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- Created by writers Greg Rucka, Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, and artist Alex Ross, Kane is a wealthy heiress who becomes inspired by the superhero Batman and chooses, like him, to put her wealth and resources toward a campaign to fight crime as a masked vigilante in her home of Gotham City as Batwoman.
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Kate Kane and her twin sister Beth were born to prominent colonel Jake Kane and his wife Gabrielle, herself a captain. Both parents were on active military duty, and worked extensively with intelligence organizations. As her parents were promoted, they moved to and from a wide variety of towns and bases, though Jake was often away from home. Eventually, the Kanes moved from Fort Bragg, North Carolina to Brussels, Belgium, where they worked with NATO. However, when Gabi decided to take the gir...
The Lost Year
After her resignation from West Point, Kate spiraled into a life of alcohol abuse and promiscuity. She decided to travel the world in an attempt to "find herself" and establish a life outside of the military. During her travels, Kate hit her head on a rock while diving, knocking her unconscious. She wound up on the island of Coryana, off the coast of Malta, and was rescued by the ceremonial leader of the island, a woman called Safiyah. Kate and Safiyah quickly struck up a romance, leading mos...
Becoming Batwoman
Kate returned to Gotham City, where she continued her wild lifestyle. One night, Renee Montoya pulled her over for speeding, and Kate managed to charm her way into a relationship with her. Kate and Renee briefly dated before having a sudden breakup. After a night of drowning her sorrows from this loss, Kate was attacked by a mugger in an alley next to Molly's Bar. She fought the man off and was about to harm him more when Batmanappeared. Seeing him in person made Kate realize that she felt al...
Abilities
1. Acrobatics: Kate learned Parkour as part of her Batwoman training,and would also have been required to learn similar skills as a cadet. 2. Archery: Kate is capable of wielding a crossbow with great accuracy. 3. Aviation 4. Business Management: Kate works at an office during her day job,though what exactly this entails is unknown. 5. Dancing 6. Demolitions: When she was tasked with unmasking Batman by the DEO, part of Kate's ambush involved setting charges to blow out a section of a roof to...
Weaknesses
1. Low Drug Tolerance: Kate is particularly susceptible to attacks using incapacitating agents like drugs or toxins, especially those of a hallucinogenic nature. Despite weathering many such attacks during her crimefighting career (from Alice, Wolf Spider, and Scarecrow), she seems to have built up no resistance to them, even in general.
Equipment
1. Batsuit 1.1. Utility Belt
Transportation
1. Red Knight One, a customized Ducati sport motorcycle. 2. The Sequoia: (Destroyed) A Colony vehicle disguised as the Kane family yacht that Kate used as her primary transportation during her global missions with Julia Pennyworth. The outwardly-normal yacht could transform into an airship that more closely resembled other Colony vehicles. 3. The Kônos: A hypersonic 1-person jet, included as part of the loadout of the Sequoia.
Weapons
1. Batarangs: A foldable version shaped like two hinged claws, known as "thorns". 2. Cryo-Baton: Batwoman's battle staff. 3. Taser gloves: An upgrade from the DEO, using modified tech from the Electrocutioner.Capable of using the suit's stored power to discharge as a large beam attack. 4. Flamethrower gloves 5. Python coil: A lasso-type weapon that constricts and cuts into a victim the more they struggle. 6. Fear toxin: Carried in canisters in her gauntlets.
Batwoman was created by Edmond Hamilton, Sheldon Moldoff, and Greg Rucka, first appearing in 52 #7. However, in the Prime Earth continuity, Batwoman first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe...
Kate herself has referred to her discharge as dishonorable. However, this is an error since real-life discharges under DADT were mostly honorable,and nothing about Kate's other conduct would have w...Kate's confirmed military awards are the Air Assault Badge, Basic Parachutist Badge, the RECONDO Badge, the Superintendent's Award for Excellence, and the National Defense Service Medal. Based on h...Kate has a tattoo of the Green Beret sleeve insignia on her right upper arm. It is a match to a tattoo her mother Gabi had.Kate has a tattoo of the Nautical Staron her upper back, which she had inked sometime after her discharge from the US Military Academy, but before she became a vigilante. Whilst being a common tatt...The first season follows Kate Kane, the cousin of vigilante Bruce Wayne, who becomes Batwoman in his absence. The second and third seasons focus on former convict Ryan Wilder as she protects Gotham City in the role of Batwoman.
Introduced as Kate Kane, the modern Batwoman began operating in Gotham City in Batman's absence following the events of the company-wide crossover Infinite Crisis (2005). The modern Batwoman is written as being of Jewish descent and as a lesbian.
Among other things, Gotham was also known for having registered the first known case of vigilantism in the superhero known as Batman, a brutal vigilante who dressed as a Bat. He would strike fear into the hearts of criminals in the city, which helped lower the crime rate.
Mar 2, 2022 · The season 3 finale saw Batwoman take on Marquis in one final battle above Gotham City in the Bat-Blimp, resulting in the Scarlet Knight (who received some help from Alice) defeating her...
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