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Name: Felicia Hardy

Alias: Black Cat

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Appearance: [hider=More Images][img]https://comicvine.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale_medium/12/124259/8047960-black_cat_annual_vol_2_1_unknown_comic_books_exclusive_virgin_variant.jpg[/img][img]71Q7hx-ePcL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg[/img][/hider]

Personality: ☙ Cunning ☙ Imaginitive ☙ Vivacious ☙ Secretive ☙ Impulsive

Powers: [list][*][b]Cat-Like Reflexes:[/b] Felicia is able to maneuver easily, flipping, diving, and the like. She also lands on her feet and has great balance, which allows her to move about the city with ease.

[*][b]Bad Luck Aura:[/b] Felicia has no control over this power. Rather it turns on automatically, but only to those in her field of view. This passive power alters the "luck" of those Felicia sees, leading to bad luck for her enemies.

[*][b]Retractable Claws:[/b] Built into Felicia's suit, these claws extend from her hand and can aid in a fight, providing a nasty cut, and can also help Felicia climb things easily.[/list]

Skills:[list][*]Lockpicking
[*]Martial Arts
[*]Acrobatics
[*]Hacking
[*]Criminal Justice
[*]Singing
[*]Assessing Valuables[/list]

History: Growing up, Felicia did not know what her father did for a living. The only thing she knew was that he was gone most nights and that her family lived pretty well off compared to others. As she got older, her father gradually opened up to her and brought her into the fold of his line of work: High-Market Heists. Her father knew what to target and when and made a pretty penny off of it.

Her father trained her, starting off small with petty thievery such as picking pockets, and moved her on to tackling larger hits. Felicia found she had a knack for this. This was only compounded by the fact her father was so proud of her. 

When Felicia was 12 years old, her father was shot by a friend of his after betraying him. He was left bleeding out in the streets. Taken to the hospital with extensive injuries, the doctors informed her father and herself that he did not have much time. Her father encouraged Felicia to give up the life he raised her in as it would only lead to heartache. Soon after, her father passed.

Felicia burned with rage. She continued to work and train, pulling off hits well into her adolescence and young adulthood. This was the time that Felicia donned the Black Cat ensemble. Felicia's targets got more and more dangerous and deadly. Felicia went so far as to target the man who shot her father. This led to a confrontation between the two where Felicia clawed his face. Left with the opportunity to end the man's life, she was stopped by a masked hero named Spider-Man. The hero pleaded with her to not take his life and to be better. Felicia, angered by the interruption, allowed the man to go free. She fled soon after.

Felicia continued to steal, but in the back of her mind, Spider-Man's words echoed. She hated what she had become. Her father, despite his past, would never have killed anyone.

So Felicia decided the life of crime was not for her. In this redemption arc, Felicia started her own business, a private detective firm. Having insider knowledge of the city's criminal underbelly and using her former thief skills for good, Felicia was able to get a steady flow of cases. Felicia, during this, reached out to Spider-Man as a way of connecting with him and thanking him for showing her what she could become.

Sample Story lines:[list][*]A past target seeks revenge against Felicia and wants her dead. Due to the fact she has had many targets, this does not narrow down the list of people it could be.
[*]A new case leads to a trail of murders, throwing Felicia into the thick of it. What lies at the end of the journey is a new adversary.[/list]

Extra/Notes: [list][*]Connected background to Spider-Man and Lizard
[*]Due to her having her own private detective agency, I am willing to work with others who may have crossed paths with her, either during her time as a criminal or after she went good and started her business.[/list][/hider]