...But thanks to him I haven't done so much as jaywalking in years.
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~ Black Cat muses over her transformation into a hero as a result of Spider-Man's influence.
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I'm not a hero. I'm a thief. Born a thief. Raised a thief. Will die a thief.
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~ Black Cat.
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...thank you, Spider--Peter-- whatever you want to call yourself. For taking your mask off and reminding me... ...it's never too late to figure out who you really are.
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~ Black Cat.
Felicia Sara Hardy, better known as Black Cat, is an anti-superheroine from the Marvel Universe, appearing as a major character in the Spider-Man franchise, as well as the main titular protagonist of her comic series.
She is a professional cat burglar who often runs into Spider-Man, acting as either an enemy or an ally in certain situations. Despite her villainous side, Black Cat has worked with other superheroes to stop threats and supervillains and is one of the most moral characters despite her crimes. She is also among the most well-known love interests of Spider-Man, alongside MJ Watson and Gwen Stacy.
She was created by Marv Wolfman, the late Frank Giacoia and Keith Pollard, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #194 in July of 1979.
Though she first appeared as a thief, Black Cat eventually began to act in a more heroic capacity, in part due to seeking to win Spider-Man's approval. The two were partners and lovers for a time before Spider-Man ended the relationship due to recognizing that Black Cat loved Spider-Man more than she did Peter Parker.
Though hurt by his rejection and briefly returning to her antagonistic ways, Black Cat eventually stayed heroic and she and Spider-Man maintained a solid friendship. Following his forgetting his marriage to Mary Jane, Spider-Man has begun seeing Black Cat romantically again.
Felica begins steel many items including having encounter with the superhero Hellcat in Chicago Illinois museum although almost getting capture by the police, Hellcat saves her life instead bring her to the authorities knowing what ever schemes she was plotting but Black cat steals her wallet to look into her for future purposes. Then Black Cat has now since became a supervillain and a crime lord. She also now resents Spider-Man. To read more, go to this Black Cat Page.
When the Superior Spider-Man wrapped her up during one of her thieving missions, it caused the authorities to catch her, making her lose everything she had stolen. Since then, she resented Spider-Man, swearing vengeance on him. She even became a crime-lord now, making her neutral evil.
After her escape from prison she made up an alliance with Electro, and the both of them began to attack Spider-Man and Silk. While Electro was captured Felicia continued rising up in the criminal underworld, the Spider-Woman eventually joined up with Black Cat to work under her. While a ruse on Cindy Moon's part under the orders of S.H.I.E.L.D Felicia did train the girl becoming a twisted mentor figure.
Later on she would encounter Miles Morales, and she offered the newer Spider-Man the chance to work for her like Silk, but he quickly refused the offer attempting to take her back into prison. Ever since she's taken part in several criminal activities in the underworld involving heroes like Star-Lord and Patsy Walker.
After working together with Spider-Man, the original Venom Eddie Brock, and the new Anti-Venom (Flash Thompson), against the Maniac after he took control of her and her gang, Black Cat was able to end her feud with Spider-Man. Despite losing her gang, Brock was able to convince her to give up trying to be a crime boss, and instead return to being a vigilante.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Felicia Sara Hardy is the daughter of Walter and Lydia Hardy, with her father being a world renowned cat burglar who told his daughter to never settle for second best. During her years in college, she was nearly raped by a drunken student until she was saved by another student named Ryan. Felicia became friends with Ryan, but it ended when he demanded that their relationship to become physical. Hating the idea of being a victim, Felicia decided to murder Ryan for his actions, beginning to train in various fighting styles and acrobats. After preparing for months, Felica set out her revenge to kill Ryan, but he was killed in a drunk driving accident before she could.
Becoming Black Cat[]
Felicia was angered that she was denied revenge, and wanting to utilize her new skills, decided to follow her father's footsteps as a cat burglar. After being arrested by the cops, she was freed by her father's mentor, Black Fox, and took Felicia in as his new pupil. After getting great fortune from stealing, Felicia adopted a new costume and identity as the "Black Cat", and decided to break out her father from prison. During the prison break, Black Cat ran into Spider-Man, whom she felt had a kinship with the lone superhero. Felicia then focused her time on trying to win Spider-Man's trust and affections, even going as far to fake mental instability.
Portrayals[]
Film[]
In Marc Webb's Amazing Spider-Man duology, she was portrayed Felicity Jones, who also played Jyn Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Television[]
In the 1980s' Spider-Man animated series, she was voiced by the late Morgan Lofting.
In the 1990s' Spider-Man: The Animated Series, she was voiced by Jennifer Hale, who also voiced Female Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect trilogy, Naomi Hunter in the Metal Gear Solid series, and Satele Shan and Bastila Shan in the Star Wars series.
Hale also voiced the character in the 2000 Spider-Man video game.
In The Spectacular Spider-Man, she was voiced by Tricia Helfer, who also voiced Sarah Kerrigan in the StarCraft series.
Helfer also voiced the character in Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.
In the 2017 Spider-Man series, she was voiced by Grey DeLisle, who voices Daphne Blake in the Scooby-Doo franchise and also voiced Kitty Katswell in T.U.F.F. Puppy, Nova Terra in StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Catwoman in numerous media and Mandy in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy.
Video Games[]
In Spider-Man 2, she was voiced by Holly Fields.
In Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, she was voiced by Audrey Wasilewski.
In Spider-Man: Edge of Time, she was voiced by Katee Sackhoff, who voiced/portrayed Bo-Katan Kryze in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels and The Mandalorian.
Strong also voiced the character in Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes and Spider-Man Unlimited.
In The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2, she was voiced by Ali Hillis.
In Lego Marvel Super Heroes, she was voiced by Laura Bailey, who also voiced Nadine Ross in the Uncharted series, Helena Harper, Mary Jane Watson in the Marvel's Spider-Man series, Supergirl in Injustice 2, Abigail Walker in the inFamous series, Serena in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Rayne in the BloodRayne series.
In Marvel Avengers Academy, she was voiced by Mel Gorsha.
In Insomniac's Marvel's Spider-Man, she was voiced by Erica Lindbeck, who also voiced Cassie Cage in Mortal Kombat 11 and Futaba Sakura in the Persona series.
Quotes[]
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I know I shouldn't feel guilty. I'm just doing this to protect our relationship. I'm... I'm doing the right thing. So why do I feel like it's so wrong?
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~ Black Cat to Spider-Man.
Trivia[]
She is the most recurring (and possibly most significant) girlfriend to Spider-Man outside of Mary Jane Watson.
While she would be flirtatious towards most people - either to distract them or her own amusement - Felicia seemed to only date men, however, in 2010s, she was retconned to be bisexual (coincidentally around the same time as DC's own femme fatale burglar, Selina Kyle/Catwoman), and it was revealed that she was in a relationship with another woman, her co-student, during time under the tutelage of the Black Fox.
