Shawn Tsang

## Background

### 1989 - 2008: Shawn Tsang

Shawn Tsang is the only daughter of Henry & Susan Tsang. At the age of four, her parents divorced after a year of trying to do couple's therapy. Two years later, Shawn's father remarried a woman named Erica. She just so happened to be Henry's former girlfriend from college, which did not make her popular with Shawn's mother. Whenever Shawn came from her dad's house & mentioned the fun times she had with them, her mother hit her. Shawn began to omit details of her day to her mother.

For five years, Shawn suffered at her mother's hand for minor things that any kid would do. After her father caught a bruise on her upper arm, he called the police & got full custody of Shawn. Shawn thought life was going to be much better now, feeling that her, her dad, her stepmom & half-brother would be the perfect family. But this one did not work out either. It seems as though Erica put on a brave face for Shawn whenever she visited but with her now living with them full time, tensions began to arise between the two. She showed more favortism towards her son & neglected Shawn. Things got so bad that Shawn just gave up. At the age of thirteen, she ran away & began living on the street.

### 2003 - 2007: Shawn Tsang

For the next year, Shawn lived off scraps in the streets. It was a rough time. She distracted herself with artwork, graffitti art that was. But she was talented nonetheless. While looking for a spot to do her new piece, she came across a woman vandalizing a statue of Gotham's former mayor, Hamilton Hill. The woman introduced herself as Pigeon & tried to shoo Shawn away. But instead, Shawn helped her deface the statue. Pigeon decided to take Shawn under wing as her partner, giving her the codename Defacer.

The two continued vandalizing, defacing & sometimes stealing public statues & icons as a form of protest. The duo soon became known as art terrorists in Gotham. This continued on for many motnhs before they were captured by the Dynamic Duo. While Pigeon was sent to Blackgate Penitentiary, Shawn was sent to Stonegate Juvenile Detention Center.

### 2007 - 2010: Defacer

Though schedueled to be released on her 18th birthday, Shawn was released months prior due to good behavior. Instead of returning to the streets of Gotham, she moved to the city of Blüdhaven. She got herself a job working at the local deli but that did not put much money in her pocket. After two months of struggling to make ends meet, she reverted to her old ways & joins the Blockbuster Gang. She operated as one of Blockbuster's enforcers for the next two years untils he was captured during a bust led by Nightwing. Unbeknowst to her, the superhero recognized her from his days as Robin.

No longer underage, Shawn was now sent to Arkham Asylum as Blackgate had been destroyed the year prior during Gotham's massive earthquake. Instead of viewing it as time to waste, Shawn took advantage of the solitary & worked on bettering herself. She was able to be released after about a year & a half due to good behavior. Wanting to stay away from her former bad habits, Shawn was able to get a position at the Haven Community Center. She spent her days helping those who came in not to follow down the same path went on.

### 2010 - Present: Defacer

Her job eventually led to her crossing paths with Dick Grayson, who occassionally volunteered at the community center. She was aware of who he was as being the adopted son of Gotham's most eligible bachelor did not make for a subtle lifestyle. The two did not have the most amciable start when meeting each other as they bickered over their contrasting methods. But after going out for drinks one night together, a spark was ignited & a romance began. The two got serious quicker than they expected. Together, they went through a pregnancy scare, Dick revealing he was Nightwing & Shawn's shady past. After serveal months of dating, the two broke up due to differences that came up about her criminal past & his current vigilante lifestyle. Though it was clear the two still deeply cared for one another, Shawn felt he brought out both the best & the worst in her.

Following the break up, Shawn felt she needed a new outlet. Wanting to do more then just helping out at the Haven Community Center, she formed a support group called the Runoffs for former criminals hoping to start a new a life.

## Romantic Relationships

* Dick Grayson: Boyfriend (2011); Fling (2015)

## Powers & Abilities

* **Artistry**
* **Deception**
* **Hand to Hand Combat**
* **Thievery**

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Notes

* Stonegate Juvebile Detention Center is a nod to Stonegate Penitentiary, a correctional facility in Gotham in the DCAU.
* Daniel "Danny" Tsang is Striker Z from the Power Company.