Cheshire, real name Jade Nguyen, is a DC Comics villain, one of the world's top assassins and mercenaries. DC Comics (originally called Detective Comics, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... For the animated television series based on this comic book, see Teen Titans (animated series). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cover to Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, which was written by Wolfman. ... George Pérez (born June 9, 1954 in The Bronx, New York) is a Puerto Rican-American illustrator and writer of comic books. ... Alter Ego has multiple meanings: Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer. ... Secret Six is the name of three distinct DC Comics fictional teams (plus a noncanonical fourth team). ... Catman is a supervillain in the DC Comics Rogues Gallery. ... Arsenal is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe. ... DC Comics (originally called Detective Comics, Inc. ... Assassin may refer to: Hashshashin, the historical Muslim sect of Alamut An assassin, a murderer who is politically motivated Sometimes a hitman, a murderer who is motivated by money, is called an assassin Assassin (rap crew), a French rap crew. ... Mercenary (disambiguation). ...

Biography

Born (allegedly, see below) to a French father and a Vietnamese mother, she had an unhappy childhood and was sold into slavery. This trauma made her psychotic, mentally unstable and paved her way into becoming one of the world's most ruthless mercenaries. For other uses, see Slavery (disambiguation). ... Psychosis is a psychiatric classification for a mental state in which the perception of reality is distorted. ...

After she killed her master, she was informally adopted by Chinese freedom fighter Weng Chan, who taught her all he knew about guerrilla fighting. She acquired her knoweledge of poisons from Kruen Musenda, a famed African assassin known as the "Spitting Cobra", to whom she was married for the two years prior to his death.

She is a long-standing rival of the Teen Titans. However, when Roy Harper, AKA the superhero Arsenal, went undercover for the government in a mission to get her confidence and turn her over, the two of them fell passionately in love. Knowing he wouldn't be able to turn her in, he walked out and she didn't learn who he was until later. The result of their romance was a daughter, Lian, who's now being raised by Roy. Despite all of her shortcomings, Jade loves her daughter. For the animated television series based on this comic book, see Teen Titans (animated series). ... Arsenal is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe. ...

Returning to her mercenary ways after leaving Lian behind for Roy, Jade saved Deathstroke's life so he could help her in stealing nuclear weapons from Russia in an attempt to blackmail the world. To prove she was not bluffing, she obliterated the fictional Middle-East nation of Qurac. Her reasoning was that Qurac was a stronghold of Muslim terrorists, thus western countries would be secretly grateful. Deathstroke the Terminator (Slade Wilson), also called simply Deathstroke, is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 km (11 mi) above the epicenter. ...

She later went to create her own team, The Ravens.

Later Cheshire volunteered to join Tartarus, a group created by Vandal Savage with the objective of destroying the Titans. During a confrontation with the Titans and the H.I.V.E, Savage shot Cheshire to distract Arsenal. She recovered, but was taken into custody to pay for her crimes, especially for destroying Qurac. Sentenced for life, she was broken out by the Ravens, but Arsenal forced her back into custody. Vandal Savage is a fictional character and supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. ...

In 2005 she appeared in the miniseries Villains United as a member of the Secret Six. During the series she had relations with Catman and became pregnant. At the end of the miniseries, having betrayed the Six to Lex Luthor's Society, she was shot and critically wounded by Deathstroke, who reasoned that "We don't need any traitors in the Society." Her status remains unknown, but Luthor asked the Society to bring her in if she survived. Villains United is a six-issue comic book limited series, written by Gail Simone with art by Dale Eaglesham and Wade von Grawbadger, published by DC Comics in 2005. ... Secret Six is the name of three distinct DC Comics fictional teams (plus a noncanonical fourth team). ... There have been several people, real or not, who are called Catman. ... Deathstroke the Terminator (Slade Wilson), also called simply Deathstroke, is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe. ... Alexander Luthor, Jr. ...

It has been revealed that she is indeed alive and living in a mansion built in the Himalayas, with her son by Thomas Blake, aka Catman, whom she conceived in the pages of Villains United. She put out hits on the other member of the Secret Six except for Blake. Catman is a supervillain in the DC Comics Rogues Gallery. ...

Fatherhood question

In the Birds of Prey story arc Sensei and Student, Cheshire herself stated that she finally found out the real identity of her father. According to her, it was U.S. Senator Robert Pullman who raped her mother and left her alone with her unborn child. This would be a retcon, but it has to be seen whether Jade is really telling the truth. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of retcons. ...

Powers and abilities

Cheshire is an absolutely lethal hand-to-hand fighter. In Birds of Prey #63, Black Canary calls her "the second most deadly assassin in the world', only topped by Lady Shiva. In addition, she is also an expert on poisons, possibly second only to Poison Ivy in the DC universe. She coats her fingernails, finger jewelery and weapons into a vast variety of deadly chemicals. If you are looking for other meanings of the term, refer to Bird of prey (disambiguation). ... Black Canary is a female superhero in the DC Comics universe. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Binomial name Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Poison-ivy (Toxicodendron radicans or Rhus toxicodendron), in the family Anacardiaceae, is a woody vine that is well-known for its ability to produce urushiol, a skin irritant which for most people will cause an agonizing, itching rash. ...

Other media

Cheshire from "Calling All Titans"

Cheshire is one of the new villains appearing in season 5 of the Teen Titans animated series. She resembles her comic incarnation, just apparently younger with a cat mask. She is apparently one of the most skilled of the villains sent by the Brotherhood of Evil to capture the Titans. She uses her long kimono sleeves as a defense (at least against ranged projectiles such as Speedy's arrows) and metal claws as weapons as well as her long hair to pound her adversaries, and is extremely skilled at martial arts as she manages to defeat Speedy in combat and capture him. She later helps in defeating Herald inside the Brotherhood HQ. It is assumed that she was defeated by the Teen Titans and frozen along with her fellow villains in "Titans Together". Image File history File links Chesire. ... Image File history File links Chesire. ... Teen Titans was an American animated television series created by Sam Register and Glen Murakami and produced by Warner Bros. ... The Brotherhood of Evil is a group of DC Comics supervillains, arch-enemies of the original Doom Patrol and the Teen Titans. ...

External links

• Profile at titanstower.com