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* ShesGotLegs: And wears fishnets to accentuate her long well-toned yet shapely legs.

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* HotWitch: A beautiful and powerful magician.

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* HotWitch: A very beautiful and powerful magician.
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* BathingBeauty: Zatanna is shown to enjoy baths a lot.
* BattleCouple: With [[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} John Constantine]]. Though both are worlds (or versions) apart, both make up for a Badass Magical Couple. [[spoiler:Then John Constantine is put back into the DC Universe and the two get back on their relationship.]]



* {{Brainwashed}}: The second arc features Zatanna herself brainwashed into marrying a man so that he can substitute her soul for his when the demon Mammon comes to claim him. This is not the first time he has done this, either, as the previous women he plunged into hell serve as the bridesmaids at the wedding.

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* BowtiesAreCool: She wears one, in keeping with her deliberately magician-like costume.
* {{Brainwashed}}: The second arc of her comic features Zatanna herself brainwashed into marrying a man so that he can substitute her soul for his when the demon Mammon comes to claim him. This is not the first time he has done this, either, as the previous women he plunged into hell serve as the bridesmaids at the wedding.

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* ActionGirl: She is a proactive hero who seeks out and combats metaphysical criminals, demons, and the normal supervillains of the DCU, using her mystical abilities to combat foes at every turn, and she has the hand-to-hand capability to protect herself when the need arises.
* AdaptationalModesty: Zatanna, in the ComicBook/New52, briefly ditched her trademark fishnets for a pair of leather pants. This new design was quickly ditched for one closer to her classic look, fishnets and all.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Her stage outfit is essentially a modified tuxedo with top hat, that is also her default uniform when engaging in hero work. The biggest changes that have been made are the replacement of pants with fishnet stockings and the presence of an ImpossiblyLowNeckline (sometimes).
* BoundAndGagged: A good method of leaving Zatanna powerless, though not an absolutely foolproof one. As it turns out, a ''written'' backwards spell will do in a pinch, though even then she'd need a free hand and something to write with.
** An offhand comment in the one-off ''Black Canary/Zatanna: Bloodspell'' seemed to imply that backwards ''sign language'' could also do the trick.
* {{Brainwashed}}: The second arc features Zatanna herself brainwashed into marrying a man so that he can substitute her soul for his when the demon Mammon comes to claim him. This is not the first time he has done this, either, as the previous women he plunged into hell serve as the bridesmaids at the wedding.
* CodeName: She does not have one, she is addressed publicly and privately only as "Zatanna," her legal proper name.
* CommutingOnABus: The month after her solo series was cancelled, Zatanna was made into one of the lead characters in the high profile ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueDark'' book.
* EscapeArtist: One of the DCU's greatest, which is no surprise considering her profession as a stage magician and her lineage as daughter of the great wizard Zatara. She ''can'' use her magical powers to escape, but can also easily do so without them. Her dad even taught another superhero the trade: ''Franchise/{{Batman}}''.
** Zatanna also had a relationship with John Constantine the ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}''. And John is an escape artist second to none. Apparently John has taught Zatanna some spells from time to time.
* FriendToAllChildren: It's more implied, but Zatanna definitely has a soft spot for children (barring evil ones like Teddy). She agreed to perform on Sesame Street despite not liking film or television in general, and only stopped due to her crippling phobia of puppets. She was also led into a near-assassination attempt by agreeing to do shows supporting children's charities.
* GoodIsNotDumb: When Oscar Hampel claims that he was turned into a puppet because of a tragic series of events almost out of his control, and that his actions were an isolated event, Zatanna accepts that her father, for all his wisdom and power, [[HumansAreFlawed was only human]]. She gives Oscar the benefit of the doubt and agrees to help him become human again...after she runs him through a magic LieDetector, that is. After all, just because her father was not perfect does not mean he was wrong this time, and she is going to make sure before she takes any actions.



* {{Hypocrite}}
** She turned the Titans against Raven moments before Trigon's first arrival, based on the grounds that Raven through her powers, manipulated Kid Flash's emotions to make him join the team. That would have been a fair assessment had Zatanna not only used her powers to wipe Doctor Light's mind, but also Batman's for trying to intervene as stated in Comicbook/IdentityCrisis.
** She turns a group of annoying girls into doves right before telling Zachary he shouldn't use his powers for personal gain. Zach calls her out on it.
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Not always, but often her costume (Which is a variance on her standard outfit when performing on stage) is cut low to reveal a large amount of her cleavage.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Zatanna is a logomancer. That is, despite having been shown in the past using simple spell without employing her trademark ''Backwards speech'' she needs to have a clear voice to focus her powers with. As previously stated, this forces her rogues to gag her a lot. Also, even when she has still her charmcasting abilities intact, some villains may exploit some loopholes to protect themselves from her magic. Zatanna in both cases mostly improvises.
** In a story taken from her childhood a temporarily muted Zatanna (due to really uncomfortable dental braces) choose to use a ''Speak'n Spell'' toy as an artificial voice box of some sort. She also turned her braces into a cage, trapping her foe.
** Unable to harm directly an iteration of Amazo based on her own magic, she mystically recalled ComicBook/RedTornado's soul, rich in mystical might, to use it as a weapon.
** In few instances where her opponent decided for something more permanent and less fetishistic than a gag (as landing a crippling injury to Zatanna's throat) Zee has been shown to use ''Blood Magic''. Incantations written in blood are somewhat stronger, more dangerous and more powerful even than her average logomancy.
** One opponent had the ability to cause Zatanna to move backwards through time for a few seconds, causing her 'backwards' spells to come out of her mouth as non-backwards words, and thus useless. She got around that by casting ''palindromes'', such as "Nurses run!" or "Ogre flog a golfer, go!"



* MagicalGirlWarrior: Her powers are often at the forefront of cosmic conflicts for the fate of the universe.
* MagicianDetective: She uses her magical skills and master of normal sleight-of-hand to deal with demons, goblins, ghosts and also traditional human riff-raff.
* MagiciansAreWizards: She is a famous and wealthy stage magician with a successful show in UsefulNotes/LasVegas, but she is also a powerful master of the mystic arts that often serves as our worlds best defense against intrusions from beyond.
* MissingMom: Sindella, Zatanna's mother, was presumed dead for years so Zatara raised her. Turns out she was enslaved by her own people, the Hidden Ones, [[HiddenElfVillage a race of natural magic-users]]. She dies shortly after Zatanna meets her.
* MostCommonSuperpower: She is a ''very'' powerful woman with a very impressive bust.
* MsFanservice: Zatanna is a gorgeous, [[MostCommonSuperpower busty]], [[ShesGotLegs leggy]] woman whose outfit is composed of fishnet stockings and top hat. Nobody has ever found reason to complain over Paul Dini's appreciation of the character.



* OccultDetective: Works with the San Francisco police on magic-related crimes

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* OccultDetective: Works As a person with legitimate supernatural powers and no SecretIdentity, she is one of the few characters in the DCU that can be casually approached to deal with issues beyond the ken of mortal authorities. The series starts in San Francisco police with a local detective hopping backstage after a show to ask for her input on magic-related crimesa batch of grisly other-worldly murders.
* SecretIdentity: She does not have one, and is publicly recognized as a practicing magician and former member of the Justice League.


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* SquishyWizard: DependingOnTheWriter her magic can be extremely powerful but she's normally just as vulnerable to attacks as a normal human being, and she generally has to be able to speak her incantations to cast them.
* StageMagician: Zatanna and her deceased father, Zatara. Both are [[MagiciansAreWizards real sorcerers pretending to be stage magicians.]] Zatanna in particular has considerable skill in standard sleight of hand in addition to her authentic mystical abilities, and she has quite a bit of fame and fortune stemming from her traditional performances in theaters and stadiums around the world.
* StarSpangledSpandex: Well, star-spangled gala dress, but still counts.
* StockingFiller: Her costume includes fishnet stockings.
* StrawVegetarian: Averted. Zatanna mentions once that she is a vegetarian. While she spoils the bunny she works with on stage, it's more because she's nice. It doesn't really fuel her character beyond that.
* WhatTheHellHero: Her mind wiping Batman for protesting against mind wiping Doctor Light.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Zatanna, it turns out, has a serious and crippling phobia with regards to puppets. Not voodoo dolls or wax effigies, those she can handle with no problems, but with actual ''puppets'' with their hanging strings and painted-on eyes. Her fears extend back to her childhood and a traumatic incident she experienced with her father.
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* AttractiveBentGender / GenderBlenderName: Used to be a man but was turned into a woman at some point in the past. [[NoodleIncident The details are unclear]] but all that's known is that Zatanna didn't do it and can't change her back.

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* AttractiveBentGender / GenderBlenderName: Used to be a man but was turned into a woman at some point in the past. [[NoodleIncident The details are unclear]] but all that's known is that Zatanna didn't do it and can't change her back.
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A stage magician, real magician, and JusticeLeague member.

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A stage magician, real magician, and JusticeLeague Franchise/{{Justice League|of America}} member.
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* NiceGirl: She's almost always depicted as being approachable, friendly, and considerate.

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* NiceGirl: She's almost always Often depicted as being approachable, friendly, and considerate.
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[[folder:Nimue Ravensong]]

A patron of Brother Night's club with a grudge against Zatanna.
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* HumiliationConga: Gets her ass kicked by Zatanna without magic and then falls victim to a spell meant to turn Zatanna into a slug.
* KnifeNut: Attacks Zatanna with one.
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* DirtyHippy: He was one before becoming Brother Night.


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* NewAgeRetroHippie: He was one before becoming Brother Night.
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A detective with the San Francisco Police Department. First meets Zatanna when he asks for her help investigating the deaths of magic gangsters.

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A detective with the San Francisco Police Department. First meets Zatanna when he asks for her help investigating the deaths of magic gangsters.
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* EnfantTerrible: His mother feared he would be one of these.


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* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:He's Brother Night's son.]]
* ScarsAreForever: The crosses carved into his skin as a baby are still there.


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* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:He's Detective Colton's father.]]
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* PerversePuppet: What he was turned into.
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* KarmicTransformation: [[spoiler:Zatanna turns him into a lump of gold so that his soul cannot be taken.]]
* MercyKill: [[spoiler:On the receiving end.]]
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[[folder:Benjamin Raymond]]

A casino owner who hires Zatanna.
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* BlackWidow: Male version. Marries women and sacrifices their souls to Mammon.
* DeaderThanDead: [[spoiler:Asks Zatanna to completely destroy his soul when Mammon comes to collect it as nonexistence would be preferable to being Mammon's prisoner]].
* DealWithTheDevil: Made one with Mammon for wealth and eternal life. Sacrifices the souls of his wives to postpone his own damnation.
* MyGrandsonMyself: Posing as his own son.
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[[folder:Mammon]]

The wealthiest demon in Hell.
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* FatBastard: He's quite fat and, well, a ''demon''.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Does this to his minions even if he expected them to fail.
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[[folder:Oscar Hempel]]

A children's entertainer turned into a puppet by Zatanna's father.
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* BalefulPolymorph: Zatanna's dad turned him into a marionette. He later does this to Zatanna.
* SealedEvilInACan: Zatanna traps him in a barrel.
* WhiteDwarfStarlet: When his puppet shows started going out of style.
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[[folder:Romalthi the Shaper]]

His touch turns his victims into whatever his mask depicts.
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* BalefulPolymorph: His main power.
* BlackCloak: His outfit
* TheMagicTouch: Needs to touch his victims for his power to work. Zatanna defeats him by trapping him in a glass case.
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: His mask turns into an image of whatever he will turn his victim into.
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[[folder:Ember]]

An unborn dragon gestating in the form of a human girl
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* BreathWeapon / PlayingWithFire: Breathes fire.
* KissOfDeath: Kisses a drug dealer, causing him to spontaneously combust.
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[[folder:Teddy]]

Appears to be a young boy who attacks people with a magic box of flesh-eating bugs.
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* EnfantTerrible: Looks like a young boy but it's not clear exactly what he is.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Zatanna beats him by shrinking him and letting his bugs attack him.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Says "Wanna see a bug?" before opening his box.
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A charlatan cult-leader who started dabbling in real magic and eventually came to control San Francisco's magical underworld.

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Formerly known as Eldon Peck. A charlatan cult-leader who started dabbling in real magic and eventually came to control San Francisco's magical underworld.
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* SealedEvilInACan: Zatanna imprisons him inside her [[HatOfPower hat]] and later calls on him to help her recover some [[spoiler:erased memories]].

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* SealedEvilInACan: Zatanna imprisons him inside her [[HatOfPower hat]] and later calls on releases him to help after he helps [[spoiler:free her recover some [[spoiler:erased memories]].father's spirit from Brother Night's control.]]

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* HatOfPower: Her hat can be used for various magic spells.

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* HatOfPower: Her hat can be used for various magic spells.She imprisons the demon Fuseli in her hat.


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* DirtyHippy: He was one before becoming Brother Night.


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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Before becoming Brother Night, he was a hippy who was also a serial killer and cult leader. Sounds a lot like Charles Manson.
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[[folder:Fuseli]]

An imp that enters people's dreams and turns them into nightmares.
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* DreamWalker / DreamWeaver: His main ability.
* SealedEvilInACan: Zatanna imprisons him inside her [[HatOfPower hat]] and later calls on him to help her recover some [[spoiler:erased memories]].
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* AntiMagic: Immune to magic
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* BondageIsBad: BDSM is openly practiced in his bar.
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[[folder:Brother Night]]

A charlatan cult-leader who started dabbling in real magic and eventually came to control San Francisco's magical underworld.
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* ArchEnemy: The cover of Issue 2 lists him as Zatanna's "Arch Foe."
* BadGuyBar: Zatanna first confronts him in a bar full of magical supervillains.
* TheDon: To a magical criminal organization.
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[[folder:Mikey Dowling]]

Zatanna's friend and stage manager.
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* AttractiveBentGender / GenderBlenderName: Used to be a man but was turned into a woman at some point in the past. [[NoodleIncident The details are unclear]] but all that's known is that Zatanna didn't do it and can't change her back.
* GuileHero: When Zatanna is [[spoiler:captured and turned into a puppet]], she manages to find her.
* MuggleBestFriend: To Zatanna
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* KungFuWizard: Skilled in hand-to-hand combat as well as magic.
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[[folder:Zatanna Zatara]]

A stage magician, real magician, and JusticeLeague member.
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* HatOfPower: Her hat can be used for various magic spells.
* HotWitch: A beautiful and powerful magician.
* MagicWand: Carries a traditional black-with-white-ends wand as part of her superhero arsenal.
* NiceHat: The top hat in her stage magician-inspired "work clothes."
* OccultDetective: Works with the San Francisco police on magic-related crimes
* ShesGotLegs: And wears fishnets to emphasize them.
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[[folder:Det. Dale Colton]]

A detective with the San Francisco Police Department. First meets Zatanna when he asks for her help investigating the deaths of magic gangsters.
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* FriendOnTheForce: To Zatanna
* UnfazedEveryman: Issue 1 is his first experience with magic. He takes it pretty well.
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[[folder:Zatanna Zatara]]

A stage magician, real magician, and JusticeLeague member.
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* HatOfPower: Her hat can be used for various magic spells.
* HotWitch: A beautiful and powerful magician.
* MagicWand: Carries a traditional black-with-white-ends wand as part of her superhero arsenal.
* NiceHat: The top hat in her stage magician-inspired "work clothes."
* OccultDetective: Works with the San Francisco police on magic-related crimes
* ShesGotLegs: And wears fishnets to emphasize them.
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[[folder:Zatanna Zatara]]

A stage magician, real magician, and JusticeLeague member.
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* HatOfPower: Her hat can be used for various magic spells.
* HotWitch: A beautiful and powerful magician.
* MagicWand: Carries a traditional black-with-white-ends wand as part of her superhero arsenal.
* NiceHat: The top hat in her stage magician-inspired "work clothes."
* OccultDetective: Works with the San Francisco police on magic-related crimes
* ShesGotLegs: And wears fishnets to emphasize them.
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