Mercy Graves

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Mercy Graves
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Mercy Graves as depicted in Detective Comics #735 (December 1999), art by Dan Jurgens.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Superman: The Animated Series
"A Little Piece of Home (1996)"
First comic appearance Superman Adventures #1 (November 1996)
Created by Paul Dini
Bruce Timm
Hilary Bader
In-story information
Alter egoMercy Graves
Species Human cyborg
Team affiliations LexCorp
AbilitiesTrained in hand-to-hand combat

Mercy Graves is a supervillain appearing in multimedia and American comic books published by DC Entertainment and DC Comics. Created for the DC Animated Universe (DCAU), she first appeared in 1996 on Superman: The Animated Series as the personal assistant and bodyguard of Superman's archenemy Lex Luthor, returning in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited , voiced by Lisa Edelstein. [1] She has since been introduced into comic books published by DC Comics.

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In live-action, the character has been played by Tao Okamoto in the 2016 DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , [2] Rhona Mitra in the fourth season of the television series Supergirl , and by Natalie Gumede in the second and fourth seasons of the series Titans on DC Universe and HBO Max. Additionally, a character based on Graves named Tess Mercer appears in Smallville , portrayed by Cassidy Freeman.

DC Animated Universe

Superman: The Animated Series

Mercy Graves as depicted in Superman: The Animated Series. Mercy Graves.jpg
Mercy Graves as depicted in Superman: The Animated Series .

Created for and introduced in Superman: The Animated Series , Mercy Graves is a tough young woman with a checkered past, a sardonic wit, and skill in unarmed combat. While leading a gang of female thieves, she attempted to steal a briefcase from Lex Luthor. Though she failed, an impressed Luthor recognized her ruthlessness and street savvy, took her in, and eventually made her his personal bodyguard and chauffeur. Loyal and respectful to him, she also claims to be "the only one in Luthor's entire company who can get away with calling him Lex".

An alternate reality variant of Graves appears in the episode "Brave New Metropolis". After Luthor and Superman turned Metropolis into a police state, Graves became the commander of the former's law enforcement group.

Justice League and Justice League Unlimited

In the Justice League episode "Tabula Rasa", it is established that Graves took over LexCorp following Luthor's imprisonment. When he returns, she proves hesitant to return control to him. After he is re-imprisoned, she refuses to help him after he is diagnosed with Kryptonite-induced cancer. Nonetheless, she returns to Luthor's side as of the Justice League Unlimited episode "Clash".

Comics

Mercy Graves first appeared in the main DC Universe continuity in Detective Comics #735 (August 1999), during the No Man's Land storyline. This version is blonde and often works with an additional bodyguard, Hope. Furthermore, both Graves and Hope are implied to be Amazons, with the former later being confirmed as such in Justice League: Cry for Justice . [3]

In Infinity, Inc. , Graves adopts the secret identity of "Vanilla" and joins the eponymous team in the hopes of atoning for her misdeeds. However, she leaves after almost beating a man to death.

In The New 52, Graves is reintroduced as Luthor's Asian American personal assistant who manages LexCorp in his absence. [4]

During the "Lazarus Planet" event, Graves becomes a metahuman cyborg after being exposed to Lazarus Pit resin. [5]

In other media

Television

Animation

  • Mercy Graves appears in The Batman two-part episode "The Batman/Superman Story", voiced by Gwendoline Yeo. This version wields twin laser guns.
  • Mercy Graves makes non-speaking appearances in Young Justice . This version is a cyborg and minor member of the Light who possesses a cybernetic right arm equipped with various weapons. [1]
  • Mercy Graves makes non-speaking appearances in Harley Quinn .

Live-action

Film

Video games

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