Poison Ivy

"*Well, that was charming. Want to help me dispose of the body?*"
— Dr. Pamela Isley

Harvey Dent (former lover)

**Dr. Pamela Isley**, better known as **Poison Ivy**, has put her eco-terrorism on hold and is currently part of Task Force XI.

## History

### Early History

Around 5 years beforehand, Isley used to date DA Harvey Dent, however, she wanted to poison him so he left her after she was publicly outed. She then started her career as Poison Ivy and was on a rotating cycle in and out of Arkham. She also had started a friendship with Harley Quinn at least 2.5 years prior, but became estranged after Harley left Gotham for 7 months. During this stage of her life, its been noted that she had worked with the Legion of Doom but left after Lex Luthor bombed a rainforest. She's also met and gotten acquainted with other characters such as Captain Boomerang, Hugo Strange, and Copperhead, and didn't have the highest opinion of any of them at the time.

At some point, Isley had broken out of Arkham prior to the quakes and took up residence in Ace Chemicals during and a bit after Gotham's destruction.

### Post Earthquake

After the quakes, Isley immediately got to work trying to create some sort of growth compound, anything to save the millions of her babies that had been damaged in the quakes. That's when Mad Mod stumbled into the facility, and after threatening to kill him, the two started an uneasy alliance to retrieve Mod's cane from the Suicide Squad so Isley could use its de-aging abilities to potentially save her plants. They made their way to Blackgate, and offscreen, Isley managed to hypnotize Persuader as potential backup for the fight brewing with the Squad. This didn't go so well for her, as Persuaders head got blown off mid-fight by Amanda, Mod backstabbed her to find the cane himself, and she ended up losing badly and surrendering to Boomerang and King Shark.

### Task Force XI Recruitment

After trying to heal her wounds from the fight, she dragged herself to the Old Gotham Cathedral only to discover Waller, Strange, Kyd Wykkyd and Fin already there. It was then everyone learned the real meaning behind the quakes, that it was a government-sanctioned plan to cut off Gotham and make an example to the rest of the world. When Amanda tries to recruit her to the team, Isley sneered at her and suggests using Batman and the remnants of GCPD, only for Waller to snap and say she's trying to do the best with what she's got. Isley becomes ashamed as she realizes that she played some part in this, inadvertently causing millions of her babies to pay the price in the quakes with her criminal activities. She then joins Task Force XI out of guilt and to potentially help others.

### Task Force XI

As a new member of the team, Isley follows Waller and Strange to the Cauldron, only for Waller to have her drink spiked by what Isley called a "cheap knockout drug". As they were leaving, the group encountered Fox and basically kidnapped him as they headed to Blackgate. On the drive there, the group also discovered more information about the quakes from Kyd, with Boomerang learning all of it for the first time. When they finally got to Blackgate, Boomerang, Ivy and Strange interrogated Waller and also learned that she was sentenced there with the rest of them, they're all being tracked, and any attempts to leave will result in death. They also learned of a list with 30 names on it, two of them already already crossed out. (Mad Mod and Mammoth) Isley is also the only one to notice that Kyd is on the list as well, and decides to keep quiet on it. The next day, after chatting with Boomerang and trying to search Blackgate for Fox, she and Digger end up having to defend themselves from and kill King Shark. Literally right after, Wildcat pops in with the Batwing, and Kyd Wykkyd tells them all that Waller has been kidnapped by Fin. This leads to a temporary alliance with Wildcat, for now.

### Branching Out

Joining with Briscoe in his plane, Ivy and Boomerang start scoping out certain parts of the city with Wildcat, only to find several clusters of bombs spread throughout the city. The group eventually deduct that Fin is hiding with Amanda in the Arkham sewers, and Kyd Wykkyd goes to scout ahead only for him to get attacked by a group of Fin’s cultists. The remaining group make their way into the sewers, finding Waller deeper in. Wildcat and Ivy get into a brief spat about where to take her, with Boomerang (as he’s team leader) making the choice to have him and Ivy take Wallers battered body to her greenhouse in Robinson Park while Wildcat and his group go even deeper in to find Kyd. When she and Boomerang arrive at her base, they put Waller in stable condition and Ivy gives Digger an antidote to the various poisons and spores floating around. The two then chat and open up with one another again, with Ivy confiding in him that he’s probably the person she trusts most and is the closest thing to a friend she’s had. Before Digger can respond, Wildcat comes in very angry and carrying an unconscious Kyd. He and Digger almost get into another fight, before Ivy forces them apart and makes them continue their partnership (if only because Ivy threatened Wildcat, and they were doing this solely for Kyd and Amanda). The group splits up once more, with Wildcat and Ivy going to meet with Deadman and Ivy entrusting Digger to watch over the greenhouse. Along the way, Wildcat gives Ivy a sample of Latin he found nearby Kyd, with her attempting to translate and discuss it while walking to Boston Brand’s (Deadman) grave to seek out his help concerning Kyd.

### External Threats

After finding Deadman and trying to cure Kyd, Ivy and Digger find Firefly residing at St. Charles, and the dynamic duo find and start threatening him. It eventually deteriorates into a brawl between herself, Ethan Bennett, and Firefly that ends with Ivy being forcibly pulled off of the pyromaniac by Boomerang, Bennett taking over the fight, and Firefly bolting towards Marrero Park. After tripping up and knocking out Lynns with some vines, and almost getting into another fight with Bennett, the temporary trio decide to try and end Firefly, thinking to have killed him with his own flamethrower. Digger and Ivy then take another quick detour at the Cauldron, before returning to Ivy’s greenhouse and have Kyd and Amanda finally wake up. Imperfect timing though, as Deadshot finds the team, kills Briscoe, and sends everyone into a panic. She and the rest of the team subdue him, and even strike a deal with Lawton and he ends up re-joining the squad along with Polka-Dot Man. Good times aren’t to be had for long though, as when Ivy steps out for a walk, she’s subdued and kidnapped by a scarred and angry Firefly. Waking up in a cell coated and filled with mutated pesticide and zinc, she would only be saved when Deadman found her and activated a nearby panel of UV lights to speed-heal her. With her newfound strength, she takes down and kills Firefly just before he escapes.

### Team Bonding

After the defeat of Firefly, Ivy and Polka-Dot man wander and eventually find themselves in a series of gardens, where they are confronted by Lady Shiva who asks Abner for information concerning Dr. Destiny. The two manage to subdue her, and interrogate her into spilling the beans. Shiva lies to them, saying Destiny killed Quincy Sharp and even her own sister. They doubt this, and Ivy uses her hypnotic kiss for the two to learn of Shiva’s real identity, and who she’s working for. Shiva manages to escape, and the two return to the greenhouse where Ivy meets Anarky for the first time and meets up with Wildcat again. The two learn of Maxwell Lord’s supply of meta-human pills, and go to the Carmine Hotel in order to take out the supply. They succeed by burning the stock, while also learning that Lord has been hoarding food, can come back from death, and was planning to microchip everyone in Gotham into following his orders. The two split up, only for Ivy to find out over radio that Wildcat needs help. She finds him, beaten and battered, and tries to stitch him up as best as she can. She even tries to get Deadman to try and resucitaste him, but to no avail. All she and the Task Force learn is that his attacker was Onomatopoeia, and that the other Gotham vigilantes need to be warned about this threat. She and Boomerang then go to Wayne manor for extra details, and finally set off to try and find The Question and Heckler.

## Appearance

Ivy may seem like an easy target, with a slim, lean figure and a height of 5’4, but that shouldn’t come close to fooling you. The mass of vines and plants on her head aren’t for show, and are very well and capable of severe damage against her enemies. It adds to Ivy’s almost nymph-like look, with her pale green skin, leaf-based one piece and boots, and vine gloves/bracelets. After returning to her greenhouse, Ivy swapped her contacts for a pair of glasses, put on a pair of combat boots and started wearing a short black-green jacket to protect against the potential cold. She also has a myriad of small scars across her body, remnants from previous fights and encounters with heroes and rogues alike. After her kidnapping by Firefly, she has faint yellow splotches on her body.

## Relationships

* **Captain Boomerang**: Boomerang and Ivy get along well, having known each other before the quakes and getting along well while on the Task Force. Their mutual feelings of respect and friendship seem to be reciprocated, though most of the the time Ivy has the overwhelming urge to throttle him and cannot comprehend how dense Digger can be at times.

* **Amanda Waller**: Isley feels a sort of guilt towards Waller, as she's aware that her criminal activities contributed to Gotham's destruction. She also tried to comfort Amanda at the prison, but to no avail. She also puts Amanda’s safety above Kyd’s, though it could be argued its for access to the Undesirables List. They're so far on very good terms.
* **Wildcat**: She’s grown to respect Wildcat, and works well with him. She patched him up after his attack, and even tried to comfort Wildcat before he went under again.
* **Deadman:** These two seem to be friends as well, with him being the 4th person in the world allowed to call her Red. (The other lucky 3 are Harley, Catwoman, and Boomerang)
* **Firefly**: These two hate each other with a *passion*. Firefly hates Ivy because he blames her for the fall of his rogue career, and she hates him because he burnt down half of Robinson Park and tried to kill her. There was no love lost when she almost killed him with his own flamethrower, and Ivy took great pleasure in ending him for good at the Riddle Factory. She is currently keeping his helmet as a trophy.
* **Two-Face**: Both of them used to be lovers, however Harvey broke up with her after she tried to poison him for bulldozing a field of endangered flowers. She still holds him in some disdain, 5 years later.
* **Harley Quinn:** While the details have yet to be explored in the RP itself, Harley's patient session says that they considered each other best friends, but Harley ignoring Ivy’s advice to drop supervillainy and her leaving Gotham caused them to become somewhat estranged. If Ivy encounters Harley anytime soon, the reunion will be tense.

## Abilities

* **Botanokinesis-** Ivy has the ability to control plants, more specifically the vines, bushes, and leaves that grow on her head. She can't randomly summon roots from the middle of nowhere, she actually has to be next to various plants in order to control them. The plants growing from her even act very closely to snakes, and tend to mirror Ivy’s emotional state. They can also grow and retract brambles and thorns at will.
* **Hypnosis**- With only a kiss, Ivy can make most humans her unwitting slave, while only mellowing out non-humans for a minute or two. However, a hard slap and some yelling can usually snap the victim out of it. Most people react slightly different to the spell though, which can lead to some occasionally funny results.
* **Healing Factor**- If Ivy spends at least a few hours in the sunlight, non-lethal injuries can be healed (though scars are left behind). UV lights work much faster though.
* **Poison Immunity and Detection**- What it says on the tin. She's immune to a fair amount of toxin and poison, and due to her background in toxicology, can name a fair amount of poisons. She is very susceptible towards weed killers, pesticides, and chemicals used against plants. Zinc also stings weakens her, and leaves behind faint yellow splotches.
* **Chemistry**- Ivy is also adept at mixing various formulas and concoctions, though its mostly for the sake of her plants.
* **Basic Medical Training-** Ivy is knowledgeable in first aid, and is alright at bandaging and (literally) stitching up injuries. Her plants can also be used as bandages or gauze temporarily.
* **Basic Combat Knowledge**- She's not totally useless in a straight fight, as she knows how to properly dodge blows and throw punches. Most of the time.

## Trivia

* Ivy has a base in the abandoned greenhouse in Robinson Park, deep in its gardens and small forest. Its where she keeps most of her supplies and most important plants, and is protected by a sweet smelling mixture of spores, chemicals, and toxins. It can kill the unprotected in around 15 minutes, a death that can be avoided by an antidote that only Ivy has.
* She has a bit of a mythical cryptid status among some Gothamites, as Penguin doesn't even believes she exists and taunts Killer Moth for being scared to set up in Robinson Park.
* Prior to the quakes, Ivy was much more of a misanthrope and hated being around people. Now she's putting that aside, and is trying to be empathetic to her fellow squad mates and *maybe* others.
* Ivy is around 32 years old, and has been active as Poison Ivy for 6 years. She’s been a mutated plant person for 3.
* Ivy had spent 9 months working on her transformation.
* Ivy has expressed desire to move to Central City if she and the Task Force can clean up Gotham.
* Ivy is afraid of heights and doesn't like flying.
* Ivy is on the List of Undesirables, but doesn't know it yet.
* Ivy usually wears glasses or contacts, as the incident that physically transformed her into Poison Ivy screwed up her vision.
* Ivy has a base understanding of Latin, studying the language to know just what the scientific names of her precious plants mean.
* Ivy’s player and others have joked about Ivy ending up in a romantic relationship with Jason Todd, Kite-Man, Heckler, Dr. Destiny, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Polka-Dot Man, and therapy among many others. It’s more than likely ***literally none*** of these will happen, except for the therapy.
* At some point in Ivy’s past, she’s not only seen the effects of Fear Toxin but has also been gassed by it. Wether this will be elaborated on or used for something in the future, we’ll have to see.

## See also

**No Man's Land**

*36 Characters* | *10 Locations*