
Background[]
Powers & Abilities[]
- Precognition
- Spyral Implants: Like many of Spyral's agents, Helena possessed implants that granted her several abilities to assist her in the field. These were shut down after she left Spyral.
- Hypnos: Hypnos are implants that enable the user to confuse and hypnotize others.
- Identity Protection: The Spyral implants make the user's face unable to be captured by surveillance cameras and any person's memory.
- Archery: Huntress carries her trademark crossbows on her at all times. Whether they're dual mounted mini-crossbows or one large crossbow is up to her as she has proficiency to use both. She's once used a single bolt to split a bullet in two.
- Criminology: Huntress grew up in a criminal environment and later spent a few years surrounded by gangs and criminals. If there ever was a street-wise hero who stayed on the straight and narrow it would be the Huntress.
- Driving: Huntress is an effective driver, able to pilot the Batmobile in high stress and combat situations as well as her own motorcycle at varying degrees of above-average driving situations (being shot at, accelerating to high speeds and over semi-separated bridges).
- Firearms: Over the years Huntress realized that firing and reloading bolts at armed individuals may not be the most effective even if they were the most non-lethal. She's adapted her arsenal over time to include various firearms.
- Investigation: Batman, himself, has mentioned Huntress's prowess during investigation situations. She is credited as the "Batman" of the Birds of Prey team and regularly spends her free-time solving cold cases especially when the Mafia is involved. Batman stated that Helena's Atlas of Organized Crime in Gotham, is outstanding work.
- Martial Arts: Huntress was very much a street fighter before honing her skills in martial arts. She spent many years getting into intentional fights just to prove and test her mettle. She has since fine-tuned her skill after years of work with Black Canary. She learned various disciplines of martial arts, enough to challenge even Lady Shiva. She prefers to use a specific kind of Kung Fu learned from Richard Dragon.
- Boxing
- Dragon Style Kung Fu: One of the many disciplines she has learned is Dragon Style Kung Fu.
- Karate
- Muay Thai
- Stick Fighting: Although she prefers to use her martial arts and hand-to-hand combat when it comes to close quarters, there have been many occasions where Huntress has used her Battle-Staff to take on multiple enemies.
- Multilingualism: She can speak both English and Italian fluently.
- Peak Human Condition: Huntress works hard to keep her body in peak physical condition. She stated her costume change to include more skin was a result of her 300 ab crunches a day.
- Pedagogy: Before and sometimes during her career she has taught at various schools and varying people the complicated language of English. She has cited her skill as a teacher on a few occasions but prefers to leave her civilian life out of sight.
- Stealth: Huntress can be very stealthy when she needs to. With her specially outfitted suit and various toys in her utility belt she can sneak into a facility and learn whatever information she desires although she sometimes prefers to fight her way in.
- Throwing: Helena learned the art of throwing from her cousin Salvatore Asaro.
- Espionage: Due to her former status as an agent of Sypral, Helena is a very accomplished spy. She tutored Agent 37 on the art of espionage as well.
Equipment[]
- Crossbow: Huntress' primary weapon for combat, it fires single arrows at enemies. It also come with a rapid fire option. It can even be fired and work underwater.
- Arrows: Huntress' normal arrows, they can dent through most substances such as wood.
- Steel-Tipped Arrows: Huntress' alternate variant of arrows. Can pierce through steel with ease.
- Explosive Arrows: Arrows that upon making contact with anything, will explode. They were able to somewhat incapacitate Clayface. Has a timer of a few seconds.
- Dynamite Arrow: Arrow that is rigged with a timed dynamite explosive. Powerful enough to destroy parts of a large boat.
- Blunt Arrows: Non-lethal arrows used for incapacitation. Can knock out regular humans with ease
- Tracking Arrow: Non-lethal arrow. When fired, the top comes off and sticks to the surface of what its shot at. Can be used to track down vehicles, enemies, etc.
- Wrist-Mounted Gun: Attached to her right glove. Instead of firing bullets, fires single arrows. Can presumably be fired in rapid fire as well. Also contains a grappling hook.
- Battle-Staff: A collapsible, combat metallic staff that she has used since the very beginning of her adventures.
- Brass Knuckles: Metal guards worn over the hands. Can be used to increase the strength of her attacks.
- Taser: Weapon that fires barbs attached to electric wires. Can cause temporary paralysis. Was able to incapacitate Nightwing briefly.
- Grappling Equipment: Carries ropes and hooks on her utility belt. Can be used to swing from building to building. Lets her walk on the surfaces of buildings.
- Utility Belt
- Motorcycle: Huntress' main means of transportation. Painted purple and yellow. Can carry up to two people at a time.
- Spyral Helicopter
Feats[]
Strength[]
- Scales to the likes of Batgirl and Black Canary.
- Black Canary can kick a metal door off its hinges with one kick.
- Can knock out someone with a single kick.
- Claims to be able to do 700 sit-ups a everyday.
- Also claims she can deliver a palm strike that can drive a mans septum into his brain.
- Kicks a muscular thug off of a roof.
- Beats up a Mafia henchmen with a frying pan.
- Throws a trash can with one hand at a car while on a motorcycle.
- Slammed someones face into a car hard enough to dent it.
- Punched Vixen hard enough to stagger her.
- Throws a man several meters, through two windshields and knocks out two dudes
- Drew blood from Vixen with two kicks.
- Chips part of a metal helmet.
- Knocks out Black Spider with one kick.
- Punches Jack, slamming him onto the ground.
- Throws a thermos hard enough to knock out a Hive soldier.
- Restrains White Canary.
- Drew blood from Killer Croc with a kick.
- Post-Crisis Killer Croc albeit weak could still tear open metal doors.
- Shatters the window of a cop car to knock out a cop.
- Puts the Penguin in a choke-hold.
- Throws the Lion of Kufka with one hand.
- Shatters someones knee with a kick.
- Knocked back Copperhead with a kick.
- Copperhead can physically overpower Black Canary.
- Caused pain to Asp by kicking him in the chest.
- Threw Lady Viper away with one hand.
- Knocks out Killer Shark with an elbow to the head.
- Physically restrains White Canary.
- Takes down Victor Zsasz.
- Knocks out a goon with a bottle.
Speed[]
- Should scale to Cassandra Cain.
- Cassie could dodge multiple bullets after they were fired.
- Dodges a punch from a large henchmen while on the ground.
- Killed four men with her crossbow in just a few seconds.
- Evades a punch from Black Canary.
- Took out a policeman from behind a wall before he could react.
- Shot Vixen before she could pounce on her.
- Speedblitzes a group of thugs with Batman.
- Evades a small explosion.
- Blocks a kick from Catwoman.
- Easily avoids bullets while fighting a group of thugs.
- Casually catches a knife she wasn't looking at.
- Dodges rapid gunfire with ease.
- Counters a speedblitz from Black Canary.
- Shoots a criminals hand before he can fire a gun.
- Blocks a crossbow shot with a mind control helmet.
- Evades through gunfire while airborne with ease.
- Dodges a slash from White Canary.
- Ducked under rapid gunfire in a narrow tunnel.
- Dodges multiple lasers from Burnrate.
- Fires three bolts before the strings of her selmer stop humming.
Durability[]
- Can tank hits from the likes of Batman, Nightwing, and Batgirl.
- Armor is durable enough to survive a katana.
- Survived having her hand broken by Vixen.
- Tanks a small explosion from driving a van into the water.
- Survives a crossbow shot to the chest, albeit she is unconscious afterwards.
- No-sells a kick to the back from Batgirl.
- Survived a minor helicopter crash into the desert.
- Tanks hits from White Canary.
- Survived a small missile going off near her.
- Takes a beating from Lady Shiva.
- Took multiple hits from Batman, who can shatter bazooka-proof glass.
- Survived getting electrocuted albeit was knocked unconscious.
- Took a beating from a bloodlusted Nightwing.
Skills[]
- Was trained by her uncle and cousin at a young age to take down the Mafia, who killed her family.
- Took down Riddlers' former henchmen during a bank robbery.
- Killed Mandragora and the assassin who murdered her family.
- Briefly donned the disguise of Batgirl.
- Assisted a renegade police officer in capturing Nightwing and Oracle.
- Nearly killed Prometheus.
- Trained with the Questions' sensei for three months.
- Saved Batman after he took a fall in Crime Alley.
- Fought Catwoman.
- Joined the Birds of Prey.
- Briefly served in the Outsiders.
- Infiltrated the Mob, eliminating any competition.
- Became the leader of the Birds of Prey.
- Helped the rest of the Bat Family fight the crime outbreak in Gotham City.
- Aided Batman (Dick Grayson) in fighting Black Mask.
- Fought I-Am-Batman with Black Canary.
- Nearly killed Man-Bat.
- Survived an encounter with Azrael.
- Aided Black Canary against the villainous White Canary.
- Joined Spyral and became the agent Matron.
- Rescued Dr. Leslie Thompkins.
- Retrieved the Paragon Organs with Dick Grayson.
- Killed Mr. Minos.
- Became the Director of Spyral.
- Began teaching at a school in Gotham City.
Weaknesses[]
- Power Instability
- Still human and can be put down with enough force.
- Suit is not bulletproof and has various exposed spots.
- Incredibly stubborn.
- Can let emotions get to her and cloud her way of thinking.
- Crossbow needs to reload.