Whisper A'Daire (New Earth)

Snake Fatale
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Whisper A'Daire
Main Alias	Snake Fatale
Affiliation	Intergang, formerly Ra's al Ghul
Status
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	British
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	former Agent
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	5' 11"
Weight	136 lbs (62 kg)
Eyes	Green
Hair	Red · White
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Greg Rucka · Shawn Martinbrough
First Appearance	Detective Comics #743 (April, 2000)
Last Appearance	Vixen: Return of the Lion #5 (April, 2009)

Whisper A'Daire is an assassin with a snake-like appearance. Originally a member of the League of Assassins, she later joined Intergang.

History

League of Assassins

Ra's al Ghul gave Whisper a serum that grants her immortality and the ability to shapeshift. Partnered with Kyle Abbot, officially her bodyguard, she in fact is a snake lady, and Kyle himself a wolf man. When Batman tries to free her from the immortal mastermind, Whisper refuses his help and disappears.

The same serum allows her to create a small group of men who also have the ability to shapeshift into different animals. Usually the redhead seductress uses her mind control to force them to obey her orders, though a stronger mind can break free from hers by clinging to his free will.

52

Whisper resurfaces in 52 week 11, with the formal role of a manager for HSC International Banking, a company connected with Intergang, which is in turn flooding Gotham with strange futuristic weaponry. Confronted by the Question and ex-police officer Renee Montoya, she is able to flee without giving away other details of her current mission. In Kahndaq, Whisper is revealed as the leader of the "Cult of Cain." Using her powers, Whisper brainwashes kidnapped children into being Intergang operatives. Whisper is confronted by Montoya, the Question, Black Adam and Isis and flees.

She resurfaces several weeks later in Gotham, helping Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim fathom the secrets of the "Bible of Crime". Discovering that "the twice named daughter of Kaine", is Kate Kane, the Batwoman, she officiates with Bruno a rite meant to drown Gotham in a fire pit, sacrificing Kate while activating alien devices all over Gotham. Once again her bodyguard betrays her, siding with Nightwing and Renee Montoya. Nightwing is sent to interrupt the rite. In the ensuring fight Whisper is badly burnt.

Africa

A burn scarred A'daire shows up in Africa when the Justice League comes to assist Vixen in liberating Zambesi villages from Kwesi, a local war lord. A'daire, representing Intergang interests had been supplying Kwesi with advanced technology in order for him to appear metahuman or supernatural. She also gave him a modified datura based Vodun zombie poison that was effective on Superman as well as humans. Superman and Black Canary fell victim to the poison and, under A'daire's thrall, were forced to battle the other members of the Justice League.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Unique Physiology
  • Therianthropy: Whisper A'Daire can shapeshift into a snake-like form.
    • Mind Control
    • Acid Spit
  • Immortality
  • Toxic Immunity

Abilities

• Contortionism
• Seduction

Related

• Appearances of Whisper A'Daire (New Earth)
• Images featuring Whisper A'Daire (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Whisper A'Daire (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Whisper A'Daire (New Earth)

Footnotes

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