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{{Infobox character
| name = Zari Tomaz and Zari Tarazi
| franchise = [[Arrowverse]]
| image = Zari Tomaz and Zari Tarazi.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Tala Ashe as Zari Tomaz and Zari Tarazi in season 5 of ''Legends of Tomorrow''
| first = '''Zari Tomaz:''' "[[Zari (Legends of Tomorrow episode)|Zari]]"<br />'''Zari Tarazi:''' "[[Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me]]"
| last = '''Zari Tomaz:''' "[[Lowest Common Demoninator]]"<br />'''Zari Tarazi:''' "[[Knocked Down, Knocked Up]]"
| creator = {{Plainlist|
* [[Phil Klemmer]]
* [[Marc Guggenheim]]
}}
| based_on = {{Plainlist|
* {{based on|[[Andrea Thomas (character)|Andrea Thomas]] (seasons 3–4)|[[Lou Scheimer]]|{{quad}}[[Norm Prescott]]|{{quad}}Richard Rosenbloom|{{quad}}Marc Richards}}
* {{based on|[[Adrianna Tomaz]] (seasons 5–7)|[[Geoff Johns]]|{{quad}}[[Greg Rucka]]|{{quad}}[[Mark Waid]]|{{quad}}[[Grant Morrison]]}}
}}
| portrayer = [[Tala Ashe]]<br />Gracelyn Awad Rinke (young)
| nickname = {{ubl|Z|Dragon Girl<ref name="Slay Anything" />}}
| occupation = '''Zari Tomaz:''' [[Hacktivism|Hacktivist]]<br />'''Zari Tarazi:''' [[Internet celebrity|Social media influencer]]
| affiliation = [[Legends of Tomorrow (Arrowverse team)|Legends of Tomorrow]]
| family = Nasreen Tarazi (mother)
[[Behrad Tarazi]] (brother)
| significant_other = [[Nate Heywood (Arrowverse)|Nate Heywood]] (Zari Tomaz)<br />DJ S'Moore Money (Zari Tarazi; formerly)<br/>[[John Constantine (Arrowverse)|John Constantine]] (Zari Tarazi; formerly)
| religion = [[Islam]]
| nationality = [[Iranian Americans|Persian-American]]<ref name="Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me" />
}}
'''Zari Tomaz''' and '''Zari Tarazi''' ({{IPAc-en|z|ɑːr|i}}) are [[fiction]]al [[Character (arts)|characters]] portrayed by [[Tala Ashe]] in [[The CW]]'s [[Arrowverse]] franchise, primarily the television series ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]''. Loosely inspired by the characters [[Andrea Thomas (character)|Andrea Thomas]] and [[Adrianna Tomaz]], both of whom use the moniker [[Isis (DC Comics)|Isis]], Zari was created by [[Phil Klemmer]] and [[Marc Guggenheim]], with the Tomaz incarnation introduced in the series' [[Legends of Tomorrow season 3|third season]] episode "[[Zari (Legends of Tomorrow episode)|Zari]]". She is a [[Hacktivism|hacktivist]] from a dystopian 2042 and joins the time-travelling [[Legends of Tomorrow (Arrowverse team)|Legends of Tomorrow]], assisting them on their numerous adventures through [[Legends of Tomorrow season 4|season four]]. Due to the events of the season four finale, Tomaz's history is changed in a way that she never lived in a dystopian future; after she is erased from reality, a new alternate timeline version of Zari introduced in [[Legends of Tomorrow season 5|season five]], Tarazi, is instead a socialite and [[Internet celebrity|social media influencer]] before joining the Legends.

== Fictional character biographies ==
=== Zari Tomaz ===
Zari Tomaz is introduced in [[Legends of Tomorrow season 3|season three]] as a [[Islam in the United States|Muslim]] [[Hacktivism|hacktivist]] living in 2042 Seattle, which is being ruled by a [[Fascist (insult)|fascist]] [[A.R.G.U.S. (Arrowverse)|A.R.G.U.S.]] who have banned [[metahuman]]s and religion. She is [[Fugitive|wanted]] for multiple crimes, including practicing religion. The time-travelling [[Legends of Tomorrow (Arrowverse team)|Legends of Tomorrow]] arrive in 2042 via the ''Waverider'' and find Tomaz, who demands help in rescuing her brother from an A.R.G.U.S. [[black site]]. The Legends assent, Tomaz retrieves her brother's mystical amulet from the site, and admits to duping the Legends before flying away using the amulet. [[Ray Palmer (Arrowverse)|Ray Palmer]] pursues Tomaz to a place where her family was to rendezvous, but Tomaz finds it destroyed and her family not there. She tells Ray her brother was killed by A.R.G.U.S. who then took his amulet. The assassin [[Kuasa]] attacks Tomaz, but retreats when the Legends intervene. [[Mick Rory (Arrowverse)|Mick Rory]] and [[Amaya Jiwe]] convince Tomaz to join the Legends, rather than remain a fugitive from A.R.G.U.S. Amaya explains that Tomaz's amulet is actually a [[totem]], similar to her own.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Zari |episode-link=Zari (Legends of Tomorrow episode) |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=October 24, 2017 |season=3 |number=3}}</ref> Tomaz tries hacking the ''Waverider''{{'}}s [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Gideon (Legends of Tomorrow)|Gideon]]'s system to find a way to prevent her home from being destroyed in the future, but fails. Gideon later tells Tomaz that she cannot do so without the Legends. [[Sara Lance]] assures Tomaz it might be possible to save her brother.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Here I Go Again |episode-link=Here I Go Again (Legends of Tomorrow) |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=February 19, 2018 |season=3 |number=11}}</ref> To kill the demon [[Mallus (Arrowverse)|Mallus]], Tomaz, Sara, Mick, Amaya, [[Nate Heywood (Arrowverse)|Nate Heywood]] and [[Wally West (Arrowverse)|Wally West]] use their totems to create an enlarged [[Beebo (Arrowverse)|Beebo]], and succeed.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly |episode-link=The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly (Legends of Tomorrow) |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=April 9, 2018 |season=3 |number=18}}</ref>

In [[Legends of Tomorrow season 4|season four]], Tomaz continues operating with the Legends, assisting them in capturing magical creatures called "fugitives", which have been released throughout time.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Virgin Gary |episode-link=The Virgin Gary |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=October 22, 2018 |season=4 |number=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=Witch Hunt |episode-link=Witch Hunt (Legends of Tomorrow)|series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=October 29, 2018 |season=4 |number=2}}</ref> She feels sympathy for one named [[Charlie (Arrowverse)|Charlie]], who later joins the Legends.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Dancing Queen |episode-link=Dancing Queen (Legends of Tomorrow) |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=November 5, 2018 |season=4 |number=3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=Wet Hot American Bummer |episode-link=Wet Hot American Bummer |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=November 12, 2018 |season=4 |number=4}}</ref> After Tomaz is hired by the Time Bureau, she investigates Nate's father [[Hank Heywood (Arrowverse)|Hank]] and suspects he is embezzling Bureau funds to experiment on fugitives.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Getaway |episode-link=The Getaway (Legends of Tomorrow) |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=The CW |date=April 8, 2019 |season=4 |number=10}}</ref> Tomaz later realises her love for Nate, while Nate discovers his recently murdered father was, contrary to Tomaz's belief, not torturing fugitives but training them for a proposed theme park.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Séance and Sensibility |episode-link=Séance and Sensibility |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=April 15, 2019 |season=4 |number=11}}</ref> Sara sends Tomaz and Nate on a mission to 1933, mainly to get them romantically involved. The mission ends with Tomaz and Nate admitting their love for each other, and the acquisition of a dragon egg.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Egg MacGuffin |episode-link=Egg MacGuffin |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=April 29, 2019 |season=4 |number=13}}</ref> While Tomaz and Charlie infiltrate the Bureau to save the fugitives that [[Neron (Arrowverse)|Neron]] plans to abuse, the egg, accidentally left in Tomaz's childhood home, hatches in young Tomaz's possession.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Terms of Service |episode-link=Terms of Service (Legends of Tomorrow) |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=May 13, 2019 |season=4 |number=15}}</ref> The dragon makes young Tomaz popular, inspiring the Legends to open Hank's proposed park to botch Neron's plans of painting all magical creatures as monsters. After Neron's defeat, by teaching tolerance, the Legends avert the dystopian 2042, creating a new timeline where Tomaz's brother [[Behrad Tarazi]] was never killed and Tomaz never acquired her totem, resulting in Behrad becoming part of the Legends instead of her.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Hey, World! |episode-link=Hey, World! |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=The CW |date=May 20, 2019 |season=4 |number=16}}</ref>

In [[Legends of Tomorrow season 5|season five]], it is revealed that, while she lives on in the World Between Worlds in the air totem, she can't co-exist with her other self for an extended period of time as the now-alive Behrad will die as a result of her timeline bleeding into the new one. In [[Legends of Tomorrow season 6|season six]], she learns that she can switch places with her counterpart within the air totem allowing her to rejoin the Legends on a part-time basis. At the end of [[Legends of Tomorrow season 7|season seven]], she retires from the Legends after they defeat Evil Gideon and save the life of Alun Thomas when Nate Heywood moves into the World Between Worlds in the air totem with her to maintain their relationship.

=== Zari Tarazi ===
In [[Legends of Tomorrow season 5|season five]], Nate discovers that Tomaz, before being erased from the timeline, filmed a fail-safe video that would play for him if she ever disappeared. In the video, Tomaz asks him to find her.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Meet the Legends |episode-link=Meet the Legends |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=January 21, 2020 |season=5 |number=1}}</ref> Nate encounters the new timeline's version of Zari, who is radically different; she is Zari Tarazi, a socialite and [[Internet celebrity|social media influencer]]. She realizes Behrad has been time-travelling without their parents' knowledge, and before she can expose him, he transports her to the ''Waverider''.<ref name="Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me" /> Tarazi escapes after briefly recollecting her hacking skills from the old timeline and is later attacked by serial killer Kathy Meyers, but combats her with spray before Kathy is taken down by Behrad. While seeing why Behrad has the family totem, Tarazi ultimately decides to stay with him and the Legends for a while.<ref name="Slay Anything" /> She later befriends team member [[Ava Sharpe]], and starts recollecting more of her memories from the old timeline.<ref name="A Head of Her Time" /> Tarazi searches for answers as to why she is experiencing memories of the old timeline. She eventually finds Tomaz in the air totem and they talk about their different lives; reconciling their differences and granting Tarazi control of the totem once more. After Behrad is murdered by [[Atropos (Arrowverse)|Atropos]], Tarazi decides to stay by [[John Constantine (Arrowverse)|John Constantine]] until they get all the pieces of the Loom of Fate to resurrect him.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Zari, Not Zari |episode-link=Zari, Not Zari |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=April 21, 2020 |season=5 |number=8}}</ref>

While Constantine tries using everyone's energy to summon the last piece of the Loom, a ring, he and Tarazi accidentally end up in 1918 when Constantine's house was a boarding house. Tarazi and Constantine check-in, and find several Encores (souls restored to life) sent by [[Lachesis (Arrowverse)|Lachesis]] are after the same ring. Tarazi and Constantine destroy the Encores, find the ring and return to the present.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Great British Fake Off |episode-link=The Great British Fake Off |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=April 28, 2020 |season=5 |number=9}}</ref> After the Legends acquire the Chalice of [[Dionysus]], which will make a drinker immortal for a day and allow them to help Charlie use the Loom, everyone but Tarazi does so, allowing them to finally use the Loom.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Freaks and Greeks |episode-link=Freaks and Greeks (Legends of Tomorrow) |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=May 12, 2020 |season=5 |number=11}}</ref> Tarazi also begins a relationship with Constantine; however, Atropos and Lachesis gain all pieces of the Loom and use it to rewrite reality,<ref>{{Cite episode |title=I Am Legends |episode-link=I Am Legends |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=May 19, 2020 |season=5 |number=12}}</ref> causing Tarazi, a resurrected Behrad and the Legends to be trapped in various TV shows. Tomaz emerges from the air totem and possesses Tarazi's body. After the Legends manage to break out of their shows, Charlie splits Zari between her Tarazi self and her Tomaz self to gain control of the Legends, but to no avail.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The One Where We're Trapped on TV |episode-link=The One Where We're Trapped on TV |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=May 26, 2020 |season=5 |number=13}}</ref> Following Atropos and Lachesis' defeat, Tomaz realizes her existence is a temporal disturbance that endangers Behrad; her timeline where he dies, and Tarazi's timeline where he lives fight for control of Behrad's life, so she returns to the wind totem to save him.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Swan Thong |episode-link=Swan Thong |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=June 2, 2020 |season=5 |number=14}}</ref>

In [[Legends of Tomorrow season 6|season six]], Tarazi asks Behrad if she can use the Air Totem, but Behrad claims the totem chose him. Afterwards, Tomaz splits the totem into two so both Behrad and Tarazi can use them.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Meat: The Legends |episode-link=Meat: The Legends |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=May 9, 2021 |season=6 |number=2}}</ref> Afterwards, Tarazi learns that Tomaz can exist without danger of being erased if Tarazi goes into the totem. The two are able to safely trade places, allowing Tomaz to resume her relationship with Nate.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=This Is Gus |episode-link=This Is Gus |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=July 11, 2021 |season=6 |number=9}}</ref> Tarazi later returns<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Bored on Board Onboard |episode-link=Bored on Board Onboard |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=August 15, 2021 |season=6 |number=12}}</ref> and struggles with her relationship with Constantine as he becomes addicted to dark magic.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Silence of the Sonograms |episode-link=Silence of the Sonograms |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=August 22, 2021 |season=6 |number=13}}</ref> Though Constantine is killed by [[Bishop (Arrowverse)|Bishop]],<ref>{{Cite episode |title=There Will Be Brood |episode-link=There Will Be Brood |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=August 29, 2021 |season=6 |number=14}}</ref> he makes a deal with a demon to return to Earth, where he gives Tarazi a key and decides to walk his path alone, away from her.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Fungus Amongus |episode-link=The Fungus Amongus |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=September 5, 2021 |season=6 |number=15}}</ref>

In [[Legends of Tomorrow season 7|season seven]], after being stranded in 1925 with the rest of the Legends, Tarazi helps them find [[Gwyn Davies (Arrowverse)|Gwyn Davies]], the founder of time travel and return home. During this time, she learns that the key Constantine gave to her gives her access to his pocket dimension in hell which is in the form of his manor and spends some time there getting over their breakup. After briefly switching places with Tomaz, she learns that they are being hunted by an evil version of Gideon. With help from [[Eobard Thawne (Arrowverse)|Eobard Thawne]], the Legends defeat Evil Gideon and take back the Waverider. After a brief retirement and a truce with the evil Gideon, she helps Gwyn save the life of his lover Alun Thomas with the Legends, altering a fixed point in time. When Nate chooses to leave the team, she gives her air totem to him, allowing him to move into the World Between Worlds in the air totem and allowing both him and her counterpart to retire from the Legends. When she returns to the Waverider, she is arrested by the Time Police alongside her team for breaking the timeline.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Knocked Down, Knocked Up |episode-link=Knocked Down, Knocked Up |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=March 2, 2022 |season=7 |number=13}}</ref>

== Development ==
In June 2017, [[Tala Ashe]] joined the third season of ''Legends of Tomorrow'' as Zari Tomaz,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=June 6, 2017 |title='DC's Legends of Tomorrow' Adds Muslim-American Superhero for Season 3 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/dc-legends-of-tomorrow-tala-ashe-adrianna-tomaz-isis-superhero-1202454864/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230141557/https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/dc-legends-of-tomorrow-tala-ashe-adrianna-tomaz-isis-superhero-1202454864/ |archive-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref> initially described as a "Muslim-American woman from the year {{sic|2030}} who lives in a world of contradictions [...] Fear, prejudice and a lack of care for the planet have forced Zari to become a "gray hat hacktivist." She lives a double life and doesn't realize that she has secret, latent powers derived from an ancient, mystical source."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=June 6, 2017 |title=Tala Ashe Joins 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow' As Muslim-American Hackivist-Superhero |url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/tala-ashe-joins-dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-the-cw-1202107910/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614060410/https://deadline.com/2017/06/tala-ashe-joins-dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-the-cw-1202107910/ |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |access-date=May 28, 2019 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> The character was loosely inspired by two characters using the moniker [[Isis (DC Comics)|Isis]]: [[Andrea Thomas (character)|Andrea Thomas]] from the TV series ''[[The Secrets of Isis]]'', and the [[DC Comics]] character [[Adrianna Tomaz]], a reworking of Thomas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |date=August 7, 2018 |title='Legends of Tomorrow': Tala Ashe Shares Her Thoughts on the 'Shazam!' Movie |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/08/06/legends-of-tomorrow-tala-ashe-shazam-movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528042556/https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/08/06/legends-of-tomorrow-tala-ashe-shazam-movie/ |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |access-date=May 29, 2019 |website=Comicbook.com}}</ref> Zari was created by [[Phil Klemmer]] and [[Marc Guggenheim]], who said it was "very important to me that certain elements from [''The Secrets of Isis''] were reflected."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beedle |first=Tim |date=October 24, 2017 |title=A New Legend Begins: Zari Tomaz Stirs Things Up |url=https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2017/10/24/a-new-legend-begins-zari-tomaz-stirs-things-up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528042215/https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2017/10/24/a-new-legend-begins-zari-tomaz-stirs-things-up |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |access-date=May 28, 2019 |website=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref> Guggenheim explained that part of the motivation for adding Zari to the series was the "political climate" in the United States after the [[2016 United States elections|2016 elections]]. He said another reason was his sister-in-law, a Muslim, once telling him about "how difficult it is to be a Muslim-American in the current political climate."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=August 2, 2017 |title=How Trump Inspired 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow' to Add Muslim Superhero |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/legends-of-tomorrow-muslim-superhero-trump-1202514211/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806000625/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/legends-of-tomorrow-muslim-superhero-trump-1202514211/ |archive-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref> Gracelyn Awad Rinke portrays a younger Zari.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holbrook |first=Damian |date=August 24, 2019 |title='DC's Legends of Tomorrow' Season 5: All Your Burning Questions Answered |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/806346/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-season-5-burning-questions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909065207/https://www.tvinsider.com/806346/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-season-5-burning-questions/ |archive-date=September 9, 2019 |access-date=September 9, 2019 |website=[[TV Insider]]}}</ref>

The producers decided not to give Zari the moniker Isis because of the [[homophone|sound-alike]] militant organization [[Islamic State|ISIS]];<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Abrams |first=Natalie |date=August 2, 2017 |title='Legends of Tomorrow' Bosses on Introducing Muslim Superhero |url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/08/02/legends-of-tomorrow-muslim-superhero/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805072255/http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/02/legends-of-tomorrow-muslim-superhero/ |archive-date=August 5, 2018 |access-date=May 28, 2019}}</ref> instead, the character goes by the nickname Z, and a [[Halloween]] costume she wears in the episode "[[Phone Home (Legends of Tomorrow)|Phone Home]]" was inspired by the superhero costume worn by Thomas in ''The Secrets of Isis''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Damore |first=Meagan |date=October 31, 2017 |title=Legends of Tomorrow: Zari Debuts Her Costume, Gets Codename |url=https://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-zari-costume-nickname/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528042558/https://www.cbr.com/legends-of-tomorrow-zari-costume-nickname/ |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |access-date=May 28, 2019 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref> Her actual superhero costume, introduced during the "[[Crisis on Earth-X]]" crossover event, has a yellow and gold color scheme.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Drum |first=Nicole |date=November 19, 2017 |title='Legends of Tomorrow' Reveals First Look at Zari's Costume |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/2017/11/19/legends-of-tomorrow-zari-new-costume-crisis-on-earth-x/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427220312/http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/11/19/legends-of-tomorrow-zari-new-costume-crisis-on-earth-x |archive-date=April 27, 2018 |access-date=May 29, 2019 |website=Comicbook.com}}</ref> Zari served as the central character of the [[bottle episode]] "[[Here I Go Again (Legends of Tomorrow)|Here I Go Again]]". Ashe described Zari's initial relationship with Gideon as antagonistic because "Zari has messed with her operating system before, as a hacker", adding that she respects Sara as the ''Waverider''{{'}}s captain, and has a "a very sweet friendship" with Amaya, despite both of them having "lived a hundred years apart."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radish |first=Christina |date=February 19, 2018 |title='Legends of Tomorrow': Tala Ashe on Zari's Arc and Kid Flash Joining the Team |url=http://collider.com/legends-of-tomorrow-tala-ashe-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190529085527/http://collider.com/legends-of-tomorrow-tala-ashe-interview/ |archive-date=May 29, 2019 |access-date=May 29, 2019 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref> The season four episode "[[Séance and Sensibility]]" explores Zari's romantic side, with Ashe explaining, "Given her tumultuous past and that she was always essentially fighting for the life of her and her family, love was on the back-burner. So we're going to see her start to grapple with that in a very big way." Like "Here I Go Again", it was also written as a Zari-centric episode, with Klemmer saying this was done because "she's such a tough nut to crack [...] She's not like [a] [[Jane Austen]] heroine, but she is like kind of defined by just how closely she guards her feelings."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |date=April 15, 2019 |title='Legends of Tomorrow' boss: Zari is 'forever changed' by Bollywood musical episode |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/04/15/legends-of-tomorrow-tala-ashe-bollywood-musical-zari-changed/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528100058/https://ew.com//tv/2019/04/15/legends-of-tomorrow-tala-ashe-bollywood-musical-zari-changed/ |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |access-date=May 29, 2019}}</ref>

The [[Legends of Tomorrow season 5|fifth season]] of ''Legends of Tomorrow'' introduces a different version of Zari,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hatchett |first=Keisha |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Legends of Tomorrow Boss on That Zari Twist and What It Means for Season 5 |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/legends-of-tomorrow-season-4-finale-phil-klemmer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521171231/https://www.tvguide.com/news/legends-of-tomorrow-season-4-finale-phil-klemmer/ |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=May 29, 2019 |website=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref> a social media influencer whose last name is Tarazi.<ref name="A Head of Her Time" /> Klemmer compared her to the [[Kardashian family]] because of how she runs her "giant media empire and personal brand", while her "brother's been running around secretly saving the world [...] all Zari 1.0 wanted was for her brother not to die and her parents not to die and her future to not be this terrible, intolerant place, and she succeeded at all those things, but despite all of the things she fixed, their relationship isn't as great as it is between many siblings. She was like a child star, effectively, and Behrad had to live under her shadow."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |date=January 22, 2020 |title=Exclusive: 'Legends of Tomorrow' boss finally reveals how Zari has changed in season 5 |url=https://ew.com/tv/2020/01/22/legends-of-tomorrow-season-5-zari-marie-antoinette-shakespeare/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123144003/https://ew.com/tv/2020/01/22/legends-of-tomorrow-season-5-zari-marie-antoinette-shakespeare/ |archive-date=January 23, 2020 |access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref> Ashe later said, "I had spent some time developing Zari 1.0 and really felt she had come a long way and had opened her heart at the end of the previous season, and then to lose her I think was hard for the fans [...] Even though I was excited, as an actor, by the challenge of playing such a different take on the character, I do feel like I resisted it for a little while [...] I feel like it took me a minute to find and accept and bond and submit to this new reality, and to the new Zari."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |date=April 27, 2020 |title=How Tala Ashe learned to love Zari 2.0 on 'Legends of Tomorrow' |url=https://ew.com/tv/legends-of-tomorrow-tala-ashe-zari/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511062632/https://ew.com/tv/legends-of-tomorrow-tala-ashe-zari/ |archive-date=May 11, 2020 |access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref>

== Skills and abilities ==
Zari Tomaz is a skilled computer hacker.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grebey |first=James |date=October 24, 2017 |title=The Legends of Tomorrow Add a New Team Member: Who Is Zari? |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/37740-legends-of-tomorrow-zari-isis-recap-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531044459/https://www.inverse.com/article/37740-legends-of-tomorrow-zari-isis-recap-review |archive-date=May 31, 2019 |access-date=May 31, 2019 |website=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]}}</ref> While she does not have any inherent superhuman powers, her amulet gives her the "power to blast and manipulate the wind".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Obeidallah |first=Dean |date=October 24, 2017 |title=Today, a Muslim TV Superhero, Tomorrow, a Muslim President! |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/today-a-muslim-tv-superhero-tomorrow-a-muslim-president |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401190054/http://www.thedailybeast.com/today-a-muslim-tv-superhero-tomorrow-a-muslim-president |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |access-date=May 31, 2019 |website=[[The Daily Beast]]}}</ref> Zari Tarazi gains Tomaz's hacking skills through recollection of Tomaz's skills.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |date=February 11, 2020 |title='DC's Legends of Tomorrow' recap: Killer prom (and high school reunion) |url=https://ew.com/recap/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-season-5-episode-3/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212172324/https://ew.com/recap/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-season-5-episode-3/ |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Reviewing the episode "[[Zari (Legends of Tomorrow episode)|Zari]]" in which the character is introduced, [[IGN]]{{'}}s Jesse Schedeen described Zari as a "pretty generic hacker anti-hero who just happens to have possession of a mystical amulet." He added that "Nothing about her personality or background makes her a particularly compelling addition to the team" and Ashe did not exhibit "the screen presence necessary to stand out alongside the colorful cast of ''Legends''. It's probably a good idea to throw a new wild card into this now-familiar team dynamic, but Zari needs to bring more to the table than she does here."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=October 25, 2017 |title=DC's Legends of Tomorrow: "Zari" Review |url=https://in.ign.com/zari/114644/review/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-zari-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528064511/https://in.ign.com/zari/114644/review/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-zari-review |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |access-date=May 28, 2019 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> However, ''[[The A.V. Club]]''{{'}}s Oliver Sava reacted more positively, saying, "Tala Ashe is a charismatic actress that sells the emotional moments of this episode's script, and she has strong chemistry with the rest of the group. She's intense, but not overly so, and she recognizes that this series doesn't demand an overly dramatic performance."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sava |first=Oliver |date=October 24, 2017 |title=Legends of Tomorrow goes tripping for mystical totems on a solid episode |url=https://www.avclub.com/legends-of-tomorrow-goes-tripping-for-mystical-totems-o-1819827734 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528064517/https://www.avclub.com/legends-of-tomorrow-goes-tripping-for-mystical-totems-o-1819827734 |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |access-date=May 28, 2019 |website=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref> [[Den of Geek]]'s Jim Dandy said "Here I Go Again" was a "delight at every second. The entire episode hinged on Tala Ashe's performance, and she nailed it".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dandy |first=Jim |date=February 20, 2018 |title=Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Episode 11 Review: Here I Go Again |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/go/271086 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529105109/https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/legends-of-tomorrow/271086/legends-of-tomorrow-season-3-episode-11-review-here-i-go-again |archive-date=May 29, 2019 |access-date=May 29, 2019 |website=[[Den of Geek]]}}</ref> Schedeen said that while the episode was not a high point for the third season, it was "nonetheless a solid bottle episode that provided some much-needed growth for the team's most recent recruit, Zari."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=February 19, 2018 |title=DC's Legends of Tomorrow: "Here I Go Again' Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/02/20/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-here-i-go-again-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529105258/https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/02/20/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-here-i-go-again-review |archive-date=May 29, 2019 |access-date=May 29, 2019 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of Legends of Tomorrow characters|List of ''Legends of Tomorrow'' characters]]

== References ==
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<ref name="Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me">{{Cite episode |title=Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me |episode-link=Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=February 4, 2020 |season=5 |number=2}}</ref>
<ref name="Slay Anything">{{Cite episode |title=Slay Anything |episode-link=Slay Anything |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=February 11, 2020 |season=5 |number=3}}</ref>
<ref name="A Head of Her Time">{{Cite episode |title=A Head of Her Time |episode-link=A Head of Her Time |series=Legends of Tomorrow |series-link=Legends of Tomorrow |network=[[The CW]] |date=February 18, 2020 |season=5 |number=4}}</ref>
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