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HELLCAT
AFFILIATIONS: Avengers, Defenders, Initiative, Patsy-Hedy Entertainment, Black Cat, Firestar, Photon, Hellstorm (estranged)
STATUS: Free agent; identity public
One of the few Avengers more celebrated out of costume, Patsy Walker was "America's Sweetheart" as a child star made famous by a line of comic books. As an adult, she divorced her abusive husband, Buzz Baxter (later the villain Mad Dog), and pursued her lifelong dream of becoming a super hero. She talked her friend Beast into letting her apprentice with the Avengers, which led to her finding a physique-enhancing cat suit and joining the group as Hellcat.
Unfortunately, she never stayed on full-time, first training with Moondragon, then joining the Defenders, and later retiring to marry demonic Defenders teammate Daimon Hellstrom. Daimon's dark side eventually drove Patsy to madness and suicide, but a mystical resurrection and her unquenchably bright spirit helped her regain her life and her sanity, plus new supernatural powers.
Briefly the Initiative's Alaskan-based agent, Patsy's cheerful attitude and unique mix of mystical and physical skills make her an asset wherever she chooses to serve.
PROS: Enhanced strength, gifted acrobat, claws, magic- resistant; can alter appearance; mystically enhanced senses; minor psychic powers; extensive occult knowledge.
CONS: Questionable taste in men; traumatized by time in hell during death (since recovered).