| Character Name: | Rampage |
| Real Name: | Karen Lou "Kitty" Faulkner |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Debut: | Superman (vol. 2) #7 (July 1987) |
| Creators: | John Byrne |
| Species: | Metahuman |
| Alliances: | S.T.A.R. Labs |
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Rampage (Karen Lou "Kitty" Faulkner) is a fictional character in the DC Comics. The character first appeared in Superman comic books, and was later utilized in Starman. Rampage has a distinct appearance, with orange skin, a towering, muscular build, and a fiery red mohawk. Rampage's personality is (like her namesake) hot-tempered, aggressive and uninhibited, the complete opposite of her alter ego Kitty Faulkner.
Rampage first appeared in Superman (vol. 2) #7 and was created by John Byrne.
Kitty Faulkner is a S.T.A.R. Labs scientist who creates a pollution-free energy source for a competition sponsored by the Daily Planet. Thomas Moyers, a colleague arguing the potential dangers of the project, disables the machine's safety systems, transforming Faulkner into a metahuman who can absorb solar energy to empower herself.[1] [2]
Months later, Faulkner learns that she will die without continuous exposure to energy. Moyers develops a collar to keep her alive, after which she becomes an ally of Superman and enters a relationship with Starman.
Rampage can absorb and store solar energy as sustenance to empower herself. She can also leap great distances, simulating the effects of flight.[3]
An alternate universe variant of Rampage appears in . This version is a LexCorp geneticist.[4] [5] [6]
Rampage appears as a character summon in .[8]
Rampage appears in the Supergirl tie-in digital comic Adventures of Supergirl.[9] This version is an alien named Caren Falqnerr who can assume a human form.