Dupli-Kate

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Dupli-Kate
Publisher Image Comics First appearance Invincible #2 Created by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker
Characteristics Alter ego Kate Cha Affiliations Guardians of the Globe Teen Team Abilities The ability to generate multiple copies of herself

Dupli-Kate is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Image Comics title Invincible. She was previously a member of the Teen Team and is now one of the Guardians of the Globe.

[edit] Character History

Dupli-Kate's power is mystical in origin. The result of an ancient Chinese curse by the Emperor against his usurper, the Warlord Fung Cha, moments before his death. The curse was: "The seventh generation after Cha's seventh grandchild would be burdended with a family too large to care for... and it would drive him mad."

Hundreds of years later and the appointed grandchild gives birth to twins, Paul and Kate. As toddlers they began to multiply uncontrollably and eventually fulfilled the curse driving the father Tsing Cha mad.

At puberty the twins gained control of their powers and can now generate and absorb duplicates at will. The current whereabouts of Paul (Multi-Paul) are unknown.

Dupli-Kate became a member of the Teen Team, where she was involved in the breakup of Rex Splode and Atom Eve after Eve walked in on Rex cheating with multiple copies of Kate. Along with her fellow Teen Team teammates, Robot and Rex Splode, Kate joined the new Guardians of the Globe after the old Guardians were murdered. Rex later found Kate cheating on him with the Immortal. Kate's relationship with the Immortal grew more serious and after a brief engagment they were married in a private ceremony.