A native of Earth, she is a member of the Science Police, the law enforcement arm of the United Planets.
[1][2] Shvaughn Erin is an officer of the Science Police who helps the Legion of Super-Heroes battle Mordru, the Khunds, and the Dark Circle during the "Earthwar".
[3] Afterwards, she becomes the Police's liaison to the Legion and begins a relationship with Element Lad,[4][5] a character whose sexual orientation had previously been ambiguous, and many readers had interpreted as a gay man.
[8][9][10] Deprived of the medication Profem – which transforms her physical appearance to female – she reverts to presenting as male.
Shrinking Violet, controlled by the Emerald Eye of Ekron, transports Shvaughn and several others to the 20th century before they eventually return home.