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| 3 | !!Black Cat |
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| 5 | !!Black Cat |
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| 7 | [[caption-width-right:300:"Funny. I spent years stealing money to buy champagne and caviar... instead of just stealing the champagne and caviar."]] |
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| 14 | !!! '''Alter Ego:''' Felicia Hardy |
| 15 | !!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #194 (July 1979) |
| 16 | ->''Any safe can be cracked. It just comes down to information, equipment, skill, and luck.'' |
| 17 | -->-- ''ComicBook/{{Black Cat|MarvelComics}}'', ''ComicBook/KingInBlack'' tie-in. |
| 18 | |
| 19 | Felicia is the daughter of Walter Hardy, the world-renowned cat burglar who, before his arrest, encouraged her to never settle for second best. |
| 20 | |
| 21 | Although she was a villain in her first appearances (or rather, an AntiVillain), she became the third most prominent love interest in the series after Mary Jane and Gwen (some would argue she's more prominent than Gwen at this point, at least plot-wise). Although she has the particularity that, unlike those two, she was way more in love with the Spider-Man persona than with the Peter Parker persona, which was the main source of conflict in their relationship. |
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| 23 | In her backstory in ''ComicBook/SpiderManBlackCatTheEvilThatMenDo'', it is revealed that she was raped by her boyfriend Ryan when she was a freshman at Empire State University. Hating the idea of being a victim, she trained herself in various fighting styles and acrobatics, intent on killing her rapist. Finally, after months of preparing, she set out for revenge, but before she could find him, Ryan was killed in a drunk driving accident. Furious that she was denied the chance for revenge, she decided to utilize her new skills to follow in her father's footsteps. After amassing a fortune in stolen items, Felicia adopted her costumed identity. |
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| 25 | She first donned the Black Cat costume in order to break her father out of prison. On the same night, she met Spider-Man. Unfortunately for Felicia, her father died, and she then faked her own death. Despite her antipathy towards men, Felicia felt a kinship with this lone hero; Spider-Man was the first man she felt she could trust and she grew to believe herself in love with him. Felicia looked for a way to earn his trust and continued with the Black Cat persona as a misguided attempt to attract his affection. Seeing the good in Felicia, Spider-Man made every attempt to have her criminal record expunged. |
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| 27 | Aside from her appearance in many Spider-Man comics, Black Cat has also appeared in ''ComicBook/HeroesForHire'' which took place during the ''ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}}'' and ''Marvel Divas'' (a parody of ''Series/SexAndTheCity''). In ''ComicBook/MaximumCarnage'', she is one of Spidey's friends whom he seeks for help. Later after ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'' event, she was blamed for the theft of a Holographic Projector from Horizon Labs. Since Spider-Man was with her at the time of the robbery, he knew that she was innocent and recruited [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Matt Murdock]] to help prove her innocence. She also appeared in the mini-series ''Claws'' where she has a team-up with ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}. |
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| 29 | In a part of the ''ComicBook/MarvelNOW'' event, she was contacted by her friend from ''Heroes for Hire'', Misty Knight, in order to help the [[ComicBook/TheDefenders Fearless Defenders]] fight the so-called Doom Maidens along with other female heroines such as ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}}, Tigra, ComicBook/{{Hellcat}}, and ComicBook/{{Valkyrie|MarvelComics}}. |
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| 31 | In ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'', she was in the middle of a robbery when Spider-Man (who was actually ComicBook/DoctorOctopus in Peter Parker's body) attacked her without warning, leaving her beaten and wrapped in his webbing for the police to arrest. This left Felicia totally shocked and furious at not only her lover's perceived betrayal, but at the loss of all of her personal belongings and criminal contacts. Following the conclusion of the ''Superior Spider-Man'' storyline, which Peter Parker returned as the true Spider-Man, Black Cat swore revenge and later escaped when Electro staged a breakout at the prison where she was being held. She then became a genuine criminal, and is one of villains in the 2014-2015 ongoing mini-series ''ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} vs. ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}''. |
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| 33 | In the ''ComicBook/{{Silk|MarvelComics}}'' solo series, Black Cat appears as a secondary antagonist whom Silk unknowingly thwarted by stopping her men. The two fight, but then one of Cat's men double-crosses her blowing up several of her men and almost killing Cat herself, all to kidnap Silk, so he could chop her up and sell the parts on the black market. Cat tracks her man and ends up saving Silk. Cat kills the man, which angers Silk because he was the closest lead she had to finding her parents; the two fight again, but it ends in a draw. In Volume 2, Silk is working for Black Cat, though in reality, she is TheMole placed by S.H.I.E.L.D. While undercover, Cat and Silk infiltrate and destroy the Goblin Nation, freeing people from the Goblin King's control. During this, Silk begins to bond with Cat and vice-versa; Silk seems to think there might still be good in Cat, though Cat claims she is AboveGoodAndEvil. |
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| 35 | During the ''Venom Inc.'' storyline, Lee Price, the fifth Venom and the current holder of the Mania symbiote, took over Black Cat's criminal empire after she was affected by the symbiote. Freed by Spider-Man, Eddie Brock (now possessing the Venom symbiote again), Flash Thompson (who was transformed into "Agent" Anti-Venom) and later joined by the former holder of the Mania symbiote Andi Benson, Black Cat fought to stop Price's attempt to take over the Five Families, but lost her empire entirely. She ended her feud with Spider-Man due to his help, but was confronted by Eddie, who told her that being a criminal mastermind didn't suit her at all and she should go back to who she really is, the thief who has the heart of a hero. |
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| 37 | After [[HazyFeelTurn hemming and hawwing over this sort of thing]], Felicia finally decided to abandon her evil ways during the attempt at filling the vacuum that Wilson Fisk left after he became mayor of New York City, exchanging information on the identities of who else was trying to play Kingpin in exchange for avoiding jail time. When the New York branch of the Thieves Guild made their move establishing their street cred in stealing heroes' gear, she teamed up with Spider-Man again, where she ultimately reveals the main reason for her turn to villainy -- that Peter's mindwipe via ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' affected Felicia terribly, making her feelings for him very hazy. Realizing the damage he caused, Peter revealed his identity to her again and the two finally became friends again. |
| 38 | |
| 39 | Her [[ComicBook/SpiderManNoir Marvel Noir]] counterpart also has a supporting role in the ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' storyline. |
| 40 | |
| 41 | [[AC:Solo Books]] |
| 42 | * ''Felicia Hardy: The Black Cat'' #1-4 (1994) |
| 43 | * ''Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat'' #1-5 (2010) |
| 44 | * ''ComicBook/{{Black Cat|MarvelComics}}'' |
| 45 | ** ''Black Cat'' vol 1 #1-12 (2019-2020) |
| 46 | ** ''Black Cat'' vol 2 (2020-present) |
| 47 | |
| 48 | [[AC:Notable Comic Book Appearances]] |
| 49 | * ''Wolverine & Black Cat: Claws'' |
| 50 | * ''Wolverine & Black Cat: Claws 2'' |
| 51 | * ''[[ComicBook/TheDefenders Fearless Defenders]]'' |
| 52 | * ''ComicBook/TheDefenders'' (2017) |
| 53 | * ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil|CharlesSoule}}'' (2015) |
| 54 | * ''Felicia Hardy: The Black Cat'' |
| 55 | * ''Hawkeye vs. Deadpool'' |
| 56 | * ''ComicBook/HeroesForHire'' |
| 57 | * ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'' |
| 58 | * ''Marvel Divas'' |
| 59 | * ''ComicBook/MaximumCarnage'' |
| 60 | * ''ComicBook/PatsyWalkerAKAHellcat'' |
| 61 | * ''Power Man and Iron Fist'' (2016) |
| 62 | * ''ComicBook/{{Silk}}'' |
| 63 | * ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'' |
| 64 | * ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2016'' |
| 65 | * ''ComicBook/SpiderManBeyond'' |
| 66 | ** ''Mary Jane & Black Cat: Beyond'' |
| 67 | * ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' |
| 68 | * ''ComicBook/SpiderManBlackCatTheEvilThatMenDo'' |
| 69 | * ''ComicBook/StarLord'' (2016) |
| 70 | * ''ComicBook/TheSuperiorFoesOfSpiderMan'' |
| 71 | * ''ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool'' |
| 72 | * ''ComicBook/{{Venom}} vs. ComicBook/{{Carnage}}'' |
| 73 | * ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2018'' |
| 74 | * ''ComicBook/IronCat'' |
| 75 | * ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2022'' |
| 76 | |
| 77 | [[AC:Animation]] |
| 78 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1981 Spider-Man]]'' (1981-1982): Voiced by Morgan Lofting. |
| 79 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' (1994-1998): Voiced by Creator/JenniferHale. |
| 80 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' (2008-2009): Voiced by Creator/TriciaHelfer. |
| 81 | * ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' (2017): Voiced by Creator/GreyDeLisle. |
| 82 | |
| 83 | [[AC:Live-Action]] |
| 84 | * ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' (2014): Only appeared as Felicia Hardy. Portrayed by Creator/FelicityJones. |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 87 | * ''VideoGame/SpiderManTheVideoGame'' (1991): Appears as playable character. |
| 88 | * ''Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage'' (1994): Appears as AssistCharacter. |
| 89 | * ''[[VideoGame/SpiderMan2000 Spider-Man]]'' (2000): Appears as {{NPC}} and ExpositionFairy. Voiced by Creator/JenniferHale. |
| 90 | * ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2'' (2004): Appears as NPC. Voiced by Holly Fields. |
| 91 | * ''VideoGame/SpiderManFriendOrFoe'' (2007): Appears as playable character. Voiced by Audrey Wasilewski. |
| 92 | * ''VideoGame/SpiderManWebOfShadows'' (2008): Voiced by Creator/TriciaHelfer. |
| 93 | * ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'' (2010): She doesn't appear but her Noir version is referenced by ComicBook/SpiderManNoir and one of the background billboards in the [[ComicBook/Marvel2099 2099]] era depicts Black Cat seemingly being used to advertise a shampoo brand. |
| 94 | * ''VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime'' (2011): An exclusive 2099 incarnation of Black Cat appears in this game, voiced by Creator/KateeSackhoff. |
| 95 | * ''VideoGame/SuperHeroSquadOnline'' (2011-2017): Appears as playable character. Voiced by Creator/TaraStrong. |
| 96 | * ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'' (2012-2016): Appears as recruitable playable character. |
| 97 | * ''VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' (2012): Appears as villainess as Felicia Hardy. Voiced by Creator/AliHillis. |
| 98 | * ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'': Appears as downloadable content as part of "Marvel Costume Kit 6". |
| 99 | * ''VideoGame/MarvelHeroes'' (2013-present): Voiced by Creator/JenniferHale (as a playable character) and Creator/AliHillis (as a boss). |
| 100 | * ''VideoGame/LegoMarvelSuperHeroes'' (2013): Voiced by Creator/LauraBailey. |
| 101 | * ''VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' (2014): Appears as Black Cat. Voiced by Creator/AliHillis. |
| 102 | * ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity: Marvel Super Heroes'' (2014): Appears as {{sidekick}} character. |
| 103 | * ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight'' (2015): Appears as a playable character. |
| 104 | * ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'': Does not physically appear in the core game, but talks with Spider-Man over the phone during a quest. Appears as the ArcVillain in ''The Heist'' DLC. Voiced by Creator/EricaLindbeck. |
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| 106 | Not to be confused with [[ComicBook/BlackCatHarveyComics the Harvey Comics character of the same name]]. |
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| 109 | !!Black Cat provides examples of: |
| 110 | |
| 111 | * ActionGirl: Even without her superpowers, Felicia is an accomplished gymnast and martial artist. She also counts as a DarkActionGirl: Depending on where she is on the morality scale. |
| 112 | * AdaptationalHeroism: |
| 113 | ** ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'' drops most, if not all, of her cat burglar traits and she's more straight-up heroine here. |
| 114 | ** In her first appearance on ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' Felicia is a normal college student and friend of Peter. She is forced to act as a thief, to save her father, and after that is resolved, spends the rest of the series firmly in the hero camp. |
| 115 | * AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: In the comics, Felicia is most known for either being [[BadassNormal a completely non-powered costumed thief]] or [[WindsOfDestinyChange being able to induce bad luck]]. Other incarnations have stepped away from this mold. |
| 116 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', Felicia is given an updated version of the same SuperSerum used to create that continuity's version of ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica''. This serum allowed her to [[HulkOut switch between]] her original form, a normal (if beautiful) blonde-haired woman, and a [[AmazonianBeauty taller and more muscular]] white-haired form with superhuman strength, speed and agility rivalling that of Spider-Man. |
| 117 | ** In the non-continuity limited series, ''The Supernaturals'', Felicia could cause things to happen by speaking certain words or phrases aloud. |
| 118 | * AdaptationDyeJob: |
| 119 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', her natural hair color is blonde instead of white. She gains the [[PowerDyesYourHair ability to turn her hair white]] as a form of disguise after being granted superpowers by the Kingpin. |
| 120 | ** Her ComicBook/UltimateMarvel counterpart has short black hair and only wears a white wig. |
| 121 | ** She has black hair in the non-continuity limited series ''The Supernaturals''. |
| 122 | * AffirmativeActionLegacy: In most stories she succeeded her father as the Black Cat. |
| 123 | * AlternateCompanyEquivalent: [[SexyCatPerson A sexy cat-themed]] ClassyCatBurglar who has a [[DatingCatwoman turbulent relationship]] with a fellow animal-themed hero. [[ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} Not a hard guess who her DC counterpart is]]. |
| 124 | * AlternateContinuity: In the 90s cartoon, she was the AlphaBitch at Parker’s school before becoming the Black Cat via the Super-Soldier Formula ([[AdaptationOriginConnection the one used by a certain]] ComicBook/CaptainAmerica), and ultimately gets paired up with Morbius the Living Vampire. She's also very different in the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Universe as well. Her Manga/MarvelMangaverse counterpart is a cyborg with a striking resemblance to [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei Ayanami]]. |
| 125 | * AmazonianBeauty: In [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries the 90s cartoon]], Black Cat is quite tall and has a very muscular body in addition to being very beautiful. (Specifically, it was only the Black Cat identity that had this appearance, with her costume switch including a minor HulkOut.) The comics sometimes draw her like this in the 90s as well, DependingOnTheArtist. |
| 126 | * AmicableExes: She and Peter reach this in more recent comics. |
| 127 | * AnimalisticAbilities: The Black Cat initially didn't have superpowers. She later gained the ability to [[WindsOfDestinyChange alter probability]] based on the superstition of her animal namesake's ability to cause bad luck. After Dr. Strange removed these powers due to them affecting Spider-Man, she was left with cat-like strength, speed, agility and InnateNightVision. She lost these powers as well and enjoyed a prolonged period as an unpowered costumed thief, but eventually regained her bad luck powers (as well as WolverineClaws) by way of [[HollywoodCyborg cybernetic implants]]. |
| 128 | * AnimalThemedSuperbeing: Felicia started out as a Type II; she was a BadassNormal who used a Black Cat motif and engineered accidents to make it look like anyone who crossed her path suffered bad luck. Later she acquired the ability to [[WindsOfDestinyChange affect probability]] but then lost these powers. However, she gained [[CatGirl cat-like abilities such as retractable claws, night vision and enhanced speed, agility, balance and strength]] making her a type I. She lost these powers too and has since regained her bad luck powers making her a type II again. |
| 129 | * AntiMagic: In the 2019 series, it's established that her "bad luck" aura tampers with magic, making her largely immune to magical attacks and something of a ManOfKryptonite for spellcasters (low-level ones like Xander the Merciless, at least). |
| 130 | * AtrociousAlias: ''Black Cat'' #2 reveals that Felicia once used the alias "Francesca Featherbottom" when she was a teenager and amateur thief. The Black Fox who mentored both Felicia and her father pointed out how embarrassing the name was after he bailed her out of jail. |
| 131 | * ArchEnemy: Became this to ComicBook/{{Silk}} during her time as TheQueenpin, with Silk foiling several of Felicia's schemes and Felicia having defeated Silk on multiple occasions and hindering Silk's efforts to find her parents. |
| 132 | * AxCrazy: After the events of ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'', she became a psycho who wants to destroy everything about Spider-Man and doesn't care that he was under someone else's control, attempting to harm anyone and everything else in the process and even joining forces with several past Spider-Man villains to do so, even several that she used to be enemies with. She almost kills Aunt May and her husband when she set fire to their house. |
| 133 | * BathingBeauty: Felicia seems to love to bathe and even calls herself a "shower junkie", having had many {{Shower|scene}} and {{Bathtub Scene}}s over the years. She has even been shown having a ''milk'' bath once. |
| 134 | * BattleCouple: With Peter, during their ultimately short-lived relationship. |
| 135 | * BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Her nose has been broken ''three times'' and while she has frequently been beaten up with her costume reduced to shreds and noticeably wounded a few times, she rarely has any lasting damage, with no scars at all (Given her [[{{Stripperiffic}} taste in costume]], they'd likely show). |
| 136 | * BecomingTheMask: She [[OperationJealousy starts dating Flash Thompson to get Peter jealous]], but ends up actually starting to care for him (only to be dumped by him when he finds out and asks WasItAllALie). |
| 137 | * BettyAndVeronica: She is the Veronica to Mary Jane's Betty, being the most overtly seductive of the two. |
| 138 | * BlatantBurglar: Most of her costumes make it pretty obvious she's a ClassyCatBurglar, with the dark SpyCatsuit, DominoMask and classic thief gear. |
| 139 | * BlessedWithSuck: Her "bad luck" power, which caused misfortune on anyone near her, but also couldn't be controlled at all. |
| 140 | * BoobBasedGag: She has a [[BuxomBeautyStandard very well-endowed figure]], which has been pointed out for laughs: |
| 141 | -->'''Black Cat''': What's [Scorpia] saying now?\ |
| 142 | '''Spider-Man''': She says no woman with a chest like yours should be able to move as fast as you do! ''[Scorpia actually does not say this and actually said that she'd kill Black Cat if she ever got out of her cell]''\ |
| 143 | '''Black Cat''': Tell her [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/829438-spider-man they act as ballast!]] |
| 144 | * BuxomBeautyStandard: She's very well endowed and often emphasizes her chest with the cleavage of her outfits. It has gotten admirers from both sexes due to them. |
| 145 | * BreakTheCutie: Good one, Otto. [[spoiler:Now Peter's got a scorned cat after his head.]] There's also her RapeAsBackstory. |
| 146 | * BreakoutCharacter: Felicia has been the star of two different miniseries and in 2019 received her own solo series, the first of Spider-Man's {{love interest}}s to receive her own solo in main continuity [[note]] ''ComicBook/SpiderManLovesMaryJane'' predates the Black Cat solo series but was set outside of the main 616 continuity[[/note]]. |
| 147 | * BuildingSwing: She uses a GrapplingHookPistol to swing from buildings, much like Spider-Man. |
| 148 | * CardCarryingVillain: During her "[[TheQueenpin Queenpin]]" phase, Felicia demanded to be respected as the new leader of crime in New York and would stop at nothing to gain power. |
| 149 | * CatGirl: Zigzagged. Normally, Felicia's "Black Cat" moniker is just that. However, she also gained a number of feline super-powers -- notably retractile claws, infrared vision, and superhuman reflexes, agility and strength -- after ComicBook/DoctorStrange removed her original [[WindsOfDestinyChange bad-luck powers]]. But these powers were subsequently erased by the Chameleon using a device he had intended to use to DePower Spider-Man. |
| 150 | * CatsAreSnarkers: Part of her cat motif is being a DeadpanSnarker to rival Peter, with [[SnarkToSnarkCombat their banter]] being one of the most iconic elements of their relationship. |
| 151 | * CerebusRetcon: Black Cat was initially just a laidback adventuress. Felicia Hardy was both following in her father's footsteps as a master thief and breaking him out of prison so he could be with his family before he died. Aside from her distrust of man, which to not stop her from falling in love with Spider-Man, Felicia Hardy was the Black Cat for the thrill and adventure. Then in ''ComicBook/SpiderManBlackCatTheEvilThatMenDo'', it is revealed that she was raped by her boyfriend, Ryan, in college. She spent traumatized and ashamed but did not report the rape. Then she becomes angry and does not want to be a victim; wanting revenge and not caring about the consequences, she trains herself in various fighting styles and acrobatics to kill him. But before she could make her move, Ryan died in a drunk driving accident. Furious she was denied her revenge, Felicia became the Black Cat and justified it to herself because something was stolen from her, so she was stealing back. |
| 152 | * CharacterDevelopment: As of ''ComicBook/SpiderManBlackCatTheEvilThatMenDo'', it's clear that she has grown to care deeply for Peter, as she calls herself a fool for only being interested in his Spider-Man persona in the past. She also shows concern and empathy for Francis Klum, something she rarely does for anyone outside of Peter or her mother. |
| 153 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: In the world of superpowers like SuperStrength and ShockAndAwe, she just has really good martial arts and thieving skills. Before she got [[EmpoweredBadassNormal actual superpowers]], that is. |
| 154 | * ClassyCatBurglar: She is an attractive thief, with acrobatic skills, a charming personality and a cat AnimalMotifs. |
| 155 | * CollaredByFashion: Felicia often wears a cat collar to go with her AnimalMotif. |
| 156 | * ColorAnimalCodename: A black cat, of course. |
| 157 | * CombatParkour: Similar to Spidey, her moveset mostly comprises leaps and vaults, though Felicia's are more graceful. |
| 158 | * CombatStilettos: She has them in her costume DependingOnTheArtist. |
| 159 | * {{Cyborg}}: Felicia's counterpart in ''Manga/MarvelMangaverse'' is cybernetically enhanced. |
| 160 | * DatingCatwoman: |
| 161 | ** For a time she became Spider-Man's lover, and even tried to persuade him to give up his civilian identity. |
| 162 | ** She ends on the other side of this when she goes for Odessa Drake, though they both acknowledge it will never work out, right before making out. |
| 163 | * DeadlyDodging: Due to her bad luck powers, her opponents frequently end up tripping or hunting themselves after she dodges their attacks. But she's also skilled enough to have this happen on purpose. |
| 164 | * DeadpanSnarker: She and Spider-Man are a perfect pair when it comes to cracking sarcastic jokes. |
| 165 | * DeityOfHumanOrigin: In her ''ComicBook/KingInBlack'' crossover, Felicia takes up ComicBook/DoctorStrange's Yggdrasil Staff and imbues herself with its divine power to fight a horde of symbiote-dragons. When its avatar suggests making her apotheosis permanent, she almost says yes when it promises her all the treasures of the universe, the power to kill everyone who's ever hurt her, and to bring back the loved ones she's lost. [[spoiler:She rejects it when it offers her the ability to force all her old lovers to become her personal harem, disgusted and outraged at the thought of forcing anyone to love her.]] |
| 166 | * DependingOnTheWriter: Felicia's morality, her relationship with MJ and how much she truly loves Peter (and how much she cares about his alter ego compared to him) fluctuate from writer to writer. |
| 167 | * DerailingLoveInterests: |
| 168 | ** In the past, for publicity reasons it was decided to have Spider-Man marry at the same time in [[ComicStrip/SpiderMan the newspaper strip]] and [[ComicBook/SpiderMan the comic book]]; unfortunately at the time Peter was dating Felicia Hardy/Black Cat. The solution? Make Felicia go from morally ambiguous cat-burglar to the ally of an assassin for hire. Though the storyline was badly written and not helped by various production delays, this was no derailment. Peter and Felicia had broken up in 1984, about two years before the decision to have him and Mary Jane marry was taken. When the Black Cat started dating Spider-Man again -- in ''Spectacular Spider-Man'' #123 (published a mere five months before Peter proposed to Mary Jane in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #290), she was in cahoots with the [[KarmaHoudini Foreigner]], the assassin responsible for the murder of Ned Leeds (a.k.a. "The Hobgoblin"). It also was clear from the start that she was motivated by a desire for revenge against Peter for getting ComicBook/DoctorStrange to remove the bad-luck power she had bought from ComicBook/TheKingpin. And this period of dating began with the Black Cat faking a bomb attack on her own apartment to get a pretext to invite herself in as Peter's new flatmate. |
| 169 | ** In the aftermath of the ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' she pull a WomanScorned FaceHeelTurn and wants to destroy Spider-Man (and become the next Kingpin) because Otto Octavius destroyed her life and now she is not going to take Peter's apology unless she pries it from his dead body (and considering one of the first things she does is ''send Electro to kill Spider-Man'', she is either teetering close to the MoralEventHorizon or had passed it, but it's imperceptible). All to promote [[CreatorsPet Silk]] as Spider-Man's new love interest. |
| 170 | * DiscardAndDraw: Originally, Felicia had no superpowers and [[BadassNormal relied on her martial arts, athleticism and brains]]. When she felt she was a liability to Peter because of her lack of powers, she underwent a procedure that granted her the ability to affect probability and cause bad luck to her enemies. Unfortunately, this power also affected Spider-Man and he had Dr. Strange remove it, which granted her cat-like abilities. She lost ''these'' powers also due to devices the Chameleon used on her and was stuck as a human for a while. Following ''Brand New Day'', her bad luck powers are back. |
| 171 | * DoesNotLikeMen: While she has no problem with casually dating men for ulterior motives, she's made it clear that there are only three men she's ever truly respected; her father, Black Fox, and Spider-Man. This was explained in ''The Evil That Men Do'' as being caused by her college boyfriend raping her. |
| 172 | * DominoMask: The only thing she wears to cover her face is a black, angular domino mask with large eye windows. In ''ComicBook/SpiderManBeyond'', she comments that it works mainly because people aren't anywhere near as analytical as they think they are and the mind tends to focus on a limited set of obvious traits when recognizing things -- in her case, her striking white hair, domino mask and black suit -- while ignoring the rest. |
| 173 | * DoomMagnet: When she has no control over her bad luck powers, she ends as this to whoever she's close to, both friends ''and'' enemies. |
| 174 | * DudeMagnet: A bisexual case. Her lovers and suitors ranges from Spider-Man, Wolverine, Daredevil, to Odessa Drake, Tamara Blake(Iron Cat), etc. |
| 175 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: Whilst originally Felicia was simply a CharlesAtlasSuperpower thief who relied on her skills in stealth, theft, gymnastics and martial arts, she sought out superpowers of her own during the time that she and Spider-Man were dating after he got hurt trying to keep her safe from two supervillains. This brought her to the Kingpin, who gave her WindsOfDestinyChange abilities... but, when it turned out these suffered from PowerIncontinence that made her TheJinx to ''everyone'', Spider-Man asked ComicBook/DoctorStrange to remove them from her. She gained [[CatGirl feline powers]] as a side-effect of this, but was subsequently {{Depower}}ed by the Chameleon. After a long period of time as a CharlesAtlasSuperpower, Felicia sought out power again in 2010, having Dr. Tramma, MadScientist underling of Mr. Negative, restore her bad-luck powers and her claws via cybernetics. |
| 176 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: In her first appearance she broke her dying father out of prison so he could live his final months in dignity. |
| 177 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: |
| 178 | ** In ''ComicBook/TheDefenders2017'', she actually is horrified when seeing how Diamondback beats up Luke Cage and ''personally'' drops him off at a hospital. |
| 179 | ** In her 90s miniseries, it is revealed that Felicia once had a partner and occasional lover named Brian Lash. During a heist, Brian went rogue and tried to steal more than they had agreed to and kill a security guard. Felicia had [[ThouShaltNotKill a policy against hurting people in her heists]] and tried to stop Brian, scarring him in the process. |
| 180 | * EvenTheGirlsWantHer: |
| 181 | ** In ''ComicBook/XFactor2006'', the villainess Rococo observes that Felicia has the "[[HartmanHips sweetest little rump]]". |
| 182 | ** In the 2020 series it's reaveled that despite the animosity and death threats, Odessa Drake is actually in love with Felicia. It's also revealed later the attraction at least is mutual. |
| 183 | * EvilCostumeSwitch: At the beginning of the All-New Marvel NOW! ''Amazing Spider-Man'', she switches out the white in her costume for black and added some metal belts (or something), and is acting as the WomanScorned to Spidey for what Doc Ock did to her as the Superior Spider-Man. |
| 184 | * EvilMentor: Had become this for Silk in the second volume of Silk's solo series. |
| 185 | * EvolutionaryLevels: In some storylines[=/=]continuities, she’s a low-level Mutant. |
| 186 | * ExpositionFairy: In ''[[VideoGame/SpiderMan2000 Spider-Man]]'' (2000) and ''VideoGame/SpiderMan2'' game. |
| 187 | * {{Expy}}: During her original creation a Spider-Woman foil, she was deliberately based on a character on the Creator/TexAvery cartoon ''WesternAnimation/BadLuckBlackie'', in which a black cat brought misfortune to anyone in close proximity. |
| 188 | * FallenHero: Granted, she didn't always act like a hero, but after her capture and arrest (courtesy of Superior Spider-Man), she tosses aside any notions of righteousness in her quest for vengeance, even going so far as attempting to prevent Spidey from saving people from a burning building and teaming up with Electro. However, the following writers would restore her more heroic traits and status as an aloof ally of Spider-Man. |
| 189 | * FemmeFatale: She started out as an attractive female supervillain, and number one temptress for Spider-Man. |
| 190 | * FlexibilityEqualsSexAbility: She's prone to using her acrobatic skills and flexibility to flirt and tease Spider-Man, sometimes even when they're in the middle of a BuildingSwing. |
| 191 | * FlirtingUnderFire: Constantly with Spidey, to the point that he jokingly wonders if hitting on him is just a very specific form of Tourettes syndrome for her. |
| 192 | * FriendsWithBenefits: From time to time with Spidey, when he's not in a serious relationship with her or anyone else. |
| 193 | * FriendlyEnemy: At least when she isn't trying to be the queen pin, but Felicia has a habit of being pretty chummy with people who would happily see her dead or behind bars. She's even slept with a few. |
| 194 | * TheGadfly: She uses her bad luck powers for amusement, at one point referring to them as her "HilarityEnsues powers" while trolling Spider-Man. |
| 195 | * GrapplingHookPistol: Felicia's suit has a miniature grappling hook device hidden in the "fur" of each glove which enables her to swing from buildings in a manner similar to Spider-Man. She can also use the cable from this device as a tightrope, wall scaling device, or as a weapon in combat. |
| 196 | * GRatedSex: A ShowerScene toward the beginning of ''[[ComicBook/SpiderManBlackCatTheEvilThatMenDo The Evil That Men Do]]'' has Felicia reach for the detachable shower head to rinse off some CensorSuds while ruminating on how long it's been since she's had a partner. The view shifts to outside the bathroom with a partially obscured SexySilhouette. |
| 197 | * HasAType: Apart from Peter, Felicia has hooked up with Matt Murdock (Daredevil) and Johnny Storm (The Human Torch). She was also in exclusive relationships with Flash Thompson and Thomas Fireheart. Given all four of these men are heroes, it is safe to assume Felicia is genuinely attracted to [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan good and kind men]] even if she wouldn't openly admit it. The relationship with Flash is especially notable as she originally dated him [[OperationJealousy to make Peter jealous]] [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe only to genuinely fall for Flash when she saw how much he cared for her]] and she even proposed to him. |
| 198 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: She started out as a criminal before falling in love with Spider-Man. She wavered back and forth between being a thief and superheroine, but Superior Spider-Man's actions have caused her to return to villainy with a vengeance. The events of ''Venom Inc.'' has Eddie Brock telling her to abandon her way of villainy and go back to being a hero. During the events of ''Defenders'' , she assists the Defenders in taking down Diamondback. She then turns her back on being a crime lord and offers to help the Defenders take out the up-and-coming Hood in exchange for getting released from prison. The following writers would either downplay her villainy or downright ignored it and reestablish her as Spider-Man's aloof ally. |
| 199 | * HellBentForLeather: Her costume is a [[FormFittingWardrobe figure-hugging]] black leather SpyCatsuit. |
| 200 | * HerCodeNameWasMarySue: In Roger Stern's one-shot "The Daydreamers" (''Amazing Spider-Man'' #246), Felicia recovering from a battle injury lapses into a dream where Spidey is a jet-setting spy who steals documents for the governments and at the end of it unmasks himself to reveal that he's Creator/CaryGrant, specifically the Grant of ''Film/ToCatchAThief''. |
| 201 | * HollywoodCyborg: Post 2010, she has had a quantum probability pulsator and retractile claws surgically implanted into her body, with no obvious signs of their presence. |
| 202 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Shortly before their break up, Felicia would repeatedly lay it on Peter for keeping any sort of secret from her, even though she was hiding the fact that she'd gone to one of his enemies for help in giving her powers from him. |
| 203 | * IconicSequelCharacter: She's the third [[ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson most]] [[ComicBook/GwenStacy prominent]] LoveInterest of Spider-Man [[DatingCatwoman despite their turbulent relationship]], but Felicia didn't appear until 1979 -- a whopping seventeen years into the story. |
| 204 | * ImpossibleHourglassFigure: Like [[MsFanservice Mary]] [[FanserviceModel Jane]] [[HeadTurningBeauty Watson]] she has [[HartmanHips curved hips]] a ''very'' voluptuous figure as well as her [[BuxomBeautyStandard signature buxom breasts]]. |
| 205 | * ItsPersonal: Felicia easily holds grudges and loathe to give them up. She became a crimelord to get revenge on Spider-Man after Otto Octavius -- who had pulled a GrandTheftMe on Peter Parker -- beat her up, rejecting Peter's apology once he got his body back. She also ''really'' hates [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} Eddie Brock]] for having beaten her to a pulp in their first encounter and would love nothing more than the chance to kill him, [[ReformedButRejected sneering at his efforts to redeem himself]]; Lee Price for having humiliated her by hijacking control of her criminal organization and enslaving her using his symbiote; and symbiotes in general ever since she first got the suspicion that something was off about Spider-Man's black suit. |
| 206 | * TheJinx: Weaponized with her "bad luck" powerset, but the original version also affected her allies as well due to PowerIncontinence. |
| 207 | * KarmaHoudini: This is a zigzagged trope. Felicia is one of the single best professional thieves in the Marvel Universe, but she can walk right up to ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and say hello without a problem. This is the result of receiving a pardon in the mid-'80s after helping save the city from Doctor Octopus and becoming Spidey's partner and a fully accepted member of the superhero community in her own right. Her swift defeat at the Superior Spider-Man's hands, and the subsequent fallout afterwards, leads her back to villainy. |
| 208 | * LegacyCharacter: DependingOnTheWriter, the Black Cat is a mantle passed from generation to generation. |
| 209 | * TheLoinsSleepTonight: In a ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' dual-issue where Spider-Man marries her instead of ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson, ''Felicia'' herself suffers from this on their wedding night, the implication being that she doesn't find Peter Parker sexually attractive at all, [[LovesMyAlterEgo being only attracted to Spider-Man]]. It isn't until they return to New York City and [[SexIsViolence start fighting crime again that her libido returns]], leaving Peter torn about his decision to wed her in the first place. |
| 210 | * LoveInterest: To Spider-Man. Or [[LovesMyAlterEgo more specifically his alter ego]], see below. She's the only other girlfriend outside of Mary Jane Watson that's also recurring. |
| 211 | * LovesMyAlterEgo: The biggest black spot in her relationship with Spider-Man. She finds him fun and exciting, and proves herself a compatible partner to his heroics, but becomes extremely weirded out when she meets his civilian identity of Peter Parker, finding him plain and boring. In ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'', she goes so far as to vomit on him after lifting the mask due to him being a ''lot'' younger than she expected. It's referenced in ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'', where their team-up bonus is called as "cosplayers", as they are closer when they're in costume. This is something she really starts mentally kicking herself for after she realizes that she really '''does''' love Peter... a little too late, since he's HappilyMarried to MJ by that point. |
| 212 | * LoveTriangle: Is this between herself, Mary Jane Watson and Spider-Man. |
| 213 | * LustObject: A bisexual example. See DudeMagnet. |
| 214 | * MaleGaze: It is not uncommon for artists to take advantage of Felicia's very attractive figure to get some tantalizing shots. |
| 215 | * MaleMightFemaleFinesse: During her time as Spidey's partner, her gracefulness and finesse were often contrasted with his LightningBruiser fighting style. |
| 216 | * MaliciousMisnaming: She had a habit of misnaming Mary Jane calling her Molly Jo or Myra Jeanne. MJ responded by calling her Felicity. |
| 217 | * ManOfKryptonite: An interesting variation. As revealed in ''Black Cat'' #3, Felicia's "bad luck" powers have the effect of unraveling malicious spells upon her person as her Luck abilities are Quantum-based, meaning they trump all but the most powerful of magicians and sorcerers. In a nutshell, Felicia is walking, talking AntiMagic in a catsuit. |
| 218 | * TheMistress: She would occasionally joke about being this for Peter when he was married to Mary Jane but Peter always turned her down. |
| 219 | * MoralMyopia: Felicia's hatred of Spider-Man is built on her feeling betrayed when he sent her to prison during ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan''. Ignoring that this wasn't actually Spider-Man, Felicia has a long history of breaking Peter's trust herself; one example being when she sold a vial of his blood to some vampire fanboys. |
| 220 | * MostCommonSuperpower: While Felicia started out with a fairly average bust, she is currently one of Spider-Man's most buxom female co-stars. They [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/829438-spider-man act as ballast]]. |
| 221 | * MsFanservice: She is hands-down the bustiest of Peter's {{love interest}}s and [[NavelDeepNeckline isn't afraid to show it]]. She is consistently shown in sexy costumes and regarded as attractive in-universe. |
| 222 | * NavelDeepNeckline: She's had several outfits that all tend to draw on the same basic design scheme, but the unifying factor is that they almost all tend to have an impossibly low neckline. Totally averted after [[spoiler:she breaks out of prison following her defeat and arrest at the hands of the Superior Spider-Man]]. |
| 223 | * NeverHeardThatOneBefore: Yes, she is well aware of [[Film/{{Friday}} bye, Felicia]], thank for asking. |
| 224 | * NeverMyFault: |
| 225 | ** Her vendetta against Spider-Man in the 80s and 90s was due to her refusal to acknowledge that her refusal to change her ways was the reason their relationship ended. She also treated M.J. like she had stolen Peter from her when Peter's reason for dumping Felicia had nothing to do with M.J. |
| 226 | ** During her Queenpin phase, Felicia blamed Spider-Man for her going to prison and losing everything. Putting aside that it was actually Dr. Octopus, Felicia never would have wound up in that position if she wasn't a thief. |
| 227 | ** Felicia has also been on the receiving end of this trope. In her 90s miniseries, it is revealed that Felicia once had a partner and occasional lover named Brian Lash. During a heist, Brian went rogue and tried to steal more than they had agreed to and kill a security guard. Felicia had a policy against hurting people in her heists and tried to stop Brian, scarring him in the process and putting him in a coma. When Brian awoke, he sought out Felicia to exact his revenge and she told him bluntly she would not take responsibility for his own mistakes. |
| 228 | * OhCrap: When she makes her FaceHeelTurn apparent to Peter, he scares her off by pretending to be [=SpOck=]. |
| 229 | * OneLastJob: In ''Silk'' #9 [[spoiler:Felicia reveals all the crimes were leading into a possible retirement. All that money and goods were taken away once she went to jail, hence her desire to go "beyond bad" against the world]]. |
| 230 | * PaperThinDisguise: While tailing the members of S.C.A.R.s, Felicia simply wears a coat and a pair of sunglasses. This is lampshaded by the villains who instantly recognize her and mock her poor attempt at a disguise. |
| 231 | * PetTheDog: She at one point saved Luke Cage's life ''after'' her turn to full-on villainy. [[spoiler: This also gets her shot up by Diamondback]]. |
| 232 | ** In her solo series, her theft of a painting costs a security guard named Sonny Campo his job resulting in him working for Odessa Drake, the leader of New York branch of the Thieves' Guild. Feeling bad for him, Felicia gives him ten grand and warns him to stay away from Odessa for his own safety. |
| 233 | * PowerCreepPowerSeep: Her solo series by Jed [=MacKay=] gives her bad luck powers AntiMagic properties. This allows her to defeat Xander the Merciless, a villain specifically empowered to kill ComicBook/DoctorStrange. |
| 234 | * ThePowerOfHate: Felicia's luck manipulation abilities grow stronger the more ruthless she is, and she has a reputation for holding vehement grudges. |
| 235 | * PressurePoint: Felicia displays the ability to use this skill in her 90s miniseries. |
| 236 | * PrettyInMink: The majority of her outfits have fur in the neckline and limbs. |
| 237 | * PrivateDetective: This was her job from the 90s to 2000s. |
| 238 | * PsychoactivePowers: Following her FaceHeelTurn, Felicia discovers that the more ruthless she is, the more her bad luck powers work in her favor (which further drives her to embrace her new way of life). |
| 239 | * PsychoExGirlfriend: After being trashed by Otto in Spider Man's body, she embraces this with a '''[[AxCrazy vengeance]]'''. |
| 240 | * PunchClockHero: she ran a detective agency and was also a member of the ComicBook/HeroesForHire. Crossed over with PunchClockVillain, as For a time, she also occasionally did jobs for the Owl, who was a mob boss but he never offered her any job that was against her moral standards. |
| 241 | * RapeAsBackstory: She had rape retconned into her backstory, making her similar to the Young Hawkeye version, and removing her freewheeling adventuress origin in favor of a rape victim who turned burglar as a displaced reaction to her attack. |
| 242 | * ReallyGetsAround: Openly admits to Peter during the ''Shed'' arc that she isn't adverse to getting some from people who aren't him, and advises he do the same. Granted, [[UrbanLegendLoveLife she tends to exaggerate to make him jealous]]. Her 2019 and 2020 solo series dive into this a bit more, showing that she does indeed have a wide range of lovers; male, female, heroes and villains. |
| 243 | * ReformedCriminal: From the 90s to the early 2000s, Felicia had largely left her life as a thief in the past. Sadly, this was undone after ''One More Day'' and she has since gone back to her criminal ways. |
| 244 | * {{Retcon}}: |
| 245 | ** As mentioned above, she was originally more laidback and freewheeling before Kevin Smith was allowed to retcon her early behavior as a misplaced reaction to being a rape victim. |
| 246 | ** Her last FaceHeelTurn is based on the fact that her arrest after being beaten by Superior Spider-Man revealed her identity and cost her just about everything. However, Black Cat's civilian identity as Felica Hardy was known to NYPD Captain Jean [=DeWolff=] and she's been arrested before. |
| 247 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: When the Superior Spider-Man beat the snot out of her, knocked out a tooth, and webbed her up for the cops without so much as a backwards glance during a chance encounter, Felicia swore revenge and [[spoiler:after Peter gets his body back]] refuses to let such a petty excuse as having his body hijacked dissuade her from it. To be fair, she lost ''everything'' as a result of being arrested and having her identity revealed to the public. |
| 248 | * RoguesGalleryTransplant: Felicia was originally created by Creator/MarvWolfman and Creator/KeithPollard to be a female foil for ComicBook/SpiderWoman; however, Wolfman was transferred to ''Spider-Man'' before he could introduce her, and he brought her with him. |
| 249 | * RoofHopping: By means of a grappling hook, which she also uses to mimic Spider-Man's web-swinging. |
| 250 | * SatelliteLoveInterest: Played with; Peter dumps her because she only has interest in his Spider-Man persona. |
| 251 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: How does Peter get the now-evil Felicia to back off? By pretending that he's still Doc Ock. He later {{lampshades}} how he spoke with "Did I really sound like that when he was me?" |
| 252 | * SecretIdentityIdentity: Back in the day she identified more with herself as Black Cat than as Felicia Hardy, and preferred to think of Spider-Man as the same way, not really liking the idea that there's a person with his own life under the mask. The [[VideoGame/SpiderMan2 video-game adaptation]] of ''Film/SpiderMan2'' and ''VideoGame/SpiderManWebOfShadows'' has her try to convince Peter to give up his civilian identity and become a hero full-time. |
| 253 | * SecretKeeper: Until One More Day she new who Spider-man was, but like almost everyone else she was made to forget. In issue 10 of the 2018 relaunch of Amazing Spider-man, after seeing that Felicia truly was good again and how much it hurt her that she was made to forget the real him, Pete again reveals his true identity to her. |
| 254 | * SeriesContinuityError: One of the reasons Felicia is so angry at Spider-Man is that the police now know who she is, confiscated all her stuff, and released her identity to the public, meaning that none of her underworld contacts want to associate with her anymore. However, in an early storyline it was revealed that NYPD Captain Jean [=DeWolff=] was well aware of who the Black Cat was under her domino mask. |
| 255 | * SexGoddess: While reminiscing about their sex life, Peter once claimed she had been "the most fun he ever had". |
| 256 | * SexyCatPerson: Cat-themed and heavily sexualised. |
| 257 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: During her first theft as the Black Cat, she meets Spider-Man. She falls in love with him, given how he's a genuinely trustworthy person who wants to help her redeem herself. Unfortunately, her constant going back on forth on being a crook or a hero makes their romance difficult. |
| 258 | * SlidingScaleOfBeauty: Between Level II (Divine) and Level III (World-Class). |
| 259 | * SnarkToSnarkCombat: She and Spider-Man always indulge in a very flirty version of this. |
| 260 | * SpannerInTheWorks: Plays this role in the 2017 Defenders series when Diamondback poisons Luke Cage in front of her as a show that he is the new underworld power in town. He then leaves before Luke actually dies, it apparently never occurred to him that instead of allowing one of her enemies to die Felicia would instead take him to the Night Nurse to be saved. |
| 261 | * StalkerWithACrush: She started out being one of these towards Spider-Man. She even had [[StalkerShrine a room sized shrine dedicated to him]], which he found a bit unnerving (but [[StalkingIsLove not enough to stop him from dating her]] for a while). |
| 262 | * StartOfDarkness: Her descent into new Spidey villainhood is because the Superior Spider-Man knocked her out and left her for the cops, humiliating her horribly. |
| 263 | * StatuesqueStunner: She's a 5' 10" tall HeadTurningBeauty, which has her being taller than Peter. |
| 264 | * StealthExpert: In ''ComicBook/HeroesForHire'', she was their infiltration expert. |
| 265 | * StickyFingers: Even when she was a hero, she was prone to stealing stuff. |
| 266 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: Her costume was designed to give enemies a [[NavelDeepNeckline distracting view]]. Her post-FaceHeelTurn outfit dispenses with that aspect. |
| 267 | * TheTease: She always loves to get Peter flustered, whether or not they're actually dating at the moment. She notes that he gets so cute that she can't help herself. |
| 268 | * ThanksForTheMammary: Wolverine needs to stop Black Cat from walking into a minefield in the ''Claws'' mini-series. She's behind him, so he puts out his hand to stop her. Of course his hand lands right on her... chest. She gets angry, but Wolverine's in a cannot-be-embarrassed mode. |
| 269 | * ToughSpikesAndStuds: Felicia's collar is occasionally drawn with spike studs and she is very skilled fighter. A memorable example is her ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' incarnation who was an AmazonianBeauty empowered by the SuperSerum that created Captain America. |
| 270 | * ThrillSeeker: Part of the reason Felicia is a thief is because she really enjoys it. |
| 271 | * UrbanLegendLoveLife: The actual number of lovers she's had is quite low compared to what her reputation says. [[OperationJealousy She sometimes exaggerates it herself to see how Peter would react.]] |
| 272 | * VictoriasSecretCompartment: While she and Spider-Man are breaking into the Latverian Embassy in ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' #14, Felicia states that she keeps her tools in her cleavage since most of her costumes don't have pockets. |
| 273 | * VictoryPoseOnPerson: The [[https://www.comicsandtoys.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Marvel-Comics-Amazing-Spider-Man-1963-677.jpg cover]] of ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1999 #677'' shows Black Cat who posing on the side of Spider-Man's upper body after having defeated him and Daredevil. |
| 274 | * VitriolicBestBuds: Sometimes has this relationship with Mary Jane. Also will have this with other hero types, especially Peter due to their history. |
| 275 | * WhatTheHellHero: When Felicia berates him for failing to pay her, the Ringer calls her out on her new cold attitude, stating that the Black Cat he'd worked with before, the one everyone used to know and love, had a heart and asks ''[[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight her]]'' [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight to show him mercy]]. Unfortunately, this was just a ploy to get her to let her guard down, and only serves to harden her even further. |
| 276 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: She has platinum blonde hair, and plays the "black heart" part after FaceHeelTurn. |
| 277 | * WillNotBeAVictim: This was the reason for her becoming the Black Cat as per the retcon in ''The Evil That Men Do''. When she was raped by her college boyfriend Ryan, Felicia didn't want to be "just another statistic" and so decided to hone her body into a powerful fighting machine with the intention of killing Ryan. Unfortunately, Ryan died in a drunk driving accident preventing Felicia from taking her revenge and making this something of a subversion of this trope. Felicia tells Francis Klum, a fellow rape survivor, that she if she could go back in time she'd have reported the rape and gotten therapy. |
| 278 | * WindsOfDestinyChange: When initially introduced, part of her schtick during a robbery was setting things up beforehand so that it would seem that those who chased her were falling prey to completely random acts of God. Then she did actually get "bad luck" powers that allowed her to affect probabilities in her favor. She had this power for a time, but Spidey had ComicBook/DoctorStrange get rid of it after he learned that [[PowerIncontinence she couldn't stop it]] from jinxing ''him'' too. It cut off right in the middle of a life-or-death fight, and when she barely managed to get out of there and find out what happened, she was understandably ''pissed.'' Mr. Negative later had her luck-altering powers restored with a cybernetically implanted quantum probability pulsator, giving her increased conscious control over them. |
| 279 | * WolverineClaws: The gloves of Felicia's costume contain retractable claws that can be used for scaling walls like Spider-Man or as weapons in a fight. When she had her feline powers her fingers had naturally retractable claws. Sources conflict on whether or not Dr. Tramma surgically implanted cybernetic claws into Felicia's fingers when she installed the quantum probability pulsator. |
| 280 | * WordsCanBreakMyBones: The limited series, ''The Supernaturals'', had a version of the Black Cat who could cause things to happen by speaking certain phrases aloud (for example, she could make a noose snap by saying "break"). [[LogicalWeakness This ability was shown to be useless once Jack O'Lantern taped Felicia's mouth shut.]] |
| 281 | * WorkingWithTheEx: Has often partner-up with Spider-Man even after their break-up. They usually act as AmicableExes, but there's usually some form of BelligerentSexualTension in their interactions. |
| 282 | * WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: By far she's this in all of [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Marvel]]. Only [[Characters/MarvelComicsMaryJaneWatson Mary Jane Watson]] equals her in this category. |
| 283 | * YouHaveFailedMe: When the Ringer fails to give her a cut of his haul - having had to pay off a number of debts beforehand -- Felicia has him hauled off to the backroom for some ColdBloodedTorture at the hands of Killer Shrike and Melter. |
| 284 | [[/folder]] |
| 285 | |
| 286 | !!Allies |
| 287 | [[folder:Dr. Boris Korpse]] |
| 288 | !!Dr. Boris Korpse |
| 289 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/boris_korpse_28earth_61629_from_black_cat_vol_1_1_002.png]] |
| 290 | !!!'''Alter Ego:''' Boris Korpse |
| 291 | !!!'''First Appearance:''' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #194 (July 1979) |
| 292 | |
| 293 | Dr. Borse Korpse is a master scientist and demolitions expert. He met Felicia Hardy when they both broke into a top-secret military base on the south shore of Long Island and she quickly recruited him in order to break out her father, Walter Hardy, from prison. |
| 294 | |
| 295 | Later on, he and strongman Bruno Grainger began working for the Black Cat on a more permanent basis, helping her steal a painting from the Frick Collection and working with the Black Fox. |
| 296 | |
| 297 | ----- |
| 298 | * BrainsAndBrawn: The brains to Bruno Grainger's brawn. |
| 299 | * TheBusCameBack: First appearance: ASM #194 in 1979. Next appearance: ''Black Cat'' #1, 2019. A ''forty year'' gap. |
| 300 | * DemolitionsExpert: Boris is very good with explosives. |
| 301 | * FanBoy: For old super scientists particularly obscure ones, being the only one of the crew who about Phineas Randall, and his accomplishment of creating an inter dimensional portal, and later ranted to Grainger about Phineas Horton, creator of the original android Human Torch, who he prefers to his modern counterpart. |
| 302 | * InterspeciesFriendship: He actually has befriended Bats, Dr. Strange's talking ghost hound. |
| 303 | * MadScientist: Oh yes, very much so. |
| 304 | * NotThatKindOfDoctor: He has pointed out his specialty is explosives, not medical science. |
| 305 | * OddFriendship: As mentioned above, with Bats who is a talking ghost dog and companion to the Sorcerer Supreme while Borse doesn't believe in magic. |
| 306 | [[/folder]] |
| 307 | |
| 308 | [[folder:Bruno Grainger]] |
| 309 | !!Bruno Grainger |
| 310 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bruno_grainger_earth_616_from_black_cat_vol_1_1_002_2.png]] |
| 311 | !!! '''Alter Ego:''' Bruno Grainger |
| 312 | !!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #194 (July 1979) |
| 313 | |
| 314 | Bruno Grainger was a helicopter pilot for the US Army and a Bagram heavyweight champion. He quit the army (or was discharged) after an incident involving a brawl with military personnel, since he has a real problem with authority. |
| 315 | |
| 316 | Felicia Hardy recruited him for her first big job of breaking her father, Walter Hardy, out of prison. It was there that he met Dr. Boris Korpse and, later on, both of them became full-time employees of the Black Cat, helping her steal a painting from the Frick Collection and then working with the Black Fox. |
| 317 | |
| 318 | ---- |
| 319 | * BoxingBattler: He was a champion heavyweight boxer, so he often uses boxing when fighting people. |
| 320 | * BrainsAndBrawn: The brawn to Dr. Boris Korpse's brain. |
| 321 | * TheBusCameBack: First appearance: ASM #194 in 1979. Next appearance: ''Black Cat'' #1, 2019. A ''forty year'' gap. |
| 322 | |
| 323 | [[/folder]] |
| 324 | |
| 325 | [[folder:Sonny Ocampo]] |
| 326 | !!Sonny Ocampo |
| 327 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sonny_ocampo_earth_616_from_black_cat_vol_1_1_001.png]] |
| 328 | !!!'''Alter Ego:''' Sonny Ocampo |
| 329 | !!!'''First Appearance:''' ''Black Cat #1'' (June, 2019) |
| 330 | |
| 331 | A security guard at the Frick Collection, Sonny recognized Felicia Hardy as the Black Cat and escorted her off the premises, but found out that he had been tricked and a painting still had been stolen. Even after chasing after her, he failed to get the painting back and was fired from his job. |
| 332 | |
| 333 | He was then hired by Odessa Drake to hunt down Felicia, since Felicia had stolen from the Thieves' Guild. He became embroiled in one of her schemes in the Baxter Building and, afterwards, was given money to leave town. |
| 334 | |
| 335 | ---- |
| 336 | * NiceGuy: Despite his grudge against the Black Cat, he's just a pretty nice guy. Which is why Felicia tells him to stay away from her. |
| 337 | |
| 338 | [[/folder]] |
| 339 | |
| 340 | [[folder:Black Fox]] |
| 341 | !!Black Fox |
| 342 | [[quoteright:262:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/black_fox_thief_earth_616_from_amazing_spider_man_vol_1_304_002.jpg]] |
| 343 | !!! '''Alter Ego:''' Unknown |
| 344 | !!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #255 (May, 1984) |
| 345 | |
| 346 | The Black Fox (real name unknown) was a master jewel thief who had a long career in the United States and Europe. During his long career, he trained both Walter and Felicia Hardy and even took care of Felicia while her father was in prison, serving as a mentor and father figure. However, his criminal career made him come into conflict with Spider-Man several times. |
| 347 | |
| 348 | At one point, he moved to Los Angeles to avoid Spider-Man, but, by coincidence, Peter Parker was at an event in Los Angeles and managed to stop the Black Fox's plans, although he let him escape. Later, however, Peter realized he had let him go due to unresolved feelings towards his own Uncle Ben and captured the Black Fox, putting him in prison. |
| 349 | |
| 350 | When he got out of prison, the Black Fox immediately went back to work, anonymously hiring Felicia Hardy to steal a painting from the Frick Collection and then asking her to go on numerous heists in a master plan he had been planning for years. |
| 351 | |
| 352 | ---- |
| 353 | * AnimalMotifs: The Black ''Fox''. |
| 354 | * ColorCharacter: The ''Black'' Fox. |
| 355 | * GentlemanThief: An older version. |
| 356 | * ImmortalitySeeker: [[spoiler:The Black Fox has been seeking immortality for years ever since he incurred Dracula's wrath. He couldn't resort to vampirism as Dracula made sure to let any vampire who turned him would be on his hit list as well. He stole the deed to Manhattan and offered it to the Gilded Saint in exchange for immortality for himself and the Black Cat. However, Felicia did not approve of this action and tricked the Saint into reversing the deal.]] |
| 357 | * TheMentor: For Walter and Felicia Hardy, with a dose of ParentalSubstitute in Felicia's case. |
| 358 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He is only ever known by "the Black Fox". His real name has never been revealed. |
| 359 | * SilverFox: Completely white hair and very distinguished. |
| 360 | [[/folder]] |
| 361 | |
| 362 | !!Enemies |
| 363 | [[folder:Odessa Drake]] |
| 364 | !!Odessa Drake |
| 365 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/odessa_drake_28earth_61629_from_amazing_spider_man_vol_5_10_001.jpg]] |
| 366 | !!! '''Alter Ego:''' Odessa Drake |
| 367 | !!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Amazing Spider-Man'' (Vol. 5) #8 (October, 2018) |
| 368 | |
| 369 | Odessa Drake is the leader of the New York branch of the Thieves Guild. Her father, Castillo Drake, was obsessed with immortality and was killed following an argument between him, his daughter, and the Black Fox. Ever since, Odessa has blamed the Black Fox for his death. |
| 370 | |
| 371 | Odessa continued her father's research into immortality and finally gained it by making a deal with a demon. After gaining the leadership of the New York Thieves Guild, she ruled over the group with an iron fist. She also orchestrated the theif of equipment and gear from members of the superhero community, including ComicBook/{{Nova}}'s helmet. Felicia Hardy, thinking that this was a bad idea, helped stop her and bring the items back to the superheroes who had lost them. |
| 372 | |
| 373 | Drake considers Felicia Hardy to be her nemesis, with the Black Cat having successfully stolen from the Thieves Guild and slipped out of their grasp. How far will she go to capture Felicia? Maybe a bit ''too'' far. And what exactly is the true reason for her obsession with the Black Cat? |
| 374 | ---- |
| 375 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: It's not really known what ethnicity she is, but her father's name (Castillo) was Spanish, while Drake is old English. |
| 376 | * BigDamnKiss: [[spoiler:At the end of ''Black Cat'' vol 2 #7, she and Felicia kiss.]] |
| 377 | * FoeRomanceSubtext: Between Odessa and Felicia, until it no longer becomes subtext. |
| 378 | * ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: After sending a few not so subtle threats Felicia's way, Felicia decides that while she is in the middle of robbing Tony Stark she will also use this opportunity to use powered armor to send Odessa a message right back. Instead of being angry or upset about it though, Odessa is absolutely thrilled by it and ends up blurting out that this is why she loves Felicia so much, her wild and unpredictable nature being such a contrast from the normal total control Odessa has in her everyday life. |
| 379 | * {{Immortality}}: Became immortal due to a deal with a god. [[spoiler:The same demon that the Black Fox wishes to bargain with for his own immortality.]] |
| 380 | [[/folder]] |
| 381 | |
| 382 | [[folder:Iron Cat]] |
| 383 | !!Iron Cat |
| 384 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8553634_b0137a52_e34a_4434_9916_1e3063d24e91.jpeg]] |
| 385 | !!! '''Alter Ego:''' Tamara Blake |
| 386 | !!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual'' #4 (July, 1984) |
| 387 | |
| 388 | Once Felicia Hardy’s closest friend and former lover, now Tamara is Iron Cat and seeks revenge on Felicia. |
| 389 | ---- |
| 390 | * AntagonistTitle: She's the titular wielder of the ''Iron Cat'' mini-series, serving as foe of Black Cat and Iron Man. |
| 391 | * AscendedExtra: From having just one appearance during the 1980s, to a former lover of Felicia and her newest enemy. |
| 392 | * BoyishShortHair: She has her hair short, which contrasts Felicia's long platinum blonde hair. |
| 393 | * TheBusCameBack: She reappeared during issue 10 of ''ComicBook/BlackCat2019'' after being absent since her first appearance. |
| 394 | * LegacyCharacter: She took the Iron Cat armor after Tony Stark rebuilt it in order to use it against Felicia. |
| 395 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: From Felicia's friend and ex-girlfriend to her enemy since she blames her for the death of Black Fox. |
| 396 | [[/folder]] |
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