Catwoman

**Selina Kyle** is a Human cat burglar and member of the Secret Society of Super-Villains. She lives in Gotham, under her alias of **Catwoman**.

## **Origins**

Selina was born to Brian and Maria Kyle and the older sister to Magdalene Kyle. Growing up, her father brutalized her mother, which resulted in her mother's suicide. Her father however died of alcohol poisoning. After being separated by her sister, Selina decided to take her chances and the streets of Gotham. She began her life in Gotham, pickpocketing, until the day came when she was adopted by a traveling carnival. The people at the carnival gave her the proper training needed to properly steal and get away with it. After her mentor died of a botched performance, she left the carnival at age 17 and continued her pickpocketing on the streets. Eventually however, Kyle would come up with the guise of Catwoman, as well as come face to face with Gotham's caped defender: Batman.

Since then, Kyle has continued her work as a cat burglar, but also has worked with the likes of both heroes and villains, such as Birds of Prey, Secret Society of Supervillains and of course, the Batman Family.

## **Characteristics**

### Physical Appearance

Selina is a Caucasian female human, standing in at 5'7" tall and weighing in a 128 lbs. Soaking wet. She has short black hair and green eyes. She is a very physically fit and wears a custom black catsuit, which she typically wears during her job as a burglar and vigilante.

### Personality & Traits

Selina initially started out as an amoral thief, however as her life went on, her points of view changed. She partially reformed however, as she started defending the less fortunate and even, depending on her mood, can go from self-interested to more charitable.

## **Powers & Abilities**

### Powers

* **Peek Human Condition:** Selina is in the best physical shape of her life, allowing her to perform her job as a cat burglar at peek efficiency.
	+ **Peek Human Strength:** Selina is able to knock out Barry Allen, Wallace R. West and Wally West out with a single hit, despite them being reserved and mind-controlled.
	+ **Peek Human Speed:** Selina was fast enough to tag Barry, Wally and Wallace, despite them being mind-controlled. Her reflexes are also at peek efficiency.
	+ **Peek Human Agility:** Selina is a naturally agile woman, allowing her to perform a great deal of feats, much like her namesake.

### Abilities

* **Acrobatics:** Selina is an accomplished gymnast, allowing her to perform feats with finesse, balance and coordination.
* **Disguise:** Selina is very good at blending in with crowds and typically, wearing very convincing disguises.
* **Hand-Hand Combat (Advanced):** Selina possesses a superb form of hand to hand combat skill, which has allowed her to beat the likes of Talia al Ghul, who even complimented her on her skill. Even losing her memory, Selina possessed superior muscle memory. She is well versed in martial arts and even boxing.
* **Seduction:** Selina's natural looks allow her to get the attention of many, even her targets. It's allowed her to get passed various obstacles and even distracting targets while she swiped necessary items from them to achieve her goals.
* **Stealth:** As a cat burglar, Selina is a master of stealth, allowing her to sneak in and out of areas, typically without tripping security systems.
* **Survivalist:** Selina had learned from a young age to survive on the streets by any means necessary.
* **Weapons Expert:** Selina is well versed in various different weapons, which includes firearms, swords and even fighting sticks.
* **Thievery:** Selina's initial survival relied on stealing from others, typically to survive. As she got older, things changed and she set her sights on much more profitable prizes, as well as those that were cat related.
* **Marksmanship:** Selina possesses a proficiency in terms of marksmanship, which typically includes firearms and even throwing weapons.
* **Multilingual:** Selina is naturally fluent in English, however she also is fluent in Mandarin.

## **Equipment**

* **Catwoman Suit:** Selina wears a very tight catsuit, which is mostly all black. It comes complete with a black belt with a chrome buckle, a hood with cat-like ears and a pair of red-lensed goggles. Her gloves come equipped with very sharp claws on the end and heeled boots with buckles on the top.
* **Whip:** As a long ranged weapon and infiltration tool, Selina is known to carry a black whip, sometimes of varying types. Types include a bullwhip or a cat o'nine tails whip. She typically wrapps it around her waist. She also uses it as a means of transport at times.

## **Trivia**

* She has access to the Batcave, despite being a criminal.
* Despite her immense displeasure, Krypto has taken a liking to her.
* She was trained in immense psychological coercion by Talia al Ghul, as a way of protecting Batman's identity from other villains.