Kate Kane

* Batwoman
* Kate Kane

Elizabeth Kane (Twin-Sister, Deceased)

Camille Hamilton-Kane (Step-Mother)

Thomas Wayne (Uncle, Deceased)

Martha Wayne (Aunt, Deceased)

Bruce Wayne and Bette Kane (Cousins)

Outsiders

Justice League (Reserve Member)

Birds of Prey

## Biography

### Kate Kane: 1985 - 2009

Katherine "Kate" Kane was born on October 18th, 1985 a few minutes before her twin sister to Jacob and Gabrielle Kane with both of her parents having served in the military, Jacob serving under the army and Gabrielle served in the Airforce with the two having met during their time in service, due to the constant moving of bases that her parents had served. Often hoping from states to stated with Kate and Elizabeth often studying when ever her parents had time to teach.

Jacob, of course would gain many enemies due to his constant prevention in various terrorists plots, though his family was also an target of these men. Gabrielle had taken the girls out for a day out but a terrorist cell having been kidnapped by a false group of guards, despite the frantic attempts to find them Jacob along with a squad had found the warehouse that they were being held with Kate and... what was left of Gabrielle and Elizabeth. It took a while for Kate to gain a form of normal being medicated numerous times along with constant sessions of therapy as by the time Kate reached nineteen is when she had felt normal again, Jacob on the other hand had found a form of comfort in drinking his sorrows away instead.

In a way to gain her fathers attention and his approval along with honoring her mother, Kate would join the military along with the Marine Corps, due to her family name she gained numerous endorsements and would join the Naval Academy to be granted the rank of officer, during her time she would grow a kinship with fellow recruit for Gotham Renee Montoya. It wouldn't take the two long before entering a relationship Kate and Reneee would avoid their relationship from being known to her fellow training officers.

After serving the role of Captain for the USMC, after finishing her time in the academy, once her five year time was deemed over Kate decided to move back to Gotham for a simpler life though it wasn't exactly easy to adjust to a normal life once more...

### Batwoman: 2009 - Present Day

Once more returning to the American coast, Kate had discovered that Jacob had laid the ground work for his new family and had since married a productive business woman, Camille Hamilton, who was involved with various ventures, this would grant Jacob within Gotham's high line of class due to his newly extended wealth as a result. With this new wealth now at her fingertips Kate felt as lack of purpose or direction and without the need of work had furthered this as a result.

As Kate had began to indulge in her wealth that she had been granted and decided that she should become a socialite often seen at various parties and clubs drinking and was even involved in various tabloids found in Gotham pages the following morning, she would later get back together with Renee though the two would only last for six months due to Renee discovering that Kate had been cheating on her. It didn't take long for Gotham to find out of Kate being a lesbian after some pictures of her seen with Rupert Thornes' daughter a night club, the following week No Man's Land would happen would easily top this over.

Surprisingly enough Kate would get her calling on this night. After leaving a clubbing bender Kate would stumble upon a mugging, rushing in to prevent anymore harm, what really did surprise her, was the appearance of Batman aiding her in the fight (who would take out the last thug remaining.) It's clear that Kate was well skilled, Batman would give a remark that Kate would take to heart was that she'd make a good vigilante. With riots running rampant and with lack of law Kate decided to follow in the Bat's footsteps, having her father sober her up and Kate retraining herself, she had used the WayneTech in their apartment and donned her own version of the Batsuit.

To show that she was on the side of the GCPD, Kate had prevented rioters from breaking into a GCPD strong hold running into Renee Montoya, Kate had attempted to repair their relationship, though it's clear that Renee didn't want anything to do with her. She would instead have the newly arrived, Maggie Sawyer for aid, not shockingly, Kate would later get with Maggie due to her lack of knowledge with Gotham due to her time with Superman. With Kate's charm, it didn't take long for the two to enter a relationship, with the two working with effectiveness to ensure order in the city, after the National Guard and various relief efforts arriving in Gotham, Kate had found her own groove with the Birds of Prey.

Along with working with the new Batman, but it was Bruce that had caught her attention after he returned as Batman, having revealed that she knew that she was Batwoman and would add her into the ranks of the Batfamily, after a couple years of dating Kate had decided to tie the knot between her and Maggie and told her that she was Batwoman. With the two having gotten married in 2012, Kate would take up with the newly formed Batman Incorporated, reuniting with Renee Montoya along with Vic Sage.

The two seemed to have put away whatever bad blood between the two, though the two would often flirt back and forth along with some sexual tension, Kate has remained faithful to Maggie knowing that her days as a partying celebrant is long behind her.

## Strengths

* **Acrobatics:** She is quite skilled in gymnastics, having trained in the sport since she was very young, and made it to Senior Elite level.
* **Martial Arts:** Kate received basic training at the US Naval Academy, then further, more intensive training in various martial arts during her travels around the world. After deciding to test her mettle, Dick Grayson confronted her as Batman and told her that she didn't know what she was doing. She punched him. He chuckled and commented "okay... you know what you're doing" and she should. Kate has trained in at least 14 different styles, including: Boxing and Krav Maga.
* **Medicine:** Kate has been shown able to identify wounds and how old they are and describe them anatomically, administer stimulants, and perform minor surgery on herself.
* **Peak Physicality:** As a result of her extremely rigorous training, Kate is now at the upper end of natural human abilities. Kate has shrugged off wounds from bladed weapons on numerous occasions, and even survived being stabbed in the heart by Bruno Mannheim once... so that's saying something.
	+ ***Strength:*** Kate is strong enough to shatter stone statues with a single punch, stagger the likes of brutes such as Bane and Killer Croc, throw and kick larger opponents multiple feet, and even shatter military-grade helmets with a roundhouse kick.
* **Investigation:** Kate has studied under experts in forensic science, law, behavioral science and criminology, learning methods both high-tech and old-school for tracking down criminals.
* **Criminology/Law:** As a paralegal, Kate is well-versed in the law.
* **Interrogation:** While Batwoman does a lot of physical intimidation and violent interrogation work, Kate wouldn't torture or deliberately maim people.
* **Intimidation:** She leverages her considerable presence, her excellent training in psychology and interrogation, being obviously willing and able to hit people really really hard, suddenly shifting toward protectiveness, etc. to achieve remarkable results.
* **Military Protocol:** A one-time Marine raised by a career soldier, Kate is quite familiar with military policy, protocol and most aspects of life in the many different armed forces.
* **Computer Hacking:** Kate is capable of hacking and some basic programming, but more importantly, of keeping her own computers and gadgets from being hacked or traced.
* **Stealth:** Kate is a master of stealth, as noted by Batman, being so good that has managed to get the drop on Kryptonians or even Batman himself. Kate once infiltrated an airborne military airship without raising alarm, and managed to make it to the bridge and subdue at least thirteen soldiers before she revealed herself. Even I am not immune from Kate's sneakiness, I've just settled into a nice bath when the water suddenly is shut off and Kate starts running her most recent investigation by me.
* **Wealth:** Being the heiress of a family whose fortune is comparable to the Waynes', Kate is extremely rich.

## Weaknesses

* **Fun-Loving:** Kate likes to have fun and while she knows there is a time to be serious, she is the first one to crack a joke or do something to throw you off your guard in order to keep things interesting. This, of course, can take some getting used to and it is the main reason that you don't see Batman and Batwoman together that often.
* **Connection to the Occult:** Kate's recent interest in the occult may not be mere curiosity. Recent activity among CRIME seems to suggest that they targeted Kate at a young age for a particular reason. While this actually be something in our favor, it is also something I find very concerning. I've asked John Constantine to do some digging

## Trivia

* Kate seems to have a couple of knick knacks that she keeps after a mission, that being one of Croc's teeth which is gross by the way, or one of Riddler's canes
* She seems to be one of the few people in the Batfamily, to enjoy the Spider-Clan's joking manner.
* She and Kaine often enjoy playing spades together along with the same taste in music that being Nirvana, Black Sabbath, and many others that the two seem to enjoy.
* Kate and Helena have a similar taste in motorcycles with the two often tinkering with each other's bikes.