Selina Kyle (Catwoman)

# Catwoman

## Selina Kyle

Catwoman

*Description here ~ Justinian*

## History

### Early Life

Selina Kyle was born in 1988 within the city of Gotham, New Jersey. She was raised by a single mother, that of Maria Kyle until the age of five. Maria did not live an easy life in the slums of Gotham, needing to scavenge and scrap to get by and care for her child. For their father had already left the pair before Selina was born, producing an unequal income balance. At the age of five, her mother left her— alone, in the Narrows of Gotham. A hell pit, but one that taught Selina the methods she needed to survive. Living off of the street, living from day to day not knowing what event could turn her world upside down. She made the streets her home, blending in with the crowd… gathering friends that could be trusted, people she considered her friends.

But then, a life changing event took place…. a murder outside of Monarch Theater. Not just any ordinary murder, but that of the wealthiest patron of Gotham and the surrounding area— Thomas Wayne. He and his wife and child were held at gunpoint by a thug, resulting in both parents being killed and their corpses looted. In an effort to grant sympathy to the lone survivor, and protect him from any harm that might come in the wake of such an event, Selina approached the boy about her age… Bruce Wayne. She accompanied him to her home, forging a small friendship out of a traumatic day, one that was painful for Selina to watch…. and could only imagine how painful it was for Bruce to witness. And after years of friendship, the young boy to billionaires vanished without a trace — without a goodbye. It was from this point on that Selina knew she could never fully trust anyone to stay around her long enough. Her mother, her father, and now a close friend had all left before she had even been alive for two decades. Not to mention the amount of acquaintances that she had befriended on the street in order to survive, all acquaintances that never stayed near the stray cat for more than hours at a time.

Before Bruce had a chance to leave the city of Gotham, Selina’s mother had come into contact with the orphan she abandoned in the Narrows. Her mother, even after abandoning her, was a bum. A bum that wanted to use her daughter’s connections to the orphaned Wayne to make her rich. But she wasn’t there to raise Selina. The streets were her parents, not the deadbeat mother that had abandoned a five year old when she wasn’t looking…. in the worst area of town no less. Having enough of her mother’s presence, she told her that the two of them would never meet again— and that Selina would be glad about it. It was as if an old ghost, a memory of the past, had faded at that moment. For it was the last she saw of Maria Kyle, not knowing whether she were alive— or if the city had claimed her. But the reemergence of her mother had sparked a curiosity in the young cat, a curiosity on how her father had turned out. And after months of searching, she had found him. A small-game mobster that wasn’t too happy to see Selina, as if she were a ghost from a previous life. After their meeting,  a meeting that lasted none-to-long, Selina had decided a way to get back at her father— the father that had not supported her her entire life, Rex Calabrese. She stole. But this was not the petty thefts that she had to commit on the street to survive. No. This was big game, jewels and antiques. It was from this moment that she realized her talent in burglary, able to sneak in and out without a peep. And why stop there? If it were truly that easy, there was no reason in not taking the opportunity to make good money. Dressing as the persona of a cat, the only friends she had truly made on the streets of Gotham, she took to breaking and entering on a bi-nightly occurrence.

For years, the Cat had led her life this way: helping those who needed it, but helping herself to the goods of folks that did not need it. Each heist a bigger score and with it, bigger risks. And then, close to seven years to the day, a certain billionaire happened back into the world of Gotham. Bruce Wayne. All grown up from the last time she had seen the kid. Selina waited, waited for any acknowledgment from the billionaire on the friendship they had crafted. But nothing. Not a single word was spoken between the two orphans. The failure to be recognized in the world by a person she would consider one of her only friends at the time, lit a fuse within the Cat. And when she had finally met with him? Complete dismissal, and an utter betrayal in the heart of Selina. The short talk she had with the billionaire did not dissuade her from continuing her habits of burglaring goods, it only enhanced it. Selina wanted to make a statement to Gotham, that she could have what she wanted whenever she wanted…. until— a caped-creature had caught onto her tracks. A dark, brooding individual with a perfectly sculpted lower face. The Batman. The vigilante that haunted Gotham’s nights. From their very first encounter, she couldn’t help herself; wanting to tempt the very man behind a mask that said he was unconquerable.

With every meeting, Selina’s interest in the Dark Knight only grew greater…. always wanting to know who was on the other side of the mask, lusting after him whenever the moment arose. The Batman had captured her attention so fervently that she payed no mind to the boyfriend she had at home, Konstantin, only wanting to claim the Batman as her prize. While she romanticized about the Bat, hoping that her burglaries would draw the Caped Crusader to her, she had gathered the attention of the local authorities. A high-strung operation had been orchestrated at the height of her antics to topple her from the untouchable persona she had come to adopt. Alone, cornered, and without many options, the Cat Burglar resorted to the use of her claws as machines of war... drawing the blood of those officers who had sought to detain her and making an escape that almost claimed her life. In the days that followed, a great manhunt was undertaken by the Boys in Blue, a reason for the Cat to permanently keep to herself. In an effort to get her to face trail, the one who had eluded her seductive vices had revealed something that she had longed to find out… who the man was behind the mask. Bruce Wayne himself. A shock to be sure, but she was finally able to put a face to the Batman… and she simply couldn’t help herself. The man that had done her wrong by leaving her empty-handed had been the figure she had been crushing on since their first contact. Bruce and Selina rekindled their friendship, turning quickly into that of a relationship for the next half a year. But all good things had to come to an end, and the life that Bruce was imposing (unintentionally) on the feline was too much for her to bear. Not to mention the deceit that he always kept towards her… never fully trusting the Cat to keep her word. She quickly returned to Konstantin to lick her wounds, adopting a child with the man along the way.

And then, just as her mother once had, she left the man that was supposed to be her family: Konstantin; wishing to search for new horizons… to find herself again. Find herself Selina did. With a single duffle bag, Selina flew from Gotham Airport to France, residing in Bordeaux for three months… reattaching herself to the roots that had grounded her, formed her into the person she wanted to be. Selina lived from her one bag, the bag that contained her Cat-suit and a couple changes of clothes. During her stay in Bordeaux, she burgled, just like in the days of old. Always trying to achieve new scores, but helping the needy whenever she got the chance. But just as Gotham had gotten old to her, Bordeaux came under the same feeling. Selina travelled to Italy, to the city of Milan… the center of fashion in the entire globe. A rich location, and one that could make her rich. Rich enough to live a life of luxury similar to that of Bruce Wayne. But she couldn’t keep herself to stay in Milan either, something called her home— back to the city that had defined her. To the city she knew like the back of her hand. And after only a few months in Milan, she sought the next flight to Gotham… hoping to hit the reset button once more— and hopefully, for the last time.

## Powers and Abilities

### Skills

* **Proficient in hand-to-hand combat**
* **Increased agility**
* **Skilled gymnast**
* **Expert burglar**