Selina Kyle

Selina Kyle aka Catwoman is the main protagonist in Catwoman by Sarah J Maas.

Physical Description
Selina has tanned skin due to her 2 years in Italy with the league’s Girl’s school. Her hair is naturally dark, however, when she becomes Holly Vanderhees she dyes her hair blonde.

Personality
Despite her job, Selina will try everything in her power to not kill someone unless she is forced to by the people around her. Selina will do anything for her sister, and puts Maggie’s happiness and well being above her own.

Biography
Selina worked under Carmine Falcone in a ring fighting group named the Leopards. Her job, along with the rest of the Leopards, was to compete in the ring against men who were trying to pay off their debts against Falcone, if the men lost they were killed.

The reason Selina worked for Falcone was to pay the bills for her sister Maggie's medical treatment, due to the fact their mother spent a lot of time with abusive men and cared little for Selina and Maggie’s well beings. This lead to Selina kicking their mother out of the family home.

After a bad fight, the police turn up at Selina’s door with a social worker. It turns out that they want to take Selina and Maggie into a group home because the police found out that they have been neglected by their mother.

Maggie then tries to run from the house but is stopped by one of the police officers. Selina then attacks both police offers and knocks one of them out. However while taking out the other officer, the first officer wakes up and tasers Selina.

Selina wakes up in the police officers facing charges of assault on two officers and due to her upcoming 18th Birthday, being tried as an adult. This is where Selina meets Talia al Ghul, who offers her a deal. Selina will go to school in Italy and have her skills homed to become one of the top assassins and work for the League Assassins. Selina agrees and asks in return that her sister is put into a good home.

The story then picks up two years later when Selina returns to Gotham under the name of Holly Vanderhees. Who is meant to be from old money, parents deceased, no siblings, and net worth in the billions. Obviously, it is all a cove that allows Selina to complete her personal mission.

During one of Selina’s robberies as Catwoman, she encounters Poison Ivy. Ivy and Selina decide to form a team, however, Selina insists that Ivy convinces Harley Quinn to join their little team up as well. This is because of Ivy and Harley’s rumored past.