Mari McCabe Stewart (AngieYaz Sonic Underground reboot)

Mari McCabe, also known as the superhero Vixen, is a character that appears in the AngieYaz/RoseOfSharon reboot of the Sonic Underground television series and emigrated from the DC Comics Vixen series. She is a Zambesi-born American businesswoman and model. She fights crime as Vixen with the aid of the Tantu Totem which allows her to wield the powers of the animal kingdom. At first, the Totem could only recognize and utilize the animals from Earth, but it later learned about the animals of other planets as well.
Vixen is voiced by Megalyn Echikunwoke.
==History==
===Origin===
In ancient Africa, there was a legend that the warrior Tantu asked Anansi the Spider to create a totem that would give the wearer all of the powers of the animal kingdom if they would use the power to protect the innocent and the Earth's fragile ecosystem. The "Anansi" whom Tantu met may have been a member of the alien race who gave Buddy Baker the ability to tap the Morphogenetic Field. Mari's Tantu totem may tap into that same field. Tantu used the totem to become the first legendary hero of Africa. The totem was later passed down to Tantu's descendants until it reached the McCabes.
Growing up in a small African village, Mari Jiwe McCabe heard the legend of the Tantu Totem from her parents. She was the daughter of Reverend Richard Jiwe, the village priest, who was her sole caretaker, as poachers, lead by a man named Aku Kwesi, killed her mother years ago. Reverend Jiwe himself was killed by his half-brother (Mari's uncle) General Maksai. Makasai wanted the Tantu Totem, which had been in Reverend Jiwe's possession.
Now orphaned, she fled to America. She set up an identity for herself as Mari McCabe and used her beauty to become a well-known fashion model in New York City. She used her newfound wealth to travel the world. On a trip back to Africa, she came across her uncle, and stole back the Tantu Totem, using its power to become the Vixen.
===The JLA===
After this, Vixen made only two appearances as a solo crime fighter: once fighting poachers in India and then against the techno-psycho criminal, Admiral Cerebrus. She was a reluctant hero until the Justice League of America was reorganized by Aquaman. She applied for full-time League membership and was accepted. During her time with the JLA, the totem was taken from her by General Maksai, who still sought its power. The totem would only grant its full power to those who would use it to protect the innocent and caused Maksai to be transformed into a raging beast. Maksai was killed in battle with Vixen. Vixen continued with that particular incarnation of the JLA until it was disbanded by the Martian Manhunter.
===Suicide Squad===
When the League disbanded, Vixen returned to modeling; but a Caribbean photo session turned violent, and Mari's colleagues were killed by drug smugglers. She appealed to the government, who turned the matter over to the Suicide Squad. Going undercover to capture the drug kingpin Cujo. Along with Captain Boomerang and Black Orchid, she destroyed the operation, but not before she lost control and killed the criminal kingpin, too. Revolted by what she had become, she agreed to work with the Squad until her animal instincts could be curbed.
She worked with the Squad for some time, although when it was disbanded for a year Mari returned to modeling and even launched a successful line of clothing. Her failed romance with Ben Turner (the Bronze Tiger) made Vixen decline an offer to rejoin the Squad; but sensing a chance to help the tortured Turner, Vixen reluctantly agreed to return and served through the end of its existence. She ultimately gave up on a future with the Tiger, sensing that he would never admit to needing help.
===Anansi's Game===
Vixen and the other JLA members along with Animal Man are taken inside the Tantu Totem, where the Trickster God Anansi reweaves history so that the current form of the JLA never came about. Vixen escapes and teams up with an alternate-history JLA to combat Anansi only for him to change them. She uses her last gambit and threatens the destruction of the Tantu Totem unless Anansi fixes what he has done, he relents.
It is then that Anansi explains that while he controls the stories inside the totem, the world outside the totem is changing. The alteration of the universe worries him, as great damage can be done. He only manipulated Vixen so that he could make her into the type of person she needed to be so that she was prepared for what was to come. He then returns the JLA to normal and gives her the powers back as they were.
===Return of the Lion===
Vixen returns to her home village for the first time in years only to find that Kwesi, the man who killed her mother, has taken over many of the local Zambesi villages. Vixen easily dispatches several of Kwesi's troops showing the villagers her powers in the process. Many of the villagers, now fearful of her supernatural nature, ask her to leave so that she does not bring Kwesi's wrath on the village. Vixen soon confronts Kwesi directly and is surprised to find that he has powers of his own. Kwesi shows speed power and claws that rival anything Vixen possesses. He severely wounded her after their initial engagement. Vixen finds that she has great trouble healing the wounds, which turn out to be poisoned. While in her injured state, her JLA communicator is activated, and the Justice League travels to Africa to assist her.
Vixen later finds out that Kwesi is being funded by Intergang and that his powers are produced by advanced technology and chemicals. One of these chemicals, a Vodun zombie potion modified to be effective against Superman, infects the Kryptonian and Black Canary. Whisper A'Daire turns out to be the head of this Intergang plot, and through the use of the zombie potion takes control of the two heroes and turns them against their fellow Leaguers.
===Marriage===
Mari soon after accepted the marriage proposal of Green Lantern Corp member John Stewart. She is now happily married to him.
== Powers and Abilities ==
=== Abilities ===
=== Athletics ===
* Boxing
* Business Management
* Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
=== Weaknesses ===
Animal Behavior: One apparent drawback of Vixen's powers is that she is not always able to control the inputs from the Morphogenetic field. Sometimes, she has absorbed unwanted animal behavior, such as instinctive rage. The longer she stays in contact with the Morphogenetic field, the less human and more animal she seems to become. This doesn't seem to work once she arrives on Mobius, however.
== Paraphernalia ==
=== Equipment ===
* Tantu Totem: Vixen wields an object called the Tantu Totem, a fox-shaped talisman, which enables her to tap into the "morphogenetic field" of the Earth (and other planets), sometimes known as the Red. This allows her to mimic the abilities of any animal she can think of, by simply focusing on a specific animal's abilities and then drawing it directly from the field. She has demonstrated the ability to hold onto the Morphogenetic traits of an entire forest of animals. The Totem is not the source of her powers but rather helps her channel the power.
** Animal Mimicry: Mari has the power to mimic the abilities of any non-anthropomorphic animal she knows of, the ability gives her an intuitive understanding of the animals and what abilities they have that may be useful in the situation.
** Morphogenetic Field Energy Manipulation: While the full extent of Vixen's control over the Morphogenetic field is unknown, she has on occasion drawn pure energy from it and displayed this energy as a force field and energy claws. While in cooperation with Animal Man and the woman known as Tristess, she creates an entire universe.
** Power Replication: On occasion, Vixen has shown she can not only emulate the traits of animals but also the metaphysical attributes of higher forms of fauna. She once emulated the powers of several metahumans and extraterrestrials such as Geo-Force, Flash, Black Lightning, and Superman. She can even copy the skills and abilities of other non-powered individuals such as Arsenal and Green Lantern This was a process caused by Kwaku Anansi to prepare her for future battles.
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