Jane Doe (DC)
Jane Doe is a female comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Jane Doe was a female human born in the modern age who suffered from a mental illness leading to her incarceration at Arkham Asylum in Gotham City. At some point, she had taken on the identity of Arkham Asylum therapist Dr. Anne Carver. In that guise, she came to treat newly admitted in-mate Warren White. When she was about to kill her latest patient, Warren White, Batman showed up and exposed Jane Doe's identity while White found the real Dr. Carver's body. Guards arrived to contain the situation, but Batman told them to stay back while he spoke to Jane. Jane stated that she wanted to look into the madness of Arkham Asylum by posing as Dr. Carver, and that by compiling her own psychological profile, she had realized that her desire to steal other people's identities was driven by a need to fill an 'emptiness' within her. Jane breaks down as the guards take her back to her cell. (Arkham Asylum: Living Hell v1 #1)
As the notes taken by Jane Doe as Dr. Carver in the last two months are thrown out, Aaron Cash confronts Jane about what happened to her. Aware that Cash had feelings for the doctor, Jane comments that she knew Dr. Carver was disgusted by Cash losing his hand to Killer Croc and that she could never love him. (Arkham Asylum: Living Hell v1 #2) Jane Doe later assumes the identity of an Arkham security guard named Wrigley and escorts Doodlebug to his cell, leaving the door ajar on purpose. (Arkham Asylum: Living Hell v1 #3) Jane Doe helped free more of her fellow inmates, causing a massive riot. She told Great White she was going to take him to safety, and he was grateful until she knocked him unconscious and dragged him off. (Arkham Asylum: Living Hell v1 #4) She was upset with him for getting so many new wounds since she'd made a skinsuit to imitate him, so she altered it, and opened his old wounds so they'd match. He was tied up in Mr. Freeze's cell, and she turned down the temperature to kill him, telling him she looked forward to living the high life he had. She prepared to leave Arkham during the madness of the Skarva, demons unleashed by Doodlebug, rampaging in the asylum, but Dumpty spotted her. He was fooled by her White skinsuit, and told her not to worry, everything would be okay now that they were together again. Doe slipped away from Dumpty, who ran into White, who'd escaped but suffered frostbite damage that mutilated his face. Completely unhinged he started stalking Dow, and when spirits of her murder victims started appearing he sent them in the right direction. She almost made it out of Arkham, but was stopped by Batman. (Arkham Asylum: Living Hell v1 #6)
After the Black Glove's failed plan to destroy Batman, all the inmates from Arkham Asylum were transferred to Blackgate until Arkham was completely decontaminated. On their way back to Arkham, the vehicles that transported the inmates were assaulted by a new Black Mask, who freed the inmates, blew the asylum in front of all of them and forced them to join his army. Doe was among the inmates who joined Black Mask's group. (Batman: Battle for the Cowl v1 #1) As part of Black Mask's plan, she teamed up with Mr. Zsasz and Firefly to attack the GCPD Headquarters. Using the skin of an officer that Zsasz killed, Doe broke into Gordon's office, murdered Gotham's D.A. and shot Gordon thrice in the chest. (Batman: Battle for the Cowl v1 #2)
Jane Doe was seen in Arkham Asylum at the time when Deathstroke's incarnation of the Titans entered Arkham Asylum to deal with a certain patient. After Osiris kills a guard, he unknowingly activates a switch that releases all the inmates, thus allowing Jane to escape once again. (Titans v2 #28)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Jane Doe
Jane Doe appeared at a bank posing as wealthy socialite Vivian Wenner. When her accountant stated that Vivian Wenner was legally dead and cannot access her accounts, a shootout occurs that attracted the attention of Batman. Jane Doe gave Batman the slip and was saved by the villain Wrath. Wrath then persuaded Jane Doe to take a disguise that can enable her to infiltrate the Gotham City Police Department. When Batman confronted Harvey Bullock, he deduces that he was not the real Bullock as Jane Doe shed her disguise. When Jane Doe was weakened by the ensuing fight, she was taken down by psychiatrist Dr. Abigail Wilburn as she and Batman discovered the real Bullock locked in the basement. When remanded to Arkham Asylum, Jane Doe chooses Batman as her next target. Harvey later visited Arkham Asylum and learnt that Dr. Wilburn was now Jane Doe's appointed psychotherapist when he goes to receive therapy for his trauma. In truth, Jane Doe was actually conversing with herself while being observed by Arkham doctors. (Detective Comics Annual v2 #2)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Compiling her own psychological profile, she had come to realize that her desire to steal other people's identities was driven by a need to fill an "emptiness" within her. (Arkham Asylum: Living Hell v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
She was driven by a psychological need to 'become' other people, and thus is highly skilled at assuming the identities of anyone she chooses. Her choice method is removing her victim's skin and hair, wearing them over her own body, and then perfectly mimicking her victim's voice. Jane's disguises are usually near-perfect; she was able to spend two months impersonating Dr. Anne Carver before being discovered by Batman. Underneath her disguises, Jane's real appearance is that of a woman without her own skin, only muscle and tissue. Jane is skilled at hand-to-hand combat and is an expert at psychological manipulation and strategy.
Notes
- Jane Doe was created by Dan Slott and Ryan Sook where she made her first appearance in Arkham Asylum: Living Hell v1 #1 (July, 2003).
In other media
Television
- In Gotham, Jane Doe appeared in the setting of the live-action television series where she was portrayed by actress Sarah Pidgeon.
- In Arrowverse, Jane Doe was referenced in the setting of the live-action television series.
Appearances
- Arkham Asylum: Living Hell v1: (2003)
- Batman: Battle for the Cowl v1:
- Titans v2:
- Detective Comics Annual v2:
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