Poison Ivy
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[edit] Description
Poison Ivy lives up to her name. She is a dangerous foe with a poison kiss and control over anything botanical.
[edit] Origins
Pamela Isley grows up wealthy with emotionally distant parents. She later studies advanced botanical biochemistry at a university with Alec Holland under Dr. Jason Woodrue. Isley, a timid, shrinking violet, is easily seduced by her professor. Woodrue injects Isley with poisons and toxins as an experiment, causing her transformation. She nearly dies twice as a result from these poisonings, driving her insane. Later Woodrue flees from the authorities, leaving Isley in the hospital for six months. Enraged at the betrayal, she suffers from violent mood swings, being sweet one moment and like poison the next. When her boyfriend has a car accident after mysteriously suffering from a massive fungal overgrowth, Isley drops out of school and leaves Seattle, eventually settling in Gotham City.
[edit] Methods
Ivy cares deeply for the environment, but cares nothing for the human race whatsoever! She uses her powers to avenge crimes against nature, such as destroying polluting factories, or taking powerful companies into her control for her benefit. Also less commonly she uses her abilities to rob fortunes or take control of Gotham. Her ultimate goal is to rid the earth of all human kind and create a Plant Paradise. She also has close ties to The Joker's sidekick Harley Quinn.
[edit] Attributes
- Mastery over plant life
- Exudes natural pheromones that enable her to exert control over her victims
- Secrets deadly toxin
- Driven by a desire to rid the world of humanity and make it safe for plant life
- Relies on natural talent for seduction to undermine opponents
[edit] Powers and Abilities
Poison Ivy has many attributes and abilities that make her a very strong foe. Unlike most villians Ivy is a master of disguise, and uses this to her advantage. Her skin (including her lips) is laced with venom that could poison anyone that dared to be seducted by Ivy. She also a very strong telekinetic control over plants.
[edit] Equipment
Ivy isn't much of a weapon user. Instead her own mind, body, and soul are her greatest weapons. Not to mention with her background, she can create the most deadly poisons in Gotham City! And her control of plants is almost unlimited.
[edit] The Game
In LEGO Batman: The Videogame, Ivy can throw seeds into pods createing platforms, and can even blow a toxin on the guards putting them in her control and letting her into guarded areas.
[edit] Trivia
Poison Ivy's original origin consisted of her being poisoned by her partner using ancient herbs they discovered. The poison changed her system completely changed giving her immunity to all poisons and toxins. Her origin was revised shortly after however.
