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Cheshire
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Real Name
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Jade Nguyen
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First Appearance
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New Teen Titans Annual #2 (1983)
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Creators
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Marv Wolfman, George Pérez
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Team Affiliations
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Injustice League, Secret Six, Underground Society, Tartarus, The Ravens, Titans, League of Assassins
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Aliases
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None
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Base of Operations
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Mobile
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Powers
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Poisonous fingernails
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Skills and Abilities
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Lethal martial artist
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Paraphernalia
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None
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Cheshire is a villainess in the DC Universe and one of the world's deadliest assassins.
Origin[]
Raised as a slave, Jade Nguyen killed her master and escaped as a child and was adopted by a freedom fighter who taught her guerilla warfare. Eventually she became a martial arts master and became obsessed with becoming the best as Cheshire.
Biography[]
Jade Nguyen was born in Vietnam to Andre Chaumont and Anna Nguyen. Her parents sold her into slavery at a young age, an experience that would eventually drive her insane. Over time, this damage to her humanity allowed her to follow a path of becoming a ruthless mercenary.
Media[]
Since the name "Cheshire" is best known for the character Cheshire Cat, then in the Teen Titans and Young Justice cartoons, the character wears a smiling cat mask.