Adeline Kane

Background

### 1953 - 1973: Adeline Kane

Adeline Kane is the fifth oldest & one of the two daughters in Gotham's Kane family. On the younger side of her siblings, she never expected to have any real role in her family's company, Kane Chemicals. After the death of her father, Adeline followed in her sister's footsteps & became became quite the teen socialite. It's quite ironic when you realize that their father's death prompted Martha to cease her party lifestyle & become a philanthropist. But it wasn't entirely Adeline's fault as almost everything in her home environment brought her to be an easygoing & careless party girl who was mainly busy enjoying her family fortune the best she could.

At the young age of nineteen, Adeline married Jacques Morel, the Count of Tavolara. The marriage was not supported by her mother but Adeline went along with it anyways. A young & naive woman, she believed the marriage would turn into a fairy tale romance but instead it became one of most traumatic experiences of her entire life. After divorcing her husband, she decided to change the course of her life & joined the US Army. She immediately changed from the soft & simple girl to a more mature & definitely harder woman.

### 1973 - 1988: Adeline Wilson

Adeline was quick learner, leading to her being entrusted with training new soldiers like Slade Wilson. She quickly became impressed with him, considering Slade to be one of the most talented officers to come her way. All while Slade was mastering the warfare techniques, the two were carrying on romance. Before things could get serious, Slade was deployed on a special ops mission & wouldn't return for two years. The two kept in contact the whole time & Adeline never took up another lover, patiently waiting for Slade's return. Upon his return, the two got married.

Life was bliss until Slade was again shipped overseas due to the escalation between the armed forces. And just like before, Adeline remained back in the states, training new officers. When Slade returned in 1982, the army would not accept him, stating that he was unstable. Unknown to Adeline, he had gone under an experiment that would turn him into the perfect soldier. He eventually fell into a coma before awakening & being sent back home.

Unable to serve his country, Slade became depressed but Adeline did her best to keep his head up. She soon fell pregnant with their first child, Joseph. With another mouth to feed, Slade decided to become safari hunter to pay for the bills but he never felt truly satisfied with his occupation. They had their second son Grant a couple of years later.

While Slade was away on a safari hunt, a group of mercenaries broke into the Kane Estate & kidnapped her son Joey, knocking her out with a gas grenade. Slade was forced to reveal the double life he was living. He was in fact Deathstroke the Terminator, one of the most skilled assassins in the world. After leaving Grant with her family, the two tracked down their son. The mercenaries wanted information from Slade in exchange for his son's life. With his enhanced ability, he assumed he would be fast enough but it wouldn't be enough as the leader slashed Joseph's throat. The doctors were able to save him but he would be mute for the remainder of his life. Full of rage, Adeline attempted to shoot Slade but only managed to destroy his eye. She filed for divorce shortly after.

### 1988 - 1994: Adeline Kane

While Slade essentially fell off the planet, Adeline focused her time on her children. It was quite difficult, raising a toddler & a now mute son but she had help. The kids grew up living quite luxurious lives as they were still part of the Kane family after all.

Over time, Adeline realized that both her sons had developed some enhanced abilities due to the experiment their father underwent. Not sure what to do, she did the last thing she wanted... she called Slade. When he arrived, she explained that Joseph's powers were quite unstable. It took some time but Slade was able to convince Adeline to take their son to some doctors he knew. Again, they left Grant at home with Adeline's family while the three of them were at a safe house. Joseph, due to enhanced brain capacity, understood what was going on once they arrived. In his rage, his powers went completely haywire. His powers resulted in Joseph accidentally killing himself & Adeline with all the wreckage.

Slade blamed himself for not being able to save his son or former wife. He returned to Gotham to retrieve his other son & decided to take him to Infinity Island where he could learn to master his powers.

## Romantic Relationships

* Jacques Morel: Boyfriend (1972); Husband (1972 - 1973)
* Slade Wilson: Boyfriend (1977), (1979); Husband (1979 - 1988)
* William Walsh: Lover (*Unknown*)

## Powers & Abilities

* **Firearms:** She is highly trained with firearms.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Adeline received her combat training from the military, making her a skilled combatant.
* **Military Protocol**
* **Tactical Analysis:** Adeline specialized in training the soldiers under her in strategies designed to decimate a group of opponents.
* **Wealth:** She's a member of the Kane family, one of the wealthiest & oldest families of Gotham.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Strength:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Speed:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Range:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Strategy:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Combat:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **TOTAL:** 42 - Threat Level 1 / Minimal Threat

## Trivia

* Her blood is Type O, making her a universal blood donor.
* When Adeline joined the military, she met officers Slade Wilson & William Walsh. The two men were quite close & had made their interests in Adeline quite obvious. But Slade was the one to sweep Adeline off her feet, leading to a marriage & the birth of their two sons. After their tumltuous marriage ended years later, Adeline began reconnecting with William. The relationship continued for many years until she discovered she was pregnant. Believing Slade would be furious, she broke up with William, gave birth to her daughter then put her up for adoption in Keystone City.

## Notes

* Adeline being part of the Kane family is an idea from roysovitch's Earth-27. I thought it was great idea ever because who isn't related to Batman at this point?