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poison ivy swamp thing2
By nebezial
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i've been working on a concept for a poison ivy story in continuity with harleen, kinda doing a new take on her origin. who knows, if harleen is sucessful enough... it's a pipe dream but so was harleen XD
gonna mature tag this one just in case XD
gonna mature tag this one just in case XD
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A key flaw in Ivy's philosophy is that she still thinks like a human. Plants came to terms with the concept of 'acceptable losses' millions of years ago to perfect survival strategies, but she can't. Strange, when one considers the lingering starvation her vines must endure after lightning-fast growth into areas that can't possibly support their needs.
Has she ever attempted a scheme which would simply allow us to 'hear' plants like she does? It'd have significant impact, and attract a lot less hostility from everyone.

Pretty much exactly how I envisioned their dynamic. Swamp Thing as the “wise man” trying to lead Ivy to a higher understanding, Ivy as the troubled student, too caught up in the distractions of the outside world to see the path to enlightenment. She was broken on arrival, but she could’ve been sublime.
I feel like Ivy experienced the most growth since DC paired her with Harley Quinn. Harley is more than just one good character, she actually makes classic bat characters more interesting just by playing off of them. Batman, Joker, and especially Ivy, interacting with her has revealed new depths we’ve never seen in these heroes and villains who have been around for decades.
I feel like Ivy experienced the most growth since DC paired her with Harley Quinn. Harley is more than just one good character, she actually makes classic bat characters more interesting just by playing off of them. Batman, Joker, and especially Ivy, interacting with her has revealed new depths we’ve never seen in these heroes and villains who have been around for decades.

Villains as a whole aren't all that interesting. There are some exceptions, but most are people broken by circumstances and caught up in a spiraling self-destructive cycle of unhealthy coping mechanisms. Their end result is ashes. There are some occasional exceptions, but even in those cases, they tend to be people who make poor decisions that make things worse.
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