Strix (DC)
Strix is a female comic character who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Mary Turner
In 1945, Mary was a 11 years old child where she lived happily in the United States with her family and as they were having a picnic her brother found a Japanese balloon with a bomb attached, her brother carelessly approached it and her family was killed in the blast when they tried to take him away. Left mute and disfigured by the blast, Mary started to work for a travelling circus until the Court of Owls found her and made her a Talon, keeping her in cryo-freeze and waking her only when they needed someone killed. (Secret Six v4 #11)
Mary Turner was the assassin sent by the Court of Owls to coerce Commissioner Gordon into letting his police force handle the Night of the Owls ineffectively, and into inadvertently lighting a modified Bat-Signal which filleds the sky with the symbol of the Court of Owls, thereby killing hope that the Batman would save Gotham. As a child, she was horribly disfigured by a bomb attached to a balloon - an innovative attack by Emperor Hirohito, meant to cause panic in the United States during World War II. As such, her attack on Gotham City as a Talon involved the use of similar devices. On the Night of the Owls, she faced Batgirl, but despite her superior fighting skills, she let Batgirl go, feeling kinship because they both wore masks. (Batgirl v4 #9)
Later, Catwoman broke Mary out of Blackgate Penitentiary having been hired by a prominent member of the Court. When she realized his motivations, though, she turned on him, and with Batgirl, they defeated his Talons - including Mary, who turned on her master in the name of friendship with the two women. In order to protect Mary, Catwoman faced the police alone, leaving Batgirl to get Mary out. (Batgirl Annual v4 #1) Batgirl's solution was to find a place for Mary with the Birds of Prey. (Birds of Prey v3 #15)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Strix was an extremely skilled fighter and can kill multiple armed opponents in seconds. (Secret Six v4 #6)
Notes
- Strix was created by Gail Simone and Ardian Syaf where she made her first appearance in Batgirl v4 #9 (July, 2012).
Alternate Versions
Appearances
- Batgirl v4: (2012)
- Birds of Prey v3:
- Secret Six v4:
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