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"Like the view? It's the only thing you'll catch tonight"
—Catwoman to Batman[src]

Selina Kyle, more famously known as Catwoman, is a thief-turned-vigilante, and an ally as well as love interest and former girlfriend of Batman.

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Selina Kyle is Catwoman, a Gotham City vigilante who cross path with Batman on several occasions. She later starts operating as a frequent ally of the Bat-Family.

Batman vs. Robin[]

In Batman's drug-induced hallucination, courtesy of the Court of Owls, Catwoman was one of the dead surroundings of an adult Damian Wayne whose rage destroyed Gotham City.

Batman: Bad Blood

Selina appears as one of three women in Bruce's dream, another one being Samantha Vanaver.

Batman: Hush[]

Bruce met Selina at a party organized by his friend Tommy Elliot and became suspicious. She stole the money meant for a child's ransom while under the control of Poison Ivy. Bruce as Batman tried to chase her down but was interrupted by Hush. She and Batgirl save him from a group of thugs while he's injured.

Selina later hands over the money to Poison Ivy who engulfs her lips in a deep kiss to keep her under her hypnotism. She later agrees to tell Bruce about Ivy's location, wanting revenge for her manipulation, but says she isn’t done with her demands. She slips her arms around his neck and kisses him passionately. The two start becoming romantically attracted to each other and she allies with him in order to take her down.

When they are confronted by Superman under the control of Ivy, Selina drops Lois Lane from the Daily Planet to break him out of the hypnotism. The three ally to take Ivy down who reveals that she was made to do it by Hush. Bruce and Selina later go on a date which is interrupted when Harley Quinn attacks them.

After a confrontation with Hush, Batman asks Selina to leave Gotham and entrusts her with his secret identity. She however decides to stay by his side and take down Hush. While investigating a graveyard break-in, she and Nightwing are attacked by Scarecrow, but she manages to defeat him. Selina is however captured by Hush.

Hush tries to kill her, but Batman's intervention allows her to escape her shackles. After Bruce gets injured in fight with Hush, revealed to be the Riddler, she helps Bruce in taking him down. Batman tried to rescue him from falling to his death with his grapnel as the factory explodes around them.

Selina however decides to let the Riddler die and cuts Batman's grapnel line to allow them time to escape. She states that she understands his moral code but she isn't like him, deciding to end their relationship and hoping that they can resume it again someday.

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War[]

While Selina Kyle's fate is uncertain during the Apokolips War she is presumably killed by Paradooms along with most of the residents of Gotham City. This however is undone as Flash triggers a second Flashpoint allowing her to be reborn in the Tomorrowverse and is currently Batman's lover once again.

Physical Appearance[]

Selina is a young woman of Caucasian descent with olive green eyes, pixie hair cut, and a slender, athletic build.

Personality[]

She was brave and bold. She cares about the people she close to her, especially Batman.

Abilities[]

  • Master Combatant: Selina is a highly agile fighter. She is capable of easily taking down several grown men at once, usually with a single kick. She is also able to hold her own against Batgirl, and defeat Scarecrow, albeit she was assisted by Nightwing.
  • Peak Human Speed: Catwoman´s speed, reflexes, coordination, and dexterity are nearly on par with Batman himself.
  • Master Acrobat: Selina is also a highly skilled acrobat, being able to perform complex twists, flips, and somersaults to evade her opponents' attacks or to make a swift escape. Selina incorporates her prodigious acrobatics into her fighting style to make her movements more sleek and fluid, akin to an actual cat.
  • Whip Mastery: Selina is adept with the use of her signature whip. She can use it to grapple or swing away, as well as use it to ensnare people's limbs, and smack weapons out of their hands from a distance.

Equipment[]

  • Catsuit

Weapons[]

  • Claws: Selina's catsuit includes a set of sharp retractable claws on each hand, which she can use to slash and cut her opponents.
  • Whip: Selina's primary weapon is her signature whip, which she uses to swing around, ensnare opponent's limps, and smack weapons from her opponent's hands to disarm them.

Appearances[]

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Trivia[]

  • Selina was first teased back in Batman vs Robin in a hallucination and later in Batman: Bad Blood as one of three women in a lucid dream sequence.
  • Her appearance is based off her look in DC Rebirth.
  • She has a long history with Bruce way before Bruce knew her identity, it is alluded that they did have a relationship (though short term) back in the day.
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