Catwoman Origins - Batman's Most Complicated Villain With An Extremely Tragic Backstory

Catwoman is a fictional character from the DC Comics universe and she is probably one of the most well-known female characters in all of the DC universe. Men want her and women want to be like her, everyone swoons over this femme fatale who catwalks through the city in her black catsuit and red lips. Selina Kyle, who goes by the moniker Catwoman, is a cat thief who has an on-again, off-again romantic relationship with Batman. She is shown as a strong-willed, independent woman and many times, morally problematic lady. However, the focus of today’s video isn’t any of that. Today we are focusing on the origin story of everyone’s favorite femme fatale and how she became who she is.
Comic book origin myths are notoriously fickle. Small adjustments to a character's background are made as different writers take on the role. Many comic characters have been around for a long time, and their origin stories often vary to reflect current beliefs and values. For example, Catwoman's origin tale has altered dramatically over the years, with Selina Kyle evolving into an anti-hero and occasional villain in various ways. Selina has gone from villain to anti-hero, from amnesiac flight attendant to street criminal, and everything in between since her introduction in "Batman #1." Selina has gone through a lot of transformations since her inception by Bill Finger and Bob Kane.

[@ritanman9578]

Catwoman Probably my favorite female DC antihero of all time cause of her backstory, character arc in all Batman comics especially in Ed Brubakers Catwoman run, her character growth from a criminal into a protector of Gotham, and her love relationship she has with Batman My favorite character design is definitely her Batman TAS design

[@angelaholmes8888]

I also enjoyed eartha kitt and julie newmar portrayals as well 💜💜💜

[@digimonalvatrax2738]

Tbh Maria did love her and her sister as she often tried to protect them from abuse. She was just depressed

[@catspaw3092]

I absolutely love Catwoman she is the femme fatale women wish to be & would love to be.

[@alfonsopina3976]

Fun Fact: Zoe Kravitz claimed that she drank milk from a bowl to prepare for her role as Catwoman in The Batman, in which she was Lactose Intolerant

[@alexanderleslie3899]

i love Catwoman she's my favorite Anti Hero

[@brandonscott5544]

Agree anti-hero 😘😁

[@damianprock1650]

IKR

[@angelaholmes8888]

I absolutely loved Michelle take of catwoman 🥰😍💜

[@damianprock1650]

Especially now that Marvel fans best recognize Michelle as the Wasp

[@Vishakha_B897]

That wasn't even close to who Catwoman is in the comics.

[@jeromewhite2360]

Love the Arkham version of Catwoman.

[@ethansoderstrom8287]

Why wasn’t Grey Delistle’s/Griffin’s performance as Catwoman never mentioned? Honestly I thought she did great in the Arkham and Injustice games. It was my favorite performance anyway. I wonder why this was left out. 🤔

[@SSJofZ]

I really like her costume in Injustice 2

[@ericokonkwo7771]

Imagine this version of Catwoman vs. MCU Black Widow, interesting Fight/Battle!

[@genozuzek7401]

Black widow would wax that ass! Sorry, but she grew up in the red room, with a 5% survival chance. Catwoman got pushed outta window and resurrected by an alley cat. Not quite congruent.

[@JTAEKOOK4EVRR]

@@genozuzek7401 CATWOMAN WINS

[@JTAEKOOK4EVRR]

@Sokka LMAO I do

[@widowgirl1254]

Michelle's and the Arkham versions of Catwoman are the best 💜🖤

[@donaldjenkins3081]

Really like all the batman villain videos, just wish your page was a little more organized, I find I miss the occasional one when it gets jumbled all your other great uploads

[@AncestorEmpire1]

Catwoman in Arkham city: the best

[@StraightEdgeKnight19]

Batman returns Catwoman is better

[@AncestorEmpire1]

@@StraightEdgeKnight19 no shit though Thicc Catwoman in dark knight rises is always welcomed.

[@PrincessMavenKittyDarkholme]

Yesssss

[@SolarWing0]

Her purple catsuit with the thigh boots is my favorite look

[@PrincessMavenKittyDarkholme]

Disagree

[@alfonsopina3976]

Aubrey Plaza was the Perfect Actress for the role, Because she wanted play Selina Kyle/Catwoman, I think she is the Perfect Catwoman for Ben Affleck's Batman Universe within the snyderverse

[@darkholyPL]

Catwoman Origins: a woman ate cat form an asian street food vendor, and it gave her super powers... for 5min, then she died of food poisoning. The end.

[@barsnacker]

My favorite character 💖

[@brandonscott5544]

Catwoman dearly

[@That80sGuy1972]

Great video but you glossed over one thing, not all of the Catwoman manifestations here are Selena Kyle. Selena Kyle is the one who was the usual Catwoman but there were others... like the two in the campy Batman series and the Catwoman movie with Halle Berry... those were not Selena Kyle. Unlike Joker, her "multiple choice" backstory isn't because her backstory is vague, it's because not all of the Catwoman ladies are the same woman.

[@genozuzek7401]

Oh you gotta be surfin' nostalgia critics wake with this....

[@robertpaul6505]

Harley Quinn still a boss

[@emperorsean1]

No mention of Gotham tv shows catwoman no?

[@lifeisberserk9566]

They did towards the end

[@tammy6610]

Batman and Catwoman FOREVER

[@damianprock1650]

Yeah, she makes a great stepmother for Damian Wayne

[@firxanza5172]

they nearly did get married in the comics, but Catwoman was convinced that if Batman became happy for even once in his life, he would stop being the vigilante that Gotham needed, so she left him at the altar and made him more angsty than before

[@msn64man1]

Purrfect

[@mrgrant9291]

...

[@digimonalvatrax2738]

I prefer the one where she's an orphan origin

[@firxanza5172]

well, she was technically an orphan Selina Kyle presumably lost her mother at an early age and never knew her father (she never mentioned her mother at all in the comics, but her father was often portrayed as a gangster, in some versions, her dad was Carmine Falcone) Selina grew up orphaned on the streets of Gotham, but taught herself how to fight and soon discovered her love for cats and became a cat themed vigilante she developed romance with Batman and soon he trusted her enough to tell her his secret identity, so they could have relationships in and out of the costume in one universe, Selina and Bruce even had a daughter named Helena Wayne, who became that reality's version of Huntress Selina also formed a friendship of sorts with Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn, the three of them became known as the Gotham Sirens and would often ask favors of each other, though most of the time, it was just Harley and Ivy, Catwoman was better off being a lone cat in the night

[@noone3216]

Most complicated villain...? Really....?

[@digimonalvatrax2738]

One of the most complicated

[@montyweatherby9959]

💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝🥰💯

[@Joaza998]

Thumbnail sauce?

[@matthewsoucy9073]

It’s from raikoart

[@grahamturner1290]

Rowrrr. 🐈🦇

[@ThatMainframeDude]

No mention of Halle Berry's Catwoman?

[@emperorsean1]

Because it sucked and that wasn't batman dcs catwoman

[@jaleahganzy8121]

But she was the best in my opinion she actually had cat like ability like slipping through small place and agility

[@DontCryEJ]

​@@jaleahganzy8121yeah but the storyline was crap, they just over sexualised her and showed off flashy clothes

[@PrincessMavenKittyDarkholme]

Megan Fox as Selina Kyle

[@Vishakha_B897]

HOW TYE HELL IS SHE A VILLAIN??? Catwoman is a hero!

[@racheljackson4428]

SHAME ON YOU

[@Oldschool1943]

first off, catwoman isn't a villain, second stop bringing up halle berry's patience Phillps that's not catwoman, it's fan fiction, it has nothing to do with the source material and it's best to ignore that GOD AWFUL MOVIE like it never even exist 0:16 12:46 13:07 13:12 14:00 16:28

[@atilax6452]

Catwoman? Batman's most complicated villain? Bwaahahaha!! So stupid. Read a Comic Book!!