Maria Salvaje (Prime Earth)

The Weeping Woman
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
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Real Name	Maria Salvaje
Main Alias	The Weeping Woman
Other Aliases	Wild Maria, La Llorona
Relatives	Unnamed children (deceased), Unnamed husband
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	Mexican
Marital Status	Widowed
Occupation	Criminal
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Black
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth
Creators	J.H. Williams III · W. Haden Blackman
First Appearance	Batwoman Vol 2 #1 (November, 2011)
Appearance of Death	Batwoman Vol 2 #16 (March, 2013)

Maria Salvaje, also known as La Llorona or the Weeping Woman, was an agent of Maro Ito.

History

Originally a single mother from Gotham City, Maria lost the custody over her children because of one glass of alcohol. She was transformed by Maro Ito into a watery ghost and was tasked to retrieve children for Medusa, who needed them to barter with Bloody Mary.

Upset over the distress she caused and angry at Maro, she turned on him during the organization's final play. When she kills Maro, her disobedience and seemingly broke her curse and her spirit can rest in peace.

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Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Unique Physiology: Maria is a watery ghost, her soul trapped in the manner that killed her.
  • Hydrokinesis: Maria can control her watery form as well as ambient water in her surroundings. She uses this ability to drown her victims.

Weaknesses

• Vulnerability to Fire

Notes

• This character is an adaptation of La Llorona, a character in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.

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Footnotes

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