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!!Wildcat II (Yolanda Montez) provides examples of:
* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Yolanda's claws are very sharp and can withstand a surprising amount of mechanical pressure. She could tear through the inner tissues and eventually the skin of a giant prehistoric shark, and can scale down brick walls face first to go faster.
* AffirmativeActionLegacy: A Mexican-American female who picks up the title of Wildcat from her Anglo godfather.
* AgeLift: In ''Series/Stargirl2020'', she's a contemporary of ComicBook/{{Stargirl}}. In the comics, she was shown to have been the same age as Black Canary II, who is typically about ten years older than Courtney.
* AnimalisticAbilities: Yolanda has cat-like agility and retractable claws.
* BackFromTheDead: Unexpectedly returned in the final issue of ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'', where she was seen as part of the newly-restored JSA. The decision to bring her back after ''decades'' of being dead was likely influenced by her usage in the ''Stargirl'' live-action show.
* CatGirl: The experiments done on her mother prior to her conception eventually lead Yolanda to develop cat-like features, including claws.
* ClashingCousins: Yolanda's aunt, like her mother, was experimented on during pregnancy by Dr. Love, producing the villainous SharkMan Cacharo, who became an enemy of Yolanda (and Infinity, Inc. as a whole). They might also share a father, given how involved Dr. Love is implied to have been with his work.
* CListFodder: One of many lesser-known heroes who were slaughtered by Eclipso in DC's big summer blockbuster fish kill in 1993. She, along with many characters killed in that event, was brought back later in another big event, due to the fact that many were AffirmativeActionLegacy heroes and having wiped them out solely for cheap drama not being the best look these days.
* DyingToBeReplaced: She was killed off in ''Eclipso'', and Ted became Wildcat again.
* GratuitousSpanish: She interjects a lot of Spanish in her English (though it's not really Spanglish either). "Por Dios!" is her favorite exclamation. Most of what she says in Spanish consists of dated folk sayings.
* IAmWho: When Helix shows up, she learns about her origins in detail, and is quite shocked and dismayed.
* InnateNightVision: Her feline abilities include being able to see in the dark.
* LegacyCharacter: Takes up the name Wildcat and becomes a hero after Ted gets injured and retires from the role.
* NotAsYouKnowThem: Post Flashpoint there is a Yolanda Montez on Earth 2, but she's a rather changed character who lives in Mexico and is avatar of the Red.
* OverlyLongName: Her full legal name is Yolanda Maria Dorothea Lucia Montez.
* SpicyLatina: Yolanda is on the proud, self-reliant side and has a bit of a temper. She also is rather jealous, and was possessive of Nuklon and cranky toward Lyta Trevor Hall -- even though Nuklon and Montez weren't really dating.
* SuperReflexes: Possesses 'cat-like reflexes'.
* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: ''Series/Stargirl2020'' erased her relationship with Ted (who was her godfather in the comics, and was the one to train her). However, upon receiving his suit (which grants her powers), she took to researching him and became a fangirl of his.
* WolverineClaws: She has retractable catlike claws in her fingers and toes, which she uses for fighting, scaling obstacles, and ruining her hose.

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!!Wildcat !!See Characters/InfinityInc for examples from Wildcat II (Yolanda Montez) provides examples of:
* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Yolanda's claws are very sharp and can withstand a surprising amount of mechanical pressure. She could tear through the inner tissues and eventually the skin of a giant prehistoric shark, and can scale down brick walls face first to go faster.
* AffirmativeActionLegacy: A Mexican-American female who picks up the title of Wildcat from her Anglo godfather.
* AgeLift: In ''Series/Stargirl2020'', she's a contemporary of ComicBook/{{Stargirl}}. In the comics, she was shown to have been the same age as Black Canary II, who is typically about ten years older than Courtney.
* AnimalisticAbilities: Yolanda has cat-like agility and retractable claws.
* BackFromTheDead: Unexpectedly returned in the final issue of ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'', where she was seen as part of the newly-restored JSA. The decision to bring her back after ''decades'' of being dead was likely influenced by her usage in the ''Stargirl'' live-action show.
* CatGirl: The experiments done on her mother prior to her conception eventually lead Yolanda to develop cat-like features, including claws.
* ClashingCousins: Yolanda's aunt, like her mother, was experimented on during pregnancy by Dr. Love, producing the villainous SharkMan Cacharo, who became an enemy of Yolanda (and Infinity, Inc. as a whole). They might also share a father, given how involved Dr. Love is implied to have been with his work.
* CListFodder: One of many lesser-known heroes who were slaughtered by Eclipso in DC's big summer blockbuster fish kill in 1993. She, along with many characters killed in that event, was brought back later in another big event, due to the fact that many were AffirmativeActionLegacy heroes and having wiped them out solely for cheap drama not being the best look these days.
* DyingToBeReplaced: She was killed off in ''Eclipso'', and Ted became Wildcat again.
* GratuitousSpanish: She interjects a lot of Spanish in her English (though it's not really Spanglish either). "Por Dios!" is her favorite exclamation. Most of what she says in Spanish consists of dated folk sayings.
* IAmWho: When Helix shows up, she learns about her origins in detail, and is quite shocked and dismayed.
* InnateNightVision: Her feline abilities include being able to see in the dark.
* LegacyCharacter: Takes up the name Wildcat and becomes a hero after Ted gets injured and retires from the role.
* NotAsYouKnowThem: Post Flashpoint there is a Yolanda Montez on Earth 2, but she's a rather changed character who lives in Mexico and is avatar of the Red.
* OverlyLongName: Her full legal name is Yolanda Maria Dorothea Lucia Montez.
* SpicyLatina: Yolanda is on the proud, self-reliant side and has a bit of a temper. She also is rather jealous, and was possessive of Nuklon and cranky toward Lyta Trevor Hall -- even though Nuklon and Montez weren't really dating.
* SuperReflexes: Possesses 'cat-like reflexes'.
* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: ''Series/Stargirl2020'' erased her relationship with Ted (who was her godfather in the comics, and was the one to train her). However, upon receiving his suit (which grants her powers), she took to researching him and became a fangirl of his.
* WolverineClaws: She has retractable catlike claws in her fingers and toes, which she uses for fighting, scaling obstacles, and ruining her hose.
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Golden Age hero Ted Grant grew up during the great depression and despite wanting to study medicine ended up using his fists to make money as a professional boxer instead. After a couple of fixers accidentally killed a boxer they'd drugged to ensure he'd lose a fight they framed Ted for the whole mess and then tried to have him killed to prevent anyone from learning the truth. When the hit went wrong and killed the cops instead of Ted he went on the run, and met a young boy who talked about Green Lantern (Alan Scott). Inspired by Lantern's example Ted vowed to clear his name and created a cat themed costume for himself, and the rest is history.

During World War II Ted joined the Justice Society of America, a hero team he would forevermore remain affiliated with.

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Golden Age hero Ted Grant grew up during the great depression and despite wanting to study medicine ended up using his fists to make money as a professional boxer instead. After a couple of fixers accidentally killed a boxer they'd drugged to ensure he'd lose a fight fight, they framed Ted for the whole mess and then tried to have him killed to prevent anyone from learning the truth. When the hit went wrong and killed the cops instead of Ted Ted, he went on the run, and met a young boy who talked about Green Lantern ComicBook/GreenLantern (Alan Scott). Inspired by Lantern's example example, Ted vowed to clear his name and created a cat themed costume for himself, and the rest is history.

During World War II II, Ted joined the Justice Society of America, ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica, a hero team he would forevermore remain affiliated with.



One of his boxing pals made Ted the godfather of his daughter Yolanda who picked up the Wildcat name after Ted was injured and retired from the role.

At a rather elderly age Ted, whose body is that of a younger man due to a number of time traveling and magical mishaps, learned he'd fathered an illegitimate son named Tom living in Brooklyn. During Ted's visits to get to know his son he discovered that Tom had powers when Tom rescued Ted from [[Characters/DCComicsVandalSavage Vandal Savage]]. At this discovery Ted invited his son to the JSA and welcomed him to the use of Ted's Wildcat moniker for hero work should he be interested.

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One of his boxing pals pals, 'Mauler' Montez, made Ted the godfather of his daughter Yolanda, whose mother Maria was experimented on by the insane Dr. Love while she was pregnant. Unlike his other test subjects (including Maria's sister), Love lost track of Maria and her family when they moved from Mexico to the US to be with Maria's husband. Yolanda who picked up the eventually developed superpowers which gave her feline characteristics, and when Wildcat name after Ted was injured during the events of the ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths and retired from the role.

role, Yolanda decided to succeed him as Wildcat, joining ComicBook/InfinityInc soon afterward.

At a rather elderly age Ted, age, Ted -- whose body is that of a younger man due to a number of time traveling time-traveling and magical mishaps, mishaps -- learned he'd fathered an illegitimate son named Tom living in Brooklyn. During Ted's visits to get to know his son he discovered that Tom had powers when Tom rescued Ted from [[Characters/DCComicsVandalSavage Vandal Savage]]. At this discovery Ted invited his son to the JSA and welcomed him to the use of Ted's Wildcat moniker for hero work should he be interested.



* AffirmativeActionLegacy: A Mexican-American female who picks up the title of Wildcat from her Anglo god-father.

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* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Yolanda's claws are very sharp and can withstand a surprising amount of mechanical pressure. She could tear through the inner tissues and eventually the skin of a giant prehistoric shark, and can scale down brick walls face first to go faster.
* AffirmativeActionLegacy: A Mexican-American female who picks up the title of Wildcat from her Anglo god-father.godfather.



* BackFromTheDead: Unexpectedly returned in the final issue of ''Comicbook/DoomsdayClock'', where she was seen as part of the newly-restored JSA. The decision to bring her back after ''decades'' of being dead was likely influenced by her usage in the ''Stargirl'' live-action show.
* CatGirl: The experiments done on her mother prior to her conception eventually lead Yolanda to develop cat like features including claws.
* DyingToBeReplaced: She was killed off in ''Comicbook/{{Eclipso}}'' and Ted became Wildcat again.

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* BackFromTheDead: Unexpectedly returned in the final issue of ''Comicbook/DoomsdayClock'', ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'', where she was seen as part of the newly-restored JSA. The decision to bring her back after ''decades'' of being dead was likely influenced by her usage in the ''Stargirl'' live-action show.
* CatGirl: The experiments done on her mother prior to her conception eventually lead Yolanda to develop cat like features cat-like features, including claws.
* ClashingCousins: Yolanda's aunt, like her mother, was experimented on during pregnancy by Dr. Love, producing the villainous SharkMan Cacharo, who became an enemy of Yolanda (and Infinity, Inc. as a whole). They might also share a father, given how involved Dr. Love is implied to have been with his work.
* CListFodder: One of many lesser-known heroes who were slaughtered by Eclipso in DC's big summer blockbuster fish kill in 1993. She, along with many characters killed in that event, was brought back later in another big event, due to the fact that many were AffirmativeActionLegacy heroes and having wiped them out solely for cheap drama not being the best look these days.
* DyingToBeReplaced: She was killed off in ''Comicbook/{{Eclipso}}'' ''Eclipso'', and Ted became Wildcat again.again.
* GratuitousSpanish: She interjects a lot of Spanish in her English (though it's not really Spanglish either). "Por Dios!" is her favorite exclamation. Most of what she says in Spanish consists of dated folk sayings.
* IAmWho: When Helix shows up, she learns about her origins in detail, and is quite shocked and dismayed.
* InnateNightVision: Her feline abilities include being able to see in the dark.



* SpicyLatina: Yolanda is on the proud, self-reliant side and has a bit of a temper. She also is rather jealous, and was possessive of Nuklon and cranky toward Lyta Trevor Hall -- even though Nuklon and Montez weren't really dating.
* SuperReflexes: Possesses 'cat-like reflexes'.



* WolverineClaws: Yolanda has retractable cat claws in her fingernails.

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* WolverineClaws: Yolanda She has retractable cat catlike claws in her fingernails.
fingers and toes, which she uses for fighting, scaling obstacles, and ruining her hose.

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