The Dr. Mid-Nite Suit is a protective suit used by Beth Chapel as the crime-fighting heroine, Dr. Mid-Nite. The suit was previously worn by Charles McNider, who supposedly died in a battle against the ISA. Beth's ownership of the suit gave her identity concealment and allowed her to travel through spaces relatively undetected. Her parents learned the suit was equipped with technology that would help her fight, giving her both a physical and mental edge against her opponents.
Description[]
The Dr. Mid-Nite suit is a two-piece protective suit used for fighting crime and aiding her fellow JSA members in battle. Her top is a solid red leather with two textures integrated into it. On her chest is a circular reflective mirror. Her gloves are made of customized leather that holds pouches and pockets for potions and healing salves. Dr. Mid-Nite wears a thin brown belt tied through two silver loops. On her belt, are numerous pouches and bags. Her pants are plain beige and reach into her knee-high black boots. She has a forest green hooded mask that goes over her head and only leaves her nose and mouth exposed. On the center of the hood is a circular imprinted jewel. The hood attaches to a matching-colored cloak that reaches the ground. Around her eyes is a darker brown outline for a mask, that her vibrant green goggles rest on. She wears a deep green textured leather hooded cloak with a bottom that reaches to the ground due to her height.
Suit Technology[]
Overview[]
When James mentions he spoke with Dr. McNider, the goggles show Dr. Mid-Nite the Mid-Nite Protocol and options to select to engage. An image of McNider as Dr. Mid-Nite appears, showing different features from within the suit. These features include A.I. goggles, power gloves, a utility belt, a cape shield, and a Hootie tracker. These technological features are largely untested, as Beth has yet to use them as the new Dr. Mid-Nite. When combat mode is activated, the color of the goggles changes from green to red.
Mid-Nite Protocol
- Systems Check
- A.I. Goggles
- Power Gloves
- Cape Shield
- Utility Belt
- Hootie Tracker
- Diagnostic
- Combat Mode Beta v.1.
- Stealth Mode (untested)
A.I. Goggles[]
- Main article: Dr. Mid-Nite's Goggles
The goggles provide the wearer with tactical knowledge and integrate into the rest of the Golden Age-inspired updated design. The goggles also grant Dr. Mid-Nite several incredible visual enhancements, abilities, and feats. These include, but are in no way limited to, X-ray vision, night vision, and infrared vision. She can also create three-dimensional projections and detect when a specific person is lying. The goggles also have a social function that allows the wearer to stay up-to-date with the latest information. Dr. Mid-Nite can access the weather forecast, weather predictions, and Twitter. The artificial intelligence, formerly known as Chuck, within the goggles provides Dr. Mid-Nite with expertise that is unmatched by her team or her foes. It predicts attacks, runs algorithms both with and for her, speaks to her, and is directly connected to her commands. She merely has to say keywords, and the AI will automatically obey, such as calling her parents, activating various modes, and running emotional checks on her teammates.
Cape Shield[]
Combat Mode[]
- Combat Mode Beta v.1.
- Taekwondo
- Ninjutsu
- Muay tai
- Judo
- Kung fu
- Hapkido
- Krav maga
- Boxing
- Kickboxing
- Jujutsu
- Karate
- Sumo
- Capoeira
- Kendo
- Aikido
- Iaido
- Hootie
Power Gloves[]
Series[]
Brilliant doctor and engineer Charles McNider wore the suit for many years while fronting as the superhero Dr. Mid-Nite. He wore it for all of his significant battles against the ISA and other foes. He was commonly photographed wearing it. The suit was usually paired with his trusty owl. 10-years-ago during the JSA's battle against the ISA, Dr. Mc-Nider was consumed by an ISA member and died in the suit. Pat Dugan presumably took the suit and kept it and other Dr. Mid-Nite-related artifacts in the JSA's headquarters.
When Courtney Whitmore decided to remake the JSA and recruit new members, she mentioned recruiting a new Dr. Mid-Nite. That night, stole several artifacts from the JSA's headquarters. Dr. Mid-Nite's helmet was amongst those items. Beth Chapel happened upon the goggles while visiting the Whitmore-Dugan household. She put the goggles on and proved herself to be a valuable asset of the Justice Society of America and became the new Dr. Mid-Nite. She didn't receive her suit immediately, and instead, only received it before the groups first fight against Tigress and Sportsmaster.
A second version of the suit is worn by Charles McNider during his time in The Shadowlands, having transported to the alternate dimension with him. When he returns to the normal world, he wears the suit until he changes into a normal suit after the battle against Eclipso. Beth tries to give him the Dr. Mid-Nite suit, but he refuses in a symbolic display of accepting her as the new Dr. Mid-Nite.
Beth's parents try to convince her to update the appearance of the suit, wanting her to have a lemon yellow color scheme and a one-piece suit without a cape. She rejects their ideas as she likes her cape, and reminds them that yellow and black are Rick's colors. Bridget continues her efforts to sway Beth's mind, even giving her a mock-up of what the suit would look like.
During a fight against Sofus Mahkent, Beth answers a call from her father, warning him it's a bad time. He picks up on her being in a fight. He and her mom talked to Dr. McNider who told them everything his goggles and suit can do, even the untested programs. He told her to activate combat mode and when she repeated the phrase, the goggles turned red, and "combat mode" was activated in a Beta trial. Five options appear for her to choose from, including her power gloves, goggles, belt, cape, and Hootie.
The AI warns her of an imminent projectile attack from Sofus. It predicted the zone of impact being her torso. The goggles tell her to take cover, when to duck, roll, and activate auto-defense mode. It tells her to select a fighting style, offering sixteen different styles available in a digital rotation that projects the appearance of each form. It warns her of an incoming headshot, instructing her when to throw a left hook. It predicts Sofus's next blast as being multiple projectiles that she can't dodge, opting to activate her cape shield. After the fighting stops for several minutes, the goggles return to their normal programming. Sofus stops Cameron's attack on Hourman, only to fall to the ground moments later in what the goggles read as being a cardiac event - a heart attack. Beth calls Bridget who tells her to use the power gloves, which double as defibrillators. The suit insulates her as she successfully shocks him back to life with two shocks.
Owner[]
- Beth Chapel
- Charles McNider (Until Disappearance)
Appearances[]
| Stargirl | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | ★ | P | ★ | ★ | P | ★ | ★ | ||||||
| Season 2 | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | P | ★ | ★ | ★ | |||||
| Season 3 | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ | ★ |
Notes and Trivia[]
- Beth and Rick are the only members of the modern-age JSA who didn't receive their suits on-screen.
Behind the Scenes[]
- Anjelika Washington revealed that while her costume wasn't as tight as the other female heroines, hers was still hot and the cape was quite heavy, a weight she had to drag behind. She remarked on the bright side and it was a good excuse to get massages twice a week.[1]
- Anjelika mentioned that her co-stars would step on her cape a number of times.
- On May 12, 2020, Comicbook released two exclusive posters for Dr. Mid-Nite and Hourman. The posters also included a brief behind-the-scenes overview, courtesy of super-suit creator, Laura Jean Shannon.
- "Doctor Mid-Nite was full of opportunities for designing fun details into the suit and all of its accessories. Gloves made of customized leather hold pouches and pockets for potions and healing salves. Goggles that supply tactical knowledge to the wearer integrate into the rest of the Golden era-inspired updated design. Made for our petite bundle of positive energy, played by the effervescent Anjelika Washington! Our amazing tailor shop collaborated with Creative Character Engineering to dial in each of the integrated details to then get a final paint job from our talented Textile Artists, adding dimension and flair."
- During StarFury Conventions on May 6, 2023, Brec Bassinger revealed that after the completion of the series, all of the supersuits were burned to protect the integrity of the series and to prevent them from being sold to a third party.
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