Pamela Isley (DCAU)

Poison Ivy
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Real Name	Pamela Lillian Isley
Main Alias	Poison Ivy
Other Aliases	Daphne Demeter · Ceres
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Criminal · Scientist
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	5' 2"
Weight	105 lbs (48 kg)
Eyes	Green
Hair	Auburn
Skin	Green
Origin
Universe	DCAU
Creators	Robert Kanigher · Sheldon Moldoff
First Appearance	"Pretty Poison" (September 14, 1992)

It's just the darndest thing. I have this natural immunity to poisons, toxins, the pain and suffering of others. Go figure...

— Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy (real name Pamela Isley) is an enigmatic and sensual eco-terrorist with plant-based plans and powers. She was a frequent enemy of the Batman and often teamed up with Harley Quinn.

History

Pamela Lillian Isley, once a brilliant botanist, turned to a life of crime when Harvey Dent and Bruce Wayne destroyed the habitat of a rare plant in order to build Stonegate Penitentiary. She "dated" Dent, so she could get close enough to poison him. However, her plan failed, she was taken to the same prison she hated, and Dent really hated her afterwards. Ivy was later transferred to Arkham Asylum.

After she escaped Arkham, Poison Ivy created a chemical serum that would transform a human being into a tree. She devised a plan to transform any citizen who had commited crimes against plants and forests and Bruce Wayne was among them. Alfred Pennyworth was attacked instead and before the transformation was completed, Batman stopped Ivy and cured all of Ivy's victims. Ivy was not found afterwards.

Eventually, Ivy returned to crime and when she tried to steal from the Gotham Museum, she came across Harley Quinn, who had the same idea. The two ladies struck a quick friendship and started a large criminal spree, until they were stopped by Officer Renee Montoya and were taken back to Arkham.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Chlorokinesis
  • Hypnosis
• Toxic Immunity: Poison Ivy was immune to all poisons, including Joker's gas.

Abilities

• Deception
• Martial Arts
  • Boxing
  • Jujutsu
  • Muay Thai
• Archery: Pamela was fluent with using her Wrist-Mounted Crossbow
• Science
  • Botany: Pamela received a degree in botany from Gotham University.<
  • Chemistry
  • Genetics
  • Toxicology
• Seduction

Other Characteristics

• Obsession: Poison Ivy's affection for her plants - or "babies" - would often distract her from her main goals, or a fight.
  

Paraphernalia

Weapons

• Wrist-Mounted Crossbow

Notes

• This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the DC Animated Universe and is an adaptation of Poison Ivy. The original character was created by Robert Kanigher and Sheldon Moldoff and first appeared in Batman #181.
• Poison Ivy was voiced by Diane Pershing.
  

Trivia

• In a possible error by the writer, she was knocked out by gas in "Honor Among Thieves".
• A tie-in comic revealed that the Poison Ivy in The New Batman Adventures was actually a more advanced plant creature created by the real Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy, who created her to disguise her escape from Gotham to a secret lab in Louisiana. However, the showrunners haven't confirmed if this is canon to the overall DCAU or not.
• Ivy was 28 during the events of "Pretty Poison".
  

Recommended Reading

• Batman: "Pretty Poison"
• Batman: "Harley and Ivy"
• Batman: Harley and Ivy (Volume 1)
• Gotham Girls (Volume 1)

Related

• 119 Appearances of Pamela Isley (DCAU)
• 33 Images featuring Pamela Isley (DCAU)
• 14 Quotations by or about Pamela Isley (DCAU)
• Character Gallery: Pamela Isley (DCAU)

External Links

• Poison Ivy at the DC Animated Universe Wiki

Footnotes

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