as she was forced to send her daughter and only child, to Earth to spare her life.

Despite this, even during the planet's destruction, she believed she was justified in using her daughter to lure Astra out of hiding, as she created an A.I. that housed her memories and emotions, and revealed that she had absolutely no guilt or remorse for her actions. Like many Kryptonians, Alura was arrogant and self-righteous as she looks down on Daxamites, arrogantly claiming them to be bullies, who care more about their own profit than the welfare of others. According to Kara, Alura did not try to save Krypton, prior and during its destruction; as she was no hero in the end.

Powers

 * Kryptonian physiology: Normally, like all Kryptonians, Alura's capabilities were no greater than a normal human of her physical conditioning. However, if she had been charged by the energy of a blue or yellow sun and metabolized into her body, she would have become able to perform various inhuman feats. However this never happened as she wasn't ever exposed to a sun different to the the Kryptonians' natural red one.

Abilities

 * High-level intellect/Master lawyer: Alura was a respected and highly judicator, put in charge of administering justice in Krypton's maximum-security prison, Fort Rozz. Her ability to use the legal system to her advantage allowed her help others and herself both inside and outside the court, serving as an exemple for her daughter, Kara. However she was also a gifted strategist and a ruthless manipulator, perfectly able to deceive even her loved ones in order to achieve her ends.
 * Multilingual: Alura was capable of fluently speaking English and Kryptonese.

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Behind the scenes

 * In the DC comics, her full maiden name is Alura In-Ze, as most depictions of Kryptonian culture show that females use their father's full name as their last names before marriage.