Who is Golden Glider in Kite Man: Hell Yeah? All to know about DC character

The Golden Glider first appeared in the Harley Quinn animated series. (Image via HBO Max)
The Golden Glider first appeared in the Harley Quinn animated series. (Image via HBO Max)

Kite Man: Hell Yeah is a DC Comics animated series focusing on the exploits of the DC universe supervillain named Kite Man. The show is a spin-off of the popular animated series Harley Quinn, which has been streaming on DC Universe and HBO Max since 2019.

The title of the series is derived from a catchphrase Kite Man developed in the DC Rebirth arc of the comics.

Kite Man: Hell Yeah premiered on HBO Max on July 18 and focuses on the exploits of Kite Man and his girlfriend, the Golden Glider Lisa Snart.

Like Kite Man, Lisa Snart was also introduced as a supervillain in the DC Comics universe. Specifically, she originated as a nemesis for The Flash, and her brother was another supervillain named Captain Cold.


Before Kite Man: Hell Yeah, Golden Glider was in Harley Quinn

Golden Glider sported a new design in the Harley Quinn Valentine's Day special. (Image via HBO Max)
Golden Glider sported a new design in the Harley Quinn Valentine's Day special. (Image via HBO Max)

Golden Glider was a supervillain created by Cary Bates and Irv Novick. She initially appeared in DC Comics as an enemy of The Flash and the sister of another supervillain named Leonard Snart or Captain Cold.

In the continuity of Harley Quinn and Kite Man: Hell Yeah, Golden Glider first appeared in season 3 of Harley Quinn, where she first met Kite Man and began dating him. The two had a similar flair for gliding through the air, but while Kite Man flew by using his kite, the Golden Glider flew by using a specialized set of skates.

Specifically, Golden Glider debuted in the episode The 83 Annual Villy Awards, which satirizes awards shows, like the Academy Awards, where her boyfriend Kite Man wins the award for "best D-lister".

However, the event turns awkward when Golden Glider comes across Kite Man's ex-girlfriend Poison Ivy, who's now the girlfriend of Harley Quinn. Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn go on to win the "Best Couple" award.

Later on, Poison Ivy and Golden Glider have a conversation where Ivy says that Golden Glider will be a good partner for Kite Man, reaffirming Golden Glider's faith in her relationship.

Golden Glider also made a brief appearance in The Horse and the Sparrow, where she attended the premiere of James Gunn's fictional movie A Hard Wayne's Gonna Fall.

She also appeared in the Harley Quinn special A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special. The special episode showed Golden Glider revealing a new haircut and costume design. Her domino mask was shortened to expose her forehead, and her hair was cut in a shorter bob cut.


What does Golden Glider do in Kite Man: Hell Yeah?

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In Kite Man: Hell Yeah, Kite Man and the Golden Glider buy up Noonan's bar in order to cater to the denizens of Lex Luthor's Legion of Doom.

Her voice actor was changed between her appearances in Harley Quinn and Kite Man: Hell Yeah, with Cathy Ang voicing her in the former and Stephanie Hsu voicing her in the latter.

The show follows Kite Man and the Golden Glider as they provide their services for the various miscreants and ne'er do wells in Gotham City while deepening their partnership with one another.

Because Kite Man: Hell Yeah and Harley Quinn take place in the same universe, the former's events are likely to inform what happens in Harley Quinn season 5.


Kite Man: Hell Yeah is streaming on HBO Max for viewers in the United States. Viewers in India can stream the series on JioCinema Premium.

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