Catwoman vs Black Cat!
In one corner we have one of BatmanÕs greatest opponents and loves, Selina Kyle, and in the
other we have world-renowned cat burglar daughter, Felicia Hardy.
Both are characters based on one of the most youtube-able animas out there.
But in a showdown between the two who will win?
WeÕre about to find out.
Welcome back nerd squad, my name is Roya Destroyaa and this is Top 10 nerdÕs series VS, where
we take your favorite characters and pit them in battle to see who comes out on top.
Before we begin, let us know who you think will be the winner with a hashtag in the comment
section: Will it be #catwoman or #blackcat?
Lets get brawling.
ORIGINS: So before we get into the cat fight of the century, weÕre going to take a look
into both these ladiesÕ lives and get to know what theyÕre all about.
Selina Kyle has been around in comic books ever since the early 40s.
She started off as a jewel thief known as the Cat, although she had yet to wear her
signature skin tight cat suit.
In fact, she was disguised as an elderly woman on the heist where she is first introduced
to us.
According to one of the many, many stories told about Selina, she turned to a life of
theft because she enjoyed stealing back her own jewelry from her ex-husband so much.
Of course she has had several different retcons of her origin, but the basis behind Catwoman
has remained the sameÑa butt-kicking femme fatale who makes use of a variety of weapons,
including her own bare hands, with ease and deadliness.
Now for Felicia Hardy, she was born to a dad who pretended to be a salesman, but was actually
a big time cat burglar who taught her always, always aim for the top.
He left some pretty big paws to fill.
In university she was raped by her boyfriend Ryan, an event that influences her to train
in various forms of combat.
After so much time spent training she planned to seek revenge, until Ryan was killed in
a drunk driving incident.
While it worked out in the end for her, she did feel kinda cheated out of the chance to
off him herself.
Rather than waste everything she trained herself to do, she decided the next best thing was
to become a burglar like daddy!
POWERS, WEAKNESS: So now that we know whatÕs behind these fierce felines, we gotta take
a look at what they can do with those claws.
Catwoman herself doesnÕt have any real super powers, but what she lacks in the super she
makes up for the power.
SheÕs trained in a multitude of martial arts, including karate, ju jitsu, and boxing.
Coupled with her stealth abilities, she can land a pretty heavy hit without someone even
seeing it coming.
Now if her fighting ability was just commonplace for you, she amps up her game with a variety
of tech and paraphernalia.
Among some of her more famous clawed gloves, her ensnaring ropes, and of course, the classic
whip.
And not the kind that you want to see a woman in a skintight costume using.
Now her obvious weakness is, aside from the unruly golden retriever maybe, is she doesnÕt
actually have any super powers.
And sometimes technology can only take you so far.
But, as we have learned from her often-times partner Batman, a little tech can go a long
way as long as you know what youÕre up against.
On the other paw, Black Cat does have a super power.
Wanting to become a super powered individual equal to Spiderman, she accepted an offer
from kingpin to put her through the same process that created Human Fly and Scorpion.
Now, she can control probability, and not always consciously.
Even those she considers friends may eventually fall to a stream of bad luck if they spend
too much time around herÑsuch as car accidents or weapon malfunctions.
If thatÕs not enough to protect her, sheÕs always got all that fighting training se underwent.
She is, in fact, considered an Olympic level athlete.
And sheÕs not without her own little devices too, such as agility-enhancing earrings and
grappling hook gloves.
As for weaknesses, the two emotions that drive her most frequently are anger and jealousy.
She couldnÕt bear the thought of Spiderman loving someone other than her.
She canÕt bear the thought of revenge left.
And these two things oftentimes cause her to be just a little reckless.
So who would win in a show down?
Well letÕs set up the scene here: because we know both women have an affinity for possessions
and a love of robbery, the most likely scenario where they would come into contact would be
on the same heist.
For fun, letÕs say theyÕve broken into the house of a very old but very rich widow with
a beautiful jewelry collection, one that both cats have set their sites on.
Black Cat is approaching the chest where the widow keeps her goods, so focused on those
pretty jewels, when out of nowhere, Catwoman drops on top of her.
After pulling herself away from her adversary, Black Cat gets entrapped in a fist fight with
Catwoman.
Claws and fur are flying and CatwomanÕs just a titch above at this point; remember, weÕre
talking about a lady who beat three flashes at once in Batman #42.
Suddenly, she gets a foot cramp.
Out of nowhere, right, what bad luck!
So she misses a step and Black Cat takes it as a chance t knock her off her feet and swipe
the jewelry.
SheÕs headed for the window when Catwoman pulls out her trusty bolas to ensare her foe,
but just her luck, theyÕre tangled!
This has never happened before, honestly.
Well, with that wasted time, Black Cat has made it out the window, on to the roof, and
has sued her suitÕs grappling hook to swing away as fast as she could.
Leaving Catwoman jewel-less and a little confused about her rotten luck.
The winner?
Black Cat.
ItÕs like they say, never let a black cat cross your path.
ThatÕs it for versus here today, let us know in the comment section whose corner you were
in, #catwoman or #blackcat.
My name is Roya Destroyaa, thanks for watching, and donÕt forget to subscribe so you never
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