DC Comics/Poison Ivy

**Poison Ivy** (Pamela Isley) is an eco-terrorist with the power to control all plant life. Having been turned into a plant/human hybrid from an experiment gone wrong, Poison Ivy struggles with her humanity and her insanity to protect plants at all costs. Because of this, she has oftentimes acted as an adversary of Batman in Gotham City.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

**Plant Manipulation:** Poison Ivy has a semi-mystical connection to the plant world through a force called the Green. She can cause plants of all kinds to grow at a rapid rate simply by commanding them to do so and can manipulate and animate them as she wishes. On one occasion, she used roots to form supports for a tunnel and once controlled an entire tree to come down on Clayface, ensnaring him in its branches. She once brought a whole skyscraper down with giant vines. Her control over plant life is on a global scale; she was once able to manipulate the entire planet's vegetation in order to make humanity submissive to her will.

**Poison Generation:** A deliberate overdose of plant and animal-based toxins into her blood stream has made her touch deadly. She can create the most potent and powerful floral toxins in Gotham City. Often, these toxins are secreted from her lips and are administered via kisses. Her toxins come in a number of varieties, from mind-controlling drugs to instantly fatal necrotics. Her skin is also toxic, although contact with her is usually not fatal.

* **Toxin Resistance:** Poison Ivy is immune to all toxins.

**Pheromone Manipulation:** Poison Ivy is able to secrete pheromones from her skin that can cause men and women alike to become infatuated with her and making them subservient to her every will. However, even without her pheromones, her beauty is still an asset that she can use to seduce.

**Enhanced Regeneration:** She can regenerate her limbs as plants regenerate their branches.

* **Enhanced Longevity:** Due to her having her DNA mutated to be more plant-like, she will live longer and ages slower than regular humans, as long as she absorbs enough solar energy.
* **Enhanced Immunity:** Poison Ivy is immune to all bacteria and viruses.

### Abilities

* **Botany:** Poison Ivy is a renowned scientist with a career in Gotham City. She has always has a fascination with plants and they have been the major direction in her life both before and after her accident. Her knowledge of botany allows her to better utilize her powers over them.
	+ **Toxicology:** Poison Ivy's specialization in botany was toxicology. At first, he utilized her knowledge to make perfumes, make-up, and medicine. After her accident, she began using her knowledge to grow thorny plants and poisonous traps for her enemies.
	+ **Genetics:** She has an extensive knowledge of genetics and was able to splice plant and human DNA, creating hybrids which she refers to as "sporelings".
* **Seduction:** Poison Ivy has always been a beautiful woman, but she never used her looks for personal gain until she became Poison Ivy. She taunts her trapped opponents with their human desires and infatuate them.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat:** Poison Ivy's athletic abilities have grown over the course of her career. She has learned a limited style of martial arts fighting.
* **Athleticism:** She is proficient at climbing and leaping and is a strong and fast swimmer.

### Weaknesses

* **Coldness:** Because Poison Ivy's physiology is based on that of a plant, she goes into a protective and dormant state when exposed to frigid temperatures - much like a plant in the winter. This doubles as a power in of itself, allowing her to survive at lower temperatures than any normal human.
* **Darkness:** She requires substantial amounts of solar energy to survive.
* **Mental Instability:** Poison Ivy has been committed to Arkham Asylum on a regular basis. She speaks to her plants, feels extreme rage towards humanity (particularly males), and at a certain point sought out the destruction of the human race so only she and her plants could live. She has been described as having seasonal affective disorder, a mental condition that causes her emotions to change with the seasons from mania and euphoria in the spring and summer and apathy and depression in the autumn and winter.
* **Skin Condition (formerly):** Ever since she was a child, Poison Ivy had a skin condition that prevented her from going into direct sunlight without the proper lotion on. This condition most likely went away when she became Poison Ivy, as a requirement to avoid direct sunlight is counter-intuitive to her need to be around plants.