Halo

Halo (born August 28, 2002) is a gifted individual created as a result of the fusion of Gabrielle Daou, a Quraci human, with the spirit of a Mother Box. Imbued with mysterious aura powers, Halo is described as "an old soul in a young body" and don't view themselves as Gabrielle anymore, choosing the new name Violet Harper, a name proposed to them by Brion Markov, in reference to their violet aura, and Will Harper.

Personality
After their resurrection, their original personality was wiped and they had no recollection of their past. As a result, they were extremely timid and meek, often acting afraid and uncertain of how to interact with their surroundings, sometimes exhibiting childlike behavior. Despite remembering English, they had great difficulty in communicating with others, usually resorting to one-word responses or gestures. Over time, they improved their communication skills and grew more self-confident, largely due to their interactions with Nightwing's team and as they got a better handle of their powers and became able to manifest new abilities.

Much like Forager, Violet bonds with outsiders like themselves rather quickly and seeks to help them the best they can.

Physical appearance
Violet is a slim, olive-skinned teenager with brown eyes and medium-length brown hair, though they wear a hijab to cover their head.

As Halo, they wear a form-fitting, black and gray unitard that covers their entire body, except for their face and fingers. It also has a hood with a violet stripe on its hem. Their arms are also adorned with colored stripes with an angular design: blue ones around their upper arms, red ones around their forearms and yellow ones around their hands. When they use their powers, the stripes and the gray patch on their uniform, as well as their irises, turn to the color of their invoked aura, while their pupils and sclera swap colors.

Early life
Gabrielle Daou was born in Dhabar province on August 28, 2002. When they were a teenager, the neighboring rogue state Bialya invaded with full force and meta-humans like Mammoth. Gabrielle managed to get out and was admitted into Markovia, though as a refugee they were not liked by all, even though the Royal Family was very kind towards all refugees.

July 2018
Gabrielle got a job as a servant in the royal palace, though they were still uneasy around the guards. They made their way to the exit and dialed the security code to unlock a door. As they opened it, two assassins stepped inside: one sped away into the palace and the other knocked the befuddled refugee out.

At some point afterward, Gabrielle was put through the Tar protocol but died.

Their dead body was thrown inside a grave by Henchy, Johann Mintz, and Piotor Platz, along with other failed Tar subjects. But as they were being covered up, a violet aura beamed from them and they sprang back to life. They tried to climb out of the grave, but Henchy and his men attempted to bury them alive. Fortunately, Tigress intervened and fought Johann and Piotor. When Henchy tried to use an energy whip against them, Gabrielle unwittingly generated a red force-field, causing his whip to bounce back and knock Henchy out. They ran off with Artemis.

Gabrielle was largely discombobulated and had no memory of what had happened before the grave incident, including having no memory of their name. They could speak English, albeit with some difficulty.

Artemis instructed Gabrielle to stay with Sphere while they rescued Superboy. As they watched Artemis and Jefferson Pierce walking towards the cliff, they said "kill".

They followed Artemis and Black Lightning inside with Sphere, and when Plasmus was about to strike a deadly blow against Artemis, Gabrielle shielded them with their red-aura power, firmly stating "no kill". Artemis was happy they didn't stay behind, despite her instructions, and dubbed them "Halo-Girl".

They made an escape with the Team, but Count Vertigo was able to track them down. In the ensuing skirmish, Halo-Girl manifested another aura—an orange one that allowed flight—when Plasmus grabbed them and burned half of their face off, though they didn't die and were able to heal themselves back to normal with their violet aura.

After Plasmus—now released from Vertigo's control—was shot dead, Halo-Girl tried to heal him, but he was dead and could not be resurrected. That night, Artemis decided to take care of Halo-Girl and brought them to her place.

August 2018
As Halo-Girl was sleeping two feet above their couch, Will Harper and Artemis discussed what to do with them.

Later, they walked with Artemis through a park and thanked her for letting them stay in. They spontaneously started levitating and Artemis told them to be more careful. Halo-Girl was remembering more English, but still couldn't remember their past life, except for the fact that wearing a hijab somehow "felt right".

Artemis told them that Dick was running a background check to find out who they were and return them back to their family. They proceeded to slip under a willow tree where they met Doctor Fate and Artemis asked if he could help with Halo-Girl's memories. Fate observed her and sensed an "old soul inside this young body", but Zatanna arrived before he could be asked to elaborate.

While Zatara and Zatanna conversed, Halo-Girl wondered what they and Artemis were doing there. Artemis explained they were not there for that part and asked her if Fate's words meant anything, and if she had regained any memories. Halo-Girl remembered being buried, then being strapped to a gurney and hooked to an IV bag, then being abducted in Markovburg and finally hiding from Bialyan invaders. However, they simply told Artemis all they could remember was "darkness."

Later, when Artemis was comforting a grieving Zatanna after her father is repossessed by Nabu, Halo-Girl realized they were there for that part.

Halo arrived alongside Dick, Artemis, Jefferson via a Zeta-Tube hidden in Conner's garage. They spotted a computer screen with their picture and asked if that was them. Dick then started running a search in hopes of finding more about their background.

They went outside with Brion and told him he "seemed broken" and they felt the need to fix him. Brion started testing his powers, while Halo observed, impressed. The others arrived and encouraged Brion to test his powers. He ended up losing control and burned all his clothes away. Halo reassured Brion that he was nicely shaped and it was not his form that was broken. They told him to rest while they took their turn to test their powers.

Jefferson instructed them to switch between her auras to protect themselves, while Artemis attacked them. Halo fended off and evaded her blows with their red and orange auras when suddenly they manifested a new yellow aura. They cautiously tested it and fired an energy blast that knocked her backward, crashing into a car. While Halo healed their injuries with their violet aura, Brion said goodbye to them, calling them "Violet" and saying he couldn't stay. Halo asked him to stay, which he did after Dick promised to help him find his sister.

Halo was walking with Brion outside Conner's house when they suddenly got hungry, so Brion offered them an apple. Halo was delighted to try it, apparently for the first time in their life. Conner, Megan, and Artemis approached and introduced them to Forager. Halo was eager to share apples with him, and as soon as someone mentioned his home planet, New Genesis, Halo inexplicably started spouting information about it, without knowing where it all came from.

Halo, Brion, and Forager then stepped inside the Bio-Ship, which Megan had repurposed to be their new living quarters. When Brion announced his intentions to go after his sister on Infinity Island, Halo and Forager both offered to help, because according to Forager's reasoning, by sharing food between themselves, they belonged to the same "hive". Halo convinced Sphere to take them there, claiming they had a special relationship.

The trio arrived at their destination and as they made their way inside the island, Halo told Brion they wanted to have a civilian name, like Artemis did, and wanted it to be "Violet" because it was what Brion had called them the day before. However, Brion was too preoccupied with his quest to give them the approval and attention they were seeking. Suddenly, they encountered Sensei and Brion demanded him to reveal the whereabouts of Tara, but Sensei was not forthcoming and a fight ensued. Sensei snatched Halo and held them hostage. When Halo tried to use their powers, Sensei snapped her neck. Their body was thrown inside a prison cell, in front of a captured Brion, when suddenly they came back to life with their violet aura.

Halo, Brion, Forager, and Sphere were then extricated by Nightwing, Tigress, Superboy and Black Lighting. On their way back home, Halo declared that they wanted to stay with Brion and Forager, rather than joining the Team, thus forming a new team. Tigress then informed Halo that they had learned their real name: Gabrielle Daou, which jogged Halo's memories about their arrival in Markovia and the harsh treatment they received. This prompted them to put their past behind and assert themselves a new identity: "Violet".

September 2018
Halo was enjoying some time at the beach with Conner, Artemis, Brion and Forager, when Dick arrived with brand new uniforms for them and Brion.

Soon after, they started training and Halo displayed a better grasp in controlling and switching between their auras. At night, Halo had some s'mores, while the others congregated around a fire. When it was time for them to choose their code names, Halo had already settled on "Halo" and they resumed their training.

Later on, Dick, Conner, and Artemis congratulated the new recruits and treated them to complimentary s'mores. Halo was so happy that they manifested a new green aura, spawning holographic copies of themselves around the others. This prompted Dick to start their training over.

Dick briefed Violet, Jefferson, Artemis, Brion and Forager on a possible lead to Tara Markov: Cheshire, and set off after her.

The six tracked Cheshire down to a hanger and fought off her accomplices. Halo, Geo-Force, and Forager sparred with Shade, but he was able to redirect their attacks to each other with his shadow portals. Halo got knocked to the ground by a redirected Forager and Geo-Force charged towards Shade, who in turn opened a portal that swallowed Brion whole. Halo demanded Shade to return him, but he refused and teased them, saying he would keep Geo-Force forever gone. Enraged, Halo manifested a new blue aura that emanated a bright light, which overpowered Shade, forcing him to retreat and return Geo-Force. They ran over to hug him with relief.

As soon as Superboy arrived with Geo-Force and Forager in the Super-Cycle, Halo, who was already at the site with Tigress, greeted him with great enthusiasm. They were then greeted by Dr. Jace and apprised them of their new identify: Violet/Halo. Without warning, Nightwing unleashed a surprise attack on them. Halo instinctively dashed to shield Geo-Force and started to fight back once they and Forager realized it was a test. Nightwing eventually ceased the test and complimented Halo and Forager for thinking and reacting fast.

While Nightwing and Geo-Force were having a row, Lobo crash landed and proceeded to attack Forager, claiming to have a contract to kill him. By Nightwing's command, Halo tried to extricate Forager out of the site, but Lobo skewered them with his hook gun and pulled them back. After healing themselves, Halo generated holograms of Forager to confuse Lobo and shielded themselves and Jace from his attacks. They then shot a couple of energy blasts, managing to sever Lobo's little finger. Then they watched in horror as Lobo punched Forager to mush. Thankfully, it turned out it was just his exo-shell that he had shed to fool the assassin. Halo halted themselves from hugging him though, because of his unappealing naked look.

Powers and abilities

 * Aura generation: Ever since their resurrection, Halo has shown the ability to generate multi-colored auras, each with a different power. All of their auras has manifested for the first time in moments of extreme distress or happiness. They can switch between them at will, but can only use one at once.
 * Violet: Healing and resurrection.
 * Red: Force fields.
 * Orange: Flight.
 * Yellow: Energy blasts.
 * Green: Holograms.
 * Blue: A blindingly bright flash.
 * Indigo: Open a boom tube.

Background information

 * In the comics, Halo was an original member of the Outsiders with photokinetic powers. Violet Harper was a runaway who lived a life of crime, until an altercation with Tobias Whale and Syonide killed her. Her essence was merged with an alien Aurakle, essentially resurrecting her. Plagued with memory loss, she started using the name "Gabrielle Doe". Her original body was later revived by Kobra as Spectra.
 * This is Halo's second animated appearance. She appeared, with no lines, in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.