Naomi is the newest DC TV show adaptation, and it stars a young heroine who's a fairly recent character herself. Introduced into the mainstream DC Comics continuity in 2019, Naomi has had a quick turnaround period in making the jump between mediums, making her somewhat similar to Marvel's Kamala Khan.
Given that she's still a new character, many viewers and even diehard DC fans might not know a lot about Naomi's premise or her powerset. These are all sure to be adapted in some form in the TV show, which is being developed by Ava Duvernay. Before Naomi hits the CW next year, here's a primer on who she is, what her powers are and how she connects to the wider DC multiverse.
Naomi Is the Last Daughter of an Alternate Universe
Naomi first appeared in the first issue of her very own comic book, and her origin explains that she's the last child born to beings in an alternate universe. This world was inundated with radiation that gave many of its people incredible abilities, but these new metahumans soon took to warring with each other with their powers. The daughter of two of these super-beings, Naomi was sent to the Prime Earth of DC comic book continuity as an infant to save her from the evil Zumbado. Her parents died in the conflict, making Naomi very much like Superman in terms of origin.
She was adopted by an alien from Rann, who was living in Oregon and posing as a human named Greg McDuffie. Later in her life, Naomi's inquisitive nature was piqued when Superman arrived in her hometown fighting Mongul. This sparked discussion of a similar event years before that occurred when Naomi was "adopted," prompting her to look into her past and her potential connection to people like Superman. Greg then told Naomi how he found her, giving her an object that he found with her that activated her powers and told her some of her backstory. The Naomi TV show will likely see her being adopted on the main Earth of the Arrowverse, though whether or not her dad will remain Rannian remains unknown.
Naomi Has Almost Godlike Powers Caused by Radiation
Thanks to her parents being affected by the metahuman radiation of their world, Naomi's genetics, once activated, give her incredible superpowers. The biggest way that this manifests is in filling her body with volatile but powerful energy, which Naomi can weaponize and shoot out offensively.
The energy also affects other physical faculties about Naomi's body, namely its dexterity. Naomi has superhuman strength, as well as vastly heightened durability. This effectively puts her around the same weight class as the Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, Black Adam as well as Superman and Supergirl. Due to this stupendous power level, upon joining the Justice League (after having also served on the reformed Young Justice), Naomi was given the name "Powerhouse" by Aquaman.
Naomi Isn't the Only One of Her Kind and Can Be Beaten
As great as her powers are, Naomi isn't the strongest being in the DC Universe by a long shot. Much like Superman himself, beings of similar and especially greater strength can and have overwhelmed her. These include her arch-foe Zumbado, an empowered person like her who once fought and beat Naomi before taking her to their ravaged home dimension.
Likewise, as a young girl who's only recently learned of her "alien" origins, Naomi is still somewhat of a novice with her powers, namely those involving energy projection. Thus, an enemy could use this to their advantage by presenting some sort of defense that Naomi doesn't know how to overcome, forcing her to use other means to fight them off.
On top of that, her lack of knowledge concerning her homeworld puts her in a position that even Superman usually isn't in, as the Fortress of Solitude tends to bring him up to speed on his powers and his people in various continuities. These potential downfalls will likely all show up in some form or another in Naomi, so fans will have to tune in there to see how she overcomes life's toughest challenges.