Mary Worth (Prime Earth)

Bloody Mary
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 2011‎-present
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Real Name	Mary Worth
Main Alias	Bloody Mary
Affiliation	Medusa
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Criminal
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Blond
Origin
Universe	Prime Earth
Creators	J.H. Williams III · W. Haden Blackman · Amy Reeder
First Appearance	Batwoman Vol 2 #7 (May, 2012)
Appearance of Death	Batwoman Vol 2 #17 (April, 2013)

Mary Worth, alias Bloody Mary, is an enemy to Batwoman as a member of the Gotham-based crime organization, Medusa.

History

At 13 years old, Mary Worth was supposedly forced to enter a marriage with an adult man who fulfilled the roles of being her husband, father, teacher, and mentor. After Mary suffered a near-fatal miscarriage, she discovered that her husband had a tendency to initiate affairs with other woman. Suffering a psychotic break, Mary murdered a number of women and girls she feared may seduce her husband. The grieving townsfolk discovered her crimes and hanged the murderess in response. Generations later, "Bloody Mary" became an urban legend.

In modern-day Gotham City, Maro Ito, a high-ranking member of the crime syndicate known as Medusa, used his magical abilities to conjure living urban legends to work under Medusa's command. Maro and fellow Medusa member Killer Croc invaded a home wherein three middle-school girls were having a slumber party. Maro channeled the teenagers' belief in Bloody Mary to summon the spirit of Mary Worth in corporeal form. Binding Mary in service to Medusa by citing her true name, Maro allowed Mary to satisfy her bloodlust by killing the three kidnapped girls. Her involvement with Medusa put her at odds with Batwoman.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Unique Physiology: As a supernatural urban legend come to life, Bloody Mary possesses a body with attributes she did not have during her mortal, human life. While her body typically appears human, Batwoman proved that her body could shatter like glass.
  • Dimensional Travel: Bloody Mary could enter and exit mirrors.
  • Claws

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)

Notes

• This character or object is an adaptation of Bloody Mary, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
  

Trivia

• Her name is a reference to Mary Worthington, the real name of Bloody Mary in the TV series Supernatural.

Related

• 7 Appearances of Mary Worth (Prime Earth)
• 1 Images featuring Mary Worth (Prime Earth)
• Quotations by or about Mary Worth (Prime Earth)
• Character Gallery: Mary Worth (Prime Earth)

Footnotes

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