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| + | | unmask-name = Cassandra Wu-San |
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| + | | real name = Cassandra Wu-San<ref name="e406">{{ep ref|406}}</ref> |
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| + | | birth year = {{CIT|2003}}<ref name="qid24459">{{askgreg|24459|2021-07-26}}</ref> |
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| species = [[Human]] |
| species = [[Human]] |
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| − | | designation = |
+ | | designation = B-36<ref name="e426">{{ep ref|426}}</ref> |
| + | | past designation = Z-10<ref name="SDCC">[[San Diego Comic-Con merchandise|San Diego Comic Con promotional tote bag]]</ref> |
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| gender = Female |
| gender = Female |
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+ | | hair color = Black |
| − | | eye color = |
+ | | eye color = Brown |
| − | | relatives = |
+ | | relatives = [[Lady Shiva|Sandra Wu-San]] (mother)<ref name="e406"/> |
| + | | mentor = [[Batman]]<ref name="qid24667">{{askgreg|24667|2019-13-06}}</ref> |
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+ | * [[Bat family]] |
| + | * [[The Team]] |
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| − | *[[Batman's team]] (formerly) |
+ | * [[Batman's team]] (formerly) |
| + | * [[League of Shadows]] (formerly) |
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| − | '''Orphan''' is a young hero |
+ | '''Orphan''' (real name '''Cassandra Wu-San''') is a silent young hero who is a member of [[the Team]]. A runaway from the [[League of Shadows]], she is mentored by [[Batman]]. |
== History == |
== History == |
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| + | === Early life === |
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| + | Cassandra Wu-San is the daughter of [[League of Shadows]]-member [[Lady Shiva]]. From an early age, she was subjected to a brutal regime by her mother to make her the perfect assassin. This included damaging her vocal cords, so the only language she would learn was body language. This also left her body, and particularly her face, covered in scars.<ref name="e406">{{ep ref|406}}</ref> |
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=== 2018 === |
=== 2018 === |
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| + | {{CIT|In January}},<ref name="qid25706">{{askgreg|25706|2022-03-23}}</ref> she was sent on her first mission, one for [[the Light]]: [[Joker]] was dissatisfied when he learned the true purpose of the [[Injustice League]], and threatened to blow up the [[United Nations]]. Cassandra would have to take him out. She observed from the shadows as [[Batman]] and [[Bat family|his protégés]] defused his bombs, and as he escaped in the dark, she saw her chance to strike. Before she could land the swing of her sword, [[Oracle|Batgirl]] pushed him away and took the hit. It hit her spine and immobilized her from the waist down, and she explained to Cassandra that she did not do it to save Joker's life, but rather hers.<ref name="e407">{{ep ref|407}}</ref> |
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| + | {{CIT|She moved into [[Wayne Manor]].}}<ref name="qid26271">{{askgreg|26271|2022-08-22|2022-08-23}}</ref> Batman recruited her for [[Batman's team|his covert team]], joining [[Robin]]'s squad, with Cassandra adopting "Orphan" as her codename.<ref name="e308"/> {{CIT|She began learning to read, write and use American Sign Language.}}<ref name="qid26111">{{askgreg|26111|2022-07-13}}</ref> |
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{{TS|[[Gotham City]]|[[September 12, 2018|September 12]]|21:39|EDT}} |
{{TS|[[Gotham City]]|[[September 12, 2018|September 12]]|21:39|EDT}} |
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+ | [[Robin]] and his squad were trailing [[Mad Hatter]], who was recently released from [[Arkham Asylum]]. After Robin discovered the crook left clay behind, Orphan rushed ahead and cut Mad Hatter in two with her sword, revealing him to be [[Clayface]]. They followed him to a warehouse, where the real Mad Hatter oversaw part of the [[Stagg Industries|Branchwater]] [[meta-human]] smuggling ring. The squad fought the mind-controlled Clayface, but Mad Hatter blew up the warehouse as he escaped. Orphan and the others made it out safely.<ref name="e308">{{ep ref|308}}</ref> |
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| + | === 2019 === |
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| + | {{TS|[[Batcave|The Batcave]]|[[February 24, 2019|February 24]]|19:00|EST}} |
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| + | Orphan was among a group of [[Batman's team]] who called in to a meeting of the [[Justice League]] and affiliated teams. As part of the meeting, Batman's team was folded into the League and [[the Team]], making Orphan a member of the Team.<ref name="e326">{{ep ref|326}}</ref> {{CIT|While most of her teammates were aware of her involvement in [[Oracle]]'s injury, the fact she was [[Lady Shiva]]'s daughter was largely kept secret.}}<ref name="qid26319">{{askgreg|26319|2022-08-30}}</ref> |
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| + | === 2020 === |
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| + | {{TS|[[Star City]]|[[April 18, 2020|April 18]]|post-17:54|PDT}} |
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| + | Orphan joined several members of the Team at [[the Vault]] to discuss two potential defectors from the [[League of Shadows]], [[Onyx]] and [[Cassandra Savage]]. Orphan did not think either could be trusted.<ref name="e405">{{ep ref|405}}</ref> |
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| + | {{TS|[[Star City]]|[[April 19, 2020|April 19]]|post-04:18|[[PDT]]}} |
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| + | Orphan had refused the leave the Vault, despite first [[Spoiler]] and then [[Tigress]] coming to relieve her of guard duty. Orphan reacted strongly when Tigress let [[Cheshire]] in, but relented when Tigress told her it was necessary for the mission. After Cheshire had interrogated both defectors, the group was attacked by [[Black Spider]] and [[Rictus]]. Orphan fought with her sword and, after the sword was taken by Spider, bow and arrows, until she was knocked unconscious by [[Lady Shiva]] who had snuck in via [[Shade]]'s powers. Shiva demanded Tigress return Savage to [[Santa Prisca]] or she would kill Orphan, then left with Orphan and her minions.<ref name="e406">{{ep ref|406}}</ref> |
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| + | {{TS|[[Santa Prisca]]|[[April 20, 2020|April 20]]|18:33|[[ECT]]}} |
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| + | Shiva visited Orphan in her prison cell, where Orphan was chained by her hands. Shiva expressed her disappointment that her daughter had not only failed her first mission, but defected from the League and Shiva.<ref name="e407">{{ep ref|407}}</ref> |
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| + | {{TS|Santa Prisca|April 21|01:02|ECT}} |
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| + | At Orphan's cell, Spider and Rictus reported to Shiva that they had lost contact with some guards, leading them to assume [[Tigress]] had arrived. Shiva made it clear that she would not allow Tigress to leave with either Cassandra and that, despite [[the Light]] wanting the data stolen by savage, Shiva's priority had always been getting her daughter back to give her a second chance. |
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| + | Some time later, [[Oracle]] found Orphan with her [[mini-drone]]. Oracle promised her help, and the drone ejected a lock pick to allow Orphan to free herself. Shortly after, the drone returned with Tigress, Cheshire and Onyx, but they were soon surrounded by Shiva and her Shadows, who demanded their surrender.<ref name="e407"/> |
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| + | {{TS|[[Santa Prisca]]|[[April 21, 2020|April 21]]|21:04|[[ECT]]}} |
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| + | Tigress distracted the Shadows to buy time for Orphan to free herself. Once free, Orphan threw the lockpick into the lights, plunging the room into darkness. The two groups began to fight, with Orphan initially taking on Shiva. Orphan did not fare well in the fight and, at Oracle's urging, Tigress swapped with her, leaving Orphan to face Rictus. Once the lights came back up, Shiva once more demanded their surrender, but Shade teleported the group away. Shiva was able to follow through the portal. |
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| + | They emerged on the beach. Though vastly outnumbered, Shiva demanded Orphan's return, and provoked her by threatening to have Barbara killed. Orphan began to fight Shiva, even as Oracle pleaded with her to stop. Orphan impaled Shiva through the upper abdomen and prepared to behead her, but at the last moment stopped. Orphan flew away with her rescuers on the [[Sphere|Super-Cycle]] as her mother ranted at her from the beach.<ref name="e408">{{ep ref|408}}</ref> |
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| + | {{TS|[[Key West]]|April 21|23:38|EDT}} |
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| + | The group went to a safe house to recover, but when Cheshire fled, they pursued her.<ref name="e408"/> |
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| + | {{TS|[[Caribbean Sea]]|[[April 22, 2020|April 22]]|01:23|ECT}} |
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| + | They took the Super-Cycle in pursuit of Cheshire's helicopter, but when they caught up just short of [[Infinity Island]], Cheshire drove them into the water.<ref name="e408"/> |
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| + | {{TS|[[Infinity Island]]|April 22|01:25|ECT}} |
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| + | Orphan watched as Tigress and Cheshire argued, and [[Sensei]] and [[Ra's al Ghul]] offered Cheshire and Onyx help to recover from their lives as Shadows.<ref name="e408"/> |
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| + | {{TS|Gotham City|April 22|10:14|EDT}} |
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| + | Orphan and Barbara shared a hug in Barbara's apartment.<ref name="e408"/> |
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| + | {{TS|[[Happy Harbor]]|[[September 16, 2020|September '''16''']]|post-[[16]]:[[16]]|EDT}} |
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| + | Orphan attended [[Superboy|Conner]] and [[Miss Martian|M'gann]]'s wedding.<ref name="e426">{{ep ref|426}}</ref> |
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| + | {{TS|[[The Watchtower]]|[[November 9, 2020|November 09]]|post-21:07|PST}} |
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| + | Orphan was part of Beta Squad, led by [[Nightwing]], sent out as part of the search for [[Perdita Vladek]].<ref name="yjt2">{{ep ref|yjt2}}</ref> |
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| + | {{TS|[[Vlatavastok]]|[[November 10, 2020|November 10]]|07:54|[[EET]]}} |
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| + | Beta went to [[Royal Memorial Hospital (Vlatavastok)|Royal Memorial Hospital]] undercover as a [[United Nations]] commission after five patients were admitted to with unexplained comas. They found all five worked at a mining camp near [[Krastmala]].<ref name="yjt3">{{ep ref|yjt3}}</ref> |
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| + | {{TS|[[Krastmala]]|[[November 10, 2020|November 10]]|20:06|EET}} |
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| + | Beta infiltrated the mining camp. They found the underground river and began analysing the area when they were attacked by [[Lex-Bot|armored units]] like those that abducted [[Perdita Vladek]]. Orphan saw from their body language that they were robots, and promptly beheaded one. The squad then took down the rest of them.<ref name="yjt3"/> |
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| + | == Powers and abilities == |
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| + | === Abilities === |
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| + | * '''Swordsmanship:''' As a former member of the [[League of Shadows]],<ref name="e405">{{ep ref|405}}</ref> Orphan was raised by [[Lady Shiva]] to be the ultimate assassin and weapon.<ref name="e406"/> She is trained in swordsmanship, as she skillfully cut [[Clayface]] in two with her sword, and later sliced him apart once more.<ref name="e308"/> She also cut through [[Black Spider]]'s webbing with ease.<ref name="e406"/> |
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| + | * '''Marksmanship:''' Orphan can also throw [[Batarang]]s<ref name="e308"/> and use a bow and arrow.<ref name="e406"/> |
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| + | * '''Acrobatics:''' Orphan is very agile, as seen when she evaded [[Clayface]] and comfortably dropped into a room from the ceiling.<ref name="e308"/> |
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| + | * '''Stealth:'''<ref name="e308"/> |
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| + | * '''Telepathic resistance:''' Orphan was trained to thwart psychic readings.<ref name="e406"/> |
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| + | * '''Multilingualism:''' Orphan can communicate via American Sign Language.<ref name="yjt3"/> |
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== Equipment == |
== Equipment == |
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| + | * '''Swords:''' Orphan's weapon of choice is a sword.<ref name="e308"/><ref name="e326"/><ref name="e405"/><ref name="e406"/> She sometimes dual wields a pair.<ref name="yjt3"/> |
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| − | * '''[[Batarang]]'''<ref name=e308/> |
+ | * '''[[Batarang]]s'''<ref name="e308"/> |
| + | * '''Sample scanner:''' A USB-sized device that can scan the chemical composition of samples and transmit data for analysis.<ref name="yjt3"/> |
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== Appearances == |
== Appearances == |
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== Background information == |
== Background information == |
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+ | * Cassandra Cain is the second Batgirl. She is daughter of [[Lady Shiva]] and David Cain. The alias "Orphan" was used in the New 52, but her costume is based on her time as Batgirl. |
| − | * This is her first animated appearance. |
+ | * This is her [[List of established characters making their animated debut|first animated appearance]]. |
== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 21:48, 17 May 2023
Orphan (real name Cassandra Wu-San) is a silent young hero who is a member of the Team. A runaway from the League of Shadows, she is mentored by Batman.
History
Early life
Cassandra Wu-San is the daughter of League of Shadows-member Lady Shiva. From an early age, she was subjected to a brutal regime by her mother to make her the perfect assassin. This included damaging her vocal cords, so the only language she would learn was body language. This also left her body, and particularly her face, covered in scars.[1]
2018
In January,[6] she was sent on her first mission, one for the Light: Joker was dissatisfied when he learned the true purpose of the Injustice League, and threatened to blow up the United Nations. Cassandra would have to take him out. She observed from the shadows as Batman and his protégés defused his bombs, and as he escaped in the dark, she saw her chance to strike. Before she could land the swing of her sword, Batgirl pushed him away and took the hit. It hit her spine and immobilized her from the waist down, and she explained to Cassandra that she did not do it to save Joker's life, but rather hers.[7]
She moved into Wayne Manor.[8] Batman recruited her for his covert team, joining Robin's squad, with Cassandra adopting "Orphan" as her codename.[9] She began learning to read, write and use American Sign Language.[10]
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Robin and his squad were trailing Mad Hatter, who was recently released from Arkham Asylum. After Robin discovered the crook left clay behind, Orphan rushed ahead and cut Mad Hatter in two with her sword, revealing him to be Clayface. They followed him to a warehouse, where the real Mad Hatter oversaw part of the Branchwater meta-human smuggling ring. The squad fought the mind-controlled Clayface, but Mad Hatter blew up the warehouse as he escaped. Orphan and the others made it out safely.[9]
2019
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Orphan was among a group of Batman's team who called in to a meeting of the Justice League and affiliated teams. As part of the meeting, Batman's team was folded into the League and the Team, making Orphan a member of the Team.[11] While most of her teammates were aware of her involvement in Oracle's injury, the fact she was Lady Shiva's daughter was largely kept secret.[12]
2020
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Orphan joined several members of the Team at the Vault to discuss two potential defectors from the League of Shadows, Onyx and Cassandra Savage. Orphan did not think either could be trusted.[13]
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Orphan had refused the leave the Vault, despite first Spoiler and then Tigress coming to relieve her of guard duty. Orphan reacted strongly when Tigress let Cheshire in, but relented when Tigress told her it was necessary for the mission. After Cheshire had interrogated both defectors, the group was attacked by Black Spider and Rictus. Orphan fought with her sword and, after the sword was taken by Spider, bow and arrows, until she was knocked unconscious by Lady Shiva who had snuck in via Shade's powers. Shiva demanded Tigress return Savage to Santa Prisca or she would kill Orphan, then left with Orphan and her minions.[1]
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Shiva visited Orphan in her prison cell, where Orphan was chained by her hands. Shiva expressed her disappointment that her daughter had not only failed her first mission, but defected from the League and Shiva.[7]
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At Orphan's cell, Spider and Rictus reported to Shiva that they had lost contact with some guards, leading them to assume Tigress had arrived. Shiva made it clear that she would not allow Tigress to leave with either Cassandra and that, despite the Light wanting the data stolen by savage, Shiva's priority had always been getting her daughter back to give her a second chance.
Some time later, Oracle found Orphan with her mini-drone. Oracle promised her help, and the drone ejected a lock pick to allow Orphan to free herself. Shortly after, the drone returned with Tigress, Cheshire and Onyx, but they were soon surrounded by Shiva and her Shadows, who demanded their surrender.[7]
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Tigress distracted the Shadows to buy time for Orphan to free herself. Once free, Orphan threw the lockpick into the lights, plunging the room into darkness. The two groups began to fight, with Orphan initially taking on Shiva. Orphan did not fare well in the fight and, at Oracle's urging, Tigress swapped with her, leaving Orphan to face Rictus. Once the lights came back up, Shiva once more demanded their surrender, but Shade teleported the group away. Shiva was able to follow through the portal.
They emerged on the beach. Though vastly outnumbered, Shiva demanded Orphan's return, and provoked her by threatening to have Barbara killed. Orphan began to fight Shiva, even as Oracle pleaded with her to stop. Orphan impaled Shiva through the upper abdomen and prepared to behead her, but at the last moment stopped. Orphan flew away with her rescuers on the Super-Cycle as her mother ranted at her from the beach.[14]
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The group went to a safe house to recover, but when Cheshire fled, they pursued her.[14]
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They took the Super-Cycle in pursuit of Cheshire's helicopter, but when they caught up just short of Infinity Island, Cheshire drove them into the water.[14]
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Orphan watched as Tigress and Cheshire argued, and Sensei and Ra's al Ghul offered Cheshire and Onyx help to recover from their lives as Shadows.[14]
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Orphan and Barbara shared a hug in Barbara's apartment.[14]
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Orphan attended Conner and M'gann's wedding.[3]
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Orphan was part of Beta Squad, led by Nightwing, sent out as part of the search for Perdita Vladek.[15]
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Beta went to Royal Memorial Hospital undercover as a United Nations commission after five patients were admitted to with unexplained comas. They found all five worked at a mining camp near Krastmala.[16]
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Beta infiltrated the mining camp. They found the underground river and began analysing the area when they were attacked by armored units like those that abducted Perdita Vladek. Orphan saw from their body language that they were robots, and promptly beheaded one. The squad then took down the rest of them.[16]
Powers and abilities
Abilities
- Swordsmanship: As a former member of the League of Shadows,[13] Orphan was raised by Lady Shiva to be the ultimate assassin and weapon.[1] She is trained in swordsmanship, as she skillfully cut Clayface in two with her sword, and later sliced him apart once more.[9] She also cut through Black Spider's webbing with ease.[1]
- Marksmanship: Orphan can also throw Batarangs[9] and use a bow and arrow.[1]
- Acrobatics: Orphan is very agile, as seen when she evaded Clayface and comfortably dropped into a room from the ceiling.[9]
- Stealth:[9]
- Telepathic resistance: Orphan was trained to thwart psychic readings.[1]
- Multilingualism: Orphan can communicate via American Sign Language.[16]
Equipment
- Swords: Orphan's weapon of choice is a sword.[9][11][13][1] She sometimes dual wields a pair.[16]
- Batarangs[9]
- Sample scanner: A USB-sized device that can scan the chemical composition of samples and transmit data for analysis.[16]
Appearances
- Season 3
- Season 4
- 05. "Tale of Two Sisters" (no lines)
- 06. "Artemis Through the Looking-Glass" (no lines)
- 07. "The Lady, or the Tigress?" (no lines)
- 08. "I Know Why the Caged Cat Sings" (no lines)
- 26. "Death and Rebirth" (no lines)
- Companion comics
- YJT 02. "Ominous Tidings" (no lines)
- YJT 03. "Evocative Intel" (no lines)
Background information
- Cassandra Cain is the second Batgirl. She is daughter of Lady Shiva and David Cain. The alias "Orphan" was used in the New 52, but her costume is based on her time as Batgirl.
- This is her first animated appearance.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Vietti, Brandon (writer) & Sotta, Christina (director) (November 11, 2021). "Artemis Through the Looking-Glass". Young Justice. Season 4. Episode 06. HBO Max.
- ↑ Weisman, Greg (2021-07-26). Question #24459. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Weisman, Greg (writer) & Heuck, Vinton (director) (June 9, 2022). "Death and Rebirth". Young Justice. Season 4. Episode 26. HBO Max.
- ↑ San Diego Comic Con promotional tote bag
- ↑ Weisman, Greg (2019-13-06). Question #24667. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2019-13-06.
- ↑ Weisman, Greg (2022-03-23). Question #25706. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Dubuc, Nicole (writer) & Berkeley, Christopher (director) (November 18, 2021). "The Lady, or the Tigress?". Young Justice. Season 4. Episode 07. HBO Max.
- ↑ Weisman, Greg (2022-08-22). Question #26271. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 David, Peter (writer) & Zwyer, Mel (director) (January 18, 2019). "Triptych". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 8. DC Universe.
- ↑ Weisman, Greg (2022-07-13). Question #26111. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Krieg, Jim, Adams, Jeremy (writers) & Zwyer, Mel (director) (August 27, 2019). "Nevermore". Young Justice. Season 3. Episode 26. DC Universe.
- ↑ Weisman, Greg (2022-08-30). Question #26319. Ask Greg. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Hohlfeld, Brian (writer) & Heuck, Vinton (director) (November 4, 2021). "Tale of Two Sisters". Young Justice. Season 4. Episode 05. HBO Max.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 Weisman, Greg (writer) & Heuck, Vinton (director) (November 25, 2021). "I Know Why the Caged Cat Sings". Young Justice. Season 4. Episode 08. HBO Max.
- ↑ Weisman, Greg (w). Jones, Christopher (a). Wright, Jason (col). Abbott, Wes (let). Meares, Ben, Kubert, Katie (ed). "Ominous Tidings" Young Justice: Targets (July 12, 2022), DC Universe Infinite: DC Comics
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Weisman, Greg (w). Jones, Christopher (a). Wright, Jason (col). Abbott, Wes (let). Meares, Ben, Kubert, Katie (ed). "Evocative Intel" Young Justice: Targets (August 9, 2022), DC Universe Infinite: DC Comics