Wildcat

Alex Knox

Task Force Xi

Ted Grant, also known as Wildcat, is one of the few heroes in the No Man's Land. He's built up a small society of survivors for himself, and has been contacted to work with Task Force Xi, but has been too caught up to respond to their invitation.

## History

### Early History

Wildcat has had his past heavily displayed in his RP. That being said, much remains to be clarified. What is known, is that Ted Grant grew up the child of a poor family in Gotham. When he was 17, the United States went to war. He faked his age and enlisted in the U.S Marine Corp. He stayed there for an unspecified amount of time. After leaving, with multiple medals, Grant denied invitations to the CIA. In stead, he moved back to his home, and started a boxing gym. He had boxed when he was younger, but it is unknown if this was during downtime during his earlier days in the military or before enlisting.

### Vigilantism

Ted became a vigilante in his mid 20's. He still ran his gym, and was a public hero, letting his secret identity be known. In his early days, he allied himself with other heroes of the time, including his good friend from his days in the USMC, Jay Garrick, the first Flash. Ted and Jay were founding members of the Justice Society of America. Little is known about the time between the JSA's end and the beginning of No Man's land.

Wildcat was in his early 40's when Batman first showed up in Gotham. Wildcat had hung up the mask some time ago, but seeing Batman re-inspired Wildcat to join the fight for good. Wildcat worked closely with Batman onward, but it seems as if there was some falling out with them. He was aware of the first Robin, Dick Grayson, and may have known Jason Todd, but had certainly never met Tim Drake.

### Post-Earthquake

Wildcat stayed in his gym during the Earthquake. It remained unharmed due to its strong structure. After the Earthquake ended, Wildcat received a call over the radio from Alexander Knox. Knox said an angry mob was approaching him, so Wildcat readied a shotgun and got on his bike, riding to Knox. Wildcat talked down the mob. Seven of them attacked him, six of which he left unconscious, and one dead. Those that stood down joined Wildcat's gang, and so did Knox, who stayed at the radio tower for the time being.

Ethan Bennett had shown up at Wildcat's gym while he was gone, knowing that he was an ally of Batman. Ethan quickly became Wildcat's second-in-command. Meanwhile, Knox was attacked by the Mad Hatter, and ran to the gym. The group was in need of medicine, so Ethan and Wildcat headed to ACE Chemicals. While they were out, Fox attacked the gym, lighting it on fire and killing some of Wildcat's men. They moved into the Monarch Theater, but that had a similar fate. Finally, Wildcat moved his men into Wayne Manor.

Wildcat, with help from Alfred Pennyworth, made the manor into a home and base for his group. Wildcat was approached by Oswald Cobblepot, also known as the Penguin, at this time. Wildcat was hired to take down the Mad Hatter, which he did. Wildcat was indisposed for some time after the fight, however.

Wildcat, Ethan and Knox arranged for a message to be sent over the radio. Wildcat and Ethan were to pick up civilians at Saint Charles' Cathedral, and were surprised to find it inhabited by Father Chris and Papaleo. Firefly and Scarecrow showed while they were there, and Ethan and Wildcat played bad cop, worse cop while interrogating Firefly. This got them kicked out from the church.

Since then, Wildcat has stayed at the manor, helping out there. The mysterious Red Hood showed up at Wayne Manor, and after a short fight with Wildcat, was able to get past him.

### Meeting the Squad

Wildcat received a call over the radio from Hugo Strange, telling him to meet him and Amanda Waller at Blackgate. Wildcat arrived late, and found the Squad after Amanda had been captured. He, Captain Boomerang, Kyd Wykkyd and Poison Ivy allied themselves in order to find her. Wildcat first encountered the man who had previously drugged Amanda, and killed him. Shortly after, Kyd found Amanda, but was overpowered himself, and captured.

Wildcat, his men, Boomerang and Ivy stormed the sewers, and found Amanda, now missing an arm. Ivy and Boomerang left, leaving Wildcat the location of their hideout: Ivy's Greenhouse. Wildcat and his men moved forward, taking out any enemies, and finding Kyd, who was now sick. Wildcat brought Kyd back to the Greenhouse, where he started a fight with Boomerang. Kyd was found out to be cursed, and Wildcat, accompanied by Ivy, went to find Deadman. After bringing Deadman back to the Greenhouse, Wildcat returned to the Manor.

### Chaotic Custody

Wildcat would eventually get his men to raid the fallen Iron Heights airship for supplies, and there he would encounter the dynamic duo of Harley Quinn and Anarky. After a couple of misunderstandings, the group eventually make their way back to Ivy’s greenhouse, with Amanda Waller showing as well. Grant and Waller would confront Harley about her subpar parenting, earning her a backhand. She eventually relinquished custody of the kid, and after a a tearful goodbye, left the group alone. Eventually, Ivy and Polka-Dot Man would return to the greenhouse, with Ivy freaking out over Anarky the plant kid. The three of them eventually learn of Maxwell Lord’s supply of meta-human pills, and Wildcat and Ivy go to take it out. They succeed by burning the stock, while also learning that Lord has been hoarding food, can come back from death, and was planning to microchip everyone in Gotham into following his orders. He then split from Ivy, heading back to his gym only to be attacked by Onomatopoeia. It was a brutal fight, with both parties sustaining critical injuries. Wildcat was eventually beat, but managed to radio for help. He was take back to the greenhouse by Ivy, and she tried to stitch him up best as she could. Deadman also tried to resuscitate him, but only managed to do so temporarily so the Squad could learn the identity of his attacker and alert other vigilantes in the area, before Grant went back under. He’s still in a comatose state.

## Kills

* Wildcat, whilst trying to find Amanda Waller, found the bartender who drugged her, and shot him.

## Relationship

* **Ethan Bennet**: Wildcat works great with Ethan Bennett. This is most likely due to their shared military backgrounds.
* **Deadman:** The two are most definitely friends from the "good old days." Not much has been seen of this relationship, though Deadman was hard when he saw the sorry state Wildcat was in.
* **Alfred Pennyworth**: Wildcat has great respect for Alfred Pennyworth, but doesn't much like to show it. He will call Alfred "Jeeves," which was most likely a nickname made in response to Alfred's sarcasm.
* **Alexander Knox**: Wildcat hasn't had much time to interact with Alexander Knox, but it is shown that he thinks little of the man. He is willing to work with him though, and Alex has begun to gain Wildcat's respect in the time since the earthquake.
* **Captain Boomerang**: Wildcat doesn't much care for Digger Harkness, for two main reasons (it should be noted that these reasons are not entirely obvious, but canon to his player, who is also writing this). One, Digger, along with Ivy, left Kyd behind, which triggered Wildcat's wartime PTSD. Two, he is too gung ho and willing to fight, and reminds Grant of his younger self too much.
* **Poison Ivy:** Wildcat’s exact thoughts on her aren’t exactly known, but they seem to just tolerate each other and make a good team.
* **Kyd Wykkyd**: Kyd is the only member of TFXI that Wildcat actually likes, and does not just tolerate.

## Trivia

* Despite his violence and occasional killing, Wildcat is shown to be a man of faith, quoting the Bible and praying.
* Still recovering from Wartime trauma. Ivy and Boomerang leaving Kyd behind triggered this, and caused Wildcat to become violent with Boomerang.

## See also

**No Man's Land**

*36 Characters* | *10 Locations*