Black Cat VS Catwoman

**Black Cat vs. Catwoman** is the 5th report of Death Battle X, pitting Black Cat from *Marvel Comics* against Catwoman from *DC Comics*. In a fight against two of the worlds deadliest cat burglars.

## Prelude

**Michael:** They're two of the most famous cat burglars in fiction. Stealthly making they're way through the night, swiping riches, and slipping away before anyone can find them. These two are so good at what they do, only there cities most greatest defenders can have a hope at bagging these cats. But tonight these two lovely femme fatales will be pitted against one another, tooth and claw to see just who is the deadliest cat burglar. Felicia Hardy, Marvel's Black Cat. And Selina Kyle, DC's Catwoman.

**F.A.C.T.S.:** I am the Fight Analysis and Conclusion Tolerance Software, or F.A.C.T.S. for short, and I will be determining the victor with their research taken into account.

**Michael:** And I'm Michael, and this, ladies and gentlemen, is Death Battle X!

## Black Cat

**Michael:** At first glance, Felicia Hardy seemed to be no different then your average jane. Studying in college and just generally heading down a path for a pretty good life.

**F.A.C.T.S.:** Except her father was a renowned cat burglar, and right before his arrest, he encouraged his daughter to never settle for second best.

**Michael:** But that all changed when her closest friend demanded their friendship become... something more. And he, as she puts it, ended up taking her life. Wanting revenge on her now ex-friend, Felicia put aside her studies and began training in various fighting styles and acrobatics so she could murder her rapist, regardless of the consequences. And after months of preparation, she was finally ready to get her revenge.

**F.A.C.T.S.:** But before she could find him fate had other plans.

**Michael:** With her ex-friend killed in a car accident, her training for nothing, and her purpose in life gone, you could say she was in a reckless mood. And without thinking it through, she decided to put those new skill of hers to good use. Not in murdering people she didn't like, but to follow in her father's footsteps, becoming the cat burglar simply known as Black Cat. And you better believe that when she wants something, she always gets it... unless, her cities friendly neighborhood Spider-Man catches wind of her, that's when things get more... complicated. But she's got the skills to do it, as part of her training for her ill-fated attempt at vengance. She became a Black Belt in karate and judo, becoming skilled enough to defeat entire groups of enemies of her own, and hold her own against equally skilled fighters. Including opponents who invented there own fighting styles, like Spider-Man's own martial art: The Way Of The Spider. And in case you forgot... she's a cat burglar.

**F.A.C.T.S.:** That's right, trained by various experts in burglary, gymnastics, judo, karate, electronics, security systems. She has proficiency in stealing and infiltrating, and skilled in the arts of stealth, lock picking, escapology, cracking safes, and has mastered the art of disguise. And for along time, she prefered studying the "battlefield" as she puts it, before going on any missions. Usually rigging the area to make it look like fits of bad luck would happen when she was around. Hence her nickname.

**Michael:** That was until she actually got "Bad Luck" Powers, given to her by Kingpin, these new abilities of her allow her to subliminally affect probability fields to inflict people with bad luck, floors caving in, attacks missing, defense mechanisms breaking apart, disintegrating bullets, people hitting each other, you name it. And when her luck powers aren't enough, she can always rely on her trusty Cat Cable, hidden cleverly within the "fur" end of each of her gloves, it is a combination of a whip and a grappling hook, used for swinging around the city or to ensnare people like a lasso, it can even be electrified like a taser. And while that lovely outfit of hers may be used to... assinuate certain aspects, this skin-tight suit actually improves her senses, and boosts her own physical strength and speed to the point of the finest human athletes, some of these increasments include increasing her lifting strength to 800 pounds, and running speed to 40 miles per hour.

**F.A.C.T.S.:** Other weapons she has would also include Electromagnetic Contact Lenses, which grant her night vision and improve her eyesight near superhuman levels. And Retractable Steel Microfilament Claws that are sharp enough to cut through diamonds.

**Michael:** She's even got Pixie Dust, to protect her from low level spells, wonder where she got that from. But regardless of where she got this stuff from, she certainly puts it to good use. She can throw and stagger men several times her own size, throw them through walls, and break chains with a simple kick. Black Cat's fast enough to dodge lasers, leap great distances, and keep up with Spider-Man, who can dodge light-based attacks from Electro thanks to his spider-sense. But if someone is able to hit her, she's more than tough enough to take it. She survived getting hit through walls, falls from great heights while repeatedly being slammed by objects, and being crushed under massive debris, and can still get back up and keep on fighting.

**F.A.C.T.S.:** She's defeated fellow members of Spider-Man's rogue gallery like the Vulture, the Scorpion and the Lizard, defeated powerful mutants like Sabretooth.

**Michael:** And sometime down the line, even earned both the respect and somewhat affection of Spider-Man himself, though this would be off and on, but when her own luck runs out, that's when curiosity just might kill this cat. While she is far from weak, she can still be brought down with enough force, and she does need focus when using her "Bad Luck" powers for them to actually work. But even with those flaws, it'll take more than just a little bad luck to put this cat down.

## Catwoman

**Michael:** From the very beginning, Selina Kyle was destined for anything but an easy life, her mother commited suicuide, her father drank himself to death, she was forced to live in an abusive state home for orphaned or delinquent girls, all while being separated from her younger sister. Eventually she escaped the center, scraping by as a circus performer, petty thief, and prostiting.

**F.A.C.T.S.:** But when Selina saw Gotham Cities own vigilante Batman making his escape first hand, this gave her the idea to become a creature of the night herself.

**Michael:** Inspired by her own love of cats, she fashioned her own costume, and operating as a thief simply known, as Catwoman. Defied by her pride and temptation, once she sets her eyes on something shiny, she's bound to get it.

**F.A.C.T.S.:** When she was training, she learned the art of boxing, hapkido, jujutsu, and kung fu to name a few, she's so proficient in battle, she can defeat entire hordes of enemies, go toe-to-toe with strong opponents, and keep up with Batman in battle, the very hero who learned and mastered every single martial art known to men, and in case you forgot... she's also a cat burglar. She's an expert in cracking safes, disabling security systems, lock picking, and just keeping quiet in general. She's even managed to steal Batman's utility belt, and Batmobile, even The Joker can't claim he did that.

**Michael:** Other skills she has include a mastery of disguise, and using her feminine charm to seduce men and women alike, including her on again off again love interest... you guessed it... Batman. She can pull out prison bars, and casually dodge gunfire. And this was before she got magical powers.

**F.A.C.T.S:** Not the kind that makes her a wizard, this kind of magic increases her strength and speed to even greater levels. In terms of her arsenal, she has, like her opponent, Retractable Claws. These sharp finger daggers are sharp enough to cut through metal, and pierce concrete to enable climbing, or more practically for stabbing, impaling, or slashing into enemies. Or for keeping opponents at a distance, she can use her bullwhip to ensnare enemies, or pull them of knock them away, it can even snap handcuffs and chains, she'll often use it to swing around the city. Other garbage she has will include metal balls, exploding pellets, magnetic climbing devices, a grappling hook, knockout gas, bolas's, goggles, and even pen-sized lasers. Yep, Selina's well equipted for the job.

**Michael:** She can swing people around and send them flying without issues, kick people through walls, pull down helicopters, and lift giant robot arms and pull off vents like they're nothing. She survived building busting explosions, long falls, and even successfully resisted Scarecrow's fear toxin when she injected it into herself!

**F.A.C.T.:** For reference, the fear toxin inflicts crippling fear into anyone who is exposed to it, and she just laughed it off.

**Michael:** But when she needs to avoid something pleasant, she's more than fast enough to avoid it. She's able to dodge gunfire, evade swarms of ninjas, and outrun panthers. She's defeated a lot of her fellow Gotham villains, kept up with people who can teleport, and helped out Gotham's heroes on a few occasions. But if she's not careful, her nine-lives could easily run out. While her achievements over the years make her a formidable foe, she can still be killed with enough force. A skilled enough fighter can take her down. And she has a history of being a reckless risk taker at times. But when there's a profit to be made, you can bet that with a crack off her whip and an uncheesing of her claws, Catwoman will always be there to do what she does best.

## The Battle

In a Museum in New York City, on the roof of the museum stands a cat burglar, Felicia Hardy, AKA Black Cat, taking off her hairband.

*Black Cat: It's bad luck to let a cat cross your path.*

She than jumps down into the building. Than back on the building, another cat burglar wearing a brown coat, Selina Kyle, AKA Catwoman, taking off her coat. as it flies away in the wind

*Catwoman: Speaking metaphorically.*

She than jumps down to the building, following Black Cat. Inside the museum, there is a giant Cat Statue, In the hallway, both Black Cat and Catwoman come face to face with each other.

*Catwoman: You can't beat me you can't beat Bruce.*

Black Cat points at Catwoman.

*Black Cat: Keep your distance, you kinda creep me out, how about some martial arts territete.*

*Catwoman: So this is your vulnerable side.*

**IT'S SHOWTIME... FIGHT!**

Black Cat runs forward, Catwoman uses her whip, but Black Cat avoids it, Black Cat than uses her Cat Cable, it grabs onto Catwoman, bringing her closer, and than Black Cat punches and kicks her. Catwoman than uses her whip, rapping it around he, she than pulls Black Cat closer and than kicks her in the face. Black Cat than falls back, Catwoman runs forward, but than Black Cat gets up and kicks her back, than brings out her claws, slashing into Catwoman, slashing her drawing blood. Than punches her in the stomach sending her flying back, Black Cat than leaps forward trying to pounce Catwoman, but Catwoman kicks Black Cat in the stomache, sending her flying into the air Than Catwoman jumps up and catches her in mid-air, and kicks Black Cat in the stomach, sending her flying through the wall. In another room, Black Cat safely lands on the ground, seeing Catwoman rushing at her, Black Cat punches her in the face and than suplexes her, smashing Catwoman's head on the floor. Black Cat turns around looking at her.

*Black Cat: Not bad... I suppose.*

Black Cat than kicks the exhausted Catwoman's face, sending her flying back, Catwoman lands on the floor. Black Cat walks away thinking the fight is over, not seeing that Catwoman is back up and throws a bolas at her.

*Catwoman: This'll be a sinch.*

The bolas is sent flying at Black Cat, it raps itself around Black Cat, Catwoman that rushes at her, and kicks her in the back, sweaps her under the legs, and kicks her high into the air. And kicks her in the stomach on the way back down. Sending Black Cat flying back, Black Cat lands on the floor groaning in the injuries she's taken, Catwoman walks over to her, Black Cat holding her head in pain, Catwoman than kicks her face into the floor. Catwoman than walks away thinking the fight it over, but Black Cat than gets up laughing, and swing her Cat Cable at Catwoman, grabbing her, and than swings her around, and slams Catwoman on the floor head first, Catwoman's arm than falls onto the floor, her blood spilling everywhere. Rendering her dead.

*Black Cat: Can't believe you fell for that.*

Black Cat than drags Catwoman over to her putting her foot on her face, than walking off, out of the building.

**KO!**

## Results

**Michael:** Well... it looks like Selina's nine lives are finally up.

**F.A.C.T.S.:** This was a rather close match-up, both Felicia and Selina have desplayed equally impressive feats of stealth and thievery, and both have proven themselves to be skilled combatants up against tough opponents. But while Selina has shown generally better physicality, performing feats of physical strength that slightly outdoes Felicia, and has survived a lot worse than Felicia has, there were a few things that pushed this in Felicia's favor. Felicia has consistantly shown herself to be faster than Selina, dodging faster-than-light laserfire, and defeating Spider-Man, who are capable of doing similar faster-than-light feats, her Cat Cable has a few more options for battle than Selina's whip had, and her suit, unlike Selina's, actually boosted her physical prowess, making up for any gap she had between her and Selina. And while Selina had the means of incapacitating Felicia, there was one thing Selina could not account for, Felicia's "bad luck" powers, this is what truly gave her a leg up, not only would it make the battle a lot harder for Selina, but it would also do the opposite for Felicia and make it a lot easier for her to win, she could cause the enviroment to work against Selina, or even make her equipment backfire, and giving Selina's usual risk taking behavior, there'd be plenty of opportunities for Felicia to work her magic.

**Michael:** It looks like this fight was just a "cat-tastrophie", the winner is Black Cat.

## F.A.C.T.S. Final Verdict

**Lifting Strength: Catwoman**

**Striking Strength: Black Cat**

**Speed: Black Cat**

**Durability: Catwoman**

**Attack Potency: Black Cat**

**Arsenal: Black Cat**

**Hand-to-Hand Combat: Tied**

**Intelligence: Black Cat**

**Experience:** **Tied**