❝ There were very few people who knew that Poison Ivy, plant-themed seductress and long-time enemy of Gotham’s Caped Crusader, had a daughter. Born out of a one-night stand between her mother and low-level gang member, Elena had inherited her mother’s powers for plant and toxin manipulation, and Pamela Isley had been prepared to raise her daughter to be her little partner in crime, a twisted version of a mini-me to help her mother terrorize Gotham with their thorny and poisonous abilities.
But Elena hadn’t wanted that for herself. A sweet, shy girl with a tendency for kindness, she had wanted no part in her mother’s schemes against the Batman and Gotham’s innocents, and so had run away, searching for the one person she believed could help someone in her situation. She found the Batman and begged for his help, begged him to free her from her mother’s plans and show her how to be a good person like him… and she made this desperate plea at the ripe old age of six years old.
Bruce Wayne, hidden behind the imposing cowl of his iconic suit, had almost shed a tear at the sight of this sweet, tiny girl pleading for his help to get her out of a desperate situation. Knowing he could never put Elena into the foster system or have her adopted because of her powers, the billionaire vigilante had taken the daughter of one of his nemeses into his home and, later, his heart, raising her as his own, helping her learn to control her powers, and, eventually, teaching her to fight so she could fulfill her wish of joining him in taking down crime on Gotham’s streets. Over the years, Elena steadily wormed her way into Bruce’s walled-off heart, and he came to view her as his own daughter, never forgetting but not caring about her true origins.
Now, several years later, Elena roams the streets of Gotham at night alongside her adoptive father, taking down criminals in a beautiful green suit under the alias Persephone. But after the death of Superman, who was killed in a fight Bruce kept her away from, Elena sees strange aliens start to show up around her city, attracted by Earth’s newfound vulnerability. With a huge, deadly threat looming on the horizon, Bruce is forced to recruit new allies into a team to help him and his adoptive daughter take on the incoming alien army.
Now part of a team of amazing and imperfect heroes (including a very cute and very awkward speedster), Elena must prepare herself to finally find out if Bruce answered the plea she gave him all those years ago: to make her into a hero who is worthy to fight alongside him.
(And, possibly, to find out how much her flirting can make Barry blush before he passes out, but that is not her focus here. What? It’s not!) ❞
"You'll hear me howl by the light of the moon/That's how you'll know that I'm coming for you/Gonna find you alone in the dark of night/When the World Ender comes, better run for your life"-The World Ender by Lord Huron
Amanda Hartfell was introduced as an off-and-on love interest for Bruce. While she used to be a sparse character, the development of her backstory and relationship with Bruce has led to her being a fan favorite. Her rising status has also been accredited to her appearances throughout DC media.
Amanda first appeared in The Dark Knight Trilogy, played by Jessica Alba. Unfortunately, this first movie appearance was not very comic accurate. Instead of being Gotham's starlet from a good family, Amanda was portrayed as a cop similar to Jim Gordon. She is still a close friend of Bruce's and, much like her comic appearances, ends up patching up Batman in her apartment many times in his earlier days as Batman. There was a storyline of her turning into a vigilante set for the third movie, but that had to be scrapped in order for other storylines to show through.
Her next appearance is in Gotham, played by Anna Cathcart. This version of Amanda is much closer to her comic appearance, though the Gotham starlet part hasn’t hit yet since she’s so young. A close friend of Bruce's, she often tags along with him during anything he does. She is a reoccurring character, but never got fully fleshed out as her own person outside of Bruce. This made many fans of her disappointed.
Amanda made an appearance in the DCEU during Batman v Superman and is played by Jennifer Garner. She is shown as already knowing that Bruce is Batman and is his primary love interest, even if their love story isn't focused on. This version of the character is comic accurate in she is still an actress but is shown to be "on a break from acting". Some fans were disappointed that they didn't see more from her.
The most recent appearance of Amanda is in The Batman, though only in passing. She is played by Jennifer Love Hewitt and this version plays back to her Dark Knight character. She is a cop again but was still from a rich family. She and Gordon seem to be pretty close, but she and Bruce's relationship does not get much focus. Most fans of her character hope that she plays a bigger role in the future.
INTRODUCING… MY DCEU ORIGINAL CHARACTER, ELENA ISLEY
❝ There were very few people who knew that Poison Ivy, plant-themed seductress and long-time enemy of Gotham’s Caped Crusader, had a daughter. Born out of a one-night stand between her mother and low-level gang member, Elena had inherited her mother’s powers for plant and toxin manipulation, and Pamela Isley had been prepared to raise her daughter to be her little partner in crime, a twisted version of a mini-me to help her mother terrorize Gotham with their thorny and poisonous abilities.
But Elena hadn’t wanted that for herself. A sweet, shy girl with a tendency for kindness, she had wanted no part in her mother’s schemes against the Batman and Gotham’s innocents, and so had run away, searching for the one person she believed could help someone in her situation. She found the Batman and begged for his help, begged him to free her from her mother’s plans and show her how to be a good person like him… and she made this desperate plea at the ripe old age of six years old.
Bruce Wayne, hidden behind the imposing cowl of his iconic suit, had almost shed a tear at the sight of this sweet, tiny girl pleading for his help to get her out of a desperate situation. Knowing he could never put Elena into the foster system or have her adopted because of her powers, the billionaire vigilante had taken the daughter of one of his nemeses into his home and, later, his heart, raising her as his own, helping her learn to control her powers, and, eventually, teaching her to fight so she could fulfill her wish of joining him in taking down crime on Gotham’s streets. Over the years, Elena steadily wormed her way into Bruce’s walled-off heart, and he came to view her as his own daughter, never forgetting but not caring about her true origins.
Now, several years later, Elena roams the streets of Gotham at night alongside her adoptive father, taking down criminals in a beautiful green suit under the alias Persephone. But after the death of Superman, who was killed in a fight Bruce kept her away from, Elena sees strange aliens start to show up around her city, attracted by Earth’s newfound vulnerability. With a huge, deadly threat looming on the horizon, Bruce is forced to recruit new allies into a team to help him and his adoptive daughter take on the incoming alien army.
Now part of a team of amazing and imperfect heroes (including a very cute and very awkward speedster), Elena must prepare herself to finally find out if Bruce answered the plea she gave him all those years ago: to make her into a hero who is worthy to fight alongside him.
(And, possibly, to find out how much her flirting can make Barry blush before he passes out, but that is not her focus here. What? It’s not!) ❞
VALENTINES OC CHALLENGE 2023. day four - february 10th. LOVE YOU LIKE A LOVE SONG...OR QUOTE.
The Afterglow Bridge is just so THEM. Them being Isabella sand Bruce Wayne lol. Everyone thank @aliverse for putting up with me while I asked her for help.
You know when you hear a song for the first time and immediately tie it to your otp? Or you see a quote and go “oh my god, that’s so my oc ship!”? Well we want to see them too, pair your oc ship with a song or quote you relate to them.