Cassandra Wayne

## Batgirl

***Cassandra Cain*** was born to Sandra Wu-San and David Cain to be the perfect guard for Ra's al Ghul. Her father predominantly "raised" her, but never exposed her to speech; instead, she learned how to tell what people were thinking through their body language. Cain forced Cassandra to become his perfect assassin. For the first 12 years of her life, she did nothing but train and learn how to overcome physical pain. She became an agent for the League of Assassins named ***The Nothing***. Her first job was to kill a businessman named Faizul. She had no idea what death was up until that point. When she killed the man, she knew immediately that loss of life was a terrible thing. Cassandra ran away from the League and spent the next 4 years homeless, thinking about what she had done. She traveled to Gotham City and saw that Commissioner Gordon was being targeted by a sniper, it was her father. She saved Gordon's life and helped Batman track and imprison her father. She was taken in by the Bat and quickly became family. Cassandra was adopted by Bruce Wayne and changed her name to ***Cassandra Wayne***. She was taught how to speak and act like a normal person by Barbara Gordon, and eventually took her mantle of ***Batgirl***. Shortly after, she joined the Outsiders; however, she spent the majority of her time in Gotham. When Batman died, she gave the role of Batgirl to Stephanie Brown. With her father now dead, she took the name ***Orphan*** and moved to Hong Kong to fight the League of Assassins by herself. Cass fought Lady Shiva in a fight between mother and orphan. She won without killing her and was able to lock Shiva up for good. Soon after, Cassandra returned to Gotham following the news that Bruce was alive. She joined her father's new international team of vigilantes, Batman Incorporated, as ***Black Bat***. After Stephanie went back to being called Spoiler, Cass reclaimed the mantle of ***Batgirl*** and later shared it with Alysia Yeoh & Tiffany Fox.

## Personality

* Cassandra dedicates her entire being into whatever she is doing. She is a woman of focus, resilience, and determination.

## Abilities

* **Acrobatics:** Cassandra is a master acrobat.
* **Body Reading:** Cassandra can predict what others will do based on their movements.
	+ **Lie Detecting:** Cassandra can tell when others are lying with 100% accuracy. Accept for those who have undergone training to hide their lying, such as members of the League of Assassins.
* **Dancing:** Cassandra is skilled in dancing, it comes to her as easy as fighting. She loves ballet above all.
* **Espionage:** Cassandra can vanish from even Batman without him knowing where she went.
* **Expert Driving**
* **High Pain Tolerance:** Cassandra does not react to pain, as she was trained not to.
* **Highly Skilled Fighter:** Cassandra was trained to be the greatest fighter on Earth.
* **Investigation:** Cassandra was trained by Batman and Red Robin in detective work.
* **Peak Physical Condition:** Since birth, Cassandra has remained in the peak condition for her age.
* **Strong Willpower:** Cassandra will do anything to complete the mission of the Bat, just like Bruce.
* **Tactical Analysis**
* **Throwing**
* **Weaponry:** Cassandra can use anything as a weapon.
	+ **Swordsmanship:** Cassandra is highly skilled with any blade.

## Weaknesses

* **Illiteracy:** It is very difficult for Cassandra to read.
* **Mute (formerly):** Cassandra did not speak her first word until she was 16. She was taught English by Barbara Gordon.

## Equipment

* **Batgirl Suits**
* **Black Bat Suit (formerly)**
* **League of Assassins Suit (formerly)**
* **Orphan Suit (formerly)**
* **Utility Belt**

### September 5, 2013 (Age: 12)

Cassandra is given to the League of Assassins. Cassandra becomes The Nothing and is sent on a mission to kill a businessman named Faizul. She cuts his throat out with her hand. At this moment, she learns what death is and that she wants to prevent it no matter the cost. After this, Cassandra runs away from the League of Assassins.

### April 16, 2017 (Age: 16)

Cassandra arrives in Gotham City. While walking past the GCPD Headquarters, she notices a sniper is pointing at James Gordon. Without hesitation, she pushes him out of the way. She looks up at the sniper and sees that it's her father. Gordon tells his officers to find the sniper and thanks Cassandra for saving his life, but all she does is run after her father.

### June 13, 2017

Barbara Gordon and Batman both agree that Cassandra is ready to help in the crusade of the bat as the second Batgirl.

### July 15, 2017

While Batman's plate begins to full with taking care of Gotham City, co-leading Dark Justice, and being a member of the Justice League, he has less time to be with Cassandra. He assigns her to the Outsiders to gain more social skills. Batman asks Nightwing to join the Outsiders and keep an eye on Cassandra. Dick listens to him and becomes a co-leader of the team with Katana.

### August 25, 2017

Cassandra's adoption is finalized and she changes her name to Cassandra Wayne.

### August 24, 2018 (Age: 17)

Toyman goes on a rampage in Metropolis with a giant robot. He is opposed by Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash. Flash runs around the robot to strike it with a bolt of lightning and causes it to explode, taking out Batman. They assume he was killed in the explosion but the blast just sent Batman back in time. Arguing ensues in the Bat-Family on who needs to be Batman in wake of Bruce's death, or if he even died at all.

### August 27, 2018

Cassandra gives up on being Batgirl since the Batman is dead. She offers the role to Stephanie Brown, who gladly takes it. Cassandra leaves Gotham and travels to Hong Kong, as an orphan.

### April 18, 2019 (Age: 18)

Bruce Wayne returns from the past. Oracle notifies Cassandra and she cries with relief, quickly returning to Gotham.

## Trivia

* Cassandra's favorite flavor of ice cream is chocolate.
* When Cassandra first saw a ballet performance, she was in awe of the work and dedication behind every movement. She has since began taking ballet lessons.
* Cassandra's favorite tea is Assam.
* Cassandra's first kiss was Conner Kent.

## Quotes

* *"Stop."*
	+ Cassandra's first complete word.
* *"I'm not... doomed... to be bad... I am... a bat. This... is where I should be."*
* *"Terror. Then... nothing."*
	+ Cassandra describing what she saw on the man she killed's face.
* *"No one dies."*
* *"A special ability to predict my opponent's moves. That doesn't begin to describe it. Time... ran together. The future... blending into the moment. A blink of an eye... the knife thrust that follows... both one. It was like... like I could predict my opponent's moves. Okay, that does describe it. But it doesn't do it justice. All this knowledge. No substitute for knowing."*
	+ Cassandra describing how she perceives movement.
* *"I don't kill... but I don't lose, either."*
* *"Don't worry. I'm... a detective."*
* *"You might not want to be The Batman... to take over for him when he's done... but I do. It's the only thing I've ever... wanted to be. Is that... wrong?"*
* *"You can change. You can."*
* *"Your life is a gift. Use it better."*
* *"How do you replace a man who's irreplaceable? How do you replace his detective skills? His stealth? His fighting ability? His determination? The only conclusion is that no one person can replace Batman. But perhaps one person won't have to."*
	+ Cassandra after Bruce's death.
* *"I'll never take another life. Not even her's."*
* **Cass-** *"Why does everyone I care about die?"* **Steph-** *"Because... you care about everybody. And everybody dies."*
* *"Everyone experiences tragedy. Tim. Bruce. You and me. It's not about the city. It's about how you choose to see the world. Everything else is just an excuse."*
	+ Cassandra to Damian.