Felicia Hardy (Earth-11146)

## Black Cat

*"Oh, you're funny. I must say, you're a real cutie. A real dudie. A dudette."*
―Black Cat to Spider-Man
**Felicia Sara Hardy**, also known as **Black Cat**, was a seductive cat burglar operating in New York City and an ally of Spider-Man.

## Biography

### Early Life

Felicia was the daughter of the infamous cat burglar John Hardesky (also known as the "Cat") and his wife Anastasia Hardesky.

Unbeknownst to her or her mother, John was only married to Anastasia because she was a member of Oscorp's board of directors. He used his connection to her to steal a super soldier serum from Oscorp, spliced with feline DNA using cross species genetics.

When the Cat was cornered by the National Security Division, he injected Felicia with the serum, splicing her DNA with that of several felines and granting her superpowers. The government hunted her down relentlessly for the serum inside her, forcing her to become a thief to survive.

### Web of Intrigue

One of her successful burglaries was falsely blamed on Spider-Man by the Daily Bulge. Black Cat, seeking to help clear Spider-Man of his name, helped him avoid a group of National Security Division agents after his head while the web-slinger was delivering pizzas for Han's Pizzeria.

## Powers and Abilities

### Superpowers

* Artificially Enhanced Physiology: Felicia injected herself with a super soldier serum, granting her superhuman lion-like strength, cheetah-like speed, cat-like agility, "feline senses", and a biting strength equivalent to a jaguar. However, she could only use these physical enhancements while in her Black Cat form. She was strong enough to fight the Juggernaut and wound him significantly with her claws, pull off his extremely durable helmet with the help of Spider-Man, and snap his neck with her thighs. She was able to make a dent in a vault door weighing over 23,000 pounds by kicking it. She was quick enough to slice bullets out of the air with her claws and grab a missile in mid-air. She could deliver kicks and strikes with superhuman speed and precision.
	+ Transformation: Felicia could change into her Black Cat form at will, granting her the powers from the super-soldier serum, changing her hair to a platinum blonde color, her eyes to a grey color, and her clothing to a skintight leather costume with white fur and high heels. The heels were sometimes a hindrance, as they caused Black Cat to trip into a laser hallway inside a jewel vault, though they could also be used as deadly weapons.
	+ Tychokinesis: The serum granted Felicia the ability to control luck. By locking eyes with an opponent, she could give them bad luck.

### Abilities

* Felicia was an expert thief, skilled in acrobatics, martial arts, stealth, and seduction.

## Equipment

* Grappling Hooks: Black Cat's gloves contained two taloned grappling hooks made of carbonadium, which she used to swing from buildings, much like Spider-Man did with his web-shooters. The grappling hook's talons also allowed her to use them as weapons.
* Needler Pistol: A needle pistol developed by Bringham.
* Grenade Pistol: A small, handheld grenade launcher.
* Weaponized Lipstick: A collection of black lipsticks with various functions. Many of them were poisoned, allowing her to paralyze or instantly kill her enemies. She had a "Truth Serum" lipstick, as well as "LaserKiss" lipstick, giving her the power to shoot lasers from her lips. "Punch Kiss" lipstick could harness kinetic energy and release it via a kiss. The lipsticks had ranged attacks in the form of blowing kisses.

## Notes

* She was a French American.
* She had an AB Negative blood type.
* This version of Black Cat is primarily inspired by her incarnations in Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Ultimate Spider-Man.