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{{Quote|Fear can create monsters where none existed before. Remind the world that there is still goodness here. Be that beacon of hope that we still need.|Olivia Marsdin to [[Kara Danvers|Supergirl]]|Fallout (Supergirl)}}
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{{Quote|The terrible lessons I learned on Durla will not be repeated.|Olivia Marsdin}}
  
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'''Olivia Marsdin''' is a [[Durlans|Durlan]] and the former president of the [[United States (Earth-38)|United States]] on [[Earth-38]]. She is also the fiancée of an [[Olivia Marsdin's fiancé|unnamed man]]. After her true nature as an alien was exposed to the public by [[Mercy Graves]], Olivia was forced to resign from office.
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'''Olivia Marsdin''' is the president of the [[United States (Earth Thirty-Eight)|United States]] on [[Earth Thirty-Eight]]. She is secretly an alien of the species [[Durlans|Durlan]].
  
   
 
==Biography==
  
==Biography==
 
===Early life===
  
===Early life===
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Olivia Marsdin was born on the peaceful world of [[Durla]] and lived there until invaders came. Her people had hoped for the best but, within a year, they were enslaved. However, Marsdin managed to escape and found refuge on [[Earth Thirty-Eight|Earth]]. She posed as a human and tried to live a peaceful life.<ref name="Resist">{{Ep|Resist}}</ref>
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Olivia was born on the peaceful world of [[Durla]] and lived there until invaders came. Her people had hoped for the best, but within a year, they were enslaved. However, Olivia managed to escape and found refuge on [[Earth-38|Earth]], where she posed as a human and tried to live a peaceful life<ref name="Resist">{{Ep|Resist}}</ref> in Northern Iowa.<ref>{{Ep|Fallout (Supergirl)}}</ref>
   
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In college, she had been the R.A. for [[Cat Grant]].<ref name="Resist" />
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While they were in Radcliffe College, Olivia had been the R.A. for [[Cat Grant]]. At some point, Cat walked into their dorm's bathroom and saw Olivia in a bathrobe in her natural alien form, although Cat dismissed it due to the pot brownie she ate at the time.<ref name="Resist" />
   
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Eventually she achieved a great political career, and then managed to become president of the [[United States (Earth Thirty-Eight)|United States]] triumphing against an unknown male candidate.<ref name="Welcome to Earth">{{Ep|Welcome to Earth}}</ref>
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Eventually, Olivia achieved a great political career, and then managed to become the president of the [[United States (Earth-38)|United States]], triumphing against an unknown male candidate.<ref name="Welcome to Earth">{{Ep|Welcome to Earth}}</ref>
   
 
===Presidential pardon to J'onn J'onzz===
  
===Presidential pardon to J'onn J'onzz===
 
When [[J'onn J'onzz]] (turned into a fugitive after he was forced to reveal his true identity as a [[Green Martians|Green Martian]] who has pretend to be [[Hank Henshaw]] for over fifteen years) helped to defeat [[Non]] and [[Indigo]], Marsdin granted him a full presidential pardon and re-instated him as [[D.E.O.]]'s director.<ref>{{Ep|Better Angels}}</ref>
  
When [[J'onn J'onzz]] (turned into a fugitive after he was forced to reveal his true identity as a [[Green Martians|Green Martian]] who has pretend to be [[Hank Henshaw]] for over fifteen years) helped to defeat [[Non]] and [[Indigo]], Marsdin granted him a full presidential pardon and re-instated him as [[D.E.O.]]'s director.<ref>{{Ep|Better Angels}}</ref>
   
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===Signing of the decree on the rights of aliens===
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===Signing the Alien Amnesty Act===
 
[[File:Olivia Marsdin is welcomed to the D.E.O..png|thumb|left|250px|President Marsdin at the D.E.O.]]
  
[[File:Olivia Marsdin is welcomed to the D.E.O..png|thumb|left|250px|President Marsdin at the D.E.O.]]
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Marsdin arrived in [[National City]] to sign a decree on granting aliens the rights of U.S. citizens. However, as soon as she got off the plane, she was attacked and nearly killed if not for the intervention of [[Kara Danvers|Supergirl]]. Later the president was taken to D.E.O. for her safety until they felt that the offender was caught; then she gave her speech and was about to sign the decree, when she was attacked again and the culprit turned out to be [[Scorcher]]. Supergirl saved again the situation and, the next day, at the D.E.O., Marsdin thanked again the heroine for having save her life. As she walked away, her face briefly morphed, showing she's an alien.<ref name="Welcome to Earth" />
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Marsdin arrived in [[National City]] to sign the Alien Amnesty Act: a decree on allowing aliens to come to Earth anytime they want and granting them the rights as U.S. citizens. However, as soon as she got off the plane, she was attacked and nearly killed if not for the intervention of [[Kara Danvers|Supergirl]]. Later the president was taken to D.E.O. for her safety until they felt that the offender was caught; then she gave her speech and was about to sign the decree when she was attacked again and the culprit turned out to be [[Scorcher]]. Supergirl saved again the situation and, the next day, at the D.E.O., Marsdin thanked again the heroine for having saved her life. As she walked away, her face briefly morphed, showing she's an alien.<ref name="Welcome to Earth" />
   
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Marsdin contacted J'onn after Supergirl fended off an alien attack in National City as a result of a bounty being placed on her. She asked about the Daxamite ship and J'onn told her that it was stationary for the moment but they could become hostile later. She told J'onn to not engage the Daxam [[Lar Gand|King]] and [[Rhea|Queen]] as it could lead to an intergalactic incident and J'onn told her that he understood. When J'onn, Supergirl and Winn engaged the ship to rescue Mon-El, Olivia quickly contacted J'onn and angrily asked why he defied her orders. He claimed that they had to rescue Mon-El who had their amnesty and everything worked out well in the end and he took full responsibility. She then asked if the ship had left and he told her it did and she informed him that there would be consequences. After the communication finished, she privately assumed her full alien form and smiled.<ref>{{Ep|Distant Sun}}</ref>
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Marsdin contacted J'onn after Supergirl fended off an alien attack in National City as a result of a bounty being placed on her. She asked about the Daxamite ship and J'onn told her that it was stationary for the moment but they could become hostile later. She told J'onn to not engage the Daxam [[Lar Gand|King]] and [[Rhea|Queen]] as it could lead to an intergalactic war and J'onn told her that he understood. When J'onn, Supergirl and Winn engaged the ship to rescue Mon-El, Olivia quickly contacted J'onn and angrily asked why he defied her orders. He claimed that they had to rescue Mon-El who had their amnesty and everything worked out well in the end and he took full responsibility. She then asked if the ship had left and he told her it did and she informed him that there would be consequences. After the communication finished, she privately assumed her full alien form and smiled.<ref>{{Ep|Distant Sun}}</ref>
   
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===Identity expose to the public===
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===Identity exposed to the public===
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Members of an unknown group some how managed to expose her being a alien through unknown means. {{Stub}}
  
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[[Lex Luthor]], though the actions of the [[Children of Liberty]], exposed Olivia as an alien through what appeared to be an assassination attempt at Camp David. Following being exposed, she resigned from office, leaving vice president, and Lex Luthor's lackey, [[Phil Baker]] to replace her.
   
 
==Personality==
  
==Personality==
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{{Quote|A leader who caves to fear is no leader at all.|Olivia Marsdin|American Alien}}
 
Olivia is proven to be progressive, positive, encouraging, modest, humble and polite, as well as extremely charismatic and optimistic. According to [[Kara Danvers]], almost everything Olivia says is quotation material and will pass on to become history.<ref name="Welcome to Earth" />
  
Olivia is proven to be progressive, positive, encouraging, modest, humble and polite, as well as extremely charismatic and optimistic. According to [[Kara Danvers]], almost everything Olivia says is quotation material and will pass on to become history.<ref name="Welcome to Earth" />
   
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Despite not being human herself, Olivia has no prejudice towards humans, as she believes that someday most humans and aliens will be able to co-exist in peace.
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Despite Olivia not being human herself, she has no prejudice towards humans, as she believes that someday most humans and aliens will be able to co-exist in peace.
   
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Olivia is incredibly intelligent, calculating and patient, as she waited for a unknown number of years to initiate the alien amnesty act that allows aliens to come to [[Earth Thirty-Eight|Earth]] whenever they want to and gives them the same equal rights as humans, as seen when she uses [[Kara Danvers]] and [[J'onn J'onzz]]'s heroic acts from defeating [[Non]] and [[Indigo]], as an excuse to initiate the alien amnesty act, she also supported J'onn when he was wrongfully accused of attempting to destroy the [[D.E.O.]] after his identity as the "Martian Manhunter" was revealed due to alien prejudice, as Olivia knows full well that if the latter was trying to sabotage the D.E.O., he would've done it by now, as J'onn had years to destroy the organization.
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Olivia is incredibly intelligent, calculating and patient, as she waited for an unknown number of years to initiate the [[Alien Amnesty Act]] that allows aliens to come to [[Earth-38|Earth]] whenever they want to and gives them the same equal rights as humans, as seen when she uses [[Kara Danvers]] and [[J'onn J'onzz]]'s heroic acts from defeating [[Non]] and [[Indigo]] as an excuse to initiate the alien amnesty act. She also supported J'onn when he was wrongfully accused of attempting to destroy the [[D.E.O.]] after his identity as the "Martian Manhunter" was revealed due to alien prejudice, as Olivia knows full well that if the latter was trying to sabotage the D.E.O., he would've done it by now, as J'onn had years to destroy the organization.
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Even during Olivia's time as the president of the [[United States (Earth-38)|United States]]; she is proven to be an extremely selfless and non-corrupt individual; as she cares more about the welfare of her country and morality, than she does about her approval ratings.
   
 
==Powers and abilities==
  
==Powers and abilities==
 
===Powers===
  
===Powers===
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*'''[[Durlans|Durlan]] physiology:''' Due to her alien physiology; Olivia has super physical attributes and shapeshifting powers.
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*'''[[List of alien powers|Super strength]]:''' Marsdin has a degree of strength well-above normal humans; as she was able to easily push the plane rubble off her.
  
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*'''[[List of powers|Super durability]]:''' Marsdin is very resilient; as she was able to survive a plane crash unscathed.
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**'''[[List of alien powers|Superhuman strength]]:''' Olivia has a degree of strength well-above normal [[humans]]; she was able to easily push off the plane rubble pinning her down.
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*'''[[List of alien powers|Shapeshifting]]:''' Marsdin has the power to appear [[Humans|human]].<ref name="Welcome to Earth" />
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**'''[[List of powers|Superhuman durability]]:''' Olivia is extremely resilient; she was able to survive a deadly plane crash unscathed.
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**'''[[List of alien powers|Shapeshifting]]:''' Olivia has the power to appear human.<ref name="Welcome to Earth" />
   
 
===Abilities===
  
===Abilities===
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*'''High-level intellect/Expert tactician/Leader:''' Marsdin is highly intelligent, enough that she became the president of the United States as well as a capable tactician as she managed to keep her alien identity a secret, even from the government itself.<ref name="Welcome to Earth" />
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*'''High-level intellect/Great political acumen/Expert tactician/Leader:''' Olivia is highly intelligent, enough that she became the president of the [[United States (Earth-38)|United States]] as well as a capable tactician and leader; as she managed to keep her alien identity a secret, even from the U.S. government itself.<ref name="Welcome to Earth" />
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
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==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*She is member of the Democratic Party.<ref>"[[Nevertheless, She Persisted]]"</ref>
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*Olivia is a member of the Democratic Party.<ref>{{Ep|Nevertheless, She Persisted}}</ref>
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*Due to the Natural Born Citizen Clause of the U.S. Constitution, Olivia is technically ineligible to serve in the first place (having been born on another planet, and thus outside of the United States).
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*Due to the [[wikipedia:Natural-born-citizen clause|Natural-born Citizen Clause]] of the U.S. Constitution, Olivia is technically ineligible to serve as president in the first place (having been born on another planet, and thus outside of the [[United States (Earth-38)|United States]]), as stated by Olivia herself in {{Ep|American Alien}}​.
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*As of "The American Alien" the public is now aware that Olivia Marsdin is an alien.
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**As of {{Ep|American Alien}}, the public is aware that Olivia is an alien following her exposure by [[Mercy Graves]]. This led to her resignation.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
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*In the original draft of the ''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'' episode {{Ep|Invasion!|page=Invasion! (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)}}"​, Lynda Carter was intended to play the [[Susan Brayden|new President of the United States]] of Earth One; acting as a [[doppelgänger]] of the Olivia Marsdin of [[Earth Thirty-Eight]]. At the suggestion of the studio, the role was changed, as they thought it would be too confusing.<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/television/1595140/why-supergirls-lynda-carter-wasnt-in-the-big-dc-tv-crossover-as-planned Why Supergirl's Lynda Carter Wasn't In The Big DC TV Crossover As Planned - Cinemablend]</ref> Eventually, [[Lucia Walters]] got the role, and an original character was created.
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*In the original draft of {{S|DC's Legends of Tomorrow}} episode {{Ep|Invasion! (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)}}, [[Lynda Carter]] was intended to play the new [[President of the United States]] of [[Earth-1]]; acting as a [[doppelgänger]] of the Olivia Marsdin of [[Earth-38]]. At the suggestion of the studio, the role was changed, as they thought it would be too confusing.<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/television/1595140/why-supergirls-lynda-carter-wasnt-in-the-big-dc-tv-crossover-as-planned Why Supergirl's Lynda Carter Wasn't In The Big DC TV Crossover As Planned - Cinemablend]</ref> Eventually, [[Lucia Walters]] got the role, and an [[Susan Brayden|original character]] was created.
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*It's possible that her first name is derived from Olive Byrne's and the last name is phonetically similar to William Marston's. They were influential in the creation of Wonder Woman.
   
 
==References==
  
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Revision as of 04:19, 16 January 2020


"Fear can create monsters where none existed before. Remind the world that there is still goodness here. Be that beacon of hope that we still need."
—Olivia Marsdin to Supergirl[src]

Olivia Marsdin is a Durlan and the former president of the United States on Earth-38. She is also the fiancée of an unnamed man. After her true nature as an alien was exposed to the public by Mercy Graves, Olivia was forced to resign from office.

Biography

Early life

Olivia was born on the peaceful world of Durla and lived there until invaders came. Her people had hoped for the best, but within a year, they were enslaved. However, Olivia managed to escape and found refuge on Earth, where she posed as a human and tried to live a peaceful life[1] in Northern Iowa.[2]

While they were in Radcliffe College, Olivia had been the R.A. for Cat Grant. At some point, Cat walked into their dorm's bathroom and saw Olivia in a bathrobe in her natural alien form, although Cat dismissed it due to the pot brownie she ate at the time.[1]

Eventually, Olivia achieved a great political career, and then managed to become the president of the United States, triumphing against an unknown male candidate.[3]

Presidential pardon to J'onn J'onzz

When J'onn J'onzz (turned into a fugitive after he was forced to reveal his true identity as a Green Martian who has pretend to be Hank Henshaw for over fifteen years) helped to defeat Non and Indigo, Marsdin granted him a full presidential pardon and re-instated him as D.E.O.'s director.[4]

Signing the Alien Amnesty Act

Olivia Marsdin is welcomed to the D.E.O.

President Marsdin at the D.E.O.

Marsdin arrived in National City to sign the Alien Amnesty Act: a decree on allowing aliens to come to Earth anytime they want and granting them the rights as U.S. citizens. However, as soon as she got off the plane, she was attacked and nearly killed if not for the intervention of Supergirl. Later the president was taken to D.E.O. for her safety until they felt that the offender was caught; then she gave her speech and was about to sign the decree when she was attacked again and the culprit turned out to be Scorcher. Supergirl saved again the situation and, the next day, at the D.E.O., Marsdin thanked again the heroine for having saved her life. As she walked away, her face briefly morphed, showing she's an alien.[3]

Marsdin contacted J'onn after Supergirl fended off an alien attack in National City as a result of a bounty being placed on her. She asked about the Daxamite ship and J'onn told her that it was stationary for the moment but they could become hostile later. She told J'onn to not engage the Daxam King and Queen as it could lead to an intergalactic war and J'onn told her that he understood. When J'onn, Supergirl and Winn engaged the ship to rescue Mon-El, Olivia quickly contacted J'onn and angrily asked why he defied her orders. He claimed that they had to rescue Mon-El who had their amnesty and everything worked out well in the end and he took full responsibility. She then asked if the ship had left and he told her it did and she informed him that there would be consequences. After the communication finished, she privately assumed her full alien form and smiled.[5]

Identity exposed to the public

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Lex Luthor, though the actions of the Children of Liberty, exposed Olivia as an alien through what appeared to be an assassination attempt at Camp David. Following being exposed, she resigned from office, leaving vice president, and Lex Luthor's lackey, Phil Baker to replace her.

Personality

"A leader who caves to fear is no leader at all."
—Olivia Marsdin[src]

Olivia is proven to be progressive, positive, encouraging, modest, humble and polite, as well as extremely charismatic and optimistic. According to Kara Danvers, almost everything Olivia says is quotation material and will pass on to become history.[3]

Despite Olivia not being human herself, she has no prejudice towards humans, as she believes that someday most humans and aliens will be able to co-exist in peace.

Olivia is incredibly intelligent, calculating and patient, as she waited for an unknown number of years to initiate the Alien Amnesty Act that allows aliens to come to Earth whenever they want to and gives them the same equal rights as humans, as seen when she uses Kara Danvers and J'onn J'onzz's heroic acts from defeating Non and Indigo as an excuse to initiate the alien amnesty act. She also supported J'onn when he was wrongfully accused of attempting to destroy the D.E.O. after his identity as the "Martian Manhunter" was revealed due to alien prejudice, as Olivia knows full well that if the latter was trying to sabotage the D.E.O., he would've done it by now, as J'onn had years to destroy the organization.

Even during Olivia's time as the president of the United States; she is proven to be an extremely selfless and non-corrupt individual; as she cares more about the welfare of her country and morality, than she does about her approval ratings.

Powers and abilities

Powers

  • Durlan physiology: Due to her alien physiology; Olivia has super physical attributes and shapeshifting powers.
    • Superhuman strength: Olivia has a degree of strength well-above normal humans; she was able to easily push off the plane rubble pinning her down.
    • Superhuman durability: Olivia is extremely resilient; she was able to survive a deadly plane crash unscathed.
    • Shapeshifting: Olivia has the power to appear human.[3]

Abilities

  • High-level intellect/Great political acumen/Expert tactician/Leader: Olivia is highly intelligent, enough that she became the president of the United States as well as a capable tactician and leader; as she managed to keep her alien identity a secret, even from the U.S. government itself.[3]

Appearances

Supergirl

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5


Trivia

  • Olivia is a member of the Democratic Party.[6]
  • Due to the Natural-born Citizen Clause of the U.S. Constitution, Olivia is technically ineligible to serve as president in the first place (having been born on another planet, and thus outside of the United States), as stated by Olivia herself in "American Alien"​.
    • As of "American Alien", the public is aware that Olivia is an alien following her exposure by Mercy Graves. This led to her resignation.

Behind the scenes

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Resist"
  2. ↑ "Fallout"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Welcome to Earth"
  4. ↑ "Better Angels"
  5. ↑ "Distant Sun"
  6. ↑ "Nevertheless, She Persisted"
  7. ↑ Why Supergirl's Lynda Carter Wasn't In The Big DC TV Crossover As Planned - Cinemablend


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