In response to this, Strix perceived Canary as a threat and attacked her. The Birds headed out to the prison and attempted to sneak in when Black Canary lost control of her Canary Cry, and destroyed the building and Gotham's power station. On another mission, Black Canary retrieved information that a former Basilisk agent was breaking out of prison. Strix lashed out, but was calmed by Batgirl. However, Condor (who helped them in Japan) attacked Strix mistaking her for an enemy. With that said, Batgirl introduced Strix to Starling and Canary's surprise. When Batgirl, Black Canary and Starling return from Japan, having lost Katana as a member of the Birds of Prey, Batgirl suggested a fourth teammate, reminding them that despite her betrayal, former teammate Poison Ivy served a specific purpose. ![]() Birds of Prey Strix and the Birds of Prey Batgirl agreed, and as Catwoman went outside to confront the police, both Batgirl and Mary fled.īatgirl later suggested a name for Mary: Strix, which translates from Latin as "owl". Catwoman, who had grown to like Mary, offered to distract the police, making Batgirl promise to take her somewhere safe. With the other Talons scattered, the trio of women are all that were left. The Court master then put a gun with cryo-bullets to Mary's head, threatening to kill her, but with the police alerted to the conflict, the Court of Owl higher-ups demanded that he commit suicide to leave no trace of their involvement, to which he obeyed. She obeyed, and attacked both heroines, but when one of the Talons put a blade to Catwoman's throat, Batgirl managed to reason with Mary, who managed to save Catwoman from being killed. Deciding to not live up to their end of the bargain, the Court master sics Mary, and numerous other Talons to kill both Catwoman and Batgirl. Batgirl, who was tracking down a Court of Owls conspiracy to burn down slums purchased by Bruce Wayne, comes in contact with the duo, as Mary is returned to the Court. Before she could be transferred, the Court of Owls hired Catwoman to break Mary out, and return her to one of the Court's leaders, still in hiding. Instead, she was picked up somewhere outside of Gotham, and locked within a prison. Somehow, Mary did not get picked up to be put back into cryo-freezing under Blackgate Penitentiary like the majority of the Talons. When Batgirl asks why she didn't kill her before, Mary, being mute, writes in her blood that she saw a part of herself in Batgirl, both hiding behind masks. Later, when balloon bombs, similar to those that disfigured her, reign down on Gotham, Mary comes into contact with Batgirl again, ending in defeat when Batgirl decides to push her off a building, knowing Mary's healing factor will save her from dying. Major Story Arcs Night of the Owls Mary's face unmaskedĪwoken when the Court of Owls waged war against Batman and his allies, Mary soon comes into contact with Barbara Gordon, but for some reason, decides not to kill her, given the chance. The use of the Japanese World War II fire balloon attacks in Strix's origin was used by Simone due to her living in the Northwest United States and finding this rarely mentioned tidbit of history interesting. Strix (originally only known as Mary) was created by Gail Simone and Ardian Syaf for The Night of the Owls crossover. She was later offered to the Court of Owls as a potential Talon, a role that she gladly accepted. ![]() Left disfigured by the attack, she was picked up by Haly's Circus where, despite her injuries, she became a talented aerialist. Mary Turner became an orphan when one of the Japanese fire balloons detonated in Oregon in the mid-1940s, killing her family.
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