Cassandra Cain

"*What I know is she was trained straight from the womb.*"
―Tim Drake[src]
**Cassandra Cain** is a former assassin and vigilante, born to David Cain and Lady Shiva, two League of Assassins agents, she was raised by her father to become the ultimate killing machine for Ra's al-Ghul and was not taught to speak. She was to be sent to Ra's, until her crew was ambushed by Penguin's goons and was kidnapped.

Said predicament led to her meeting and teaming up with the Birds of Prey to defeat Penguin and her adoption by Bruce Wayne.

## Biography

### Early life

Cassandra was conceived by her father with the elite assassin Lady Shiva in order to produce a child of top quality to serve Ra's al-Ghul.

#### First kill

Cassandra was taken by her father to attack a local Triad gang, it was there she committed her first kill with a Triad boss

## Abilities

* **Master Martial Artist**: Cassandra Cain was extensively trained from a very young age by her father,
* **Master Combatant**: Not only martial arts, she was also trained in hand-to-hand combat. Cassandra is schooled in all known and many unknown assassin techniques such as pressure points, killing techniques and stealth to name a few
* **Peak Human Condition**: Through continuous intense training Cassandra represents the greatest fighting weapon ever conceived. She possesses peak level strength, stamina, speed and agility comparable to the finest human athlete.
* **Acrobatics**:
* **Body Language Reading**: Cassandra has the advanced ability to read body language enabling her to read what people are thinking and tell what they are going to do next before they do it. She has been shown able to read opponents far faster than herself, along with non-humans and even alien lifeforms like Parademons once she is given a chance to learn their body language. This enables her to identify disguised and transformed people as well.
* **Stealth**: Due to her excessive training she is also a master of stealth. This ability was furthered during her time avoiding Penguin's Criminal Organization.

### Weaknesses

* **Illiteracy**: Cassandra never learned to read as result of her abusive training by her father.
* **Selective Mutism**: Another side effect of the early life was never learning how to speak.

## Equipment

* **Orphan suit**:
* **Batsuit**: For a brief time Cassandra has her own custom batsuit.

## Relationships

* Lady Shiva - mother
* Batman Vigilante Family
	+ Bruce Wayne/Batman - adoptive father
	+ Alfred Pennyworth - mentor
	+ Dick Grayson/Nightwing/Batman - adoptive brother
	+ Jason Todd/Red Hood - adoptive brother
	+ Tim Drake/Robin/Red Robin - adoptive brother
	+ Damian Wayne/Robin - adoptive brother

Allies* Birds of Prey
	+ Barbara Gordon/Batgirl/Oracle
	+ Dinah Lance/Black Canary
	+ Helena Bertinelli/Huntress
	+ Stephanie Brown/Spoiler/Batgirl
	+ Vixen
* Titans
* Insurgency
* Justice Society of America
	+ Triad boss - victim
* League of Assassins - exploiters
* Penguin's criminal organization
	+ Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin
* Court of Owls
	+ Talon
* Riddler
* Scarecrow
* Mister Freeze
* Anarky
* Darkseid's Elite
	+ Darkseid
	+ Intergang
	+ Regime
	+ Parademons
* Anti-Monitor

## External Links

* Cassandra Cain on DC Database
* Cassandra Cain on DC Extended Universe Wiki
* Cassandra Cain on Wikipedia