She was replaced as Batgirl by Stephanie Brown in a 2009 storyline. Consequently, Cassandra grew up to become an expert martial artist and developed an incredible ability to interpret body language to the point of reading complex thoughts, while simultaneously developing limited social skills and remaining mute and illiterate.Ĭassandra was the first Batgirl to star in her own ongoing Batgirl comic book series. She was deprived of speech and human contact during her childhood as conditioning to become the world's greatest assassin. Over the years, she has also assumed the names of Black Bat and Orphan.Ĭassandra's origin story presents her as the daughter of assassins David Cain and Lady Shiva. The character is one of several who have assumed the role of Batgirl. Created by Kelley Puckett and Damion Scott, Cassandra Cain first appeared in Batman #567 (July 1999). Able to read body language and anticipate opponents' actionsĬassandra Cain (also known as Cassandra Wayne and Cassandra Wu-San) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman.Expert martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant.
