Tigress

Artie (Nickname)

Evelyn Sharp (Pen Name)

Green Arrow (Adoptive Father)

Black Canary (Adoptive Mother)

Cheshire (Half-Sister)

Lian Harper (Niece)

Tommy Spivot (Nephew)

The Outsiders

Injustice Unlimited

Injustice Society of America

Justice Society of America

League of Assassins

Team Flash

Team Arrow

The Outlaws

## **History**

### **Artemis Crock: 1992 - 2006**

Artemis Crock is the daughter of two members of the League of Assassins: Lawrence “Crusher” Crock (aka: “Alrriadi” or “the athlete”) and Paula Nguyen (aka: “Namira” or “Cougar”) and the half-sister of another assassin, Paula’s older daughter, Jade Nguyen (aka: “Yabtasim Alqat” or “Smiling Cat”).

Artemis herself spent the first six years of her life in League training camps, safehouses, and the like. When Artemis was still a child, her mother was injured while protecting Nyssa al Ghul and her infant son from an attack by the HIVE. Since Paula’s injuries left her paralyzed, the League allowed Paula and her daughter to travel to the United States where they would maintain deep cover and see to the upkeep of League safehouses.

When Artemis’ father would visit, Artemis could count on Jade and Lawrence butting heads. Usually their discord would be vocal, but other times it got violent. Eventually, this drove Jade to run away from home. Losing her sister was especially hard on Artemis as a young teen and would work out her aggression through physical training and martial arts.

One day, while Artemis was performing her weapons katas, the League instructor known as "the Magician" happened to be staying at the safehouse the Crocks oversaw. When the trainer saw Artemis, he took an interest in her and asked her to demonstrate her skill with a bow. Apparently, the Magician had a hunch she would be a natural archer and what she demonstrated supposedly came to a surprise to Artemis herself.

The Magician gave Artemis a few lessons and techniques to work on and by the next time he visited. Artemis was said to have actually impressed the master archer to such a degree that he asked Artemis to return to the League training camp with him, to study under him as his personal apprentice. Artemis agreed and for the next sixteen months, she trained under Malcolm Merlyn full-time, even accompanying him on assignments as a support accomplice. It was on one such assignment in Gotham that Artemis was asked to prove her mettle to the League, by murdering the man who she had been told was responsible for her mother’s paralysis: the Batman himself: Bruce Wayne!

### Speedy: 2006 - 2011

After she nearly killed Bruce Wayne, Artemis decided to spare the billionaire when his protest made her realize that he had not been the one to cripple her mother. After Bruce backed up his claims by showing her his own investigation into the attack, including evidence that the HIVE was behind it, Artemis realized she was being used. She didn't like being used.

After she begged Bruce to take her in and being shot down as Bruce was in a dark place and had no interest in another “screwed up kid,” Oliver Queen decided to show Artemis some mercy, after all her mother had saved the life of the son he had never had the chance to meet. The way Ollie saw it, he was paying off a debt by protecting Paula Nguyen’s child.

Artemis’ training under the same mentor Ollie had meant the two worked almost perfectly from the start. Within months, Oliver fashioned her a costume with a similar color scheme to his own. Though he had originally intended to call her “Arrowette,” passing down Thea's codename, when Oliver was misinformed that Roy Harper had been killed, Artemis decided to call herself Speedy to honor Roy’s memory. The gesture went unappreciated however as Oliver sank into a deep depression. Before he left the country on a “safari,” Oliver dropped Artemis off at Happy Harbor and asked Victor Stone to keep his cybernetic eye on her for him. Cyborg did just that, making her the sixth member of his “Young Justice” initiative.

Almost immediately, Artemis was interested Bart Allen, but Bart's interest was on Kori and Rachel. Soured by Bart's constant flirting with anyone but her, Artemis bickered with Bart constantly. The two butted heads so much that they just sort of wore each other down and in a mid-mission moment where they thought themselves doomed, they decided to get real with each other real fast and confessed their feelings for one another. The two survived and have been hot and heavy ever since, with Artemis not letting Bart get away with nothing.

In 2011, after graduating from the Titans, Artemis decided to move to Keystone City to be with Bart. However, when she arrived, she found her sister in her dorm, bearing awful news.

### Tigress: 2011 - Present

Artemis was juggling her commitments to college, Titans, Team Arrow, and Bart; and then her sister Jade came out of nowhere and confessed that she had discovered that they were only half-sisters, biologically, and had known for some time. Jade went on to tell Artemis that she needed her help with some ‘family business’. Jade had a son with Thomas Blake (aka: Catman). HIVE had learned of this child and kidnapped both father and son. HIVE did not know Jade’s father’s identity but knew he was a politician in the League of Assassins’ pocket. As they were seeking to destabilize the League’s influence, HIVE offered the release of Cheshire‘s lover and son in exchange for the identity of Jade’s biological father.

Using her mother's old costume, Artemis became Tigress and worked with Jade in targeting the League of Assassins’ safehouses. Eventually, they got what they were looking for when they kidnapped Ra's al Ghul himself. In exchange for his release, Ra’s told Cheshire the identity of her father and even told her that if she killed him herself so HIVE could not interrogate him, he'd give Artemis the location where the HIVE was holding Catman and his son so she could rescue the father and son. To sweeten the deal, Ra's told Cheshire she'd be welcomed back into the League of Assassins. Before Artemis could even reason with her sister, Jade knocked Artemis unconscious and fled. When Artemis recovered, Ra's was gone, but true to his word, he had left Artemis a note with the coordinates she needed to enact the rescue. Artemis called in the Titans to help and they rescued the hostages from the HIVE.

Visiting Jade in Belle Reve a few days later, Artemis told her sister that her son was officially listed as a casualty but was, in fact, actually alive and well, being taken care of by a friend who would take care of the child as their own. Jade was upset at first but she eventually realized that Artemis had done this out of the child's best interests and forgave Artemis.

Nowadays, Artemis still uses the Tigress moniker as a member of ‘The Outlaws’ and likes spending her free time at the park accompanied by a young preteen boy named Tommy Spivot.

## **Appearance**

Artemis is a half-Caucasian and half-Vietnamese, a teenage girl of average height. She has olive-toned skin with long thick blonde hair and dark gray eyes. Artemis is slender in stature, yet has an athletic build. At the age of fifteen, Artemis had hair down to her waist, which she often kept tied back in a ponytail, both in uniform and civilian garb.

Artemis's uniform was a midriff-baring costume that highlighted her build. It was colored in various shades of green and consisted of a mask extending from the hairline to the cheekbones, a sleeveless top with a stylized arrow tip on the front, fingerless gloves, pants with black knee pads, and black combat boots. She had a black utility belt and pouch strapped on her left leg that was likely filled with assorted tools. Artemis carried a quiver along her back with a bow and a multitude of multi-purpose arrows. Her costume was apparently less than six months old as of September 4. Sometime between October 1 and October 10, the costume was outfitted with stealth-tech that could be activated by pressing the arrow symbol on her top, which turned the various shades of green in her uniform into darker shades of gray.

By 2016, Artemis has grown noticeably taller, with her hair only extending to her upper back. While operating as Tigress, she wears a predominantly burnt orange and black costume, with a hard orange mask that covers her forehead, nose, and cheeks resembling a stylized tiger's face. She also wears a black sheath behind her back which stores her sword and also wears a black belt to store her weapons.

## **Personality**

During her adolescent years, Artemis's personality was a product of her unusual upbringing. In the kill-or-be-killed culture in which her parents raised her, Artemis had to constantly fight for her life, resulting in her considerably aggressive nature and willingness to solve problems with force. She was also protective of her secrets, and constantly lied to her friends out of fear of being discovered as the child of villains.

For the most part, Artemis is a very passionate and opinionated girl. Always ready with a witty and biting remark, she is intent on proving herself to anyone who questions her. Artemis conceals her defensive nature with an aggressive attitude, exhibiting a wild temperament that is apparent when people argue or belittle her. She readily involves herself in confrontations with little to no hesitance.

## **Abilities and Equipment**

### **Abilities**

* **Assassin Training:** Artemis was raised as an assassin by both her mother and father, making her an impressive archer and combatant even before she was privately mentored by Merlyn.

* **Peak Human Condition:** Artemis' physicality and training give her above-average human conditioning. Having undergone an evidently vigorous and intensive training regimen, Artemis has demonstrated impressive physical feats for a human of her age and size although she is not quite as resilient as Conner, agile as Emiko, or strong as Roy, she can hold her own and has a certain stubbornness and internal drive that often sees her past the point of exertion.
	+ ***Speed:*** Artemis is shown to be able to run at above-average speed for someone her age in combat situations. One of Oliver's fastest proteges on foot and with a bow, Artemis may have never matched Roy Harper's uncanny arrows per minute speed but she definitely earned her title of 'Speedy' by beating Roy, Thea, and Oliver's timed three-mile run.
	+ ***Endurance:*** Artemis appears able to maintain her stamina during long combative situations.
	+ ***Agility:*** Artemis has proven to be at a high level of human agility, able to move, dodge, and react to dangers with impressive agility. Artemis is proficient in acrobatics. As a former gymnast, Artemis can move gracefully over obstacles and fluidly scale fences. She is also adept in parkour, capable of scaling her surroundings in battle and even flipping off of moving vehicles without injuring herself. Later, Artemis was able to easily jump a great height from a tree to the ground.
	+ ***Strength:*** Artemis's physical strength is above most young women her age, as she is able to strike out full-grown adults with a single blow and hold up people who are considerably heavier than her. She is capable of pressing her entire body weight. She can also do front flips holding all her weight on one arm. She has the strength of someone who engages in intensive exercise.
	+ **Intellect:** Her intelligence is above average. She was granted a full Wayne Foundation Scholarship to the acclaimed Papp Academy in Star City where she graduated with honors. She is now a student at Midwestern University where she is studying Journalism. Artemis was noted to be a star pupil at her high school, being excellent in her studies and never missing a day of school. Combined with her intellect and hardworking nature, she even rose to become a regarded academic decathlete. Artemis status profile/missing persons report also implies she's a very well-read individual. Artemis formulated a plan to take down H.I.V.E.'s members by using the knowledge she gained as their prisoner, all while avoiding both the organization and Team Arrow's surveillance. Later, with the help of Black Canary, she attacked a heavily guarded A.R.G.U.S. safe house to capture Thea and Quentin.

* **Marksmanship:** Artemis is an impressive marksman, able to hit assorted targets with assorted projectiles with ease and accuracy. She prefers using archery based weapons such as a compound bow or a crossbow. She has mastered the longbow, the shortbow, the crossbow, and a myriad of trick arrows. She can also shoot 3 arrows at a time and have them all hit their mark simultaneously. Her skills are such that she is able to hit targets inches in size from dozens of yards away. Artemis is known to be ambidextrous, as she draws her bow with her left and right hand. Artemis is highly skilled in the use of firearms. She was able to shoot two bodyguards with a pistol before they could respond, and use a tranquilizer gun to subdue Thea Queen, Quentin Lance, and multiple A.R.G.U.S. guards. Evelyn uses a green recurve bow and has been extensively trained by Oliver in archery. She was also able to disarm Rene Ramirez of his guns with a single shot.
* **Tracking:** Artemis is capable of hunting down opponents who attempt to evade capture.
* **Martial Artist:** Artemis is a skilled martial artist. She is able to take out multiple attackers with relative ease. Her favored style is a blend of Thai style kickboxing, Krav Maga, and Capoeira. She prefers to fight with her legs in close quarters so she can maintain her grip on her bow and/or arrows. Artemis is able to beat up Alex Davis and knock him unconscious. After being trained by Oliver Queen it further enhances her skills, Artemis became skilled enough to easily defeat armed criminals without assistance. She was able to hold her own for a time against Prometheus and tag him during their encounter.
* **Multilingualism:** Artemis can speak fluently in English, Vietnamese, French, and Spanish. She also speaks conversational level Atlantean and Martian. She is also pretty good at deciphering Wally's "quick-speech" when he gets rattled.
* **First Aid:** Artemis has demonstrated some skills in emergency medicine.
* **Staff Fighter:** Artemis was trained in stick-fighting during her time with League of Assasins and Team Arrow. Along with Curtis Holt, she could hold her own against the expert assassin Scimitar for a brief time. Also, like Oliver and his past protégés, Artemis uses her bow as a blunt weapon in close combat, as shown during her fight with Prometheus.
* **Expert of deception/Manipulator:** Artemis is incredibly manipulative and a convincing liar; after joining The Light, she was able to keep her betrayal hidden from Teen Titans for weeks whilst secretly spying on them for Injustice Unlimited. Later while helping Sportsmaster torture Oliver, Artemis was able to fool the latter into believing that Prometheus abused her and she regretted siding with him, going as far as to play dead for a while.
* **Mechanical Intuition:** Artemis was knowledgeable enough in mechanics to further improve help build bikes, which was built by accomplished ex-boyfriend Max West.
* **Stealth:** Artemis snuck in and out of Dinah Lance's hospital room at Starling General undetected. Later, working with Black Canary, she was able to infiltrate a safe house and systematically take out the guards. While Thea and Quentin were distracted by Black Canary, Artemis silently approached and tranquilized them. On Lian Yu, Artemis was able to stay hidden with Talia al Ghul in a tree and ambush Oliver.

### **Equipment**

* **Bow:** Like her mentor, Green Arrow, Artemis uses a bow and arrows in combat. Her bow is a customized compound bow fashioned by Green Arrow himself. When she is not using it, Artemis has been shown to be able to fold her bow inwards, and quickly snap it back into place when she needs it. She has occasionally used her bow to strike her opponents if she did not have time to shoot an arrow.
* **Trick Arrows:** Artemis has various trick arrows that she can use. She tends to usually stock her quiver with exploding arrows, knock-out gas arrows, grappling hook arrows, bola arrows, adhesive arrows, impact arrows, cluster bomb arrows, foam snare arrows, smoke screen arrows, fire arrows, net arrows, sedative arrows, and tracker arrows. Most of these also come in bolt form which she will use when armed with a crossbow.
* **Crossbow:** Artemis also uses a collapsible crossbow. She keeps the crossbow in the pouch on her leg while in uniform. It is pre-loaded with bolts.
* **Handheld Telescope:** She uses it to scout long distances, and to make-out details.
* **Rebreather:** She uses it to breathe underwater, after nearly drowning two missions in a row.
* **Armored Costume:** Made of armored weave and Kevlar sheeting, Artemis' uniform is also designed to incorporate Stealth-Tech.