Changes: Mercy Graves (New Earth)

Mercy Graves was hired along with another woman named Hope to be Lex Luthor's Lexcorp employed bodyguard when he was President of the United States.

History

Mercy and Hope were apparently of Amazon Heritage.^[2]

After Lex lost his Presidency, Mercy stayed as a bodyguard while he was a fugitive from justice, and she became his sole bodyguard when he salvaged his career and started the Everyman Project.

Infinity, Inc.

Mercy Joins the Infinity, Inc. team trying to make up for her past. She puts on a costume with a special mask that is even capable of keeping her identity secret from Superman and Lex Luthor, and she takes up the name "Vanilla". When she almost beats a man to death, she leaves the team realizing that she cannot be a hero.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

Firearms
Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)

Notes

This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the New Earth stories of the DC Universe and is an adaptation of Mercy Graves. The original character was created by Bruce Timm and Hilary J. Bader and first appeared in the episode "A Little Piece of Home" of the series Superman.
Mercy and Hope's Amazonian heritage has been hinted at, though the exact nature is unclear (whether they are runaways like Giuana or half-Amazons like Grace Choi). Similarly, the nature of their powers and how they work outside Themyscira is unclear.
- When Circe raided the White House, Mercy and Hope were able to see through her disguise, and showed familiarity with her. Circe recognizes them as Amazons.^[3]
- Prometheus identified her as an Amazon, and claims she sold him a bullet wrought by Vulcan.^[4]

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 {{DC Database:Character Template
-| Theme                   = Superman
 | Image                   = Mercy Graves 001.png
 | ImageText               = Mercy Graves
-| RealName                = Mercedes Graves
+| RealName                = Mercy Graves
-| CurrentAlias            = Mercy Graves
+| MainAlias               =
 | Aliases                 = Vanilla
-| Identity                = Secret
+| Identity                = Public
-| Alignment               = Good
+| Alignment               = Bad
 | Affiliation             = formerly [[Infinity, Inc.]], Lex Luthor
-| Relatives               =
+| Relatives               = Bo (aunt)<ref>{{c|Superman Metropolis Secret Files and Origins Vol 1 1}}</ref>
 | Universe                = New Earth
 | BaseOfOperations        = Mobile; [[Lexcorp]], [[Metropolis]]; White House, Washington D.C.
 | Gender                  = Female
-| Height                  = 6'0''
+| Height                  = 6'0"
 | Weight                  = 152 lbs
 | Eyes                    = Blue
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 | UnusualFeatures         =
-| Citizenship             =
+| Citizenship             = American
+| AlienRace               = Amazons
 | MaritalStatus           = Single
 | Occupation              = Operative, Bodyguard
-| Education               =
-| Origin                  = Apparently born of Amazon heritage. Then sometime later hired as a bodyguard to Lex Luthor.
 | PlaceOfBirth            =
-| Creators                = Bruce Timm; Paul Dini
+| Creators                = Bruce Timm; Paul Dini; Hilary J. Bader
 | First                   = Detective Comics Vol 1 #735
+| Overview                =
+'''Mercy Graves''' was hired along with another woman named [[Hope Taya (New Earth)|Hope]] to be [[Alexander Luthor (New Earth)|Lex Luthor's]] [[Lexcorp]] employed bodyguard when he was President of the United States.
 | HistoryText             =
+Mercy and Hope were apparently of Amazon Heritage.<ref>{{c|President Luthor Secret Files and Origins Vol 1 1}}</ref>
-'''Mercy Graves''' was hired along with another woman named [[Hope Taya (New Earth)|Hope]] to be [[Alexander Luthor (New Earth)|Lex Luthor]]'s [[Lexcorp]] employed bodyguard when he was President of the United States.
+After Lex lost his Presidency, Mercy stayed as a bodyguard while he was a fugitive from justice, and she became his sole bodyguard when he salvaged his career and started the [[Everyman Project]].
-Mercy and Hope were apparently of Amazon Heritage, given they could go toe-to-toe with Superman and were familiar with the ancient sorceress [[Circe (New Earth)|Circe]], even in disguise.
-After Lex lost his Presidency Mercy stayed as a bodyguard while he was a fugitive from justice.
-===52===
-Mercy was present when Luthor presented his "Be Your Own Hero" program, in which she is brought into confrontation with [[John Henry Irons (New Earth)|Steel]], when she proceeds to shoot him and he deflects the bullets back at her, injuring her right hand.
 ===Infinity, Inc.===
-Mercy Joins the [[Infinity, Inc.]] team trying to make up for her past. She puts on a costume with a special mask that is even capable of keeping her identity secret from [[Kal-El (New Earth)|Superman]] and Lex Luthor, and she takes up the name "Vanilla". When she almost kills a man by beating him to death, she leaves the team realizing that its not in her to be a hero.
+Mercy Joins the [[Infinity, Inc.]] team trying to make up for her past. She puts on a costume with a special mask that is even capable of keeping her identity secret from [[Kal-El (New Earth)|Superman]] and Lex Luthor, and she takes up the name "Vanilla". When she almost beats a man to death, she leaves the team realizing that she cannot be a hero.
 | Powers                  =
-*'''[[Superhuman Strength]]'''
-*'''[[Superhuman Reflexes]]'''
-*'''[[Superhuman Durability]]'''
-*'''[[Superhuman Agility]]'''
 | Abilities               =
+* {{Firearms}}
-*'''[[Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)]]'''
+* {{Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)}}
-| Strength                =
 | Weaknesses              =
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 | Weapons                 =
-| Notes                   =
+| Notes                   = {{AdptBoilerplate
+ | Page        = Mercy Graves (DCAU)
+ | Name        = Mercy Graves
+ | Creator1    = Bruce Timm
+ | Creator2    = Hilary J. Bader
+ | Creator3    =
+ | FirstTV     = [[Superman (1996 TV Series) Episode: A Little Piece of Home|A Little Piece of Home]]
+ | FirstSeries = [[Superman (1996 TV Series)|Superman]]
+ | Media       =
+ | Source      = [[New Earth]] stories of the DC Universe
+ }}
+* Mercy and Hope's Amazonian heritage has been hinted at, though the exact nature is unclear (whether they are runaways like [[Giuana]] or half-Amazons like [[Grace Choi]]). Similarly, the nature of their powers and how they work outside [[Paradise Island|Themyscira]] is unclear.
+** When [[Circe]] raided the [[White House]], Mercy and Hope were able to see through her disguise, and showed familiarity with her. Circe recognizes them as Amazons.<ref>{{c|President Luthor Secret Files and Origins Vol 1 1}}</ref>
+** [[Prometheus (New Earth)|Prometheus]] identified her as an Amazon, and claims she sold him a bullet wrought by [[Hephaestus (New Earth)|Vulcan]].<ref>{{c|Justice League: Cry for Justice #5}}</ref>
 | Trivia                  =
-* Was introduced in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' and later adopted in Mainstream continuity. See also [[Mercy Graves (DCAU)]]
 | DC                      =
 | Wikipedia               = Mercy Graves
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 | Links                   =
 }}
+{{Superman Villain}}
 [[Category:Reformed Criminals]]
-[[Category:Modern-Age Characters]]
 [[Category:Bodyguards]]
-[[Category:1999 Character Debuts]]
+[[Category:LexCorp members]]

Changes: Mercy Graves (New Earth)

Revision as of 13:27, 9 August 2020

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History

Infinity, Inc.

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