Cupid (DC)
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| − | '''Carrie Cutter''' | + | ===Origin=== |
| + | '''Carrie Cutter''' was a special ops soldier, working for a top-secret program called '''COBALT''', who thought her husband Ross had abandoned her. (Green Arrow and Black Canary v1 #15) During a mission in Georgia she encountered something that deeply disturbed her. She volunteered for a program that would make her fearless. It also turns her emotions up to the extreme when it comes to falling in love. Other effects included memory loss and increased strength. She fell off the radar for a long time. Years later, she found out that her husband Ross was still alive, tracked him to Star City and killed him. Green Arrow thought that the unknown man was abusing his wife so he shot an arrow at him. Cupid picked up that arrow which began her obsession with Green Arrow. (Green Arrow and Black Canary v1 #16) | ||
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| + | Cupid first showed up in Star City at a scene of one of Green Arrow's fights. She picked up a broken tip of one of his arrows and carved the infamous heart with an arrow through it on her chest. She began killing off some of his notable enemies in the hope that she may begin to fulfil his heart's desire. She is mentally unstable as upon getting a new haircut, she cut out the eyes of the hairdresser, for the hair was cut so perfectly that she did not want anyone else to ever have the same perfect hair. (Green Arrow and Black Canary v1 #2) | ||
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| + | She then began targeting Green Arrow's foes where she was responsible for killing a number of small-time enemies including Big Game, Death Dealer, Vengeance, and Slingshot. (Green Arrow and Black Canary v1 #24) | ||
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| + | ===Post-Flashpoint=== | ||
| + | Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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===Television=== | ===Television=== | ||
*In the Arrowverse, Cupid made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting: | *In the Arrowverse, Cupid made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting: | ||
| − | **In Arrow, Cupid appeared in the live-action television series where she was portrayed by | + | **In Arrow, Cupid appeared in the live-action television series where she was portrayed by actress Amy Gumenick. This version is a former member of the Star City Police Department's S.W.A.T. team who was forced to leave because of an attachment disorder. Amidst Slade Wilson's attack on Starling City, Cutter was saved by Oliver Queen / Arrow, leading to her developing an obsession with him and seeing herself as his partner in life. Taking the name "Cupid", she stalks Queen and uses his skill set to kill criminals in an attempt to show him how "right" they are for each other. |
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 08:54, 2 December 2022
Cupid is a female comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Carrie Cutter was a special ops soldier, working for a top-secret program called COBALT, who thought her husband Ross had abandoned her. (Green Arrow and Black Canary v1 #15) During a mission in Georgia she encountered something that deeply disturbed her. She volunteered for a program that would make her fearless. It also turns her emotions up to the extreme when it comes to falling in love. Other effects included memory loss and increased strength. She fell off the radar for a long time. Years later, she found out that her husband Ross was still alive, tracked him to Star City and killed him. Green Arrow thought that the unknown man was abusing his wife so he shot an arrow at him. Cupid picked up that arrow which began her obsession with Green Arrow. (Green Arrow and Black Canary v1 #16)
Cupid first showed up in Star City at a scene of one of Green Arrow's fights. She picked up a broken tip of one of his arrows and carved the infamous heart with an arrow through it on her chest. She began killing off some of his notable enemies in the hope that she may begin to fulfil his heart's desire. She is mentally unstable as upon getting a new haircut, she cut out the eyes of the hairdresser, for the hair was cut so perfectly that she did not want anyone else to ever have the same perfect hair. (Green Arrow and Black Canary v1 #2)
She then began targeting Green Arrow's foes where she was responsible for killing a number of small-time enemies including Big Game, Death Dealer, Vengeance, and Slingshot. (Green Arrow and Black Canary v1 #24)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Cupid was created by Andrew Kreisberg and David Baron where she made her first appearance in Green Arrow and Black Canary v1 #15 (February, 2009).
In other media
Television
- In the Arrowverse, Cupid made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting:
- In Arrow, Cupid appeared in the live-action television series where she was portrayed by actress Amy Gumenick. This version is a former member of the Star City Police Department's S.W.A.T. team who was forced to leave because of an attachment disorder. Amidst Slade Wilson's attack on Starling City, Cutter was saved by Oliver Queen / Arrow, leading to her developing an obsession with him and seeing herself as his partner in life. Taking the name "Cupid", she stalks Queen and uses his skill set to kill criminals in an attempt to show him how "right" they are for each other.
Appearances
- Green Arrow and Black Canary v1: (2009)
External Links
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