Negative Woman is Lt. Col. Valentina Vostok, a Soviet pilot who was fused with the energy that created Negative Man. The negative energy gave her several powers including the ability to project a "soul-self" that could fly, become intangible, and cause explosions. However, using this ability left her physical body vulnerable. Eventually she lost her powers, and began working for the U.S. Government in organizations such as Agency and Checkmate.
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Origin
Lt. Col. Valentina Vostok of the Soviet Air Force stole an experimental Russian Fighter Plane in order to defect to the USA. The plane malfunctioned en route and she crash-landed at the spot where the original Doom Patrol had apparently perished and was fused with the negative energy being which formerly inhabited the body of the Patrol's Negative Man. However, instead of being inhabited by the entity, rendered radioactive by its presence, and able to send it out from her body under her control, Vostok merely gained the ability to transform herself into such a being. Years later, it was revealed by Doom Patrol villain the Brain that Niles Caulder, founder of the Doom Patrol, manipulated Valentina's transformation into a superhero in order to create a replacement for presumed dead Negative Man.
Negative Woman
Assuming the name Negative Woman, Valentina defected to the United States and becomes a member of the second incarnation of Doom Patrol for several years. Valentina became romantically involved with teammate Joshua Clay, aka Tempest, but broke off the relationship due to the nature of her powers changing to match that of her predecessor: her body became permanently radioactive, requiring her to constantly wear radiation-blocking bandages over all of her body, and the radio-energy being would emerge from her under her mental command.
Ultimately, when Negative Man was found alive and rescued by the new Doom Patrol, the negative energy being abandoned Valentina and returned to Larry Trainor. Though she was initially furious at having lost her power and being replaced by Negative Man, his ultimate rejection of the power allowed for Valentina to leave the Doom Patrol on good terms, unaware of the fact that the negative energy being would ultimately return and claim Trainor again, turning him into Rebis.
Valentina would go on to work for the American secret services, being involved in a number of US government departments including serving for a time as head of the Agency and working for the original incarnation of Checkmate.
White Queen
Vostok was later named White Queen of the current incarnation of Checkmate, replacing Amanda Waller. Her death was later mentioned by Alton Janus.
Black Lantern
Valentina was resurrected as a Black Lantern and during the Doom Patrol's Blackest Nights crossover, she attacked Negative Man. Their Negative entities meeting caused a new one to be created. Negative Man was able to absorb both her entity and the created one and attacked Valentina with it. This caused her body to explode and destroyed the Black Lantern ring.
