Cheshire (DC)
Cheshire is a female comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Jade Nguyen was a female human born in the modern age as the daughter of Andre Chaumont and Anna Nyugen with her having a brother named Luke Chaumont. (Showcase '95 v1 #8)
Cheshire
She came to be one of a number of people brought together by the mysterious Mockingbird who brought a team together known as the Secret Six. Among them also included Catman, Deadshot, Scandal Savage, Rag Doll Peter Merkel Jr. and a rogue Parademon where they were brought together to oppose the Secret Society of Super Villains. At first, she intended to leave but then Mockingbird threatened to kill Cheshire's daughter thus forcing her to comply with the team. (Villains United v1 #1)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
She was among the League of Assassins members that went out to recruit Red Hood Jason Todd to be their new leader. (Red Hood and the Outlaws v1 #21)
Overview
Personality and attributes
She sometimes went by her father's family name of Jade Chaumont. (Showcase '95 v1 #8)
She claimed that she tended to test her new toxins on superheroes mostly. (Birds of Prey v1 #64)
Jade Chaumont was noted for being the daughter of Andre Chaumont and Anna Nyugen with her having a brother named Luke Chaumont. (Showcase '95 v1 #8)
Powers and abilities
It was noted that she was the most brilliant toxicologist since Pamela Isley. (Birds of Prey v1 #64)
She was noted for being a good fighter by Black Canary who thought of her like Picaso in that she struck at strange angles and made a huge impact. (Birds of Prey v1 #64)
Notes
- Cheshire was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez where she made her first appearance in New Teen Titans Annual v1 #2 (August, 1983).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Young Justice, Cheshire appeared in the setting of the animated television series starting from the episode "Infiltrator" where she was voiced by actress Kelly Hu. This version was the eldest daughter of Sportsmaster and Paula Brooks where she was the older sister of Artemis Crock.
Films
- In Batman: Soul of the Dragon, Jade Nyugen appeared in the setting of the 2021 animated film where she was voiced by actress Jamie Chung. She came to be a martial arts student of the O-Sensei where she trained at the hidden monastery at Nanda Parbat.
- In Catwoman: Hunted, Cheshire appeared in the setting of the anime film where she was voiced once again by actress Kelly Hu. This version was similar to her Young Justice incarnation in that she was a League of Shadows member who wore a Cheshire Cat mask, wielded a pair of sai for hand-to-hand combat, a sword, and claws embedded with jellyfish poison. She was noted to had clashed with Selina Kyle before in the past by the time she was hired by Minerva to murder Catwoman but she was foiled by Batwoman and Catwoman.
Video games
- In Young Justice: Legacy, Cheshire appeared in the setting of the video game tie-in where she was voiced once again by actress Kelly Hu.
Other
Appearances
- New Teen Titans Annual v1: (1983)
- Villains United v1:
- Red Hood and the Outlaws v1:
- Aquaman and the Others v1:
- Green Arrow:
- Batman v4:
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