History ComicBook / Vixen

* ActionGirl: Being one of the more physical superheroines of DC.

The tropes on this page refer much more heavily to her comics version than the [[Franchise/{{DCAU}}]] version.

* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Vixen frequently struggles with her the more bloodthirsty and bestial aspects of her powers at times, which comes to light when she angrily kills Xavier Cujo, the leader of a Columbian Cartel who murdered an innocent person she befriended, much to her shock and shame. After that she resigned from the Justice League and joined Amanda Waller's Suicide Squad because she felt she deserved to die for needlessly killing and losing control, but was convinced by Martian Manhunter to resign after Manhunter mentioned how her prolonged remorse after the fact and desire to control herself made her redeemable instead of a damned killer.

* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Vixen frequently struggles with her the more bloodthirsty and bestial aspects of her powers at times, which comes to light when she angrily kills Xavier Cujo, a member of a Columbian Cartel, much to her shock and shame. After that she resigned from the Justice League and joined Amanda Waller's Suicide Squad because she felt she deserved to die for needlessly killing and losing control, but was convinced by Martian Manhunter to resign after Manhunter mentioned how her prolonged remorse after the fact and desire to control herself made her redeemable instead of a damned killer.

The tropes on this page refer much more heavily to her comics version than the DCAU one.

* AmazonianBeauty: Vixen usually possesses a muscular yet voluptuous figure for her great body.

* MostCommonSuperPower: Most of the time.

* ShesGotLegs: Through her form-fitting orange/yellow body suit, Vixen is shown to have a pair of muscular yet long shapely legs that probably come from her powers and the fact that she's a model.

Starting in August 2015, Mari has been appearing across Creator/TheCW's Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}, first appearing in [[WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}} her own animated web series]], voiced there by Creator/MegalynEchikunwoke. In December 2015, it was announced that Echikunwoke would be reprising the role (in live action) on ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. Season two of ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' introduces a [[LegacyCharacter previous Vixen]], Mari's grandmother Amaya Jiwe, played by Maisie Richardson-Sellers.

She's never really been a solo hero, appearing on many teams including the SuicideSquad, the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica, and the ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey.

With the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' relaunch of the entire DC Universe in September 2011, Vixen was reintroduced as part of the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational.

The tropes on this page refer much more heavily to the Comics, than the DCAU counterpart

* AbsoluteCleavage: Vixen’s costume has changed with the times but her most famous outfit is a form-fitting yellow/orange body suit with a long cleavage.
* ActionGirl: Being of the more physical superheroines of DC.

* ButNotTooBlack: Some issues of ''Justice League of America'' have drawn criticism for portraying Vixen with European features and fluctuating skin tones.
* CallingYourAttacks: In her solo miniseries, she shouts out the name of the animal that she is using the powers of.
* CaptainEthnic: When was in the Ultramarine Corps with Goraiko (Japanese monster with a rising sun motif) and Fleur de Lis (French swordswoman with a name and costume inspired by her namesake symbol) just to name a few. Vixen is the only one with any character development, and that's only because she subsequently joined the Justice League.

%%* ClothingDamage: A lot
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: In ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis'' she was drawn to look like Geena Davis... which is odd because Davis is not black (according to Morales, she was originally supposed to be based on Grace Jones).
* EnergyAbsorption: While the full extent of Vixen’s control over the Morphogenetic field is unknown, she has on occasions drawn pure energy from it and displayed this energy as a force field and energy claws.

* TheNoseKnows: Many animals have a sense of smell that trumps that of a human, so it would be relatively simple for her to copy the senses of (say) a dog.

* PoisonousPerson: When channeling a cobra.

* RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun: Vixen is frequently reminded of the time ''she punched a hole in Amazo''.

* SuperpowerLottery: Originally she could only mimic a few animals at a time with the Tantu Totem. As of now, not only does she not need the totem for powers, she can mimic the characteristics of absolutely any animal at any time, without losing control. She was also temporarily able to mimic the abilities of other metahumans and superheroes, such as the Kryptonian abilities of Superman, Red Arrow's archery skills, Black Lightning's fulgurkinesis, and could even generate her own copy of Green Lantern's ring. This power was later removed and her original animal mimicry was restored.

* UpgradeArtifact: The Tantu Totem originally, a fox-shaped talisman, which enables her to tap into the "morphogenetic field" of the Earth. This allows Vixen to mimic the abilities of any animal she can think of, by simply focusing on a specific animal abilities and then drawing it directly from the field. Now she actually doesn't need it.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Vixen’s costume has changed with the times but her most famous outfit is a yellow/orange body suit with a long cleavage.

* MsFanservice: She is very busty and her most famous outfit is a yellow/orange body suit with a really long cleavage.

* RetCanon: When Vixen rejoined the Justice League after ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', she was given her look from ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited''.

* SassyBlackWoman: While she's generally a nice person, she has absolutely no qualms about speaking her mind, and is quite proficient in sarcasm.

%%* EnergyAbsorption: On occasion

%%* MsFanservice

* UpgradeArtifact: The Tantu Totem, originally. Now she actually doesn't need it.

Starting in August 2015, Mari has been appearing across Creator/TheCW's Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}, first appearing in [[WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}} her own animated web series]], voiced there by Creator/MegalynEchikunwoke. In December 2015, it was announced that Echikunwoke would be reprising the role (in live action) on ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.

* AnimalMotifs: She can mimic the abilities of animals.
* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Being the ''All Animal Abilities'' type.

* EightiesHair: Though she mercifully got a haircut after her appearance on ''Justice League Unlimited''.

* AnimalMotifs: She can mimic the abilities of animals. 0

* ButNotTooBlack: Averted. She's always portrayed as having either medium to fairly dark skin. Her facial features however, but it [[DependingOnTheArtist depends on the artist]].

* MsFanservice
* NighInvulnerability: Took a punch from a controlled, by extension, evil Superman and is still here to tell the tale.

* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Averted, although she's quite wealthy, she has an ongoing career as a fashion model
* SassyBlackWoman: Positive version. While she's generally a nice person, she has absolutely no qualms about speaking her mind, and is quite proficient in sarcasm.

* UpgradeArtifact: The Tantu Totem, originally. Now she actually doesn't need it

* TheBeastmaster: VWith the ability to communicate with animals, she can override the natural predator/prey instinct found in most wild animals.

%%* AbsoluteCleavage

%%* TheBeastmaster

%%* SpeaksFluentAnimal

Starting in August 2015, Mari has been appearing across Creator/TheCW's Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}, first appearing in [[WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}} her own animated web series]], voiced there by Creator/MegalynEchikunwoke. In December 2015, it was announced that Echikunwoke would be reprising the role (in live action) on ''Series/{{Arrow}}.

Starting in August 2015, Mari has been appearing across Creator/TheCW's Franchise/{{Arrowverse]], first appearing in [[WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}} her own animated web series]], voiced there by Creator/MegalynEchikunwoke. In December 2015, it was announced that Echikunwoke would be reprising the role (in live action) on ''Series/{{Arrow}}.

As of August 25, 2015, [[WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}} she has her own animated series]] – set in the [[Franchise/ArrowVerse shared universe]] of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' and ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' – on CW Seed. See the poster [[http://i.imgur.com/st4ZTha.jpg here]], and first trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6rSM_0L5pk here.]]

As of August 25, 2015, she has her own animated series – set in the [[Franchise/ArrowVerse shared universe]] of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' and ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' – on CW Seed. See the poster [[http://i.imgur.com/st4ZTha.jpg here]], and first trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6rSM_0L5pk here.]]

With the ''{{New 52}}'' relaunch of the entire DC Universe in September 2011, Vixen was reintroduced as part of the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational.

She's never really been a solo hero, appearing on many teams including the SuicideSquad, the JusticeLeagueOfAmerica, and the ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey.

With the ''{{New 52}}'' relaunch of the entire DC Universe in September 2011, Vixen was reintroduced as part of the JusticeLeagueInternational.

* EightiesHair: Though she mercifully got a haircut after her appearance on Justice League Unlimited.

* AbsoluteCleavage

* AnimalEyeSpy
* AnimalMotifs

* TheBeastmaster

* ClothingDamage: A lot
* EnergyAbsorption: On occasion
* EvilUncle: He killed her father, his brother
* {{Flight}}

* NighInvulnerability: Took a punch from a controlled, by extension, evil Superman and is still here to tell the tale
* PowersAsPrograms

* PsychicBlockDefense

* SpeaksFluentAnimal
* SpiderSense

* SuperReflexes
* SuperSenses
** TheNoseKnows
* SuperSpeed
* SuperStrength

* WallCrawl

* SuddenNameChange: Her name was originally given as [="Marilyn MacCabe"=] in her 1978 mini-series, which had been scrapped and reprinted in an anthology titled ''"Cancelled Comic Calvacade"''. After her official debut in Action Comics, her name was revised to [="Mari Jiwe McCabe"=] and has stuck that way ever since.
* SuperpowerLottery: Originally She could only mimic a few animals at a time with the Tantu Totem. As of now, not only does she not need the totem for powers, she can mimic the characteristics of absolutely any animal at any time, without losing control. She was also temporarily able to mimic the abilities of other metahumans and superheroes, such as the Kryptonian abilities of Superman, Red Arrow's archery skills, Black Lightning's fulgurkinesis, and could even generate her own copy of Green Lantern's ring. This power was later removed and her original animal mimicry was restored.

As of August 25, 2015, she has her own animated series – set in the [[{{Arrowverse}} shared universe]] of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' and ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' – on CW Seed. See the poster [[http://i.imgur.com/st4ZTha.jpg here]], and first trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6rSM_0L5pk here.]]

As of August 25, 2015, she has her own animated series – set in the shared universe of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' and ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' – on CW Seed. See the poster [[http://i.imgur.com/st4ZTha.jpg here]], and first trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6rSM_0L5pk here.]]

* WallCrawl