Cassandra Cain (Post-Crisis)

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==Summary==
Cassandra Cain is the daughter of master martial artists David Cain and Lady Shiva, and she spent her childhood under her father’s tutelage, being deprived of speech in order to raise her into the perfect warrior and assassin. After her first kill, Cassandra fled from her father and eventually found herself in Gotham City, where she acted as one of Barbara Gordon’s agents during No Man’s Land. After saving Commissioner Gordon from an assassination attempt, she was recruited into the Batman Family and given the title of Batgirl, replacing the recently-dismissed Helena Bertinelli.
Throughout her time as Batgirl, Cassandra would grow in martial arts skill, confronting her father many times and eventually defeating her mother. At one point, she was brainwashed into joining the League of Assassins by her father and Slade Wilson, but after overcoming this and proving that she was no longer a murderer during Batgirl: Redemption, she was once again accepted by the Batfamily, and she was officially adopted by Batman.
She would also serve on the Justice League Elite under the cover identity of Kasumi, and after giving the Batgirl moniker over to Stephanie Brown, she would become a member of Batman Incorporated known as Black Bat.
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: No Man’s Land | Post-No Man’s Land | Post-Resurrection
Name: Cassandra Cain-Wayne, Batgirl, Kasumi, Black Bat, The One Who Is All
Origin: DC Comics, first appeared in Batman Vol. 1 #567 (July 1999)
Classification: Vigilante, Martial Artist
Gender: Female
Age: 17 in her first appearance, 18 as of Batgirl Vol. 1 #39 (June 2003)
Powers and Abilities: 
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|-|By Herself=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Enhanced Senses (Detected that a seemingly random person was the shapeshifter she and Batman were looking forBatgirl Annual #1, August 2000. Picked out the smell of a corpse over gasoline and above the nearby riverBatgirl Vol. 1 #61, April 2005. Used her sense of smell to accurately determine Camorouge’s location, despite her being invisibleBatman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #5, May 2008), Master Martial Artist (As a child, she mastered nearly all forms of unarmed combatBatman Allies Secret Files and Origins 2005, August 2005 and she is stated to be proficient in virtually all known forms of combatBatman: Gotham City Secret Files, April 2000. Was the first person in history to defeat Lady ShivaBatgirl Vol. 1 #26, May 2006, and is superior to the likes of BatmanBatgirl Vol. 1 #56, November 2004World War III #2, June 2007, DeathstrokeBatgirl Vol. 2 #1, September 2008, Tim DrakeRobin Vol. 2 #148, May 2006 and Black CanaryBirds of Prey Vol. 1 #61, January 2004 in hand-to-hand combat. Her fighting abilities are stated to be unsurpassedBatgirl Secret Files and Origins, August 2002, and she became recognized as the greatest martial artist in the world), Weapon Mastery (As a child, she mastered nearly all forms of armed combat and was trained to master every known weapon), Stealth Mastery (Disappeared without being noticed onAzrael: Agent of the Bat #56, September 1999 severalBatman Vol. 1 #569, September 1999 differentBatgirl Vol. 1 #1, April 2000 occasionsBatman Vol. 1 #605, September 2002. Snuck into Arkham Asylum and got into the Joker’s cell without being detectedDC First: Batgirl/Joker, July 2002. Broke into a federal complex, evading a guard and thirty-two security cameras in the processBatgirl Vol. 1 #17, August 2001. Evaded Renee Montoya and other detectivesBatgirl Vol. 1 #24, March 2002. Escaped Catwoman’s sight and got behind her without being noticed), Acrobatics (FrequentlyBatgirl Vol. #21, December 2001 performs flipsCatwoman Vol. 2 #90, March 2001 and acrobaticBatgirl Vol. 1 #43, October 2003 maneuversRobin Vol. 2 #73, Feburary 2000), Analytical Prediction (Can read body language, which allows her to know what her opponent is going to do before they do it. According to Batman, she already knows what her opponents had just started to think about doingBatgirl Vol. 1 #4, July 2000. Reads her opponent’s intentionsBatgirl Vol. 1 #25, April 2002. Can tell if someone is lying or being truthful, tell their feelings and maybe even their thoughtsBatgirl Vol. 1 #47, Feburary 2004), Body Control (Can stop her own heart), Accelerated Development (Training; Abilities, Learned stick fighting in five minutes and regained her body-reading ability after training with Shiva for seemingly a single nightBatgirl Vol. 1 #9, December 2000), Technique Mimicry (Copied Shadow Thief’s secret koga-ryu techniques just by watching and fighting him), Pressure Points (Knows moves meant to disable people and she can stop heartbeatsBatgirl Vol. 1 #6, September 2000. Is one of the only three people in the world that know the Falling Leaf nerve pinchBatgirl Vol. 1 #49, April 2004), Paralysis Inducement (Paralyzed Oracle’s upper body), Sleep Inducement (Put a metahuman to sleepBatgirl Vol. 1 #45, December 2003)
|-|With Equipment=Explosion Manipulation (Via explosivesBatgirl Vol. 1 #52, July 2004), Fire Manipulation (Via lighter), Fragrance Manipulation (Via smelling saltsSupergirl Vol. 4 #63, December 2001), Intangibility (Via Shadow Thief’s DimensiometerJustice League Elite #6, February 2005, which allows the user to turn into a living shadowHawkworld Vol. 2 #5, October 1990), Resistance to Cold Temperatures (Her Batgirl suit insulates and protects her from suffering lethal hypothermia while encased in iceBatgirl Vol. 1 #69, December 2005)
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Attack Potency: Small Building level+ (As a child, she could draw blood from Bronze TigerBatgirl Vol. 1 #67, October 2005. ConsistentlyBatman Vol. 1 #567, July 1999 harmedBatgirl Vol. 1 #11, Feburary 2001 David Cain, who could fight BatmanDetective Comics Vol. 1 #734, July 1999 on two separate occasions) | Small Building level+ (Should be stronger than before. Harmed Harley QuinnBirds of Prey Vol. 1 #27, March 2001) | Building level (Fought and defeated Lady Shiva, and was the first person in history to have ever done so. Was compared to Killer Croc on amphetamines. Fought Deathstroke twice and seemed to have the advantage during their first fightNightwing Vol. 2 #81, July 2003, although she is noted to be physically weaker than him. Fought on par with RavagerBatgirl Vol. 1 #64, July 2005. Drew blood from the ScarebeastBatman Vol. 1 #633, December 2004 and Monsieur Mallah, who could harm Gorilla GroddSalvation Run Vol. 1 #4, April 2008. One-shot the Joker, stomped a hologram of Barbara Gordon multiple times in under a second and stomped David CainBatgirl Vol. 2 #6, Feburary 2009 while recovering from an injuryBatgirl Vol. 2 #4, December 2008. Deathstroke claimed that Batman couldn’t beat Cassandra, even on his best day. Fought Lady Shiva a second timeBatgirl Vol. 1 #73, April 2006, with Shiva having trained since their last fightBatgirl Vol. 1 #68, November 2005, and ultimately snapped her neck)
Speed: Subsonic movement speed (Can move this fast). At least Supersonic+ (Can tag David Cain, who can keep up with Batman), possibly Hypersonic+ combat speed and reactions (Was implied to have done this as a childBatgirl Vol. 1 #22, January 2002) | Subsonic movement speed (Should be faster than before. Comparable to Tim DrakeBatgirl Vol. 1 #18, September 2001). Hypersonic+ combat speed and reactions (Dodged a sniper bullet inches from her face. Casually dodged attacks from Batman, and when not holding back, she struck Batman so fast that he didn’t perceive it) | Hypersonic movement speed (Outran a bulletBatgirl Vol. 1 #34, January 2003. Is now faster than Tim DrakeRed Robin #25, September 2011). At least Hypersonic+ combat speed and reactions (Much faster than she was before)
Lifting Strength: Unknown (Displayed no lifting feats) | Superhuman (Is stated to have superhuman strengthBatgirl Vol. 1 #14, May 2001, but she displayed no notable lifting feats) | At least Class 1, possibly Class 5 (Briefly pinned down BatmanBatgirl Vol. 1 #50, May 2004 and Deathstroke)
Striking Strength: Small Building level+ (Comparable to her attack potency) | Small Building level+ (Comparable to her attack potency) | Building level (Comparable to her attack potency)
Durability: Small Building level+ (As a child, she could take hits from David Cain) | Small Building level+ (Should be more durable than before) | Building level (Could take hits from Lady Shiva)
Stamina: Superhuman (As a child, she played two-for-flinching with bullets and could ignore bullet wounds. Survived being shot with several high-caliber bullets that could tear through walls like paper, shrugged off being rammed by a police car and breaking more ribs while already injured and could briefly continue fighting after being stabbed in the heartBatgirl Vol. 1 #72, March 2006. Watched a projection of Batman for a day or two without eating or sleepingBatgirl Vol. 1 #7, October 2004 and could still fight the League of Assasins after going through multiple days without eating or sleepingBatgirl Vol. 1 #71, Feburary 2006. Smashed a bunch of mannequins as a daily routine, and was implied to have been doing so for ten hours straight)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with swords, Several Meters with batarangs and explosives
Equipment: Utility belt, batarangs, a grappling hook, a camera inside of her cowl, a communicator, tracking devices, explosives, bolas, a lighter, smelling salts and pellets that burn when they come in contact with the eyes.
* Optional Equipment: As Kasumi, she has access to an assortment of bladed weapons, as well as Shadow Thief’s Dimensiometer. As Black Bat, she has claws on her gloves.
Intelligence: 
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|-|General Intelligence=Gifted. While she was originally incapable of speech and functionally illiterate to the point of not knowing what letters wereBatgirl Vol. 1 #54, September 2004, she is considered highly intelligent by Barbara Gordon, and she has shown herself to be a skilled detective. She was able to deduce that Bruce Wayne was Batman, figure out a detail about Vesper Fairchild’s murder that Tim Drake, Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon hadn’t noticedBatgirl Vol. 1 #27, June 2002, and she figured out another detail that Dick hadn’t seenBatgirl Vol. 1 #29, August 2002. She would later take ESL courses and get tutoring, allowing her to overcome her illiteracy.
|-|Combat Intelligence=Extraordinary Genius. Cassandra is one of the greatest, if not the greatest martial artist in the world, and her skills are hailed above many of the greatest fighters in the DC universe. As a child, she was trained to master all forms of armed and unarmed combat, and even before being trained by Batman, her skills were on par with the likes of Nightwing and RobinBatman: Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 1 #120, August 1999. She was able to defeat Lady Shiva, something Batman had never been able to do, which caused her to become revered in the martial arts community as “The One Who Is All”. Batman has claimed that nobody is as skilled of a fighter as CassandraBatgirl Vol. 1 #58, January 2005, and he directly stated that Deathstroke couldn’t beat her in hand-to-hand combat, something that Slade himself implied. Many members of the Batfamily have been shown to be inferior to Cassandra, including Barbara Gordon, Stephanie BrownBatgirl Vol. 1 #28, July 2002 and Tim Drake, and she has been directly stated to be superior to Batman.
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Standard Tactics: Cassandra constantly holds back to avoid killing her opponents, something that has been noted on several different occasionsBatgirl Vol. 1 #70, January 2006. In combat, she will usually rely on her martial arts skill to defeat her opponent, occasionally making use of her batarangs for ranged combat. In her Kasumi identity, she uses various kinds of bladed weaponry - typically a pair of swords - to fight, and she will use the Dimensiometer when fighting opponents far stronger than her, like she did against Hawkgirl.
Weaknesses: Her ability to read body language is less effective against opponents like the Joker or Deathstroke, as the former’s body language comes out as gibberish and the latter’s is too much for her to followBatgirl Vol. 1 #63, June 2005. She used to be illiterate and limited in speech due to her childhood, but she has since overcome this.
Note: Her first key ends with Batman: Gotham Knights #2 (April 2000). Her second key ends with her death and subsequent resurrection at the hands of Lady Shiva in Batgirl Vol. 1 #25 (April 2002).
==Gallery==
MoCCass.webp|Cassandra in her first vigilante suit, during the Mark of Cain
BabsOutfitCass.webp|Cassandra in Barbara Gordon’s Batgirl suit
Pre-BBCass.jpeg|Cassandra after giving the Batgirl mantle to Stephanie Brown
==Notable Matchups==
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Inconclusive:
Karate Kid (DC Comics) Karate Kid’s Profile (Post-Resurrection Cassandra Cain was used, speed was equalized, and both had access to all of their optional equipment)
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