Poison Ivy (DC Comics)

**Dr. Pamela Isley**, also known as **Poison Ivy**, is an eco-terrorist. She is a villain of Batman and briefly served as a member of the Birds of Prey.

## Powers

**Chlorokinesis:** Poison Ivy possesses a semi-mystical connection to the plant world through a force called the Green. She can cause plants of all kinds to grow at a rapid rate simply by commanding them to do so and can manipulate and animate them as she wishes. On one occasion, she used roots to form supports for a tunnel, and once controlled an entire tree to come down on Clayface, ensnaring him in its branches. She once brought a whole skyscraper down with giant vines. Poison Ivy's control over plant life is on a global scale; she was once able to manipulate the entire plant's vegetation in order to make humanity submissive to her will.

* ***Pheromone Control:*** Poison Ivy is able to secrete pheromones from her skin that can cause men and women alike to become infatuated with her, making them subservient to her every will. However, even without the pheromones, her beauty is still an asset that she can use to seduce others.
* ***Regeneration:*** Poison Ivy can regenerate her limbs as plants regenerate their branches.

**Toxikinesis:** A deliberate overdose of plant and animal-based toxins into her blood stream has made her touch deadly. She can create the most potently powerful floral toxins in Gotham City. Often, these are secreted from her lips and administered via a kiss. They come in a number of varieities from mind-controlling drugs to instantly fatal necrotics. Her skin is toxic as well, although contact with it is usually not fatal.

* ***Toxic Immunity:*** She possesses immunity to all toxins, bacteria, and viruses.

**Decelerated Aging:** Due to having her DNA mutated into a plant-like being based on solar energy, she will live longer and ages slower than regular humans, as long as she maintains a certain absorbed level of solar energy.

## Abilities

**Botany:** Poison Ivy was a renowned scientist with a career in Gotham City. She has always had a fascination with plants and they have always been the major direction in her life both before and after her accident. Her knowledge of botany allows her to better manipulate her plants.

* ***Toxicology:*** Poison Ivy's specialization in botany was toxicology, which she at first used to make perfumes, make-up, and medicine. After her accident, she began using her knowledge to grow thorny plants and poisonous traps for her enemies.
* ***Genetics:*** She has extensive knowledge of genetics and was even able to splice human and plant DNA, creating hybrids she referred to as "sporelings".

**Seduction:** She has always been a beautiful woman, but she never used her looks or talents for personal gain until she became Poison Ivy. She taunts her trapped opponents with their human desires and can infatuate her enemies through her pheromones and plants or through her own means.

**Basic Hand-to-Hand Combat:** Poison Ivy's athletic abilities have grown over the course of her career. She has learned a limited style of martial arts fighting, is proficient at climbing and leaping, and is a strong and fast swimmer.

## Weaknesses

**Vulnerability to Darkness:** Poison Ivy requires substantial amounts of solar energy to live.

**Mental Instability:** Poison Ivy has been committed to Arkham Asylum on a regular basis. She speaks to her plants, feels extreme rage towards humanity (particularly males), and at a certain point sought out the destruction of the human race so only she and her plants would live. She has also been described by both herself and Batgirl as having "seasonal affective disorder", a mental condition that causes her emotions to change with the seasons, from manic (spring) to euphoric (summer) to apathetic (autumn) to depressed (winter).

**Skin Condition (*formerly*):** Ever since she was a child, Poison Ivy had a skin condition that prevented her from going into direct sunlight without proper lotion applied. This condition most likely went away when she became Poison Ivy, as a requirement to avoid direct sunlight is counter-intuitive to her need to be around plants, and she developed various immunities.