Creation

Lady Bright was created by Jed MacKay and Joey Vazquez, and first appeared in Black Cat (2020) Annual #1. Initially she went by the codename Auntie Ante, but this was later changed to Lady Bright by Emily Kim in the Tiger Division (2023) mini-series.

Major Story Arcs

Vs. Taegukgi

When her longtime teammate and Tiger Division's heavy hitter Taegukgi is mind controlled by the gangsters Choi Faction - who threaten to unleash Tae upon Seoul unless the government cede control of state to them - Lady Bright is called upon by the team's leader, White Fox. Fox also blackmails the American thief Black Cat to assist the team's rescue operation, and the team set off from their base on Burasam Mountain to investigate the Choi's hideout at an abandoned DMZ ski resort. Lady Bright utilises her sorcery to transform a playing card into a portal gateway, teleporting Fox & Cat ahead of the team to scout the location, while the rest of the team (including Lady Bright) "distract" South Korea's most powerful superhuman. Tiger Division are woefully outmatched but Lady Bright manages to keep the team alive, particularly protecting Luna Snow before a falling building can crush them. The team hold on long enough for Fox & Cat to locate the man psychically possessing Taegukgi's body, Mongdal, and free Taegukgi from his control.

One World Under Doom

After Victor Von Doom announces a state of Pax Victoris, Tiger Division is drafted in defeating a Bulgae while filming a music video for Luna Snow, that includes pro-Doom messaging and lyrics welcoming Doom's "evergreen peace." After nine days of Doom's new emergency response drones, Tiger Division begin to feel redundant and debate the validity of Doom's rule. Lady Bright dislikes living under Doom's dictatorship after his attack on the team to retrieve Taegukgi's power, but Enigma believes that Doom's open border policy shall help Korea become a global nation.

The team are called to their headquarters, where Chibicorp drones are laying siege courtesy of the Japanese hero Sunfire. Once the drones are destroyed , Director Han uses this as an opportunity to announce Doom's Pan-Asian expansion protocol, revealing Aero, Wave and Karma as Tiger Division's new team members. With the regional alliance comes rebranding, and Tiger Division are renamed Doom's Division. Furious at Director Han's subservience to Doom, Lady Bright resigns from the team, effective immediately. She visits Luna, who directs her to an anti-Doom demonstration in Seoul, where Bright witnesses the familiar sight of Korean civilians rebelling against a dictatorial force. Unlike her memories of uprisings past Lady is surprised to witness this protest resolving peacefully, and as she leaves a woman is seen to be following her, reporting to Director Han.

Continuing to keep tabs on Luna at a stadium in Seoul, Lady Bright is approached by Gun-R II who warns Bright that White Fox has arrested the entire team. Bright sends a magical message to Luna, before breaking into Doom's Division headquarters with Gun-R and freeing the rest of Tiger Division.

Powers & Abilities

Lady Bright's sorcery powers are channelled through a deck of Hwatu ("flower battle") cards, commonly used for the Korean game Go-Stop. Using these cards she can cast numerous spells, although the source of this power is unknown, as she claims she is not a mudang (Korean shaman) or manyeo (Korean witch).

Thus far, the abilities she has showcased are using the cards as levitating platforms to fly herself and others, portal gateways for teleportation, protective barriers, and offensively summon magical vines to ensnare and trap her opponents.