Isla Santa Prisca is a sovereign[1] island nation in the Caribbean Sea, and is the primary source of the neo-steroid Venom. It is effectively ruled by Bane, whose Venom factory is located on the island.
Its shoreline is protected by nets, mines and sensors.[2] It houses the current headquarters of the League of Shadows.[3]
The Venom factory was taken over by the Cult of the Kobra, who ceased all Venom shipments and began combining the drug with Project Blockbuster to create Kobra-Venom. Bane managed to escape and for the next month waged a guerrilla war on the Kobra cultists.[2]
The Team investigated the island and discovered the takeover. While attempting to prevent a sale of Kobra-Venom to Sportsmaster, the Venom factory was destroyed.[2]
After being promised serious considerations from the Light, Bane allowed them to use his island. The plan was to coerce Superboy, Miss Martian and Artemis into changing sides, but it was foiled when the rest of the Team showed up.[4]
Aquaman traveled to the island nation to investigate a sudden rise of toxic metals in the water and soil, but stumbled upon an excavation operation run by the Light. He was captured by Bane, Black Manta and Lex Luthor. Aqualad and Alpha Squad went in to investigate LexCorp activity and freed Aquaman. Luthor got away, but the other two were arrested.[5]
In a specially constructed cave, the Reach and the Light held a summit. After Artemis was exposed, the Team intervened and captured several key enemies.[6]
Deathstroke "rescued" Tara Markov from her abductors and brought her to Santa Prisca, where he trained her in martial arts. His training was brutal, and he emotionally manipulated her into dependency on him.[8][9]
The team went to leave via the docks, but found Bane waiting for them. An intense brawl ensued, but Batman's team managed to narrowly escape aboard the Batplane with the pertinent info.[3]
Having captured Orphan, Lady Shiva visited her in her cell at Shadows HQ.
Meanwhile, Tigress, Onyx and Cassandra Savage infiltrated the island on a rescue mission. They took out Shadow guards in section 16, and holed up in a cave to wait for nightfall.[12]
Shiva was at Orphan's cell when she received a report that they had lost contact with section 16, indicating Tigress's arrival as expected.
Tigress and her squad moved on to Shadows HQ. After Oracle disabled the main generator, they went in. As they neared Orphan's cell, Onyx attacked Savage, believing her a mole who could not be trusted. Savage promptly proved her right, and attempted to upload the intel she had stolen while with Tigress, but was stopped by Oracle. Tigress and Onyx were soon outnumbered by Shadows, but Cheshire appeared to even the odds, and they ran to Orphan's cell, where they were soon surrounded by Shadows, and Shiva demanded their surrender.[12]
Orphan freed herself and cut the lights. The two forces battled in the dark until light was restored. Shade then teleported Tigress's group to the beach, with Shiva quickly following through the portal. Shade resigned from the Shadows and left. Shiva provoked a fight with Orphan, who nearly killed her but pulled back at the last moment. Orphan left with her rescuers, leaving Shiva ranting on the beach.[13]
