Felicia Hardy (Earth-2301)

Black Cat
Name	Felicia Hardy
Current Alias	Black Cat
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Mangaverse Squadron, Spider-Force, S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Men, Avengers
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Irises: Green
Hair	White
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human cyborg
Living Status	Alive; formerly deceased
Reality	Earth-2301
Cause of Death	Sliced in half by Devil Hunter (resurrected through cybernetics by Kingpin)
Personal Information
Identity	Secret (Known to Authorities in Earth-41940)
Occupation	Adventurer, government agent, vigilante; former mercenary, prison guard, student, thief
Education	College
Base of Operations	S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, Earth-41940; New York City, New York Formerly Symbiote Prison, Klyntar, Earth-41940
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Kaare Andrews, Skottie Young
First	Spider-Man: Legend of the Spider-Clan #1 (December, 2002)
First	Spider-Man: Legend of the Spider-Clan #1 (December, 2002)

You've been following me for eight block now. I'm alone, defenseless, and there's no one to save me. Would you like me to ask your mommies if it's okay to attack me now?

—Felicia Hardy[source]

History

While much of her background is unclear, Felicia seemed to have been a career criminal before meeting Peter Parker.

Joining the Spider Ninja's class on a field trip to help clean up in the wake of Hulk's rampage through New York, she led Peter away so she could set about stealing a Shadow Clan amulet that had been in the possession of Norman Osborn. Unfortunately, Norman's Graffiti Ninja were soon on her trail, forcing Peter to rescue her and use the power of the amulet. His efforts ultimately prove in vain, as in his pursuit of the Shadow Clan, Daredevil appeared and promptly cut Felicia down, bifurcating her body.

Felicia's life didn't end there however. Resurrected as a cyborg, Felicia donned her alias as Black Cat, pursuing missions for her new employer under threat of death.

Following Daredevil and May Parker into the sewers beneath New York, Felicia and the others soon located Peter, only to be caught in battle with the Shadow Clan. While Peter and May ran, the battle raged on, spilling out onto the streets. Having grabbed Peter's backpack, she soon ran across him again, returning it so that he could pursue the Green Goblin and save his aunt. To stop the Shadow Clan from pursuing him, she joined forces with Daredevil and continues the fight.

After the battle, Felicia reappeared at the hospital where May and Harry Osborn had been taken. Kissing Peter in front of his friends, she led him away, much to the dismay of Mary Jane Watson. Peter awakened the next morning on a rooftop with a letter from Felicia, telling him she had to move on and to keep an eye on Mary Jane.

Felicia was then seen in the den of her new employer, presenting him with one of the Shadow Clan's amulets and telling them that she still had time to spare. Taking the amulet, her boss revealed himself to be the Kingpin.

Felicia later appeared as a 'Free Agent' working with Tony Stark to retrieve the Mandarin's rings. First appearing to save Peter and Mary Jane from Hand ninjas, she took what rings they had and led the pair back to Stark Island where Tony has set up his base in secret.

As a member of the Avengers

Black Cat was recruited by the S.H.I.E.L.D. of Earth-41940 into the Spider-Men, a group of Spider-Man analogs assembled to combat the Multiversal Sinister Six. She also became a part of the Spider-Force and was place in a subdivision called the Mangaverse Squadron alongside Spider-Man and Spider-Woman. After Kraven the Hunter killed Captain Universe, Anti-Venom entrusted them in collecting the body of the deceased Cosmic Spider-Man.

Attributes

Powers

Cybernetic Enhancement: Felicia is at least in part, if not almost entirely, robotic. This has seemingly given her several advantages over her original body, including giving her the agility to keep up with two Spider Ninja web slinging and the strength to sever a human hand with a single swipe of finger mounted blades.

Weaknesses

In-Built Kill Switch: Until she fulfilled her mission for the Kingpin, Felicia was on a set timer before her cybernetic body shut down. While she did manage to obtain a code to prevent this, there is no guarantee that the Kingpin or someone with the appropriate amount of technical ability could not take advantage of this.

See Also

• 11 appearance(s) of Felicia Hardy (Earth-2301)
• 8 image(s) of Felicia Hardy (Earth-2301)
• 2 quotation(s) by or about Felicia Hardy (Earth-2301)

Links and References

• Felicia Hardy on Wikipedia.org