Pamela Isley

"*You should know, nature bites back!*"
—Pamela Isley to Batman.[src]
Dr. **Pamela Lillian Isley**, PhD (born June 16, 1988), better known as **Poison Ivy**, is a criminal and eco-terrorist based in Gotham City and a close friend of fellow criminal, Harley Quinn. Pamela was poisoned by her own mentor, Jason Woodrue, but she ultimately survived and became a criminal in order to protect plants. During Gotham's No Man's Land incident, Ivy became involved with Oswald Cobblepot and his plans for the "freaks" of Gotham to take the city for themselves, with a promise that Ivy and her plants would receive their own slice of the city. However, after the explosive confrontation between Penguin and Joker that destroyed any hope of a democracy, Ivy teamed up with a freshly broken up Harley and a delusional Catwoman as the Gotham City Sirens.

## Biography

### Early Life

Pamela Lillian Isley was born on June 16, 1988 on the outskirts of Gotham City to the wealthy couple, Robert and Sheridan Isley. Growing up, Pamela would receive regular physical abuse from her father, who was known to have a rough past with alcohol. In order to help calm her down, Pamela's mother would take her into their garden and teach to care for the family's plants, starting her obsession with plantlife. Her mother also taught Pamela that she had grown attached to gardening as she felt the plants listened to her when no one would.

One day, whilst Pamela was planting wildflowers in the garden, she witnessed her mother and father in an argument through a window of their home, eventually leading to her father bludgeoning her mother's head with a nearby flowerpot in a drunken rage. Pamela then watched in disdain as her father buried her mother's corpse in the garden she once loved, finally allowing her to see how horrible and cruel humanity can truly be. Wanting to see her father pay for his crimes, Pamela alerted the police and he was found guilty of both domestic violence and murder, landing a life sentence in Blackgate Prison. Pamela was then sent to live with her aunt for the remainder of her childhood, however, the image of her late mother continued to haunt her.

### Becoming a Botanist

At some point in her life, Pamela began studying botany at university and eventually graduated with a degree. Due to her impressive resume, she was asked to help Dr. Victor Fries with an experiment at GothCorp by Ferris Boyle, becoming good friends with Fries in the process. The experiment included attempting to help plants survive in sub-zero temperatures, however, it was deemed unsuccessful and Pamela decided to move on to bigger opportunities.

Shortly after, Pamela became a botanist and worked under an internship at a Wayne Enterprises off-site building alongside her mentor, Dr. Jason Woodrue.

## Personality

Initially, Pamela Isley was a sweet and kind woman who adored plant-life. She would always try to do the best for nature but began to grow tired of human's abuse. After her transformation, she became a cold and malicious killer, willing to spill anyone's blood in order to protect plants.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Meta-Human** **Physiology:** After being exposed to several toxins by Dr. Woodrue, Ivy's physiology was mutated and she was given the meta gene, granting her access to her newfound powers.
	+ **Chlorokinesis:** Ivy as the ability to control any form of plant life in her vicinity. With her evil intentions, she has been known to manipulate plants and vines to trap and ensnare her enemies. She has such a powerful control over the Earth's plants that she was able to destroy several roads and even buildings within Gotham City during her first encounter with Batman. She was able to transform harmless plants into giant, carnivorous monsters that terrorised the citizens of Gotham, even almost killing Batman. She is also able to directly communicate with any form of plant life, encouraging them to grow or transform into whatever she likes.
	+ **Poisonous Biology:** After being exposed to the toxins, Ivy's biology was completely altered and the blood in her veins was replaced with chlorophyll and she became a purely poisonous individual. Pheromones also lie within her skin that she can discharge at will and influence those around her.
		- **Toxic Immunity:** Due to the chlorophyll that runs throughout her veins, Ivy is completely immune to every known poison in the world. She is able to touch, bathe in and even drink poisonous substances without being negatively affected.
		- **Pheromone Secretion:** Ivy has the ability to discharge pheromones directly from her skin that, if smelled by her victims, renders them completely under her control and willing to execute any order she gives them. It is even seen to break through the iron will of any man or woman.

### Abilities

* **Genius** **Level-Intellect/Expert Botanist:** Ivy is an extremely smart woman and has an extraordinary wide array of knowledge in the subject of plant life, even managing to earn a degree in the subject and becoming a doctor. Due to her extensive knowledge of plant toxicology, she can identify any form of plant or flower almost instantly and also know what poisons that plant can carry and be used for.
	+ **Expert Chemist:** Due to her background in botany and her studies at Gotham City University, Ivy is an expert in the subject of chemistry. After gaining her powers, she was able to study the pheromones that secreted from her skin and experiment with them in order to make them stronger.

### Weaknesses

* **Empathy:** Ivy has great empathy for plant life and if anyone were to threaten any form of plant, Ivy would give in and do anything to save it. This has been known to get her captured on several occasions due to her enduring capture to protect her plants.
* **Anti-Ivy Serum:** During Gotham's No Man's Land incident, Ivy became more powerful than ever after covering most of the city's remains with her plants and fauna. To combat this, Batman developed the serum with a mixture of salt, vinegar, and nitroglycerine. When exposed to this, Ivy's powers completely dry out and she is rendered defenceless for a period of time. Her plants also immediately dehydrate and ultimately fizzle out.

## Equipment

* **Poisonous Lipstick:** Ivy was able to create a poisonous lipstick from toxins in her old lab. If anyone were to kiss her, the poison would enter their system and quickly kill them.

## Appearances

### *Batman: Anarky*

Season 1
* "Green Fingers"
* "Cold, Cold Heart"
* "Legacies" (mentioned)
* "The Secret Six"
* "Battle for Gotham" (mentioned)

Season 2
* "Fallout"
* "Arkham Has Fallen"

Season 3
* "New Beginnings"

Season 5
* "Allegiances"
* "Watch Your Back"
* "Girls Night Out"
* "Heritage"
* "Underworld Unleashed, Part 1" (mentioned)
* "Speak Not a Whispered Word"
* "Regrets"
* "Harley & Ivy"
* "The Joke's On You"

Season 6
* "No Man's Land" (mentioned)
* "Fear the Reaper" (mentioned)
* "Fire and Ice"
* "We Are Legion"
* "Chaos Lives"
* "Enter the Sirens"
* "Gotham in Green"
* "Hope" (mentioned)

Season 7
* "Trial of the Batman"
* "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
* "Desperate Measures"
* "The Retribution of Bruce Wayne" (mentioned)

## Behind the Scenes

* In DC Comics, **Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley**is a former botanist and current eco-terrorist based in Gotham City, being an extremely well-known Batman villain. Her only concern is the well-being of plant-life and all of her crimes are based around helping nature and punishing humans for their pollution.