Batwoman (Kate Kane) (Post-Crisis)

> " *I already know where. I already know when. But what I don't know is who. And I really do want to know. You might even say that I need to know. Names have power. You fear mine. I want hers. And at least one of you is going to tell me.* "
> ― Kate Kane
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## Summary

**Kate Kane** is Batwoman, one of many vigilantes who protect Gotham City using the imagery of a Bat. She is both Jewish and an open Lesbian, playing a socialite during the day, and working with her cousin Bette as vigilantes by night.

## Power and Stats

**Tier:** **8-C**

**Name:** Kate Kane

**Origin:** DC Comics

**Gender:** Female

**Age:** Unknown likely in her early 20's

**Classification:** Human

**Powers and Abilities:** Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Weapon Mastery

**Attack Potency:** **Building level** (Comparable to Katana, Strong enough to stagger Killer Croc, fought and defeated batgirl, and strong enough to send Bane fly bleeding)

**Speed:** **Massively Hypersonic** (Fast enough to dodge gunfire. Can outpace Killer Croc and Bane, and should not be overwhelmingly slower than Katana)

**Lifting Strength:** **Athletic Human**

**Striking Strength:** **Building Class**

**Durability:** **Building level** (Durable enough to survive explosions, multiple bullets shot at her, and hits from Killer Croc multiple times)

**Stamina:** High

**Range:** Human melee range normally, Extended melee range with melee weaponry, Several dozen meters with grenades and Batarangs

**Standard Equipment:** Body Armor, Batarangs, Smoke Bombs, Stun Grenades, Gas Bombs, Grappling Hooks, Wireless Trackers, and First-Aid Kits

**Intelligence:** High

**Weaknesses:** Normal human weaknesses

* Brigade Executive Officer of the Corps of Cadets at West Point. Was an exceptional student.
* Made black market deals with crooked former Marines to get equipment in her early days as a vigilante.
* Knows about a Religion of Crime coven before Batman does.
* Knows how to collect blood samples for DNA testing, and what to test for.
* Gets a hostage to help defeat a kidnapper.
* Studies the occult.
* Can read footprints well enough to know there are no outliers.
* Researches the legend of the Weeping Woman and uses meditation to figure out her weakness.
* Finishes picking a lock without looking.

**Strength:**

* Throws a robber roughly six feet with one arm while sitting. Hits another with a volleyball pole, and smacks another with his bag of loot so hard that a bunch of jewels get stuck in his face.
* Keeps a man braced against a wall with one foot.
* Bench-presses 165 lbs (50 and 10 lb plates and a 45-lb bar).
* Grapple-swings while carrying a woman in one arm. After landing, throws her what looks like ten or so feet, also one-handed.
* Casually throws a knife hard enough that it gets stuck in a wooden door.
* Punctures a fuselage with her gauntlet and holds a woman by the wrist.
* Punches a shapeshifter so hard he changes back into a human.
* Breaking a jaw and some ribs.

**Speed and Agility:**

* Kate was an All-State gymnast in high school.
* A thug runs at her while aiming a gun. She hits him before he can fire.
* Jumps out of a window into a pool several stories below, avoiding metal beams.
* Lands on a man while he's running.
* Dodges a stab while drugged.
* Jumps from one plane to another with only her cape as safety.
* Leaps off her motorcycle into the back of a speeding van.

**Durability and Endurance:**

* Her first suit can tank bullets and has a gorget to block throat attacks. The cape can block bullets and knives.
* Practically no-sells a kick to the face while drugged.
* Only gets a bloody lip after a punch from a cyborg.
* Her new suit can no-sell bullets.
* Gets her head smashed into a door, only gets a small cut lip.
* Gets hit off-panel by a mutated Killer Croc, again just gets a cut lip. Croc in this form is stronger than usual.
* Takes a palm-strike to the jaw from Falchion, stands soon after.

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