Violet Harper/Halo of Young Justice

Created in the comics by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo, with the Young Justice version created by Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti, Violet is a unique case on this list. Voiced by Muslim and Pakistani-American actress Zehra Fazal, they are the result of the soul of a Mother Box entering the body of a murdered girl from Qurac (a fictional Middle Eastern country) named Gabrielle Daou. (A rather upsetting origin, to say the least.) The being names themselves “Violet Harper” after they’re taken in by the Team, and even though they don’t initially consider themselves Muslim, they don’t want to take off Gabrielle’s hijab. Eventually, once Violet speaks with Gabrielle’s mother in a beautifully meaningful conversation about what belief in Islam entails, they realize they have genuine faith in Allah and His messenger, and start more actively incorporating Islam. For this development, the show’s creators consulted with the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), and the results are beautiful. It’s also at this point they realize they’re non-binary, as well as queer, showing a groundbreaking instance of a Muslim person proudly claiming the intersection of those marginalized identities. There’s nothing that should contradict them. In this, Halo is a standout example of rediscovering one’s faith, and using it to bolster their resolve in their heroism (just like Kamala Khan, by the way). But that’s not the only great Muslim representation in Young Justice… (HBO Max)