#people forget that she doesn't *just* have electricity zappy powers. she is energy itself! she can jump into and manipulate media

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How would you handle the Livewire transformation? No offense to STAS, but Leslie's body turning into electricity because she was standing near Superman when struck by lightning does not make a lick of sense, even by comic book standards.

I actually like the Livewire origin in STAS, and think it's the best one! Apart from maybe tweaking details like Leslie having experimental concert tech that acted volatile in extreme rain, I'd still have it play out the same way with Superman being in contact with Leslie and the lightning strike.

What's makes this origin so great is not how it happens but why. Livewire was already antagonizing Superman through her radio show, but after the accident she's able to weaponize her victimization and literally control how the media perceives the situation (she pre-emptively primed her audience to victimize her even before she woke up with her powers). It's so ripe with potential for commentary on white woman self-victimhood and the way media can shape discourse surrounding marginalization, that any origin where she just has zappy powers to begin with doesn't hit the same way.