Kulap Vilaysack (Prime Earth)

Katharsis
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
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Real Name	Kulap Vilaysack
Main Alias	Katharsis
Affiliation	The Movement, formerly The Disgraced
Base Of Operations	Coral City
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	Laotian
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Adventurer, former Police Officer
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth
Creators	Gail Simone · Alitha Martinez
First Appearance	Batgirl Vol 4 #10 (August, 2012)

Katharsis is a former enforcer for Knightfall who later joined The Movement.

History

Kulap Vilaysack escaped her native Laos as a child, together with her mother. Via Thailand, they made it to the United States, where they boarded with a Baptist family in Minnesota. Her mother opened a restaurant, while Kulap joined the police.

Her career in the force didn't last long. After being forced to let a man who had murdered an immigrant girl go, she confronted the man and made sure he remembered her. Rumors that she castrated him were heard, but not true. She was forced to flee the city. After a short stint in Gotham City under Knightfall, she moved to Coral City and joined The Movement.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
• Swordsmanship: Katharsis wields a panabas.
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Artificial Wings

Trivia

• She is partially based on and named after actress Kulap Vilaysack.

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Footnotes

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