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Legendary DC characterPoison Ivyis own her antihero status meeting an ultimate referendum in her latest geological era of cartoon strip . For year , masses have been debating ifPoison Ivy could be another antiheroin the DC Universe . While she has for certain committed villainous act , over the years she ’s come to be a appealing antagonist among readers . This was only doubled when she start date Harley Quinn , cement the two as one of the skilful couple in comics . However , ever sinceIvy ’s break - up with Harley , it ’s led to lover question if she ’d be free her antihero position .
All of this is being explored inPoison Ivy ’s late limited series , create by G. Willow Wilson and Marcio Takara . see herself on borrowed meter as a deadlyLast of Us - like fungus calledOphiocordyceps Lamiacourses through her , Ivy is ship on her most villainous scheme yet . She ’s make a cross - country route trip from Gotham to the West coast as she works to spread the very thing kill her , putting an end to all of human life . Since she knows that she ’s cash in one’s chips , she wants to see that the Green will not die with her as she tried to protect it most of her life . Wiping out humankind in one fatal blow would also make her go down as the pestilent villain in DC Comics if she succeed . And yet … she ’s been displaying some 2nd thought .
tie in : Poison Ivy Is prove Everyone Who Calls Her a Misunderstood Hero Wrong
Poison Ivyhas found the titular character come across various hoi polloi on her journey . First she encounter a poet named Jenny inPoison Ivy # 2whileeating a surprisingly non - vegetarian meal . Seeing a bit of herself in Jenny , Ivy helps her get out . Then , inPoison Ivy # 3 , she befriends Carrie , the proprietor of a motel she ’s persist at through a day of hard yardwork . In both of these meetings , she finds herself questioning the track she ’s taking . This is shown heavily with Carrie when she ’s so blow away by the precaution the motel possessor has for the Green that she ’s frightened when Carrie tries to touch her to help her up , not desire to spread the fungus to her . Ivy has spend her whole life plot to put an end to humanity because of what they ’ve done to the world , but now it look like she ’s really looking eye - to - eye with single lives and realizing that her massive death wish programme could be a mistake .
Unfortunately for her though , it could be too late to turn backas Poison Ivy lose her humanity . InPoison Ivy # 2 , she observe that for gather maximum coverage , she spreads the spore around citizenry and lets them lay dormant until she trigger them . That fashion , they can infect more citizenry around the macrocosm like a computer virus before she officially activate them . In a mode , no matter if she save certain people that she likes , she could still very well pour down them because of the epidemic she ’s diffuse . throw Carrie is the proprietor of a motel , septic people are likely to amount by and spread it to her even when Ivy is n’t there . Plus , Jenny was correct in front of her when she spread the spores in the diner . Even if she wants to redeem a few select people , she ca n’t kibosh them from eventually yield to decease from the fungus .
intelligibly , these brief moments ofDC ’s king of body horrorinteracting with humans is setting her up to make an important alternative . With her digit on the button to end it all , she will need to pick out if she sacrifices everyone , include the ones she ’s grown to like , or write everyone to leave alone those she ’s cared about to carry on her legacy and prevent humanity from destroying the Green . It ’s perhaps the most in - depth fictitious character studyPoison Ivyhas encounter yet , and it will certainly have devotee decide once and for all if she ’s antihero or full - fledge scoundrel .
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