

This is not due to mixed genetic heritage for example, there is no reason to suspect a Martian with light green skin has White ancestry. The exact shade of green, white or red varies between individuals. A child's skin color will always match at least one parent a White and Green couple could never have Red offspring, for example. Martians of different color are capable of producing viable offspring, who will be one color or the other. Genetically, the difference is minor, but culturally it has been the subject of much strife. There are three natural skin colors in Martians: Green ( G'arrunn), Red ( B'lahdenn) and White ( A'ashenn). Forty-eight Earth years is considered adolescence. Martians age approximately three times slower than Earth humans do. The Martian lifespan can reach up to 300 Earth years. Even in adolescence, Martians are about one-and-a-half times the height of a human. Their faces are squat, with exposed teeth and gums, and small red eyes. They also have a membrane under their upper arm, and thick protective skin on their lower arms. They have a narrow abdomen, revealing the form of a wide pelvis. IDENTITY THEFT | That’s not to say J’onn will be completely comfortable in his own skin anytime soon - in fact, quite the contrary. J’onn will be hesitant to use his many powers, especially since he isn’t quite as easy on the eyes as Kara.Martians are a bipedal species with long limbs and fingers. There’s so many wonderful moments between the two of them when he says, ‘You’re very much like my daughter.'” But looks at Alex almost as if she’s one of his children. There’s tons of mistrust, a lot of questions and not a lot of answers. These two girls represent something that’s very close to him,” he reveals.Īdds Chyler Leigh: “Up until, there’s the question of who Hank is and how much he knows about our past and our family. “Having lost his own children, got a lot of pain and melancholy, which is fantastic to play. “It’s going to be a very emotional and powerful episode, and fans will be really delighted to see it.”įAMILY MATTERS | As Alex and Kara come to grips with the idea that J’onn isn’t actually Hank Henshaw, they will develop a relationship with Harewood’s character that the actor says will be quite enjoyable for viewers. “It was a very emotional episode, just thinking about the whole idea of genocide and people being burned alive,” Harewood teases.

As non-comic-book-reading viewers will come to learn, J’onn had a family and a life of his own back on Mars, before a war between the White Martians and the Green Martians caused most of the latter race to be eradicated in a fire.Īccording to David Harewood, the man behind J’onn, Episode 11 will reveal his character’s past, and it will be quite the evocative outing. MARS ATTACKS | Though Kara will of course remain Supergirl‘s focus, J’onn’s backstory will be crucial to upcoming episodes. Now that J’onn’s identity is (somewhat) out in the open, read on for the Supergirl team’s insights on how it will affect the series: He’s one of the most frightening-looking Justice Leaguers, but he has the purest heart.” She’s embraced her powers and stepped out into the light, and in a way, J’onn is closeted and afraid.

“It fit in with how Supergirl has been evolving.
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“Within the body of the Supergirl series, there is a Martian Manhunter series rolling throughout,” Kreisberg tells us.
