Helena saves Tora Olafsdotter's life

From Helena’s stint in the JLI. Here, Helena saves Ice (Tora Olafsdotter) after the JLI crew ends up in the Pacific ocean, after Maxwell Lord manages to somehow lose his island to Blue Beetle and Booster Gold. This scene is remarkable, due to the fact that Helena is often described as reckless and recluse, with little regard for the people who get in her way as she crusades for justice.

Those descriptors were especially prevalent of Helena, as she began her foray into vigilantism. Yet here we have an instance of Helena fighting off a deadly jellyfish in order to save a human life. Also worth mentioning is that in later scenes, Helena is seen tending to Tora as they are stranded on a raft and Tora recovers from a jellyfish’s sting.

Through these panels, it is shown that though Helena had been broken, as both a victim of sexual and physical violence, the light of humanity still shone through those broken shards. Losing everyone you have and suffering a great deal instills a drive in you, that makes you determined to ensure that other people, won’t suffer the same way you have.

And that’s what drives Helena to not only save Tora, but to fight on behalf of others as well.